Soybean rust was found today in Madison County in a soybean research trial at the West Tennessee Research and Education Center in Jackson. Only 3 leaves of 50 that were examined contained 3 to 6 sporulating pustules (on each leaf), indicating very low severity and that spores were likely deposited in the area 2 to 3 weeks previously. Continue reading
As reported by NASS on September 30, 2013
FIELD CROPS HARVEST SLOWED
At times, active field crop harvest, which still lags behind last year, was slowed due to scattered showers. However, these same showers helped green up otherwise dry pastures. For the portions of crops that have been harvested, producers are reporting above average yields. Continue reading
The Farm Service Agency updated their Tennessee certified acres for September and a summary of the planted and failed acres can be found at FSA TN Certified Acres 9 17 13. FSA will continue to make revisions to their certified acres as additional information becomes available. These acres are a major piece of the information used in factoring in the USDA acres in the USDA monthly reports. Continue reading
Soybean rust was found in the Shelby County sentinel plot, in Millington near the Tipton County line. There was 7 out of 37 leaves with soybean rust with varying severity levels ranging from 1 to 35% (percentage of the leaf area that has lesions), with an average of 2% across the whole sample. Continue reading
As reported by NASS on September 23, 2013
COTTON HARVEST BEGINS
Favorable weather conditions over the past week allowed producers to begin cotton harvest, continue corn harvest progress where moisture levels declined, and provided an average of 6.0 days suitable for field work. Even though cool, wet weather earlier in the year delayed crop development, the outlook is positive. Crops benefited from last week’s weather as crop progress and harvest increased an average of 10 points. Continue reading
No new reports of soybean rust in Tennessee from last week’s soybean sentinel plot samples. The sentinel plot in Giles County had soybean rust on 4 out of 57 leaves, all at very low levels (1% severity). Continue reading
CORN HARVEST BEGINS IN EARNEST
Although a cool front toward the end of the week brought some rain and cooler temperatures, most of the week was hot and dry. There were 6.0 days suitable for field work. Declining moisture levels in corn jump-started corn harvest. The dry weather allowed cotton to make some progress, but it is still maturing at a slower than normal pace. Continue reading
Soybean rust has been found in the Giles County soybean sentinel plot at very low level – 1 leaflet out of 37 had approximately 20 sporulating pustules. All other sentinel plots are still negative for soybean rust. Continue reading