Wheat harvest this year had many folks too busy to drop by the UT weed tour held back in June. So we thought we would bring part of the weed tour to you. We have put together some short videos that hit some of the high points on Palmer amaranth management in soybean that were discussed at the 2013 weed tour. Continue reading
As one would guess DD60 accumulation is trending behind the long term average. What was somewhat surprising to me is that we are not as far behind the long term average as I would have guessed (See Table Below). Continue reading
There have been a number of calls recently enquiring about the herbicide Brake which is being used on some limited cotton acres for Palmer amaranth control in South Carolina. Continue reading
The good lord is looking out for us as DD60 accumulation is trending pretty close to the long term average (See Table Below). Continue reading
Judging by looking at fields last week as well as quite a few phone calls the last couple of days it is clear that Palmer amaranth is kicking our tail in a number of soybean and a few cotton fields. Continue reading
There have been a few calls over the past several days on soybean fields where fomesafen based herbicide, Ultra Blazer or Cobra has been applied on Palmer amaranth that was greater than 4” and now the Palmer is growing back. The question that follows is “what can I do next to salvage these soybeans?” Continue reading
We have gotten a number of calls on how effective Liberty will control weeds during this unseasonably cold first week of July. Continue reading
The USDA estimates that there was 260,000 acres of cotton planted in Tennessee this year. We have been asked if we agree with that number. I believe that estimate is high. Even if it is accurate we will not harvest near that number. Continue reading