Be sure to mark your calendars to attend the UT Soybean Scout Schools that will be held during July at the locations below. These programs have sponsorship from the Tennessee Soybean Promotion Board and the United Soybean Board. They typically last two hours Continue reading
Way back in December of 2011, I posted the article below. It continues to receive and good number of hits, particularly from areas that traditionally used a lot of Temik. So it seems time for an update. Continue reading
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
Mark your calendars for Soybean Scout Schools in West and Middle Tennessee. The tentative schedule is listed below. More details will be announced later. This is your opportunity to learn more about crop and pest management in a hands-on program that last 1.5 – 2 hours. Continue reading
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A number of people asked if we could make available the slides used during the Irrigation Workshop that was held in Jackson on February 23rd. The slide shows can now be viewed at http://www.utcrops.com/presentations.htm.
Fungicide, insecticide and nematicide seed treatment options vary by company, and in some cases, you can pick the treatments you want and have them applied “downstream” by local distributors. There are many active ingredients involved. Thus, I tried to summarize the common seed treatment offerings by seed companies (linked below). For both cotton and soybean, Continue reading