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Nebraska Soybeans: Scout Fields for Frogeye Leaf Spot
Frogeye leaf spot. Photo from Mississippi State University Moderate to severe frogeye leaf spot is being reported on soybean in northeast Nebraska and may be occurring in other areas of the state, especially on susceptible varieties. Scouting is advised to determine incidence and severity before making a treatment decision.
Nebraska Corn, Soybeans: Scheduling Last Irrigations with Delayed Crop Maturity
The 2019 growing season in Nebraska started with a very wet fall in 2018 leading into a cold wet winter and spring. Much of the state has stayed wet this summer, resulting in very little to no irrigation in parts of the state. However, other areas have been dry. The wet spring resulted in an extended planting season and prevented planting in a number of areas.
Georgia Peanuts: Ideal Conditions for Lesser Cornstalk Borer
Lesser cornstalk borer in peanuts. Photo: University of Georgia Lesser cornstalk borer (LCB) is the most destructive insect pest of peanut in the Southeast, and it thrives in hot, dry conditions. It doesn’t get a whole lot hotter or drier in South Georgia than it has been the last couple weeks, and reports of LCB infestations in peanuts have predictably started to arrive. What should growers do about LCB?
North Carolina Cotton: Insecticide Recommendations for Tarnished Plant Bug
With more cotton starting to square, ALL cotton in the state should be scouted so that we maintain acceptable square load to bring us into blooming (see this previous article for how to scout and use thresholds for plant bugs prebloom). Dr. Sally Taylor, VA Tech, has been performing bioassays with tarnished plant bugs from Virginia and Northeast North Carolina. Her results confirm my insecticide trial results and what growers and consultants see in the field.
South Carolina Cotton: Still Making Thrips Decisions
Thrip damaged cotton. Photo: Andrew Sawyer, University of Georgia Drake Perrow, consultant in Calhoun County, reported on Wednesday that he observed spider mites on pinhead square cotton that had 4 pounds of aldicarb per acre applied at planting and no acephate oversprays. So if spider mites are going to show up after aldicarb, they can show up under any circumstances, as aldicarb usually has some suppression of spider mites.
Minnesota: Soybean Gall Midge - What Have We Learned of This Pest?
Soybean gall midge larvae and damage under soybean stem epidermis. Photo: University of Minnesota We now know a little more about an insect pest recently found injuring soybeans in several Midwestern states, including Minnesota. Recently described as a new species, the soybean gall midge, Resseliella maxima (Gagné), is the first member of the genus Resseliella reported from soybean. It is a member of the rather large and diverse family of flies, the gall midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae).
Iowa: Crop Management Clinic, Boone, July 10-11
Growers examine soybean plants to assess how various planting dates affected emergence, plant branch numbers, and pod numbers during Soybean Production Clinic. Photo: University of Nebraska-Lincoln This #Plant19 season has been a tough and complicated one, filled with difficult deadlines, unconventional practices and budget constraints.
U.S. Corn Acres: One-Third Still Unplanted - DTN
Young corn rows. ©Debra L Ferguson Pat Swanson has already started filling in the paperwork on prevented planting for her family’s farm and for several of her customers. “We have some fields under water, and the dam upstream increased its outflow by 67% last Friday. For some fields, we have no choice,” the Ottumwa, Iowa, crop insurance agent said. Swanson, like many across the Corn Belt, is facing the tough decision that comes with saturated fields.
Disaster Aid Package: Confusion Over Who and What is Covered - DTN
Bins bursting with corn spewing into floodwaters just on the other side of the Missouri River in southwest Iowa. Photo: John Wilson/Nebraska CropWatch Farmers in at least six states should be eligible for more financial aid under the $19.1 billion disaster aid bill signed into law Thursday by President Donald Trump.
Plant 2019: Racing the Rain - Acres to Go Before Sleeping - DTN
©Debra L Ferguson Stock Images Jeff Brown has taken to keeping changes of clothes in his tractor this spring. Home may only be 15 miles or so away as the crow flies, but most nights this spring he wasn’t sure when he’d see it next. The Blue Mound, Illinois, farmer has been racing the rain. On Sunday, the long-range forecast started calling weather to move in Tuesday night or maybe Wednesday morning. Bri-Mac Farms still had 2,000 acres to go before he could sleep.
Michigan Corn: To Plant, or Not to Plant? That’s a Good Question.
Corn planting. Photo: University of Minnesota As the crop insurance final plant date for corn, June 5, has now passed, corn growers in central Michigan who have not completed planting should weigh their options. The primary options are take a Prevented Plant Claim on a Crop Insurance Policy, or continue planting through the late planting period, which ends June 25, or switch acres to soybeans or another crop.
