Of course it varies considerably across areas, but tarnished and clouded plant bugs numbers are continuing their onslaught of some cotton fields, and stink bug numbers are jumping quickly in many places. In our plots, we are finding an explosion of Continue reading
As reported by NASS on July 22, 2013
CROPS STILL IN MOSTLY GOOD CONDITION
Scattered showers were the norm last week. These damp conditions led to some negative effects on tobacco, tomatoes and melons. Tobacco and cotton were rated mostly in fair-to-good condition. Corn and soybeans were rated in good-to-excellent condition. Continue reading
The good lord is looking out for us as DD60 accumulation is trending pretty close to the long term average (See Table Below). Continue reading
A few folks are starting to spray spider mites in isolated fields, so I wanted to put forth a couple of reminders. First, UT recommends treatment when 30-50% of plants are showing symptoms of spider mite injury and Continue reading
Some of the especially early fields are holding threshold levels of green stink bugs at this time. This is not the norm, but it is not uncommon to see this in fields that are considerably more mature than surrounding fields. Stink bugs are Continue reading
I’ve had several questions about the use of Dimilin on soybeans. Dimilin 2L is an insecticide that is typically applied at a rate of 2 oz/acre. It provides a fairly substantial residual control of a FEW pests. For our geography, it provides excellent control of Continue reading
As the earliest planted soybeans in Tennessee near reproductive growth stages, scouting for disease is critical to determine how necessary a fungicide application may be in protecting yield from disease. The amount and severity of a disease Continue reading