Category Archives: 2023
Wireworms: a threat to stand establishment in the High Plains cotton
Suhas Vyavhare, Associate Professor and Extension Entomologist As we approach the planting season, one of the first groups of insects that we need to start thinking about are wireworms. Wireworm issues are on the rise with increased adoption of conservation tillage practices and potentially the reduced use of aldicarb, a broad-spectrum insecticide over the last decade or so. Although cotton is not a preferred host for wireworms, they still can inflict serious damage to cotton seedlings especially in fields following grain crops. What are wireworms? There are two… Read More →
Sorghum Update- High Plains
This item is adapted from an AgriLife submission to Texas Grain Sorghum Association’s “Sorghum Insider” Calvin Trostle, Ph.D., Professor & Extension Agronomist, TAMU Dept. of Soil & Crop Sciences, Lubbock, (806) 746-6101, ctrostle@ag.tamu.edu Texas A&M AgriLife Extension thanks Dr. Brent Bean (brentb@sorghumcheckoff.com), national agronomist, United Sorghum Checkoff Program (USCP) for information in this Sorghum Tip. Dr. Bean presented this and other information, especially updates on grain sorghum herbicides, to the High Plains Association of Crop Consultants meeting in Lubbock, March 1, 2023. Sugarcane Aphid Mystery Resolved Since “sugarcane… Read More →
Soil Testing Principles–Part 1 of 7, Texas A&M AgriLife
This item is adapted from an AgriLife submission to Texas Grain Sorghum Association’s “Sorghum Insider” Calvin Trostle, Ph.D., Professor & Extension Agronomist, TAMU Dept. of Soil & Crop Sciences, Lubbock, (806) 746-6101, ctrostle@ag.tamu.edu March 6, 2023 Part I (Part 2 in the next Texas Row Crops Newsletter) Seven Soil Test Pointers for Texas Crops: Part I: What is your soil test lab’s philosophy of nutrient provision? What does your soil test lab base fertilizer recommendations on? Do you use a soil test lab that is out… Read More →
Wheat Topdress Nitrogen Update for Texas
Nitrogen and Texas Wheat Grain Production—Topdress N Timing is Critical: Twelve Common Grower Questions about N for Texas Wheat Grain Calvin Trostle, Ph.D., Professor & Extension Agronomist, TAMU Dept. of Soil & Crop Sciences, Lubbock, (806) 746-6101, ctrostle@ag.tamu.edu Jake Mowrer, Ph.D., Associate Professor & Extension Soil Nutrient & Water Resource Management Specialist, TAMU Dept. of Soil & Crop Sciences, College Station, (979) 845- 5366, jake.mowrer@tamu.edu March 6, 2023 Much of Texas wheat has entered jointing and reproductive growth. This includes regions into the northern Rolling Plains… Read More →
Hessian Fly and Their Impact on the 2023 Wheat Crop
D. Tyler Mays Extension Agent-IPM, Hill and McLennan Counties Email: tyler.mays@ag.tamu.edu David Drake, Extension Agent-IPM, District 4 – Commerce, TX Email: drdrake@ag.tamu.edu I have received numerous questions and concerns over the last couple of weeks about Hessian fly in wheat, and after their impact on the 2022 crop producer concerns are fully justifiable (Figure 1). It is not news that Hessian fly are once again present across the Texas Blacklands but compared to the 2022 wheat crop their severity is not as bad. There are a couple… Read More →