• 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 Larry Steckel •
It is July 1, so the June 30 cut-off to spray dicamba over Xtend soybean has passed. The questions of the week have been once July has arrived what alternatives are there to control Palmer...
• By Larry Steckel, Clay Perkins and Delaney Foster •
Judging from research tests and walking a few farmers’ fields, many of the preemergence-applied herbicides in soybeans and cotton played out about a week or so ago. Timing is everything...
• 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...
The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture will host the annual Weed Tour on Wednesday, June 16, at the West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center. The guided tour will feature 60 weed management research tests in corn, soybean and...
• 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 constant word I am hearing from retailers is that many herbicides are in tight or limited supply going into the spring. This all started back in late January when the most commonly used spring...
• 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...
• By Larry Steckel, Virginia Sykes and Angela McClure •
Herbicide-resistant traits available in soybean continue to increase. It does not seem that long ago that there was either a Roundup Ready or conventional soybean.
There are no less than eight...
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...
• By Angela McClure •
During 2020, University of Tennessee Extension helped coordinate the second annual "Top Bean" state soybean yield contest. This contest was sponsored by the Tennessee Soybean Checkoff and was open to any producer in Tennessee or...
By Larry Steckel and Tom Mueller •
As most know, the Environmental Protection Agency approved a new five-year registration for Engenia, Tavium and XtendiMax to be used in Xtend cotton and soybean. The new registration has some new labeled directions...
Results from the 2020 Tennessee soybean variety trials, conducted by the University of Tennessee, have been finalized and are now available.
UT AgResearch & Education Center Tests: All soybean variety trials were conducted in each of the physiographic regions of...
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