SPOTTY RAINS PREVALENT ACROSS THE STATE
Depending on where you were in any given county, you either looked to the sky in hopes of a rain shower or wished the rain would stop. In most cases, however, producers were in hopes of rain. Crops are beginning to show signs of stress in some areas due to the lack of rain. Continue reading at Crop Progress 6 29 15.
With scattered rains in the forecast and plant bugs in our cotton, the question of rainfastness always comes up. This most common question this year has been … should I use Acephate/Orthene to get rapid knock down of plant bugs before the rain hits? The short answer is not necessarily, and let me explain why. Continue reading
Managing PPO herbicide Time of Day Effect on Palmer Amaranth with Garret Montgomery Continue reading
Managing Liberty Application Time of Day Effect in Soybean with Garret Montgomery Continue reading
Compared to the past couple of springs Palmer amaranth control is not near as good in soybean. There have been quite a few reports of PRE applied herbicides not performing well. In more recent planted soybeans, poor tillage or burndown of large Palmer before planting has allowed a large infestation of Palmer amaranth to become established in soybeans. Continue reading
Warmer weather allowed producers to finish their wheat harvest and some ground had already been planted to soybeans. Cotton replanting was practically finished while there was still acreage of soybeans to be replanted. Even with the unrelenting rains that kept producers out of fields earlier in the season, a general rain is now needed to improve crop and livestock conditions. Continue reading at Crop Progress 6 22 15.
The recent hot, dry spell has finally afforded many Tennessee producers the opportunity to get in the field. Unfortunately, this weather has also been very conducive to pigweed growth. In this weather, the window of opportunity for POST control of Palmer amaranth while it is < 3 inches tall is narrow. These conditions have led to an increase in the number of calls about how to control large Palmer amaranth. In soybeans there are no silver bullets, but there are still some options.
Threecornered alfalfa hoppers (TCAH) are a common insect, especially in late planted soybean. Recent data from Mississippi State University strongly suggests that economic damage is only likely to occur in small soybeans, typically those less than Continue reading