Pennsylvania: Crop Insurance - Prevented Planting Coverage for Field Crops
Photo: University of Minnesota With all the rain and flooding in the Midwest and the wet spring here in the Northeast, lots of farmers are wondering about their prevented planting coverage under crop insurance. Prevented planting coverage provides protection whenever an eligible crop cannot be planted because of adverse weather conditions, provided it is a condition general to the geographic area.
Moving Grains: Barge, Rail Traffic Face Continuing Flood Problems
Barge traffic on the Mississippi River - Port of New Orleans. Photo: USDA River Levels Continue to Reduce Barge Traffic Continued rain events, and subsequent highwater, have continued to reduce the amount of barged grain on the Mississippi River and its tributaries. So far this year, 13,194 barges of grain have been unloaded at ports on the lower Mississippi River. This is 15 percent fewer than last year, and 13 percent below the 3-year average.
NASA’s Temperature Estimate of Earth Heating Up is on Target
Global warming trend based on 5-year average. Photo: NASA A new assessment of NASA’s record of global temperatures revealed that the agency’s estimate of Earth’s long-term temperature rise in recent decades is accurate to within less than a tenth of a degree Fahrenheit, providing confidence that past and future research is correctly capturing rising surface temperatures.
Kentucky Corn: Sugarcane Beetles Feeding on Seedlings
Sugarcane beetle adult. Photo: University of Tennessee A farmer in Butler County KY observed a corn field that seedlings were being severely damaged and there was a heavy reduction in the number of stands (Figure 1). Inspection of plants showed entrance holes in the stalk just below ground level, tunnels going to plant crowns, suckers (Figure 2), stunting and center leaves were desiccated (deadheart) (Figure 3).
Cotton Harvest By Robots - A Fit For Smaller Alternatives?
Joe Mari Maja, a researcher at Clemson’s Edisto Research and Education Center, believes unmanned ground vehicles like this one can be used to make harvesting cotton more efficient. Photo: Clemson University The agricultural workforce is shrinking and some Clemson University researchers believe robots may help provide a means to protect America’s food and fiber industries.
Louisiana Rice: Flash Flood Warning; Watch for Green Stink Bugs
Southern green stinkbug. Photo by Ethan Carter, University of Florida Louisiana’s two-week dry reprieve from the frequent rainfall events this growing season ends today (Wednesday, June 5th). A tropical disturbance now in the Gulf will move northward and bring with it a lot of rain over the next three days.
NOAA Monthly Drought Outlook - June
Minimal drought coverage (3.31% D1 or drier) continued across the contiguous United States through May 28. The remaining areas of drought in the Four Corner’s region, southeastern New Mexico and southwestern Texas are forecast to either improve or be removed by the end of June 2019. Other areas of drought in western and north central Washington and northern Idaho are forecast to persist due to insufficient precipitation predicted during June.
Alabama Extension Hosts Irrigation Field Day June 26
Pivot irrigation equipment in young corn field. ©Debra L Ferguson On-farm irrigation use is becoming more prevalent as Alabama producers work to eliminate unknowns in the field and on the farm. Alabama Cooperative Extension System precision agriculture specialist, Dr. Brenda Ortiz, is offering an irrigation field day for producers in Town Creek, Alabama on June 26 at Posey Farms. Ortiz said irrigation adoption is increasing in Alabama.
Georgia Tobacco: Dry Weather Helps Fight Black Shank Disease
Black shank on flue-cured plants in a research plot at the Upper Coastal Plain Research Station near Rocky Mount, N.C. While most Georgia crops are suffering from the recent lack of rainfall across the state, tobacco farmers have some reason to celebrate. Three consecutive weeks of dry weather in May have curbed incidences of black shank disease, according to University of Georgia Cooperative Extension tobacco agronomist J. Michael Moore.
Disaster Assistance Bill (Finally) Passes Congress
Farm cleanup after Hurricane Michael, Georgia, 2018. Photo: UGA Georgia peanut farmers applaud the U.S. House of Representatives passage of the long-awaited disaster aid bill by 354-58 yesterday. The passage comes eight months after Hurricane Michael devastated portions of Georgia, Alabama and Florida. The passage has come at a critical time as farmers are in the midst of planting their 2019 crops. Previously, the disaster aid bill passed the Senate by a vote of 85-8 on May 23.
