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Jan
2024
All posts by Ryan Blair, County Variety Trial Coordinator
17
Nov
2023
2023 County Standardized Trials-Soybean Data
17
Nov
2023
This year’s soybean CST class consist of 61 varieties covering late 3’s to early 5’s maturity groups. These trials are split by both maturity groups and herbicide tolerance, Late III, Early IV, Late IV, and Early V, and by Xtend and Enlist. These trials were planted on-farm across the state in 63 county demonstration plots.
If you have questions about UT’s variety testing program, please contact your local county agent.
Thanks to all who contribute to these trials and your support to the program.
Click on the table below to enlarge data in pdf form.
Late III Xtend
Early IV Xtend
Late IV Xtend
Early V Xtend
Enlist
06
Nov
2023
2023 County Standardized Trials-Corn
06
Nov
2023
39 Corn Hybrids were evaluated in the 2023 CST program. With the weather we had this summer, our yields are very strong with an overall average across all hybrids and locations over 210 bu/ac. With the many locations/replications in these trials, we can look at performance across many soil types and weather/climate conditions that you can use to help select high yielding, consistent hybrids to bring to your farm. Contact your local county agent for more details or if you need a print out of this data.
These CST plots are large strip trials located ‘on-farm’ with a minimum of 300 feet in length. Inputs and management decisions are on a by location basis and determined by the cooperating producers. Three relative maturity groups divide the trials, Early Corn will be 113 day and earlier, Medium Corn will be 114-116 day, and Full Corn is 117 day plus. Thank you to everyone involved in the CST program for your support and contributions: County Agents, UT Extension/Research, Growers, Industry, Retail.
Below are the results for our 3 RM groups. Click on the table to open a PDF of these tables. These results can also be accessed on https://search.utcrops.com/
24
Aug
2023
2023 Wheat Official Variety Trial Results
24
Aug
2023
The results of the 2023 Official Variety Trials; Wheat are in. This information will be available on our variety testing site search.utcrops.com soon and can also be accessed through your local County Extension Office.
Click on the tables below to open as a PDF. You may then zoom in to better see the results.
01
Aug
2023
Time to submit entries: TN Soybean Yield Contest
01
Aug
2023
The Tennessee Top Bean soybean yield contest sponsored by the TN Soybean Promotion board and coordinated by UT Extension is open for entries now until September 1st for the 2023 season. Continue reading
19
Jul
2023
2023 County Standardized Trials-Wheat Data
19
Jul
2023
In fall of ’22, we planted 21 wheat varieties from 7 companies in 8 county trials, and the yield results in. Very good yields again this year, especially with early concerns from some delayed planting last fall combined with a wet spring and late freeze that hit much of TN. The varieties we are planting in TN are much better than what we had just a decade ago! These varieties have been selected to be more suitable to our wetter climate and our yields seem to be more stable and predictable based on management and inputs.
With our 21 varieties at 8 locations, we had an overall average of over 92 bu/ac, with location averages ranging from 136 to 61 bu/ac.
All CST’s are: on-farm, large strip trials and are managed and maintained by each county’s cooperating producer/s. Thank you to all the County Agents and growers who contributed to this data.
Click on the table below to zoom.
26
Jan
2023
Top Bean-TN Soybean Yield Contest Winners
26
Jan
2023
UT Extension and the Tennessee Soybean Promotion Council collaborated with producers across the state during 2022 to host the Top Bean state soybean yield contest.
Congratulations to all of our winners!!
The purpose of the Tennessee Soybean Yield Contest it to recognize those producers who grow high-yielding soybeans, and to gather data on the production practices utilized by these outstanding producers in order to promote the use of sound cultural practices to increase soybean profitability.
If interested in entering in 2023, contact your local County Extension Agent for details. The deadline to notify of intent to participate is September 1st.
11
Jan
2023
Middle TN Grain Conference-January 31
11
Jan
2023
Middle TN Grain Conference Announced for Tuesday, January 31st, 2023
Tullahoma, Tenn. — With COVID largely in the rear-view mirror, we continue to get back to business as usual. Such is also the case for the upcoming Middle TN Grain Conference scheduled for Tuesday, January 31st at the University of Tennessee Space Institute (UTSI), located at 411 B.H. Goethert Pkwy in Tullahoma, TN.
As many have come to expect since its start in 2005, the Middle Tennessee Grain Conference offers some of the most practical insights and real-life solutions to emerging crop production issues; utilizing research and evidence-based data from the University of Tennessee and other land-grant colleges. This conference is also home to one of the area’s largest trade shows, showcasing dozens of industry professionals who are on hand to talk what’s new, efficient, and effective.
2023 registration is $20 per person and can be paid at your local UT-TSU Extension county office or at the door the day of. Registration fees help offset the cost of program materials, equipment, signage, resource thumb drive, and conference hats (one per person).
The conference will begin at 8:30 a.m. with a welcome from a cast of statewide agricultural leaders including Matt Rearden with Nutrien Ag. Solutions, Carol Reed with TN Corn Promotion Council, and Stefan Maupin with TN Soybean Promotion Council. Following the welcome, a slate of hand-picked breakout sessions are being offered covering topics such as “Weed Management a Year in Review: Vines in Corn, Grass, & Pigweed Management”, “Update on the Latest Nitrogen Stabilizer Research”, “Prices, Costs & Profitability: Where are Markets Headed & How Can Risk be Mitigated?”, “New Advances in Technology: Utilizing Drones to Apply Pesticides & Micronutrients to Crops”, “Farm Succession Planning”, and many more.
This year’s conference is supported and made possible by several industry partners; of special note the TN Corn Promotion Council and the TN Soybean Promotion Council. Refreshments throughout the day are being sponsored by Koch Agronomic Solutions. Lunch will be provided by “The View” Dining Hall and is graciously sponsored by GreenPoint Ag.
Following the scenic meal, participants will have the opportunity to attend the private applicator recertification training. Current private applicator certifications expire on June 30, 2023. Cost of this recertification training is an additional $25 per person to be paid on-site prior to the training. At adjournment, participants will turn in completed evaluations to receive their conference hat and thumb drive loaded with pesticide manuals, budgets, and other valuable resources.
Farm Manager Credit is available. Final credits can be achieved by attending the upcoming Master Farm Manager program beginning on Tuesday, February 14th at the Community Meeting Room at the Administrative Plaza next to the Coffee Co. Extension. Master Row Crop Credit is also available. For complete details on conference topics, registration, Farm Manager credits and Master Row Crop credits, contact your local UT-TSU Extension Office.
The Middle Tennessee Grain Conference is open to all eligible persons regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability or veteran status.
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