Category Archives: Wheat

24 Sep 2012

Crop Progress

24 Sep 2012
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As reported by NASS on September 24, 2012

ANOTHER GOOD HARVEST WEEK DESPITE RAINS

Farmers in West Tennessee at week’s end were essentially finished with corn harvest and will be concentrating next week on cotton and soybean harvest. Middle and East Tennessee growers continued harvesting hay, tobacco, and a few soybean and corn fields. Producers throughout the state were also preparing fields for seeding the 2013 wheat crop. Armyworm pressure and weed control continued in pastures. Continue reading →

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17 Sep 2012

Fungicidal Seed Treatments for Wheat

17 Sep 2012
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Fungicidal seed treatments for wheat have been previously recommended in Tennessee and this year is no different. Pathogens residing in or on the seed or in the soil can survive adverse environmental conditions such as drought and winter temperatures by forming survival structures or lying dormant until favorable environmental conditions return.  Hence the drought during 2012 will not reduce the risk posed by seed or soil borne pathogens. Continue reading →

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12 Sep 2012

Comments on the USDA Supply & Demand Report

12 Sep 2012
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In today’s report, old crop corn ending stocks were raised 160 million bushels from last month to 1.181 billion bushels as feed/residual use was slashed 150 million bushels and exports reduced 10 million bushels. The average trade guess for ending stocks was 1.014 billion bushels. Continue reading →

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27 Aug 2012

Considerations Before Using Finesse in Wheat

27 Aug 2012
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As I mentioned in a previous article Finesse is a good option to take out volunteer Roundup Ready corn before wheat planting.  Moreover, many will likely want to use Finesse pre in wheat for ryegrass control. Indeed Finesse is a good option for these type of weed control situations.  However, please keep in mind that only STS soybeans can be planted double crop in 2013 after a Finesse application this fall.  Accessing a STS soybean variety could be more of a challenge in 2013 for a couple reasons.  Continue reading →

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04 Aug 2012

Control Volunteer Wheat Before It Is Too Late

04 Aug 2012
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We’ve had an early drought and more recent rains that has resulted in the emergence of volunteer wheat in some double-cropped soybean fields.  This happened widely in 2007, and these conditions resulted in a huge fall generation of Hessian flies and an even larger spring generation that devastated Continue reading →

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