A Kansas State University researcher reports the first-ever study confirming Palmer amaranth has developed resistance to the herbicide 2,4-D, findings that may signal an important step in developing future controls.
Vipan Kumar, a weed scientist at the Agricultural Research Center...
The process of planting this year’s soybean crop in Mississippi has been anything but normal.
The only consistent variable has been rain and a lot of it — from an unusually wet winter and spring to the stormwater the state...
• By Larry Steckel •
A year ago this month, I posted a blog 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...
Soybean seeding rates, effects of urea application on soy protein concentration and how drones are used in multiple inlet irrigation in rice are among the topics included in the tours set for the Aug. 8 field day at the...
The slow-rolling bête noir that was Barry was best summed up in a tweet by Stephen Hoskyn, who farms near Stuttgart, Arkanss: “Tropical Storm Barry is like that friend that comes over, drinks too much, and then won’t leave...
• By Dominic Reisig •
We have a number of effective insecticides for corn earworm in North Carolina soybeans. One of these is the insecticide chlorantraniliprole, which is an active ingredient in Prevathon and Besiege.
Because we are entirely reliant on this...
Sweltering temperatures and low-moisture conditions can have a large impact on South Carolina soybeans, causing farmers to turn away from one of the state’s highest-yielding crops.
But, some Clemson researchers are studying how to develop soybean varieties that can germinate...
Better ways to manage weeds, soil fertility and learning the latest in variety breeding and testing are part of the wide-ranging agenda at the July 18 Row Crops Field Day at the Rohwer Research Station.
This event, the first of...
• By Larry Steckel •
There have been a good number of calls on sketchy Palmer amaranth control with a 12.8 oz/A of Engenia or 22 ozs/A of XtendiMax mixed with a quart/A of Roundup PowerMax. I visited a number...
Farmers considering “prevent plant” crop insurance payments face decisions on what to do with unplanted fields, says Rob Myers, a University of Missouri Extension agronomist.
Many farmers will file for “prevent plant” crop insurance payments this year after record-setting May...
BASF and Nutrien Ag Solutions are collaborating on a scouting application that enables growers and agronomists to instantly identify weeds and diseases within their fields. The Xarvio Scouting app is offered within the Nutrien Ag Solutions Customer Portal, according...
Several management practices may add a little extra yield to late-planted soybean, says University of Missouri Extension soybean specialist Bill Wiebold.
Record-breaking wet weather set back soybean planting greatly in May. Wiebold’s research shows average yield for soybean planted in...
Higher temperatures and mixing glyphosate with dicamba lead to increased atmospheric concentrations of dicamba, according to scientists with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture.
Tom Mueller and Larry Steckel, both professors in the University of Tennessee Department of Plant...
University of Arkansas weed science professor Jason Norsworthy is hosting the latest Focus On Soybean webcast titled "Seed Burial and Persistence of Palmer amaranth and Waterhemp."
During the 22-minute presentation, Norsworthy will provide information about the effects of tillage methods...
As if Mid-South producers don't have enough on their minds with rutted fields, flooding and late planting, now an influx of insect pests has made their lives even more difficult. And it's not limited to just one crop, either.
Cotton
“This...
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