Don’t Forget the UT Soybean Scout Schools Next Week! These are 1.5 – 2 hour programs dealing with crop and pest management. Scouting notebooks and sweep nets will be provided while Continue reading
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Jul
2012
Category Archives: Weeds
05
Jul
2012
Should Weed Control be Suspended due to the Drought?
05
Jul
2012
The drought of 2012 is shaping up to be one of those widespread tough ones no one forgets, like 1983 or 1988. Hopefully, we will get a good general rain here shortly. This drought has been the source of calls from frustrated folks who are still trying to control Palmer amaranth. The question has been asked should I discontinue weed control with the yield potential of my crops going down every day. Continue reading
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Jun
2012
Soybean Scout Schools in July
20
Jun
2012
Mark your calendars for Soybean Scout Schools in West and Middle Tennessee. The tentative schedule is listed below. More details will be announced later. This is your opportunity to learn more about crop and pest management in a hands-on program that last 1.5 – 2 hours. Continue reading
12
Jun
2012
UT Weed Tour
12
Jun
2012
Dear Colleagues
Just a quick reminder that The University of Tennessee Weed Tour will be next Thursday, June 21 at the West Tennessee Research & Education Center in Jackson, TN. Registration will start at 8:30 A.M. and the tour will begin at 9:00 A.M.. Continue reading
11
Jun
2012
Management Strategies to Improve Control of Palmer Amaranth with Liberty Herbicide
11
Jun
2012
Weed control has become very expensive in many cotton fields. I walked into a number of cotton fields, last week, that from the first burndown to date have close to $100/A in herbicide already applied. Unfortunately, some are not done yet. Part of the issue is the poor residual control in some fields from non-activated post-applied Dual or Warrant(Picture Left). Another issue is in some fields 2 to 6” Palmer amaranth is regrowing after Liberty applications. Continue reading
05
Jun
2012
Glyphosate-Resistant Palmer Spreading in East Tennessee
05
Jun
2012
There have been several more reports of glyphosate-resistant (GR) Palmer amaranth being found in East Tennessee. In some cases it is being found for the first time in new areas of counties already known to have GR Palmer. In other case it is being found for the first time in a county (Coffee County). Continue reading
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May
2012
Critical Time for Palmer Amaranth Control in Soybean
29
May
2012
This is now a critical time for Palmer amaranth control in soybean. Despite most of Tennessee being very dry, Palmer amaranth is growing very quickly with the warm temps. Continue reading
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May
2012
The Early Bird May Get The Worm, But Not The Weeds
23
May
2012
Does time of day have an influence on how well Liberty controls Palmer amaranth? That is a question we had as a result of some field observations last year. Typically we see good control of Palmer pigweed that is less than 6 inches tall with Liberty. However, from time to time we have noted inconsistent control of Palmer pigweed greater than 6 inches tall where time of application seem to be the only difference. Continue reading