{"id":106,"date":"2015-03-04T15:12:19","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T15:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasrowcrops\/?page_id=106"},"modified":"2020-03-04T15:04:54","modified_gmt":"2020-03-04T15:04:54","slug":"current-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/texasrowcrops\/current-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Current News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\n\t

Next \u201cFirst Tuesday\u201d Statewide Hemp Zoom Update from Texas A&M AgriLife<\/a><\/h3>\n

\n \n 04\/26<\/span>\n \"AgriLife <\/a>\n <\/p>\n

  Dr. Calvin Trostle, Professor & Extension Agronomist\/AgriLife State Hemp Specialist, TAMU Dept. of Soil & Crop Sciences, Lubbock, (806) 746-6101, ctrostle@ag.tamu.edu April 26, 2021 We will continue the statewide Zoom updates we began in March.\u00a0 I originally planned for \u201cThird Thursday,\u201d but there was a major conflict.\u00a0 The May update will be Tuesday, May 4, 5:15-6:30 PM Central Time.\u00a0 We will continue this throughout the summer at the same time on the first Tuesday.\u00a0 (If this is a poor timing for many hemp growers and industry staff,… Read More →<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\t

Fall Concerns about Prussic Acid & Nitrate in Sorghums<\/a><\/h3>\n

\n \n 10\/13<\/span>\n \"AgriLife <\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Dr. Calvin Trostle, Extension Agronomy, TAMU Dept. of Soil & Crop Sciences, Lubbock, (806) 746-6101, ctrostle@ag.tamu.edu When our next Row Crops Newsletter is published in early November, a large portion of Texas will have seen heavy frost and a freeze on some sorghums.\u00a0 So, this is good time to update Texas on prussic acid (a plant form of cyanide) and nitrates in sorghums.\u00a0 These include sorghum\/sudans (haygrazers), forage sorghums, and also grain sorghum where cattle will graze after harvest or on drought-failed grain sorghum (Fig. 1).\u00a0 Sorghum after… Read More →<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\t

Cotton foliar symptoms in western Texas driven by weather, not disease<\/a><\/h3>\n

\n \n 10\/13<\/span>\n \"AgriLife <\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Reagan Noland, Assistant Professor and Extension Agronomist Tom Isakeit, Professor and Extension Plant Pathologist   Cotton across much of western Texas has recently displayed varying levels of premature defoliation and foliar discoloration following a drastic shift from hot and dry to abnormally cold and wet conditions in early September. The stark visual symptoms raised many questions and concerns regarding potential impacts to yield and quality, whether the situation could have been prevented, and whether intervention would have yielded any benefit. Producers and industry professionals have suspected foliar disease… Read More →<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\t

Guar & Crop Insurance:\u00a0 USDA-RMA Feasibility Study<\/a><\/h3>\n

\n \n 09\/15<\/span>\n \"AgriLife <\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Dr. Calvin Trostle, Extension Agronomy, TAMU Dept. of Soil & Crop Sciences, Lubbock, (806) 746-6101, ctrostle@ag.tamu.edu September 9, 2020 Guar is arguably the most heat-tolerant, drought-tolerant summer annual row crop grown in Texas.\u00a0 Current production regions are the South Plains and the northern Rolling Plains.\u00a0 For information on guar production resources for these drier regions of Texas view https:\/\/lubbock.tamu.edu\/programs\/crops\/other-field-crops\/guar\/   In Fall 2018 USDA\u2019s Risk Management Agency (RMA) initiated a review of ~100 minor fruit, vegetable, and other crops for possible study for federal program crop insurance.\u00a0 AgriLife… Read More →<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\t

Crop Progress Report<\/a><\/h3>\n

\n \n 09\/15<\/span>\n \"AgriLife <\/a>\n <\/p>\n

USDA Crop progress report for peanuts in the US showed an improvement of 3 points from last week between Excellent and Good.\u00a0 Excellent and good conditions improved from 72% to 75% (Graph 1).\u00a0 This condition is also 6 points better that last year at this time of the season.\u00a0 On the other hand, Texas crop report is 6 points below the US average (69%), mostly due to the dry and hot weather during this summer.\u00a0 Crop condition in Texas at this time of the year is below 2019… Read More →<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\t

