| Location | CEW | TBW |
| Hardeman (Bolivar) | 1 | 0 |
| Fayette (Whiteville) | 15 | 0 |
| Fayette (Somerville) | 18 | 0 |
| Shelby (Millington) | 21 | 0 |
| Tipton (Covington) | 2 | 0 |
| Tipton (North) | 19 | 0 |
| Lauderdale (Golddust) | 2 | 0 |
| Haywood(West) | 19 | 0 |
| Haywood (Brownsville) | 32 | 0 |
| Madison (WTREC) | 16 | 0 |
| Madison (North) | 0 | 0 |
| Crockett (Alamo) | 0 | 0 |
| Crockett (Friendship) | 6 | 0 |
| Dyer (King Rd) | 9 | 2 |
| Dyer (Dyersburg) | 46 | 0 |
| Lake (Ridgely) | 20 | 0 |
| Gibson (Trenton) | 0 | 0 |
| Gibson (Milan Rec) | 0 | 0 |
| Carroll (Coleman Farm) | 0 | 0 |
The MidSouth Cotton Specialists’ Working Group (MSCSWG) has compiled the 2023 Cotton Variety Guide for Plant Growth Regulation. This information was constructed based on the MSCSWG’s experience with each of the varieties, company ratings, and discussions with other agronomists. To access a pdf of the document, click the above image.
Several deep silt loam fields I’ve walked this week are a little ahead of management; the internode between the 4th and 5th nodes down from the top of many plant has already stretched beyond 3 inches, and with the rains moving through the area this week, I suspect the upper internodes will likely continue to grow longer than desired. Many of these acres have already received their first shot of PGR, but we weren’t aggressive enough with that application to properly regulate growth. In this article, I cover a few thoughts on bringing these acres back into check without negatively impacting yields. Continue reading
In fall of ’22, we planted 21 wheat varieties from 7 companies in 8 county trials, and the yield results in. Very good yields again this year, especially with early concerns from some delayed planting last fall combined with a wet spring and late freeze that hit much of TN. The varieties we are planting in TN are much better than what we had just a decade ago! These varieties have been selected to be more suitable to our wetter climate and our yields seem to be more stable and predictable based on management and inputs.
With our 21 varieties at 8 locations, we had an overall average of over 92 bu/ac, with location averages ranging from 136 to 61 bu/ac.
All CST’s are: on-farm, large strip trials and are managed and maintained by each county’s cooperating producer/s. Thank you to all the County Agents and growers who contributed to this data.
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I have had the opportunity to visit fields where dicamba application/s failed to control Palmer amaranth and observe the success and failure of follow-up weed control tactics. On the positive side, where more timely and diverse weed control tactics were employed Palmer amaranth control was often a success. In a couple of cases, timely Liberty applications on Palmer amaranth escapes often provided 70 to 80% control. Follow-up hooded applications followed by cultivation increased Palmer control in these fields to greater than 95% (Picture 1). Continue reading
With the majority of soybean fields in Tennessee in reproductive growth stages, it’s time to scout for diseases and make fungicide application decisions. Continue reading
UT’s Soybean Scout Schools will be held in July (see details below). These field-side programs cover the basics of soybean growth, scouting, pest identification, and general management. Three Pesticide recertification and CCA CEU points will be available. Scout Schools are offered free of charge with sponsorship from the Tennessee Soybean Promotion Board. Registration is not required. Participants will receive a scouting notebook and a sweep net while supplies last.
West TN – Madison County, July 17th, 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM. This school will be at the West TN Research and Education Center, 605 Airways Blvd. Jackson TN, 38301. Signs will be up at the station to direct you to the field.
Middle TN – Coffee County, July 18th, 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM. This school will be at Graham Farms,8141 Woodbury Hwy., Manchester, TN. Please contact Amy Willis Prince of the UT Coffee County Extension Office at 931-723-5141 or awillis2@utk.edu if you plan to attend.
East TN – Monroe County, July 19th, 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM. This school will be held at the Monroe County Farm Bureau Office 501 Main Street, Madisonville, TN 37354. Lunch will be provided. A head count is required for the meal, please contact Jonathan Rhea of the UT Monroe County Extension Office at 423-442-2433 or jrhea@utk.edu if you plan to attend.
Corn was mixed; cotton was up; and soybeans and wheat were down for the week.
After last week’s dramatic decline, from $5.94 to $4.94 ¾, December corn futures moved mostly sideways trading between $4.85 ½ and $5.09 ½. The dramatic increase in corn planted acreage (94 million acres planted nationally) limits the upside in corn markets and opens the potential for further declines. National average yield and the potential for weather induced acreage losses will provide the direction. The US drought monitor continues to indicate drought concerns in a large portion of the Corn Belt, however recent rain events have partially mitigated the impact on crops and the 5–7-day precipitation forecast has 1 to 5 inches of projected rainfall over a large area. If widespread rainfall is realized markets could easily move 25 to 50 cents lower. Continue reading at Tennessee Market Highlights.