Scott Stewart shares more information on thrips control in this video….the first one on our new UT Crops YouTube channel! Be sure to subscribe.
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Jun
2020
Category Archives: Cotton
08
Jun
2020
Palmer Amaranth Control with all the Uncertainty Around Dicamba
08
Jun
2020
As most know by now, on June 3rd the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit vacated the labels for XtendiMax, FeXapan and Engenia. The question since is how do we proceed from here controlling weeds in Xtend cotton and soybean?
The folks at the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) have stated that until they get direction from the Environmental Protection Agency to the contrary, growers can still apply those herbicides according to the label directions. How long this will be is uncertain. It could be just a day, several weeks or depending upon legal maneuvers, well into July. Continue reading
04
Jun
2020
Call of the Week: Hot Topics with Larry Steckel & Scott Stewart
04
Jun
2020
Farmers facing heavy thrips infestation and the late-breaking news that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has vacated registrations for three dicamba herbicides. It’s all covered in this podcast.
04
Jun
2020
Cotton Insect Update … Thrips Be Rolling
04
Jun
2020
It’s been a challenge getting our crops in the ground, and our planting dates are really stretched out. It is especially important that our late planted cotton gets off to a good start to make up for a little lost time. Unfortunately, the ‘Thrips Infestation Predictor for Cotton’ (https://climate.ncsu.edu/cottonTIP) appears to be dead on in predicting our heaviest thrips pressure will occur in early June, just as our later planted cotton is most susceptible. I’d suggest making an insecticide application to Continue reading
29
May
2020
Recording of UT Cotton School (Zoom Training)
29
May
2020
Below please find a link to the recorded zoom training for the 2020 UT Cotton Scout School. It is a rather lengthy training, but you can fast forward and rewind at your discretion.
http://www.utcrops.com/BlogStuff/2020-UT_CottonScoutSchool.mp4
28
May
2020
Basics of the CFAP Direct Payments for Corn, Soybean, and Cotton
28
May
2020
Posted for Dr. Aaron Smith, Associate Professor and Extension Economist, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture
The USDA has started accepting applications for CFAP payments to producers that have been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading
28
May
2020
Reminder – UT Cotton Scout School (8:30, Friday May 29th via Zoom)
28
May
2020
Because of the COVID-19 situation, the 2020 UT Cotton Scout School will be held by webinar (via Zoom) on May 29th, beginning at 8:30 AM and ending by Noon. Participants will be required to preregister to receive the Zoom password to enter the meeting. To preregister, please email LaDonn Kelso at dkelso2@utk.edu. She will reply to your message with the Zoom meeting password.
Pesticide re-certification points and Continue reading
26
May
2020
Suggestions to Minimize Cotton Injury with First POST Applications
26
May
2020
This week will be the start of the early POST applications in cotton. These applications are often critical to not only curtail weed competition but to combat thrips injury as well. The biggest concern with these applications is injury to the young cotton plants. Continue reading