As producers start to wrap up 2013 harvest, decisions for 2014 will soon need to be made. Of immediate attention is the decision of whether to plant wheat. The recommended planting window will soon be closing. Other decisions will soon focus on variety selection for 2014 as suppliers generally start booking the varieties for the next year. Considering those decisions, the 2014 crop plan has definitely started as producers start sketching out their 2014 cropping plan. Continue reading
As reported by NASS on November 4, 2013
ROW CROP HARVEST AGAIN HAMPERED BY RAIN
Frost continues to bring benefits in the form of helping cotton dry down and open. Soybean, corn, and cotton harvests continue, with above average yields being reported for all. Rain delayed harvest last week and kept producers out of the fields for at least one day across most of the State. Activities last week included wheat seeding and cotton defoliation. Continue reading
Soybean rust was found on leaves from the sentinel plot in Lauderdale County. Soybean rust pustules were present on 16 out of 50 leaves with less than 1% severity across the entire sample. The soybeans were late planted and at reproductive growth stage R7. Continue reading
Soybean rust was found on leaves from Knox County from the East TN Research and Education Center. Soybean rust pustules were present all leaves collected with an average 33% severity out of 50 leaves. The soybeans were late planted and at reproductive growth stage R7. Continue reading
Soybean rust was found on sentinel plot leaves from Lake and Franklin Counties. Soybean rust pustules were present on 50% of the leaves from Lake County and 90% from Franklin County. Continue reading
The newest find of soybean rust is from Rutherford County. Soybean rust pustules were present on 19 of 50 leaves, with an overall severity of 4%. Rutherford is the fifth county in TN that has had a confirmed soybean rust report (others are Giles, Shelby, Madison, and Cannon Counties).
While most soybean sentinel plots have already matured, soybean rust will continued to be monitored for the next couple of weeks. Any positive observation will be reported here on news.utcrops.com, the sbrusa.net website, and the UT Rust Hot Line (1-877-875-2326).
The newest find of soybean rust is from Cannon County. Soybean rust pustules were present on 8 of 50 leaves, with an overall severity of less than 1%. To date soybean rust has been confirmed in Giles, Shelby, Madison, and Cannon Counties in Tennessee. Continue reading
Today, I found the kudzu bug in Lauderdale County, Tennessee. Yesterday, its presence was confirmed at several locations in McNairy County. I think these finds brings us to a total of 34 Tennessee counties that Continue reading