Make plans to attend the August 7, 2013 Mid South Ag Finance Conference at The University Center on the campus of The University of Tennessee at Martin. The conference runs from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Registration information can be found at http://www.utm.edu/staff/banking/agconference/. Continue reading
As reported by NASS on July 8, 2013
HEAVY RAINS HALT FIELD ACTIVITY FOR MUCH OF THE STATE
Weather conditions varied across the state last week, with the state averaging about 3.5 days suitable for field work. However, much of middle and eastern Tennessee saw fewer days suitable for field work due to heavy rains, which caused flooding in some low-lying areas. Early last week some farmers were in the field trying to wrap up their wheat harvest and get the last of their soybeans planted. Though the rain did cause a slight setback, it was needed and corn, soybeans, and tobacco were rated in mostly good-to-excellent condition. Continue reading
Questions about the best use of Transform have been common this week as plant bug pressure is picking up. You might have seen some of the advertisements about Transform (and probably why I am getting the question). Transform 50WG is a new insecticide Continue reading
There have been a few calls over the past several days on soybean fields where fomesafen based herbicide, Ultra Blazer or Cobra has been applied on Palmer amaranth that was greater than 4” and now the Palmer is growing back. The question that follows is “what can I do next to salvage these soybeans?” Continue reading
Tennessee Market Highlights for July 5, 2013 has been posted at market070513. Continue reading
No one is knocking the rain because we were all needing a shower, but rains have halted wheat harvest and the planting of remaining soybean acres. Yield potential tends to be reduced for July planted beans because of the compressed growing season. Weather over the next few months will play a huge role in determining how successful our late planted crop will turn out unless irrigation is an option. Continue reading
Tarnished plant bugs in cotton: This is number one with many reports of treatment, but not blowout populations, primarily in cotton once in gets 8-10 total nodes. I’ve discussed thresholds and treatment options in a couple of recent articles (linked below).
Cotton Moves Forward (June 26, 2013)
Preparing for Plant Bugs (June 20, 2013)