Last spring a good many folks went back “old school” and applied glyphosate alone for burndown and saw very good results. This includes applications made when nighttime temperatures were below freezing (Picture 1).
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Category Archives: Cotton
Cover Crop Burndown
It is cover crop burndown time. There is no one size fits all recommendation for cover crop control. It really depends on the environment and the cover crop species in the field. With rain predicted over the next few days, one should be mindful that cover crop burndown can be tricky during periods of saturated soil conditions. This is particularly true with systemic herbicides where translocation of those herbicides to growing points can become limited. Continue reading
Reminder- please complete the UTIA/TDA 2024 Environmental Stewardship Survey!
Dear Tennessee Producer:
We invite you to participate in a study conducted by University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture researchers along with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture. The purpose of this survey is to demonstrate the progress Tennessee farmers are making towards environmental stewardship.
The survey should take about 10 minutes to complete. Your participation is voluntary. NO personal information or data is collected.
Click the link below to begin the survey:
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Please contact us if you have any other questions about the survey. Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to help us!
Thank you for your time,
Dr. Chris Boyer (cboyer3@utk.edu)
Dr. Aaron Smith (aaron.smith@utk.edu)
Dr. Forbes Walker (frwalker@utk.edu)
UT Institute of Agriculture, The University of Tennessee Knoxville
John McClurkan (john.mcclurkan@TN.gov)
Tennessee Department of Agriculture
Lily Weed Family Burndown
There have been questions on control of wild garlic, grape hyacinth and in a few cases, star-of-Bethlehem. These three weeds, in the Lily family, are often mistaken for each other as they all derive from bulbs and are low-growing perennials. Continue reading
Mid-South Agricultural Trade Show
Come join us in Memphis at the Trade Conference, hosted by the Mid-South Farm & Gin Show
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Scabinar – learn about the best fungicides to protect your wheat
The upcoming webinar, “Scabinar”, on March 13, is from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM central time. This year’s Scabinar will focus primarily on fungicides for management of FHB Continue reading
Converting Between Mehlich 1 and 3 Soil Test Values for West Tennessee Soils
Most of the commercial and state soil testing laboratories in and around Tennessee use and prescribe fertilizer recommendations based on Mehlich 3 soil test extraction method. Most growers may receive soil test results from laboratories that utilizes Mehlich 3 soil test extraction method. However, The University of Tennessee gives fertilizer recommendations based on the Mehlich 1 extractant. This makes it difficult for growers to take advantage of The University of Tennessee fertilizer recommendations. Currently, the Mehlich 1 and 3 conversion equations used in TN were derived from the University of Kentucky, which were based on Kentucky soils (Table 1). Continue reading