Commercial Pesticide Applicator Recertification Points can be obtained in C1, C10 and C12. Seven points will be available in each category. A total of 13 Certified Crop Advisor Continuing Education Units will also be available. See the complete breakdown here.
UT’s Soybean Scout Schools are scheduled in July for the dates and locations below. The programs are supported by the Tennessee Soybean Promotion Board and include basic information about crop development, scouting procedures, and Continue reading
Many fields in West TN reached first flower well-before the 4th. I wouldn’t be surprised if over half of our acres will be blooming by the end of the week. With rain and warm temperatures in the forecast, expect very rapid plant growth in areas which have adequate moisture as we move into flowering. For those who have not applied an early shot of a plant growth regulator (PGR), you should consider doing so very soon. Several points should be considered when attempting to regulate growth in 2016. Continue reading
A topic of conversation lately has been dicamba injury on soybeans. There are 4 ways dicamba can move off target and injure soybean: sprayer contamination, temperature inversion, spray drift, and volatility. Continue reading
A couple more videos from the 2016 weed management series. Here, Garret Montgomery discusses cover crops and termination timing in corn. More in-depth information will be covered at the Weed Tour on June 22, 2016.
A number of folks are seeing a good bit of burn when they have tankmixed Liberty and glyphosate on their Delta and Pine Land cotton. In our research when we have tankmixed those two herbicides indeed we have seen about 20% cotton injury. Continue reading
Dr. Steckel recently shared a post about PPO-resistant Palmer amaranth. In this short video he covers the visual symptoms of PPO-resistance and how you can spot it in the field. 
In this short video, Dr. Larry Steckel goes over cover crop burndown issues he’s seeing frequently in 2016. 