The joint Kentucky-Tennessee Grain Conference will be held on February 8, 2013 at the Logan County Extension Office, 255 John Paul Avenue, Russellville, KY. The program begins at 8:00 AM and ends at 3:00 AM. Program
The Tennessee Grain & Soybean Producers Conference is scheduled for Thursday, February 7 at the Dyer County Fairgrounds, James Rice Road, in Dyersburg (GPS coordinates: N 36.066730, W 089.365147). Registration begins at 7:45 AM with the first presentation scheduled for 9:00 AM. Trade show and sponsor booths will be open at 8:00 AM. Draft Program Directions
The Middle Tennessee Grain Conference is scheduled for Thursday, January 31 at the Coffee County Fairgrounds in Manchester. Registration begins at 7:30 AM, with the first presentation scheduled for 8:30 AM. Contact the Coffee County Extension Office (931-723-5141) for registration information. Complete Program
Please see the revised program for the annual UT Cotton Focus meeting being held on Thursday, February 14 at the West Tennessee Research and Education Center in Jackson. Pre-registration is not required. Program
It’s that time of year to sample soybean and cotton fields for nematodes, especially problematic fields. Many fields that exhibit nutrient deficiencies may have nematode problems and the only way to know is to sample. Continue reading
Soybean rust was detected on 1 leaflet out of 20 collected from a soybean field on the Milan Research and Education Center. The infected leaflet had approximately 20 sporulating pustules. No fungicide was applied to the soybeans and the sample was collected from a low lying spot of the field where soybean rust has been reported in previous years. The soybeans are in reproductive growth stage R6 – R7. Samples from soybean sentinel plots across the state are being examined to determine any other areas with soybean rust infections. Continue reading
Fungicidal seed treatments for wheat have been previously recommended in Tennessee and this year is no different. Pathogens residing in or on the seed or in the soil can survive adverse environmental conditions such as drought and winter temperatures by forming survival structures or lying dormant until favorable environmental conditions return. Hence the drought during 2012 will not reduce the risk posed by seed or soil borne pathogens. Continue reading
Stem canker is now causing severe damage and death in some susceptible soybean varieties at the Milan REC and at two field research locations near Dyersburg, TN. This is the most stem canker we have noted in several years. Continue reading