Wheat harvest started last week and will be wide open this week of May 21st. Double-crop soybean planting will begin in earnest. Continue reading
Category Archives: Weeds
UT Cotton Scout School, Friday, May 25th
UT Cotton Scout School on Friday, May 25th at the West Tennessee Research and Education Center in Jackson. Registration will begin at 8:00 AM (no fee or preregistration required). The program will end with a box lunch and a go-to-the-field session for those interested after lunch.
UT Weed Tour
Dear Colleagues
The University of Tennessee Weed Tour will be on 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
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Cotton Weed Control Starting Off Rough in Some Fields
The weed control in cotton has gotten off to a rough start in a number of fields. In some fields the flowering Palmer amaranth has grown back from the paraquat burndown near planting. Continue reading
Early Season Dry Conditions and Irrigation?
From Chris Main, Brian Leib, David Verbree, and Larry Steckel.
Rainfall continues to be spotty across Tennessee. Some locations have continued to have adequate moisture while other areas continue to miss the passing thunderstorms. Continue reading
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Controlling Scouring Rush In and Around Crop Areas
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Over the past several years many have had concerns about scouring rush creeping into crop production areas. Scouring rush is not a typical agronomic weed. It normally grows along fence rows, ditch banks, and low lying areas. However, in long term no-tillage production systems scouring rush is increasingly encroaching into crop production areas.
Palmer Amaranth Control Options in Emerged Cotton and Soybean
There have been a number of reports of Palmer amaranth up with newly emerged soybeans and cotton. There are various reasons for this development. The number one reason is pre applied herbicides were not activated by rainfall and the pigweed emerged with the crop. Continue reading
UT Cotton Scout School, Friday, May 25th
UT Cotton Scout School on Friday, May 25th at the West Tennessee Research and Education Center in Jackson. Registration will begin at 8:00 AM (no fee or preregistration required). The program will end with a box lunch and a go-to-the-field session for those interested after lunch.