Tag Archives: tennessee

• By Larry Steckel • Some have been concerned about losing dicamba due to court or Environmental Protection Agency rulings. Everyone should be more concerned about losing dicamba and 2,4-D …

State agriculture officials are warning residents to be wary of unsolicited packages of seeds mailed to them. Reports have surfaced from South Carolina, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington and …

• By Larry Steckel • Has Palmer amaranth evolved dicamba resistance in Tennessee? Results from some of the greenhouse experiments this winter and spring as well as in field research …

The Tennessee Soybean Association and Promotion Board will once again sponsor the “Top Bean” soybean yield contest in 2020. Growers are encouraged to work with their local county Extension agent …

• By Larry Steckel and Clay Perkins • The results of some University of Tennessee Extension studies to determine why junglerice has become a major weed pest in Tennessee Xtend …

In a profession where the average age is 58, you might call Jay Yeargin of Greenfield, Tennessee, an upstart. Yet, this 37-year-old has been farming for more than 16 years …

The University of Tennessee Extension, in collaboration with the Tennessee Soybean Promotion Council, held the “Top Bean” yield contest in 2019. Dry, hot weather in September and excess rains in …

• 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 …

• By Larry Steckel • The Environmental Protection Agency will begin requiring anybody who purchases, mixes or applies a paraquat-containing herbicide to take the “How to Safely Use and Handle …

• By Larry Steckel • Clethodim is quickly replacing glyphosate as the “go-to” herbicide for grass control in West Tennessee. It began a few years ago as folks found that ryegrass …