Monday, March 16, 2026

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UT Extension names Tennessee Farmer of the Year

By Patricia McDaniels — A third-generation farmer from Jackson, Tennessee, who manages more than 5,000 acres of row crops has been named the Tennessee Farmer of the Year by University of Tennessee Extension. Johnny Verell, who farms in partnership with his...

More questions than answers

New multiple-resistant pigweed biotype proves hard to control, reinforces need to rotate effective herbicide modes of action. By Larry Steckel A survey sponsored by the Tennessee Soybean Promotion Board was conducted last summer to determine the percentage of fields that...

Got bugs? There’s an app for that

Got bugs? There's an app for that. The University of Tennessee recently launched a Web-based field guide to aid in identifying soybean insect pests. The website performs like a smartphone app wherever you have cellular service and provides general information about...

Tennessee adds restrictions to dicamba applications

In response to numerous complaints of suspected dicamba drift, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture issued emergency application restrictions on newer dicamba formulations. Use of older dicamba formulations are banned in Tennessee for the rest of the season. The rules are...

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