TEXAS ROLLING PLAINS PICKS LIST FOR 2020-2021<\/a><\/h3>\n

\n \n 09\/15<\/span>\n \"AgriLife <\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Emi Kimura, Assistant Professor and Extension Agronomist Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Vernon, TX Emi.kimura@ag.tamu.edu   2019-2020 Cropping Season in Review Texas Rolling Plains wheat season started with hot and dry conditions in the fall 2019.\u00a0 Soil temperature was not optimum for planting wheat until the first week of October.\u00a0 Dry months continued to the end of December, which reduced winter forage productivity throughout the Texas Rolling Plains. \u00a0Dryland wheat gradually improved with the spring precipitation during January to March.\u00a0 Late-freezes in mid-April resulted in the freeze injury… Read More →<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\t

Grain Variety Picks for Texas High Plains, 2020-2021 & Texas High Plains Wheat Production Summary, 2019-2020<\/a><\/h3>\n

\n \n 09\/15<\/span>\n \"AgriLife <\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Jourdan M. Bell, Assistant Professor and Agronomist, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and Research, Amarillo, (806) 677-5600, jourdan.bell@ag.tamu.edu 2019-2020 Cropping Season in Review Variable rainfall in August and September resulted in varying planting conditions across the Texas High Plains. Some fields were planted with replenished soil moisture while other fields were dry sowed. October 2019 rains delivered valuable moisture for the region\u2019s wheat crop. There was minimal winter precipitation through the central and northern Panhandle resulting in another dry winter. A prolonged winter drought resulted in many producers pulling… Read More →<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\t

Remaining Crop Stubble after Harvest\u2014Your Options and a Myth<\/a><\/h3>\n

\n \n 08\/14<\/span>\n \"AgriLife <\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Dr. Calvin Trostle, Extension Agronomy, TAMU Dept. of Soil & Crop Sciences, Lubbock, (806) 746-6101, ctrostle@ag.tamu.edu August 13, 2020 Producers across Texas know that field crop stubble on fields offers potential benefits.\u00a0 There is erosion control, the reduction of raindrop impact (protection of the soil surface), potential protection to a subsequent crop that is fragile in the seedling stage (e.g., cotton), etc.\u00a0 USDA-NRCS often uses a rating scale for fields with stubble to estimate the erodibility.\u00a0 Other programs through FSA may require at least 30% of the soil… Read More →<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\t

When it comes to cover crops in Texas:\u00a0 Timing is key.<\/a><\/h3>\n

\n \n 08\/14<\/span>\n \"AgriLife <\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Jake Mowrer, PhD Cover cropping has many benefits in dryland farming in eastern and central Texas.\u00a0 Weed suppression, crop diversity, soil organic matter buildup, and more.\u00a0 Many Texas farmers have an interest in getting into or improving their cover crop inclusive systems.\u00a0 But cover cropping is not a simple thing.\u00a0 It takes some time and patience to get it right here.\u00a0 AgriLife Extension recommends that farmers start experimenting on a small portion of the farm, and expand to more acreage as specific practices show success. This article covers… Read More →<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\t

Update on Industrial Hemp for Texas\u2014July 2020<\/a><\/h3>\n

\n \n 07\/13<\/span>\n \"AgriLife <\/a>\n <\/p>\n

Dr. Calvin Trostle, Extension Agronomy, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension\/TAMU Soil & Crop Sciences, Lubbock, TX; (806) 723-8432, ctrostle@ag.tamu.edu July 8, 2020   Texas Department of Agriculture Hemp Licensing   The TDA hemp page, https:\/\/www.texasagriculture.gov\/RegulatoryPrograms\/Hemp.aspx, has further new items of interest.\u00a0 In a June 19, 2020 Texas A&M AgriLife Extension webinar TDA assistant commissioner Dan Hunter noted to date TDA had issued: 861 producer licenses 351 crop permits 84 handler\/sampler licenses (but only 73 listed as of July 7 at https:\/\/www.texasagriculture.gov\/Portals\/0\/Files\/ACP\/Hemp\/Handler_Sampler_List.pdf 158 handler licenses 19 processor licenses (as of… Read More →<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n \t\n\n \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1756,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-106","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCurrent News - 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