Wheat harvest this year had many folks too busy to drop by the UT weed tour held back in June. So we thought we would bring part of the weed tour to you. We have put together some short videos that hit some of the high points on Palmer amaranth management in soybean that were discussed at the 2013 weed tour. Continue reading
There have been a number of calls recently enquiring about the herbicide Brake which is being used on some limited cotton acres for Palmer amaranth control in South Carolina. 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
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
We have gotten a number of calls on how effective Liberty will control weeds during this unseasonably cold first week of July. Continue reading
This large wheat crop is taking a lot of time and labor this summer. This is both good and bad. The good news is the wheat is yielding very well which comes at a good time to get some bills paid. The bad news is that it is very slow going as much of it is laying down and the great yields take quite a bit of labor to get it to the granary. All this time and labor devoted to the wheat harvest has delayed herbicide applications in cotton and early planted soybeans. Continue reading
It appears there will be a great deal of late May and June planted corn in Tennessee this year. Temperatures are beginning to warm up, and this late planted corn will grow very quickly. Moreover the Palmer amaranth with this weather can emerge and grow to 8” in just 13 days. Therefore if this late planted corn does not have a pre emerge applied it will need to be sprayed soon. Continue reading