Most everyone is aware that bollworms are not as susceptible as they once were to several Bt toxins present in cotton. Specifically, resistance monitoring across the Mid-South and spearheaded by Dr. David Kerns at Texas A&M University indicates that the bollworm has developed some level of resistance to the Cry1 and Cry2 toxins present in WideStrike, TwinLink, and Bollgard 2 cotton varieties. So the obvious question is what to do about it. Continue reading
Online training is also available. More training details available at Dicamba Resources page.
Phone calls with questions on wheat weed control have started. Some are asking how to control ALS-resistant (e.g., resistant to Harmony) chickweed. ALS-resistant chickweed is clearly becoming more of a challenge to control in wheat across the state but particularly in middle Tennessee. Other folks have asked about cleaning up just a sundry of different broadleaf weeds like henbit. Fortunately, there are two “new” herbicides that have been recently labeled in wheat that can help on these broadleaf weeds. Continue reading
There are many more options to control horseweed (marestail) in soybean and cotton than what was available just a few years ago. The biggest new option for many acres of Xtend cotton or soybean has been the use of Engenia or XtendiMax closer to planting than the standard 21 days before planting use of Clarity. Continue reading
Corn and wheat were down; soybeans and cotton were up for the week. On Thursday and Friday, the USDA held its 94th annual Outlook Conference. The conference provides USDA’s initial estimates for the forth coming marketing year (2018/19).
The USDA currently projects corn acres planted at 90.0 million acres and harvested
acres at 82.7 million acres. Yield is a trend line estimate of 174 bu/acre. Total production is projected at 14.39 billion bushels, down 1.5% from 2017. Total use is projected at 14.52 billion bushels resulting in a decrease in ending stocks from 2.352 to 2.272 billion bushels. Continue reading at Tennessee Market Highlights.
In-person dicamba trainings are beginning to wind down in West Tennessee. All applicators who will apply Engenia, FeXapan or XtendiMax in 2018 must take this training. Don’t miss your opportunity. Below are training dates for the upcoming week:
To see the complete list of remaining training opportunities, Continue reading
Corn: Last week, March corn futures closed $0.03 cents higher while September corn futures closed $0.03 higher as well. The spike higher in soybean prices is continuing to pull the other grains along with it. However, in part, the latest USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimate (WASDE) indicated that corn exports will continue to improve, which will cause a reduction in ending stocks. Continue reading
The 2018 Insect Control Recommendations for Field Crops (cotton, corn, soybean, wheat, sorghum, and pastures) can be found online on UTcrops.com. Insect and disease management recommendations for cotton and soybean are also available on the mobile-friendly Field Guide website at http://guide.utcrops.com/.
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