by Brandon J. Gerrish, Small Grains Program Specialist, College Station, 207-432-1481, branman80@tamu.edu; Clark Neely, Small Grains Extension Specialist, College Station, 979-862-1412, cbneely@tamu.edu With harvest rapidly approaching, it is time to make the final management decisions that can maximize wheat revenue. In addition to controlling insects and applying fungicides, growers may want to consider making a late season nitrogen application. Despite an abundance of wheat worldwide, there is a shortage of high protein wheat which has generated protein premiums at delivery points across Texas the last several years. On… Read More →

by Emi Kimura, James Grichar, Pete Dotray, and Josh McGinty Best Management Practices (BMPs) for peanut production include effective season-long weed management. Below are four weed management principles in peanut production. 1. Start clean 2. Use residual herbicides 3. Timely postemergence applications 4. Know your weeds Early season weed management is most important which means weed control later in the season should be easier. There are roughly five critical herbicide application timings in peanut production (Table 1). These application timings include preplant burndown (PP), preplant incorporated (PPI), preemergence… Read More →

by  Reagan Noland, Extension Agronomist, San Angelo | 325-657-7330 | reagan.noland@ag.tamu.edu Bill Thompson, Extension Economist, San Angelo | 325-657-7306 | w-thompson@tamu.edu Clark Neely, Small Grains Extension Specialist, College Station | 979-862-1412 | cbneely@tamu.edu Early spring is an important time to assess the wheat crop and determine end goals and marketing options that will maximize revenue. Recent declines in wheat grain price may make positive returns above total cost impossible. This changes the near-term objective to maximizing revenue per acre, relative to additional agronomic inputs and harvest costs. Growers… Read More →

by Jourdan M. Bell, Agronomist, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension – Amarillo Peter Dotray, Weed Scientist, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Service – Lubbock James Grichar, Senior Research Scientist, Texas A&M AgriLife – Corpus Christi Adjuvants are products used to enhance herbicide activity. They act as an herbicide activator or stabilizer by modifying the physical properties of spray solutions. There are numerous adjuvants on the market including nonionic surfactants, crop oil concentrates, methylated seed oils, buffering agents, antifoam agents, drift control agents, and fertilizers; consequently, there… Read More →