I’ve had several questions about the use of Dimilin on soybeans. Dimilin 2L is an insecticide that is typically applied at a rate of 2 oz/acre. It provides a fairly substantial residual control of a FEW pests. For our geography, it provides excellent control of Continue reading
As the earliest planted soybeans in Tennessee near reproductive growth stages, scouting for disease is critical to determine how necessary a fungicide application may be in protecting yield from disease. The amount and severity of a disease Continue reading
As reported by NASS on July 15, 2013
LATEST WHEAT HARVEST IN SIXTEEN YEARS FINALLY FINISHED
This past week farmers finished the wheat harvest. This season marks the latest wheat harvest since 1997, which tied this date with 98 percent harvested. Soybean planting was also wrapped up this past week, but soybean progress is about 2 weeks behind the 5 year average. Continue reading
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
Judging by looking at fields last week as well as quite a few phone calls the last couple of days it is clear that Palmer amaranth is kicking our tail in a number of soybean and a few cotton fields. Continue reading
I’ve discussed this question many times in past articles. You can throw in a pyrethroid insecticide for $2-3, so why wouldn’t you? Sometimes you may actually need it, but at other times, this can actually hurt Continue reading
There have been a few calls over the past several days on soybean fields where fomesafen based herbicide, Ultra Blazer or Cobra has been applied on Palmer amaranth that was greater than 4” and now the Palmer is growing back. The question that follows is “what can I do next to salvage these soybeans?” Continue reading
No one is knocking the rain because we were all needing a shower, but rains have halted wheat harvest and the planting of remaining soybean acres. Yield potential tends to be reduced for July planted beans because of the compressed growing season. Weather over the next few months will play a huge role in determining how successful our late planted crop will turn out unless irrigation is an option. Continue reading