Wheat harvest is in full gear and yield reports have been very good. This of course has led to a number of questions on double crop burndown strategy. Continue reading
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Jun
2014
Category Archives: Weeds
18
Jun
2014
Weed Tour – Wednesday June 25
18
Jun
2014
Dear Colleagues
The University of Tennessee Weed Tour will be held next Wednesday, June 25 at the West Tennessee Research & Education Center in Jackson, TN (605 Airways Blvd). Registration will start at 8:30 A.M. and the tour will begin at 9:00 A.M.. Continue reading
10
Jun
2014
Water, Water Everywhere – Late Palmer Amaranth Managment Strategies in Soybean and Cotton
10
Jun
2014
This is shaping up to be the “Year of the Pigweed”. That is how one consultant described our situation which, unfortunately, for many fields is right on the mark. Frequent flooding and hard rains last week followed by more of the same this week make it impossible to spray Palmer amaranth as timely as needed. Continue reading
05
Jun
2014
Liberty Time of Day Application Managment
05
Jun
2014
There will be quite a bit of Liberty being sprayed over the next couple weeks. This is just a quick reminder that the time of day that Liberty is applied has large determination on the success or failure of that application. Continue reading
04
Jun
2014
Cotton Injury From Post-Applied Dual Magnum and Warrant
04
Jun
2014
A lot of reports of cotton injury from post applied Dual Mag or Warrant over the past several days. This is not unusual as we have this issues to some degree every year. Continue reading
27
May
2014
Crunch Time for Palmer Amaranth Control in Soybean and Cotton
27
May
2014
This is now a critical time for Palmer amaranth control in soybean and cotton. Judging by rating our pre applied herbicide performance in those crops as well as calls from folks walking fields it is very apparent that pigweed is starting to break through. Continue reading
27
May
2014
UT Cotton Scout School is Friday
27
May
2014
The UT Cotton Scout School will be held this Friday (May 30th) in Room A at the West Tennessee Research and Education Center (605 Airways Blvd., Jackson). Registration will be from 8:00 – 8:30 AM with the formal program concluding at noon with a box lunch. Those wishing to stay can attend a go-to-the-field session after lunch. Preregistration is not required. Topics covered will include cotton growth and development and general pest management (insects, weeds and diseases).
22
May
2014
Cotton and Soybean Injury From Pre Applied Herbicides
22
May
2014
Walked a few fields and gotten more calls on pre emergence herbicide injury to cotton and soybean. This does not come as a surprise given the “Blackberry Winter” we had last week coupled with heavy rain. Continue reading