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The lack of prolonged winter weather followed by a spring that broke many high temperature records was bound to have an effect on Mid-South crops. That has certainly proven out with the early arrival of the insect complex.
This article, from Delta Farm Press, concerns Arkansas, but it can be applied to the entire southern region.
Spring-like temperatures in late winter will mean one thing for Arkansans in the outdoors: prepared to be bitten early and often.
According to a recent survey of over 250 ryegrass samples herbicide, resistance is on the rise in Arkansas ryegrass populations. This survey involved both random samples and samples taken from fields where either burndown or post-applied wheat herbicides had failed. The survey also included samples from industrial sites, roadsides and commercially available seed.
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Bacterial panicle blight, also known as “Bengal Disease” in Arkansas rice circles, is not a new disease. Veteran rice expert Chuck Wilson says the disease can reduce yields by 50 percent and that rice under stress, like last year’s flooding-delayed crop, seems to be more susceptible. Wilson talked about the University of Arkansas’ efforts to fight the disease at the USA Rice Outlook Conference in Austin, Texas.
Three essential points for effective weed control — start with a clean field, overlap residual herbicides and manage the soil seed bank — were the recurring theme during a July 21 field day at the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture’s Northeast Research and Extension Center.
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Resistance is proving the best defense so far against yield-stealing bacterial panicle blight in rice.
“Panicle blight has been an increasing problem in Arkansas since 1995 when it heavily damaged Bengal and Cypress cultivars statewide,” said Yeshi Wamishe, Extension plant pathologist for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture.
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From Delta Farm Press:
Seeding rates and insects are two issues sorghum growers should watch closely if flooding or other storm damage has forced them into June plantings, said Jason Kelley, Extension wheat and feed grain specialist for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture.
