There have been a number of calls on corn that is showing some stunting and interveinal chlorosis (Picture right). In some cases the injury is more substantial with some leaves showing some burn. The reason for some of this injury is fomesafen (Flexstar, Prefix, Reflex, Dawn, Rhythm) carryover from last year. Continue reading
Corn planting is winding down. The post application timing for corn has now started. There have been a number of calls from folks who are concerned they will get poor weed control spraying this week with the cooler night time temperatures. Continue reading
As reported by NASS on April 9, 2012
CORN PLANTING TWO WEEKS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
Tennessee corn farmers took full advantage of the six days suitable for fieldwork to make great planting progress last week. Sub-normal precipitation, coupled with warmer than normal temperatures, allowed growers to end the week at forty-six percent planted. This pace is two weeks ahead of the five-year average and one of the most rapid starts on record. The Tennessee wheat crop is in good-to-excellent condition and is developing at a rate two weeks earlier than usual. The main farm work, other than planting last week, was fertilizer and pesticide applications. Pastures looked exceptionally good. Continue reading
Much of the Palmer amaranth that is now 3 to 5” tall is flowering. Quite a few folks have asked what the reason is for this early flower. The Palmer amaranth has been triggered to flower by the short day length of March and now early April. Quite literally the Palmer amaranth that has emerged thinks it is late August or September. Palmer amaranth that we are most familiar with emerges from late-April through June. Continue reading
Crop Progress as reported by NASS on April 2, 2012
WARM SPRING “JUMP STARTS” FARM ACTIVITIES
The 2012 farming season is well underway after a mild winter allowing farmers to progress rapidly with field activities, especially planting corn. Corn farmers across the Volunteer State took advantage of the unseasonably warm weather to push corn planting progress up by one week. Also, winter wheat is developing at rate about 10 days ahead of the normal pace and was rated in mostly good condition. Wheat growers were able to make their top dressing applications on time and there have been some reports of fungicide and insecticide applications being made. Pastures are greening-up and hay supplies remain adequate. Continue reading
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There have been numerous reports of poor control of cover crop or volunteer wheat with glyphosate + dicamba or glyphosate + dicamba + Leadoff over the last ten days. This poor control has been somewhat spotty and not occurred in every field. Earlier those very same treatments were providing consistent control of wheat across the board. The question is why the wheat control is inconsistent now with Continue reading
My counterpart, Dominic Reisig, in North Carolina wrote a couple of good articles that are worth a look (linked below). Sugarcane beetles, like just about everything else, are out early this year. Ed Burns, Extension Agent in Franklin County, reported “about a hundred beetles” at his shop lights last week. I typically start getting calls about this pest beginning in early May, but count on potential problems to start earlier this year.
Sugarcane beetles are active (Dominic Reisig, NCSU)
Cereal leaf beetle update (Dominic Reisig, NCSU)