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To Desiccate or Not to Desiccate? That is the question... news.utcrops.com/2025/08/mak… @UTcrops

Making the Desiccation Decision - UT Crops News

As we roll into and quickly through August, I usually cycle this topic back to the top with any updates as consider that the time for making the desiccation decision is quickly approaching. Planting...

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Considerations for long-term grain storage in Tennessee. news.utcrops.com/2024/10/str…

Strategies for and Implications of Long-Term Grain Storage - UT Crops News

Several questions have come in this week regarding longer-term grain storage. Commodity prices for both corn and soy have prompted this question as producers look to 2025 futures. How long grain can...

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Soybean seed quality following Hurricane Helene. news.utcrops.com/2024/10/soy…

Soybean Seed Quality Following Hurricane Helene - UT Crops News

I want to enter into this conversation with great humility and respect, as many of our neighbors and fellow Tennesseans have suffered great loss in the wake of Helene. As devastating as crop loss and...

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Is it time to stop irrigating corn? news.utcrops.com/2024/08/is-… @AShekoofa

Is it time to stop irrigating corn? - UT Crops News

It’s extremely important to know when to stop irrigating corn crop while considering the best kernel development, quality, and yield. The first thing to keep in mind when deciding to stop the...

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Soybean desiccation - a few reminders. news.utcrops.com/2024/08/202…

2024 Soybean Desiccation - UT Crops News

As we move into the 3rd week of August, it’s time to consider your desiccation options for soybean. Application timing is the most important. Too early and we will lose yield. Too late, and we’ve...

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12 Jul 2024
New post by @SebeABrown on Fall Armyworms in Double Cropped Soybeans news.utcrops.com/2024/07/fal…

Fall Armyworms in Double Cropped Soybeans - UT Crops News

I’ve received several reports, over the last two days, on fall armyworms (FAW) infesting double cropped soybeans. Almost every one of these calls were incidents of grass escapes and the lone except...

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New post by @SebeABrown on Plant Bug Considerations in Blooming Cotton news.utcrops.com/2024/07/tar…

Tarnished Plant Bug Considerations in Blooming Cotton - UT Crops News

Tarnished plant bug numbers seem to be all over the board in 2024. Some fields have one spray since square set and others have had upwards of five. Crop age and what’s neighboring your cotton play a...

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New Post by @SebeABrown on Early Season Thrips Considerations in Cotton news.utcrops.com/2024/05/ear…

Early Season Thrips Considerations in Cotton - UT Crops News

With warm conditions moving into West TN, many producers are  underway with cotton planting. Below are a few things to consider with regards to thrips control. ThryvOn: ThryvOn is Bayer’s Bt techno...

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Cutworms in Seedling Corn news.utcrops.com/2024/04/cut… via @UTcrops

Cutworms in Seedling Corn - UT Crops News

I’ve received a few calls in the past couple days on cutworms appearing in seedling corn. Below are some take home points on cutworms: You probably do not need to worry about cutworms if you have...

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2023 Tennessee Cotton Variety Trial Results now available news.utcrops.com/2023/12/202… via @UTcrops

2023 Tennessee Cotton Variety Trial Results now available - UT Crops News

The 2023 Tennessee Cotton Variety Trial Results (PB 1742) are now available online.  Included within these results are thirteen large strip trials (CSTs) testing 13 XtendFlex commercial varieties,...

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2023 Country Standardized Trials-Corn news.utcrops.com/2023/11/202… via @UTcrops

2023 County Standardized Trials-Corn - UT Crops News

39 Corn Hybrids were evaluated in the 2023 CST program.  With the weather we had this summer, our yields are very strong with an overall average across all hybrids and locations over 210 bu/ac. With...

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2023 Corn Grain OVT Prelim news.utcrops.com/2023/10/202… via @UTcrops

2023 Corn Grain OVT Prelim - UT Crops News

Prelim results from the 2023 TN corn grain hybrid OVT are now available as an excel file 2023 Corn Grain Tables. Thirty-three hybrids were evaluated in small plot replicated trials (REC) at 9 sites....

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Multiple-Herbicide Resistant Waterhemp in Tennessee news.utcrops.com/2023/10/mul… via @UTcrops

Multiple-Herbicide Resistant Waterhemp in Tennessee - UT Crops News

Last year we reported on waterhemp in Montgomery and Macon counties that was resistant to dicamba.  We came to this conclusion from both research we conducted in the fields and the confirmation of...

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Fall Application Ryegrass Control news.utcrops.com/2023/10/fal… via @UTcrops

Fall Application Ryegrass Control - UT Crops News

Ryegrass has become a serous weed issue in some fields that past couple of years.  A major reason for this is that much of it is now glyphosate-resistant.  Even if clethodim is used rather than...

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EPA Herbicide Strategy Frame Work Will Impact All Pesticide Applications in Tennessee news.utcrops.com/2023/09/epa… via @UTcrops

EPA Herbicide Strategy Frame Work Will Impact All Pesticide Applications in Tennessee - UT Crops...

In response to losing lawsuits on lack of action on the endangered species, the EPA proposed a draft strategy aimed at guarding federally endangered species against potential negative impacts of...

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Cover Crop Variety Selection for the South news.utcrops.com/2023/09/cov… via @UTcrops

Cover Crop Variety Selection for the South - UT Crops News

As harvest progresses for our major commodities, it is time to start planning and planting cover crops. Cover crops offer many benefits to agronomic systems, including erosion control, improvement to...

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Timing defoliation and selecting products news.utcrops.com/2023/09/tim… via @UTcrops

Timing defoliation and selecting products - UT Crops News

Many in West Tennessee have begun defoliating and questions on timing have been pouring in.  In this blog, I rehash results from an old survey on boll maturity, give a few additional pointers on...

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2023 MidSouth Cotton Defoliation Guide news.utcrops.com/2023/09/202… via @UTcrops

2023 MidSouth Cotton Defoliation Guide - UT Crops News

The 2023 Mid-South Cotton Defoliation Guide is now available online.  You can access the guide by clicking the above image or any of the embedded links within this post. This guide was compiled and...

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Soybean Disease Detective: Identifying Soil Borne Diseases news.utcrops.com/2023/09/soy… via @UTcrops

Soybean Disease Detective: Identifying Soil Borne Diseases - UT Crops News

As most Tennessee soybeans are entering their mid-late reproduction growth stages, some symptoms of diseases caused by soil-borne pathogens may be beginning to show up in our fields, particularly...

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