Category Archives: Corn

21 Mar 2012

Corn Planting Kicks Off in Tennessee

21 Mar 2012
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Gentlemen, start your planters!  We have a little corn in the ground this week.  Rain kept most folks from planting corn extremely early, and that may turn out to be a good thing if April weather becomes as volatile as we know it can be.  Weather conditions look favorable for planting next week— with mostly dry and mild temps after this next system passes through.  We are not “too early” at this point and I hope that folks with several acres ahead of them will be able to at least start planting corn during the last week in March.  Continue reading →

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08 Mar 2012

Bt Corn Refuge Requirements Revisited

08 Mar 2012
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My colleague, Angus Catchot at Mississippi State University wrote a good news article addressing Bt corn refuge requirements.  Keep in mind that his comments are for Mississippi, and things change for non-cotton growing areas of Tennessee … those not officially designated as “cotton counties” (see below).

You can read Dr. Catchot’s comments on his blog site at http://www.mississippi-crops.com/2012/03/01/the-corn-refuge-conundrum-for-the-south/. Continue reading →

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15 Feb 2012

Technical Service Provider Training in Little Rock

15 Feb 2012
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As you know, we have been working with the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), and Tennessee Association of Conservation Districts (TACD) to develop a program to highlight the impact of herbicide resistant weeds on agriculture.  It appears that some cost share incentives will be offered to those farmers with “Herbicide Resistant Weed Management Plans”.

However, these plans must be written by qualified “Technical Service Providers” (TSPs) and since this is a new program, there are currently no TSPs to write the plans.  A training program has been pulled together over the past few days to offer TSP training to any consultant interested. Continue reading →

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01 Feb 2012

Changes in USDA NRCS Conservation Programs

01 Feb 2012
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The following information was provided by Wade Moder (IPM Institute of North America).

For FY 2012, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has made significant changes to conservation programs to streamline procedures, reduce costs and improve consistency.  These changes will impact grower support from the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), including for IPM.  The following Continue reading →

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