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Mississippi Grain Sorghum: Hybrid Choices (With SCA Tolerance Noted) Apr 12, 2020
“The extent of (sugarcane aphid) tolerance may vary among hybrids and no hybrid should be immune to SCA. As a result, all sorghum hybrids may need to be sprayed at […]
Midsouth Cotton and Soybeans Restored to Transform WG Label Jul 16, 2019
EPA has issued an expanded label for Transform WG insecticide with Isoclast active. Eight new crops, including corn and alfalfa, are on the expanded label, which also restores the previously […]
Texas LRGV Crops: Hot, Muggy – Here Come the Whiteflies Jun 21, 2019
It’s been a very hot, muggy, dry week in the LRGV. Temperatures have been in the high 90s with some days above 100. But either way the heat index makes […]
Texas LRGV Crops: Cotton Blooming, Tarnished Plant Bugs on the Move Jun 7, 2019
It’s been very hot this week across the LRGV. Tuesday and Wednesday the coast received varied rain showers. But, overall, we are very dry and many growers continue to irrigate. […]
Texas LRGV: Cotton Blooming; Sugarcane Aphid in Grain Sorghum May 31, 2019
It’s been very hot, dry and windy (at times) across the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Temperatures have been in the high 90s and at night anywhere from 78F to 80F. […]
Texas Blacklands IPM: Sugarcane Aphid Thresholds May 20, 2019
Cotton Cotton that has been planted and emerged is growing as our saturated soil profile is finally starting to dry down. Cotton in the scouting program was at the 2- […]
Cotton, Sorghum: Transform WG Gets Section 18 Emergency Use Exemptions May 16, 2019
The EPA has granted Section 18 emergency use exemptions for Transform WG insecticide in cotton and sorghum. Transform targets sap-feeding pests including the major yield-robbers – tarnished plant bug in […]
Texas LRGV Crops: Insects are Light – So Far May 3, 2019
Things are heating up, literally. This week we saw temperatures in the low 90s daytime and high 70s at night. Many growers fertilizing and watering their crops this week while […]
Texas LRGV : Cotton in All Stages; Sugarcane Aphid in Sorghum Apr 26, 2019
This was the first week in a long while that it wasn’t so windy. Crops are doing good as we have currently been in the high 80s to low 90s […]
Texas West Plains: Grain Sorghum, Peanuts, Cotton – 2 Videos Sep 14, 2018
Grain Sorghum – You Must Scout! Grain sorghum ranges from just planted for cover to nearing harvest on early planted acres. Sorghum acres which have not developed a grain head […]
