Here’s a look at Dicamba training opportunities over the next seven days:

• Jan. 26 – Gibson Co. Extension Office – 9 a.m.
• Jan. 26 – Tipton Co. Extension Office – 9 a.m.
• Jan. 29 – Fayette Co. Extension Office – 9 a.m. & 2 p.m.
• Jan. 29 – KY Producers Farming in TN – Amberg Farm Shop, Hickman, KY – 10 a.m.
• Jan. 30 – Gibson Co. Extension Office – 9 a.m.
• Jan. 30 – Middle TN Grain Conference – Coffee Co. Fairgrounds – 3 p.m.
• Jan. 31 – Hardeman Co. – Jimmy Sanders, Whiteville – 10:30 a.m.
• Feb. 1 – West TN Grain Conference – Dyer Co. Fairgrounds – 3 p.m.
• Feb. 1 – Rutherford Co. Extension Office – 6 p.m.

For a complete list of remaining training opportunities, Continue reading →

The 2018 UT Cotton Focus is only a few weeks away. Please note we will host this year’s event Thursday, February 8th at the First United Methodist Church in Downtown Jackson (200 S. Church St Jackson, TN 38301) due to renovation of the WTREC facility.  

Registration starts at 8AM and the event will end with a provided lunch.  After lunch, Dr. Larry Steckel will be conducting UT Extension’s Dicamba Stewardship Training. Continue reading →

Corn, cotton, soybeans, and wheat were up for the week. Prices were up this week after last week’s USDA reports release. Export sales remain important for old crop prices. Currently, corn, soybean, and wheat sales are behind the export sales pace required to meet USDA’s marketing year projection. Corn export sales commitments are currently 2% behind the 5-year average, while wheat and soybeans lag the 5-year average by 6% and 14%,  respectively. Cotton export commitments are currently exceeding the 5-year average pace by 11%.

Closing the export sales gap for corn, soybeans, and wheat will be essential to avoid further buildup of domestic stocks. Cotton exports continue to fuel the nearby futures rally, however, harvest 2018 futures have been resistant to moving beyond 75-76 cents. New crop relative prices between corn, soybean, and cotton will be closely followed as producers gear up for 2018 planting. Continue reading at Tennessee Market Highlights.

Cotton was up; corn, soybeans, and wheat were down for the week.
On Friday, USDA released three reports Winter Wheat and Canola Seedings,
Grain Stocks, and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE).
By the end of the day wheat, cotton, and corn were down and soybeans were
up. Continue reading at Tennessee Market Highlights.