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
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
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
I wrote last week on managing heavy glyphosate-resistant (GR) Palmer amaranth infested fields in a corn rotation. Several have commented that this leads to the next question of how to manage these fields going back into conventional, Roundup Ready or Liberty Link soybeans. Continue reading
The following information was provided by Wade Moder (IPM Institute of North America).
For FY 2012, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has made significant changes to conservation programs to streamline procedures, reduce costs and improve consistency. These changes will impact grower support from the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), including for IPM. The following Continue reading
A reminder that the annual Tennessee Grain and Soybean Conference will be held Thursday, February 2nd at the Dyer County Fairgrounds in Dyersburg. Registration begins at 7:45 with the program beginning at 9:00. Program details.
PB 1768, Insect Control Recommendations for Field Crops for Tennessee is available online and includes IPM recommendations for cotton, corn, soybean, sorghum, wheat and pasture (LINK HERE).
PB 1580, 2012 Weed Control Manual for Tennessee is also available and includes information for field and forage crops, harvest aids, and farm ponds (LINK HERE).
Dr. Jim Brosnan, UT turf weed scientist, has just confirmed that annual bluegrass (Poa) he collected from a golf course back in 2010 in West Tennessee is glyphosate-resistant (GR). Continue reading