July 2016

In The News

* Fungicide-associated phytoxicity: Update following 2015 observations - Read more

fungicide toxicity
Photo by Tom Allen, Mississippi State University Extension

Fungicide phytotoxicity 14-21 days following application. Some varieties are more sensitive, and some fungicides produce more injuries than others. Other factors that influence plant damage include plant stress, tankmix partners and adjuvants.

* Off-label dicamba use spurs drift injury and complaints - Read more

* Dicamba drift and potential effects on soybean yield - Read more

* DuPont inks multi-year supply deal with Monsanto for dicamba - Read more

* USDA soybean breeders develop lines to fight yield robbers - Read more

* Webcast examines complexities of data collection, prescriptive farming - Read more
 
Events And Field Days

July 28, 2016 - 29th Milan No-Till Crop Production Field Day and Crop Variety Demonstrations, North Tract of University of Tennessee Ag Research and Education Center, Milan, Tenn. - Event details

July 28, 2016 - University of Kentucky Corn, Soybean & Tobacco Field Day, UK Research & Education Center, Princeton, Ky. For more information, email Colette Laurent or call 270-365-7541 ext. 264.

July 28, 2016  - Northeast Ag Expo Field Day, Lynn Hobbs Farms, Hobbsville, N.C. - Event details

Aug. 9, 2016 - Ribbon cutting ceremony for new Foundation Seed Processing Facility, University of Arkansas Rice Research and Extension Center, Stuttgart, Ark. Check back later for more information.

Aug. 11, 2016 - Northeast Mississippi Research and Extension Center Agronomic Row Crop Field Day, Lee County Agri Center, Magnolia Conference Center, Verona, Miss. -  Event details

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If you have events you want listed, please send them to Soybean South editor Vicky Boyd.

Get Social!

Oh, no! Not another pesky bug. The brown marmorated stink bug has a wide host range, including soybeans. But it tends to be an edge feeder, meaning you don't typically have to scout or treat the entire field. Learn more about this invasive pest:
BMSB video

Row-crop farmers Ryan and Danielle Yerby won the recent Louisiana Farm Bureau's Young Farmers & Ranchers Achievement Award. They competed against two other YF&R couples. Learn how this young couple from Grant Parish, La., has used technology, hard work and faith to get them through the lean times.

Yerby video

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