A year ago this month I posted a blog that was titled “Dicamba in Tennessee: Year 3”. At that time the Tennessee Department of Agriculture had fielded 45 official dicamba drift complaints. There were some issues on poor grass control but overall weed control was good. So, what is the status of Xtend weed management in 2019? Continue reading
A field tours of water management and sensor demonstrations in soybean are planned for nest week (see below). Please navigate to the following page for more details about times, locations and registration information – https://ag.tennessee.edu/BESS/Pages/Sensor-Comparison.aspx.
This week I received the first sample of southern rust in corn from Martin, TN (Weakley Co.).
As of this today (July 24), the bollworm moth flight has not kicked off. Traditionally, we will start seeing a significant increase next week or the first week of August. This year, I expect to see a gradual increase but an extended flight because of the wide range of corn planting dates.
Bollworm resistance to some Bt toxins (Cry1 and Cry2) in Bt cotton is now well documented Continue reading
An update on soybean disease scouting from Dr. Heather Kelly. Watch to the end for info on Soybean Disease Field Day.
This video features Heather Kelly discussing diseases to look out for in cotton fields this summer. A follow up to previous article, Cotton Diseases – what to be on the lookout for.
The calendar says late July, but the chill on the wind this morning made it seem like we had to be deep enough into the football schedule for a solid SEC football match-up on Saturday. This blog covers a few points concerning cotton growth under mid-season daytime and nighttime temperatures between 85 and 65 following excessive rainfall. Continue reading
As seen in previous news.utcrops.com blog articles both insects and weather are impacting cotton (Crunch Time for Cotton Insects and Cotton response to saturated soils in West TN), and this article discusses the diseases (fungal, bacterial, and viral pathogens) that may also be impacting cotton. Continue reading