In a good part of West Tennessee most soybean and cotton fields have at least some goosegrass and jungle rice (awnless barnyardgrass) present. In southwest Tennessee a good many cotton fields and particularly soybean fields have serious infestations of both of these grass species. Continue reading
A year ago this week I posted a blog that was titled “I can not keep dicamba in the field”. At that time I, along with many applicators, was very frustrated by all the dicamba injury across West Tennessee. So what is the status of the dicamba injury in what is Year 3 for us? Continue reading
How often do temperature inversions occur in west Tennessee? Recent research funded by the United Soybean Board designed to study low level inversions has had some interesting results. Continue reading
It appears that in 2019 there will be soybeans available that will be tolerant to Liberty and Roundup. MS Technologies and Bayer announced very quietly last week the commercial launch of Liberty Link GT27 soybeans. Continue reading
As we announced in February we have confirmed glyphosate-resistant barnyardgrass in Tennessee. Continue reading
Dear Colleagues,
The University of Tennessee Weed Tour will be held this Wednesday, June 20 at the West Tennessee Research & Education Center in Jackson, TN (605 Airways Blvd). Registration will start at 8:30 A.M. and the tour will begin at 9:00 A.M. It will end about 11:30. We will have breakfast biscuits available before the tour starts. Continue reading
I have gotten a number of reports and pictures from consultants on disappointing Palmer amaranth control from POST applications last week of Engenia, Liberty and XtendiMax. This is not surprising. Spraying those herbicides on Palmer amaranth that is 6 to 10” tall with frequent overcast skies and showers most every afternoon is a recipe for poor control. Continue reading
There have been numerous calls on burned cotton from either Dual, Outlook or Warrant tankmixed with herbicides like XtendiMax, Engenia or Enlist One. There are a couple reasons for the additional burn we have seen so far this spring. Continue reading