April 2023
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It is always good to have a solid plan for managing thrips. I ask Mark Abney every year, “How bad are the thrips going to be this year” and his reply is that thrips will be in every peanut field but to what extent, we don’t know yet. Thrips feeding will reduce yield; therefore, managing…
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Corn and Pecan commodity commissions will be having a vote on their respective assessment rates during the month of May. Attached are the fliers with all the pertinent information. Corn: Funds or assessments are authorized by the grower-approved Market Order and can only be used for research, education, and promotion of corn. The Market Order…
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Now is a great time to use Peanut Rx to get an idea of when would be a good time to start planting peanuts and help prep a fungicide program. I know each circumstance is different; some have to start early to get across their acreage, and some have to find a sweet spot between…
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Cotton doesn’t like it when it’s cold, so plant when it’s warm. Too much or too little water limits stand establishment. If you’ve got crusting, get a rotary hoe soon.
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I know some of you are spraying now, and some are about to get started. Here are some results from the burndown trial Regan and I had with Dr. Prostko this year. Gramoxone 3SL (paraquat) @ 32 oz/A + Induce (0.25% v/v) was very effective. No other treatment was more effective in this test. Any…
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