Prices have been updated after the May 10th USDA Supply & Demand report. The weather has caused quite a bit of uncertainty for this time of year in regard to planting decisions. However, this will be cleared up this month. Weather more so than profitability may dictate planting decisions this year. Continue reading
Cotton Planting Forecast 5/13 to 5/18: We did have a small window to plant this past week. A little cotton and corn was planted during that time. Hopefully, the cotton will establish a stand with all the rain on Friday. It is hard to imagine right now, with all the rain coming down today (5/10), but this next week is by far the most favorable forecast we have had to plant this spring. Continue reading
Some reports of ineffective burndown applications to winter annual cover crops (winter wheat, cereal rye, hairy vetch, crimson clover, etc.) have been coming in. Even in our research at the West Tennessee Research and Education Center cover crops have proven difficult to control with a single pass of the sprayer. Paraquat and glyphosate are the typical go-to herbicides for this type of burndown application, but neither has proven consistently effective this spring. Continue reading
Dow AgroSciences just received federal registration for Transform 50WG (sulfoxaflor) in several crops, including cotton. This new insecticide will have a real fit for control of tarnished plant bug and cotton aphids, Continue reading
Not surprisingly, I’ve received several calls about slugs in corn this week. This will migrate into soybean and cotton once we get some out of the ground, especially in no-till fields following corn. Please refer to my previous article (link here) on Continue reading
I’ve not had any calls this week on the presence of armyworms or cereal leaf beetles in wheat, and I’ve only seen low numbers in the few fields I have visited. A previous article provides some Continue reading
Judging by rating corn trials this week the answer depends upon the herbicide. Continue reading
As reported by NASS on May 6, 2013
CORN PLANTING PROGRESS SLIPS TO TWO WEEKS BEHIND NORMAL
Early in the week farmers continued to plant corn only to be set back once again by rain. Many low-lying acres were flooded late in the week, leading some the need to re-plant their corn crop. Other farmers reported that they may switch to soybeans since it is late in the calendar. Continue reading