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Tag Archives: IPM
Blacklands and Upper Gulf Coast IPM Audio Update Survey
Howdy everyone, Below are links for a short survey on the weekly audio updates for the Blacklands and Upper Gulf Coast region. Please fill out the one that best fits your profession. The links will close tomorrow. I appreciate the feedback, thank you, all! Crop Advisor / Consultant: https://agrilife.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7WH7KxIT9OZcDLE Ag Industry and Media: https://agrilife.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4GjsQWRJtVBa2a2 Producer: https://agrilife.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1GMnPcFpq4nF3yC If you are a part of the South Texas audio update area, your links are below. Crop Advisor / Consultant: https://agrilife.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3dR5A7gp2f29J1I Ag Industry and Media: https://agrilife.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_20jahlf7jPkVsyi Producer: https://agrilife.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3r4eEQJMQVIfSp8 Sincerely, Kate Crumley
Defoliation
Howdy, Our season is rapidly wrapping up, most of the grain is out of the field, and I’ve seen some soybeans harvested. We’ve started defoliating and picking cotton as well. Defoliation is usually recommended at over 60% open bolls, or 4 nodes above cracked boll. We have a defoliation trial set up this year, I will add the results for that test next week.
2021 Cotton Harvest Aid Trial – Wharton County
Below are the 6 days after treatment (DAT) ratings for the cotton harvest aid study that was treated on August 20, 2021 in Wharton, Texas. Ratings for 6 DAT were taken on August 26, 2021, prior to the second treatment. Ratings will be taken again at 12 days after the initial treatment. The cotton harvest aid study for this site was conducted on a field of Phytogen 332 W3FE. 2021 Cotton Harvest Aid Trial – Wharton County 2021 Cotton Harvest Aid Trial – Wharton County
Defoliation Guides
Howdy, Our season is rapidly wrapping up, most of the grain is out of the field, and I’ve seen some soybeans harvested this week as well. Most of our cotton is opening up, and even our latest fields should be opening next week. We are a good ways past cutout, and past susceptibility to any insect damage in almost all locations. There are very few fields still susceptible to stink bug damage. I’ve seen a couple fields defoliated this week, and next week I expect to see a… Read More →
Open Cotton and Defoliation Guides
Open Cotton Kate Crumley Howdy, Our grain crops are mostly out of the field. There are spots we’ve been delayed by rain, but for the most part we are wrapping up grain harvest. Sorghum yields have mostly been poor due to sprouting and the wet conditions we had earlier, but our corn yields have mostly been fair to good.