DTN Livestock Close: Cattle Futures Surge Higher
Feeder cattle futures surged by triple digits Tuesday with gains of $4 per cwt or higher seen through most of the complex during morning trade. Though trade was mixed in a narrow range most of the rest of the day, firm gains held at the close. GENERAL COMMENTS: Cattle futures quickly surged higher Tuesday as support developed in feeder cattle futures, then quickly moved to live cattle.
Nebraska Soybeans: How Will Flooding Affect Early-Season Crops?
The degree of damage from standing water in this soybean field will depend on several factors and likely will lead to direct yield losses or indirect losses from increased disease pressure. Photo: University of Nebraska-Lincoln The 2019 growing season has been one for the record books. In May, the entire state experienced above-average precipitation, ranging from 100% to 300% over normal. Longer term, from October 1 to May 28, the majority of the state experienced above normal precipitation.
Virginia Cotton: Rain Gave 90% Coverage, More at End of Week
Thrips damaged cotton. Photo: Andrew Sawyer, University of Georgia It’s interesting how the season has already changed. We had a good beginning with temperature and moisture, and it was looking like everything would be early. Then came the dry weather and some issues with poor seed quality that initially went undetected, both resulting in poor emergence in some fields.
Trade Aid: Farmers Look for Answers on Program Details
©Debra L Ferguson USDA recently announced another round of Market Facilitation Program (MFP) payments for 2019 to assist farmers harmed by retaliatory tariffs imposed by China. The program will be administered by the Farm Service Agency (FSA) and provide up to $14.5 billion in direct payments to farmers who grow commodities affected by the trade war, including soybeans. While some information about the program has been announced, many details remain unknown.
Texas Field Reports: Fruit Season Looks Above Average
Harvest has been peachy so far for fruit producers this season, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Dr. Larry Stein, AgriLife Extension fruit specialist, Uvalde, said late freezes, spring storms and heavy rains have not negatively affected most orchards and warm-season fruit varieties this season. Peach and blackberry producers around the state have been reporting above-average yields and quality.
Farmer Sentiment Collapsing, Financial Conditions Continue Decline - Ag Barometer
Corn stocks at an elevator location during harvest. ©Debra L Ferguson Stock Images The Ag Economy Barometer, an agricultural producer sentiment measure based upon a nationwide mid-month survey of 400 U.S. agricultural producers, dropped again in May. The May barometer reading of 101 was 14 points lower than a month earlier and was the lowest barometer reading since October 2016.
Nebraska: Atrazine Resistance in Waterhemp - Researchers Investigate
Nebraska: Atrazine Resistance in Waterhemp – Researchers Investigate Posted on October 29, 2018 From University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Representation of visual evaluation ratings at 21 days after treatment (DAT) of POST applied atrazine. Populations with more than 50% of screened individuals with visual evaluation greater than 7 were considered resistant to the respective atrazine rate (1X and 3X).
Nebraska Soybeans: Crop Insurance May Soften the Blow of Low Quality
Mature soybeans hit hard by wet weather before harvest. Photo: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Crop insurance is typically thought of as protecting against low yields and/or revenue. However, crop insurance also provides some protection against low quality. This fall’s weather could trigger indemnity payments due to low quality. The following discussion describes how crop insurance adjusts soybean yield due to quality for a particular county.
Nebraska Soybeans: New Methods Needed to Manage SCN
Some Nebraska farmers managing for soybean cyst nematode (SCN) are noticing something different: They aren’t getting the control they expect from planting an SCN-resistant variety. Why are their control measures becoming less effective? Greg Tylka, a nematologist at Iowa State University who researches soybean cyst nematodes, states, “Almost all SCN-resistant soybean varieties… were developed from the same soybean breeding line, or ‘source of resistance,’ named PI 88788.
Arkansas Rice: Getting the Most from Fungicides - 10 Tips
When recommended fungicides fail to suppress or protect a crop from certain diseases, the following questions may be asked: Often the answers to the first 8 questions are ‘yes’, for #9 ‘maybe’ because is not easy to know. If the answer for #10 is ‘no’, this alone can be the cause for not getting the expected results. Fungicides for blast and sheath blight of rice are Q I (strobilurin) fungicides listed on Table 1.
Nebraska Soybeans: Flooded Fields - What Damage Can You Expect?
It is Friday morning and the sun is finally showing up in northern Nebraska. With the weather pattern this past week, it was starting to feel like the Pacific Northwest. Areas of the state have seen significant amounts of rain in the last week and, in turn, are experiencing flooding and ponding in their fields. The extent to which flooding damages soybean depends on several factors, including: The most important impact of flooding is on overall plant respiration.
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