Tag: freeze injury
Minnesota Corn: Assessing Freeze Injury Jun 3, 2021
Air temperatures dropped below freezing during the early morning hours on May 28 in portions of the northern half of Minnesota, resulting in freeze injury to corn in some fields. […]
Texas Wheat: How Bad Is the Freeze Damage? Mar 3, 2021
The cold temperatures in Texas in February’s cold snap range from as low as -12° F in the Panhandle to mid-single digits as far south as the Austin region. A […]
Texas Corn, Sorghum: Freeze Injury, Low Temperature Stress, and Chill Injury Mar 3, 2021
Recent cold weather has affected newly planted, emerging or emerged corn or sorghum throughout south and central Texas. Corn and sorghum will experience similar types of injury although tolerance to […]
Nebraska Corn, Soybeans: Evaluating Freeze, Chilling Injury May 18, 2020
The weather has definitely taken a turn to the cold side over the weekend and into this week. Across Nebraska lows at or below 32°F were recorded over the weekend. […]
Southern Plains Wheat: How Has the Crop Fared the Recent Freeze? – DTN Apr 30, 2020
Wheat is a tough crop, but it’s not invincible, Kyle Krier has learned. On the first night temperatures plunged below freezing where he farms near Claflin, Kansas, in mid-April, he […]
Oklahoma Wheat: Severe Freeze Damage in Some Areas Apr 28, 2020
As the weather warmed up last week the damage from the latest freeze event (on April 15) is starting to show in some areas of Oklahoma. A lot of wheat […]
Tennessee Wheat: How Did We Fare After the Recent Freeze? Apr 24, 2020
Instead of checking the thermometer last Wednesday morning to find temperatures at or around 32 degrees, many found temperatures as low as 28 degrees. By now, we can inspect the […]
Kentucky Corn, Soybeans: Assessing Freeze Damage on Seedling Crops Apr 22, 2020
Corn and soybean plants were emerged in many fields when freeze events occurred last week across Kentucky and the surrounding region. Farmers want to walk fields now and likely walked […]
Texas Blacklands: Corn Planting Picks Up, Limited Disease Pressure in Wheat Apr 21, 2020
GENERAL Wheat continues to progress well with minimal disease issues. Insect activity in terms of true armyworms has increased over the last week, with more fields getting close to their […]
Kentucky Wheat: Estimated Yield Potential for Freeze Damaged Crops Apr 21, 2020
Now that there has been time to assess any damage that may have occurred after recent overnight temperatures were near or below 24°F, it is time to decide what to […]