Visiting with consultants and a few growers it is apparent that a good deal of our cotton acres will see three herbicide application passes before the cotton is up. The early application was typically glyphosate + dicamba or glyphosate + dicamba + Leadoff. With Palmer amaranth emerging now many are considering using Continue reading
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Questions on Poor Burndown of Cover Crop Wheat
There have been numerous reports of poor control of cover crop or volunteer wheat with glyphosate + dicamba or glyphosate + dicamba + Leadoff over the last ten days. This poor control has been somewhat spotty and not occurred in every field. Earlier those very same treatments were providing consistent control of wheat across the board. The question is why the wheat control is inconsistent now with Continue reading
Managing Mid-March Emerged Palmer Amaranth
Quite a few reports coming in from folks who are finding Palmer Amaranth up in their fields. We have found some that were over an inch tall today (March 20). Some have expressed concern that the Palmer amaranth is up this early. Though it definitely could be an issue if allowed to get large and thick by planting, it could also be a positive. Continue reading
Controlling Tillage Turnips Prior to Planting
Judging by recent phone calls the tillage turnips did not freeze kill. Some are 18” tall and as big around as your wrist. The question is how to control them this spring with so much growth. Continue reading
Managing Glyphosate-Resistant Palmer Amaranth in Grain Sorghum
It appears that Tennessee may have more grain sorghum planted in 2012. Several growers have figured that they can be more profitable with grain sorghum than soybean on some of their farms. Continue reading
Technical Service Provider Training in Little Rock
As you know, we have been working with the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), and Tennessee Association of Conservation Districts (TACD) to develop a program to highlight the impact of herbicide resistant weeds on agriculture. It appears that some cost share incentives will be offered to those farmers with “Herbicide Resistant Weed Management Plans”.
However, these plans must be written by qualified “Technical Service Providers” (TSPs) and since this is a new program, there are currently no TSPs to write the plans. A training program has been pulled together over the past few days to offer TSP training to any consultant interested. Continue reading
Planting Cotton in Fields with Heavy Glyphosate-Resistant Palmer Amaranth Pressure
The question has been asked how to manage fields with heavy infestations of glyphosate-resistant (GR) Palmer amaranth that will be planted to cotton. Continue reading