I’ve had several calls or comments about corn leaf aphids in corn (pictured below). This is the most common aphid found in corn, but treatment is rarely needed. A number of people have noticed that many aphids appear to be dead Continue reading
As reported by NASS on April 22, 2013
CORN PLANTING STILL DELAYED
Corn producers made the most of the four days of planting weather last week but still lag behind where they would like to be. Planting is about a week behind the five-year average pace. Cotton and soybean plantings have yet to begin, but that is not unusual for this time of year. The wheat acreage has been top-dressed and was reported in good-to-excellent condition with the crop just starting to head. Continue reading
There have been more reports of unsuccessful burndown of cover crop and volunteer wheat this spring. Indeed, in our research here we have had some very poor control with glyphosate and glyphosate tankmixes on wheat. Continue reading
Palmer amaranth started emerging last week. Some of it is ½ to a 1” tall today April 22. Of course this is just the vanguard of the Palmer that will be coming. Despite this early Palmer flush typically being less numbers per foot than later emergence events, it is the most important emergence event to control. Continue reading
Amongst all the corn planting don’t forget to check on your wheat. So far disease levels, in general, have remained low in wheat fields in Tennessee, but that can change quickly. Continue reading
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Price |
Change |
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| U.S. Dollar |
82.85 |
+0.44 |
| Crude Oil |
87.89 |
-3.40 |
| Dow |
14,543 |
-322 |
Soybean prices are mixed while corn, cotton, and wheat prices are down for the week. The Dow before closing is headed toward giving back all the gains plus some from the previous week. This on what has been a trying week in the U.S. with the bomb at the Boston Marathon and the explosion at the fertilizer plant in Texas. These tragic events are part of the non ag influences that happen from time to time and are difficult to measure their effects on the markets. Continue reading
Based on the number of calls coming in, a combination of 1) applying N in early February (especially liquid N) and 2) continued wet weather has led to N deficiency symptoms showing up in some wheat fields. Variations in green color within a field can be due to application method as well as weather or soil conditions. Continue reading
Weather forecast looks like rain Thursday night/Friday that will catch a good bit of west TN and move eastward and this will put a halt to planting once again. We have made decent planting progress considering what we are working with on rainfall. Check your fields before moving equipment and try not to plant into fields that are too heavy. Continue reading