Catchy title eh? No major insect problems are occurring on a wide basis, but the phone is ringing more frequently about several issues. Continue reading
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Jun
2019
Category Archives: Corn
30
May
2019
Managing Nitrogen with Scattered Rainfall Conditions
30
May
2019
With recent weather events in the Midwest, corn prices have started to climb and growers are paying closer attention to protecting corn yield. Continue reading
20
May
2019
Corn and Cotton Producers’ Prevented Planting Decision
20
May
2019
Federal crop insurance programs have a prevented planting provision that can protect producers from the financial losses and risks associated with not being able to plant the intended crop within the desired planting period. Revenue Protection, Revenue Protection with Harvest Price Exclusion, Yield Protection, and Area Risk Protection insurance policies pay indemnities if producers were unable to plant the insured crop by a designated final planting date or within any applicable late planting period due to natural causes, typically drought or excess moisture. This post highlights several components of those provisions and provides a few examples.
Kevin Adkins, Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Tennessee
**Christopher N. Boyer, Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Tennessee 302-I Morgan Hall Knoxville, TN 37996 Phone: 865-974-7468 Email: cboyer3@utk.edu **Corresponding author Continue reading
15
May
2019
Pest Issues on the Radar
15
May
2019
Well it’s a start anyhow. Most folks are dodging weather trying to get seed in the ground. With limited crops emerged, it is not too surprising that I’ve not been getting many calls about pest problems. The most frequent calls are listed below, along with some management tips and some photos. Continue reading
09
May
2019
Management of Johnsongrass Escapes
09
May
2019
Questions continue to arise on management of glyphosate-resistant (GR) Johnsongrass in corn, soybean and cotton. GR Johnsongrass continues to become more of an issue with each passing year. The main threat with Johnsongrass is in corn where there are few POST applied options. Continue reading
06
May
2019
Ryegrass and Poa Management in Corn
06
May
2019
Clearly this year, many are having trouble managing ryegrass and poa. Questions began months ago and continue today and have ranged from tactics to burn them down before planting to how to control them in a standing corn crop. What has become abundantly clear is that glyphosate is no longer an effective burn down option for either species across much of the state. Continue reading
25
Mar
2019
Late Burndown in Corn
25
Mar
2019
Sprayers are rolling across Tennessee. Most are trying to catch up as we are well behind the burndown pace of many Tennessee springs. Typically by late March we have a good bit of corn ground burned down and often have a few acres planted. The current 10 day forecast calls for a good chance of rain just 2 days out of those 10. Regardless of whether the forecast is accurate or not, corn burndown and planting will have to occur fairly close together. Continue reading
21
Mar
2019
March Soil Temps Hovering Below 50 Degrees
21
Mar
2019
Recent March weather has been pretty mild and encouraged some producers to think about planting corn. Continue reading