Category Archives: Other Crops
September 6th Issue of FOCUS on South Plains Agriculture Now Available
FOCUS on South Plains Agriculture, September 6, 2013 Contents: Cotton Agronomy: Cotton after cutout, harvest aids Cotton Diseases: Verticillium wilt hits in August Cotton Insects: Late season pests and heat units Corn and Sorghum Insects: Fall armyworm and sorghum headworms, yellowstriped armyworm alert, little yellow moths Non-cotton Agronomy: Termination of sorghum irrigation, alfalfa resources Follow this link to the newsletter: http://lubbock.tamu.edu/files/2013/09/Sept_6_2013.pdf
Wheat Variety Grain Picks for the Texas High Plains
Dr. Calvin Trostle, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agronomist, provided the following wheat comments and variety selections for South Plains Producers. The individual wheat variety grain trials that were actually harvested in the Texas High Plains in 2013 were of minimal value due to the impact of repeated freezes on yields. Therefore, Texas A&M AgriLife is making no changes to our annual Wheat Variety “Picks” for the Texas High Plains. These Pick varieties 2013 planting are noted below. In order to be chosen as a Pick variety, AgriLife requires… Read More →
Uncommon Moth Abundant in Area Fields
Over the last couple of weeks I have answered several calls regarding a large number of very small moths in area fields. After doing some research, I believe the moth that is being seen is a smartweed borer. The adult moth is less than 1.0” across the base of the sings and triangular in shape; it resembles the European corn borer adult. In fact this common North American moth is a relative to the European corn borer. European corn borer moths have been absent in this region for… Read More →
Sunflower Turn-row Meeting, August 22
“Information to help West Texas sunflower producers make better crop management decisions” Eastern Colorado Seeds (ECS) & California Oils in conjunction with Sunflower Turn-Row Meeting—Gaines/Terry Counties Thursday, August 22, 2013, 10:30 AM—1:00 PM Lunch Provided On the Brent Hendon Farm in Northeast Gaines County On Gaines CR 149 0.75 miles south of TX 83 From Welch: 6 miles west on TX 83 From Loop: 11 miles east on TX 83 From Brownfield: south on FM 403 to TX 83, then 3 miles east Terry,… Read More →
AgriLife Extension economist: Unique wheat, feed grains marketing opportunity slipping away
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Steve Amosson, 806-677-5600, samosson@ag.tamu.edu AMARILLO – Producers holding wheat or feed grains have a great opportunity to cash in on an extremely strong basis for any stocks of wheat and/or feed grains on hand, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service economist. Dr. Steve Amosson, AgriLife Extension economist in Amarillo, said the wheat basis, which is the cash price minus the futures’ price, is around 10 cents. “This is a unique marketing opportunity,” Amosson said. “I checked the data back to… Read More →
AgriLife Extension experts: Baling hay an economical alternative for freeze-damaged wheat
Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Larry Redmon, 979-845-4826, l-redmon@tamu.edu Dr. Calvin Trostle, 806-746-6101, ctrostle@ag.tamu.edu Dr. Steve Amosson, 806-677-5600, samosson@ag.tamu.edu COLLEGE STATION – Baling or ensiling freeze-damaged wheat to take advantage of drought-induced higher forage prices might be the best option for some producers, said Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts. Producers would need to determine how much forage they have in the field, said Dr. Larry Redmon, AgriLife Extension state forage specialist in College Station, and compare the economics of harvesting for grain to harvesting for hay. “When it turns dry, people get desperate,… Read More →
FOCUS on South Plains Agriculture, April 10, 2013
The April 10th edition of FOCUS on South Plains Agriculture has been posted. View in html or PDF at http://texashighplainsinsects.net/focus-index/ View as PDF only at http://lubbock.tamu.edu/focus Contents: New Cotton Entomologist: Apurba Barman starts work Cotton Agronomy: Recap of 2012 Crop; Agronomy Update; Variety Selection Process; Deep Soil Sampling for Residual Nitrates Wheat Freeze Follow-up: Wheat Conditions South Plains Agriculture Photos Online If you have any problems with the newsletter, please let us know (806-746-6101) or e-mail Viki Bartlett at vsbartlett@ag.tamu.edu
Freeze Damaged Wheat Observed; Identification of Damaged Heads
We are now several days past the severe freezes of March 24 thru 26 and one can clearly see damaged heads in area fields. In a broad and general sense fields which were in the later stages of jointing with the third node visible above ground (early planted, well developed fields), at the time of the freeze were significantly injured. Fields which may have been only in the mid-stages of jointing with only one or two node visible and well watered, thicker planted suffered little injury. However, I… Read More →