Most the action is still centered around plant bugs with some stink bugs in the mix.
You will see higher moth catches in our corn earworm (bollworm) moth traps when the data get posted later this week. The last week of July and the first week of August is often the time we start seeing a few bollworm in the mix, particularly on WideStrike cotton. Let’s talk a little strategy for the next 2-3 weeks. Continue reading
Producers in Tennessee and surrounding states will want to mark their calendar for Wednesday, August 5, 2015 for the Mid-South Agricultural Finance Conference. This annual conference will once again be held in the Boling University Center on the campus of the University of Tennessee at Martin in Martin, Tennessee. Continue reading
As reported by NASS on July 13, 2015
FLOOD WATERS STILL PRESENT; DELAYING CROP TREATMENTS
Producers along the Delta are still battling flood waters, hoping they will recede soon and allow them to reapply herbicides and fight weeds. There is very little wheat left to be harvested. Rains in other parts of the state have improved corn, cattle, and pasture conditions. However, pinkeye continues to be a challenge. Continue reading at Crop Progress 7 12 15.
The remaining Soybean Scout School is scheduled for 9:30 AM in Robertson County (see below). Scout Schools are 2-2.5 hour, field-side programs about the nuts and bolts of soybean growth and pest management. They are sponsored in part by the Tennessee Soybean Promotion Board and the USB. Scouting notebooks and sweep nets will be provided to participants while supplies last. Continue reading
This has proven to be a very challenging year to manage Palmer amaranth. Continue reading
According to the Tennessee Field Office of the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service Tennessee farmers expect to produce 27.5 million bushels of winter wheat from 410,000 acres for harvest this season. At this level, production would be down 12 percent from 2014 and down 6 percent from the June forecast. Based upon crop conditions as of July 1, growers expect a yield of 67.0 bushels per acre, up 1.0 bushels from 2014 and down 4.0 bushels from last month’s forecast. Continue reading at July 10, 2015 NASS report.
Corn was up; soybeans, cotton, and wheat were down for the week. Year-todate, the 2015 Tennessee soybean and corn crop has experienced many challenges. Wet conditions persisted in many counties during the planting season. As a result, several acres have not been planted, have been flooded, or have experienced production problems (timely chemical application to control weeds, loss of nitrogen etc.). That being said, at this point in the production year, compared to other regions of the country, we are in a better situation than most. Continue reading at Tennessee Market Highlights.
Corn Projected 2015/16 U.S. feed grain supplies are lowered this month with reductions in corn beginning stocks and production. Corn beginning stocks for 2015/16 are down 97 million bushels as increases in 2014/15 feed and residual use, use in ethanol production, and exports more than offset a small increase in imports. Corn production for 2015/16 is projected down 100 million bushels reflecting the lower planted and harvested areas from the June 30 Acreage. Continue reading at Comments on the July 10, 2015 WASDE report.