Monthly Archives: July 2019

2019 Victoria County Sorghum Hybrid Trial Results

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The Sorghum Hybrid Trial in Victoria County was harvested on July 30 in Victoria, TX. These tests should be used along with other similar tests from South Texas to help determine the what to plant next year. Other hybrid test results from Texas A&M AgriLife can be found at: http://varietytesting.tamu.edu/.

2019 Refugio County Sorghum Hybrid Trial Results

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The Sorghum Hybrid Trials in Refugio County were harvested on July 15 in Bonnieview, TX and July 22 in Austwell, TX. These tests should be used along with other similar tests from South Texas to help determine the what to plant next year. Other hybrid test results from Texas A&M AgriLife can be found at: http://varietytesting.tamu.edu/.

Sorghum IPM Meeting – July 9

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Date: Tuesday, July 9 Time: 9 am Location: Sorghum Field near Port Lavaca on Gin Road, Just north of FM 2433 Topics: Crop development, Midge, Headworms, Stink Bugs and Sugarcane Aphids will be discussed CEUs: 1 hour CEU will be provided.

Headworms, Stink Bugs and Sugarcane Aphids in Grain Sorghum

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We have been finding Rice Stink Bugs, Headworms and Sugarcane Aphids in Sorghum fields  of the Mid-Coast of Texas. Scout sorghum using a 2-gallon bucket and beat heads into the bucket and see what is being captured in the bucket. Look here for a brief video. Economic thresholds for stink bugs and headworms depend on the cost of control, expected crop value, and sorghum heads per acre. Look here for an economic thresholds calculator. I am using an economic threshold of 0.5 – 1 stink bug per head,… Read More →