There will likely be more soybean acres in Tennessee in 2022 compared with last year. As such it will be more difficult to get POST applications applied timely. This is yet another reason overlapping residual herbicides for Palmer amaranth control will be essential in 2022. Continue reading
The National Cotton Council is seeking engagement from cotton crop consultants to help facilitate the enrollment of cotton producers in the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol. The Trust Protocol is an industry-led sustainability initiative that proves, measures, and verifies the sustainability of U.S. cotton. This seminar will provide information and benefits regarding the Trust Protocol so that you as the consultant can assist your producer with the enrollment process. Cotton producers are invited and encouraged to attend as well to learn more about the Trust Protocol and enroll. Consultants have the ability to enroll in the Trust Protocol and then, once linked with their enrolled producer, can enter field level information on behalf of the producer. Complete enrollment in the Trust Protocol prior to the end of March will allow producers to enroll their 2021 crop data and bales.
Join us on March 25th at 10AM at the West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center (605 Airways Blvd. Jackson, TN 38301). Lunch will be provided and NCC staff will be present to aid in Trust Protocol enrollment. Please RSVP to Savana Denton at sdenton@cotton.org. Hope to see you there!
Even though wheat is still dormant, you don’t have to be when it comes to learning about Fusarium Head Blight (FHB)/head scab of wheat and barley. On March 15, 2022 there is a free 2-hour webinar (called “Scabinar”) starting at 10:00 am CST. Continue reading
Corn, cotton, and soybeans were up; wheat was down for the week.
Markets are trying to find where values should be. There continues to be a large amount of
uncertainty regarding commodity prices, due to the Ukraine-Russia conflict and political
responses by external nations. Futures markets have been very volatile, and are likely to continue to be volatile, as traders try to determine value between commodities and across time. Relative values and values at different points in time are influenced by many factors simultaneously. Continue reading at Tennessee Market Highlights.
Over the past several months, those that drive by the ‘Experiment Station’ in Jackson have noted big changes on the farm. In July of 2021, it was difficult to see more than a few hundred yards across the north side of the station from the 45 bypass. Now, from the bypass, you can almost see traffic on Airways Blvd.
As a row crops blog, we rarely dive into subjects outside of those directly related to corn, soybean, cotton or wheat. Subsequently, we rarely include content on the blog from one of our most well known and best Extension Specialists, Dr. Dave Mercker. Dr. Mercker serves as our Extension Forester and is world-renowned; he has been named a Fellow by the Society of American Foresters and was named the 2020 Extension Forester of the year by the Forest Landowners Association. Dr. Mercker recently completed an outstanding publication covering the process of ‘recovery’ after timber harvest. Dr. Mercker has graciously written a brief history of the West TN REC timber stand for this blog and included a link to the Extension pub I mentioned above at the end of this article. I am certain you will find both of these very informative and will likely have reason to reference Dr. Mercker’s publication on your own farm. You’ll also find a brief video highlighting the WTREC timber harvest by Julia Ewoldt above. Continue reading
Last August and September many were disappointed in the grass and vine infestations present at corn harvest in some fields. Often, these weed infestations emerged after PRE applied or early POST applied herbicides had played out. Continue reading
Overlapping residual herbicides for Palmer amaranth control will be essential in 2022. There are two main reasons for this. First is the continued evolution of dicamba-resistant Palmer amaranth in Tennessee. Our most recent greenhouse screens clearly show that some populations have upped their game with respect to their dicamba resistance from what was seen in 2020 or 2021. Second, the lack of Liberty supply greatly limits the last best option to remove Palmer amaranth in-crop that is dicamba resistant. Continue reading
It is now “burndown time in Tennessee.” The combination of supply chain issues with the ever-increasing presence of herbicide resistant weeds has made burndown time more of a challenge in 2022. Poa and ryegrass are two very common grass weeds and are of most concern, particularly before corn planting. Continue reading