Researchers from the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture outline gains in all major agricultural sectors in this year’s economic report to the governor, a marked improvement from the previous fiscal year that reflected depressed global demand for U.S....
University of Tennessee Extension and the Tennessee Soybean Promotion Council collaborated with producers across the state during 2021 to host the Top Bean state soybean yield contest.
Harvest delays and lower than optimal yields for some contestants reduced the total...
• By Larry Steckel •
Retailers and basic suppliers are all concerned about herbicide shortages in 2022. We all can recall similar concerns this past spring.
In most cases applicators were able to get what they needed. However, this spring retailers...
• By Larry Steckel and Delaney Foster •
Results from greenhouse experiments and in-field research this summer confirm that Tennessee now has dicamba-resistant (DR) waterhemp. Moreover, our survey of weed escapes this fall sponsored by the Tennessee Soybean Promotion Board...
• By Heather Marie Kelly •
Taking soil samples this fall? Why not send them for nematode screening.
Take the test and beat the pest! Read on to learn how to take and submit soil samples and the importance of soybean...
• By Sandy Steckel and Scott Stewart •
Many soybeans in Tennessee have entered the reproductive stages, and this is a critical time for scouting insects. This is especially true for fields in the later development stages with seed forming...
Once again, eligible soybean producers will have the opportunity to participate in the Tennessee Top Bean high yield contest. This contest is sponsored by the Tennessee Soybean Promotion Board/Research Council and coordinated by the University of Tennessee Extension.
To participate,...
• By Larry Steckel and Clay Perkins •
For the past week we have been getting reports along with a good many pictures of Palmer amaranth escaping dicamba application/s from retailers and consultants scouting fields (Picture 1 and 2). As...
• By Angela McClure •
The June 6 Tennessee crop progress report indicated over seventy percent (72%) of our soybean crop was in the ground, which is an improvement over the past few years.
However, wheat dry down and double crop...
• By Clay Perkins, Larry Steckel and Delaney Foster •
This picture (Picture 1) was taken just four days after a dicamba + glyphosate + clethodim application on 3-inch Palmer amaranth. Judging from some experience with this Palmer population, the...
• Angela McClure •
A few days ago, I posted a planting advisory ahead of our forecasted cold snap. The concern was mainly around the potential of 30-plus degree temperatures and rain to cause chilling damage to newly planted corn...
• By Angela McClure •
We keep sliding back into a "below normal" temperature pattern for April. Near-freezing temperatures with rain in this week’s forecast has created some concern about viability of corn and soybeans planted this week.
Based on current...
• By Larry Steckel •
The challenge to burning down grasses before planting has become increasingly difficult in the past half dozen years. There are two reasons for the sketchy grass control with the traditional burndown application of glyphosate +...
Cotton, corn, soybeans, wheat — these row crops make up the bulk of row-crop agriculture across Tennessee, and a new certification from University of Tennessee Extension is now available for row-0crop producers.
The Tennessee Master Row Crop certification program, which...
As we wrap up 2020, plans are in the works for University of Extension and University of Kentucky Extension as they partner to host a single virtual Tennessee Grain and Soybean conference Feb. 4. This virtual meeting is being...
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