University of Kentucky Corn, Soybean and Tobacco Field Day Registration Now Open

Jun 25, 2024

By Jordan Strickler

The University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment will offer the 2024 Corn, Soybean and Tobacco Field Day July 23 at the college’s Research and Education Center farm in Princeton.

Throughout the event, UK Martin-Gatton CAFE specialists and researchers will offer timely, research-based information and interactive opportunities for participants. Free registration is requested to ensure your lunch and receive event updates.

Three tours, each lasting two hours, will run concurrently, and participants will have the opportunity to participate in two of the tours. Educational Credits will be offered for each tour. Pesticide applicators and Certified Crop Advisors credits are pending.

Sign-in begins at 7:15 a.m. CT, with wagons rolling at 8:00 a.m. The free field day includes lunch, sponsored by the Kentucky Corn Growers Association, Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board and Altria Client Services.

Participants will have the opportunity to delve into a variety of topics, including:

Corn disease concerns for 2024
Familiar and new soybean diseases to look out for in 2024
Insect updates
Corn and soybean variety trials
Weed control in 2024 and beyond
The "Weather Alert" app
Maximizing corn yields following a cover crop
Soybean yield and economic response to irrigation
Corn and soybean outlook
The fundamentals of soil pH management for production agriculture
Changes to AGR-1 fertilizer rate recommendations for Kentucky grain crops
UKREC dark tobacco infrastructure and research updates
Tobacco research updates from the University of Tennessee
Sulfur fertility in tobacco

Source : uky.edu

Video: Winter Canola Trial in Mississippi | Can It Work for Double Cropping? | Pioneer Agronomy

Can winter canola open new opportunities for growers in the Mid-South? In this agronomy update from Noxubee County, Mississippi, Pioneer agronomist Gus Eifling shares an early look at a first-year winter canola trial and what farmers are learning from the field.

Planted in late October on 30-inch rows, the crop is now entering the bloom stage and progressing quickly. In this video, we walk through current field conditions, fertility management, and how timing could make this crop a valuable option for double-cropping soybeans or cotton.

If harvest timing lines up with early May, growers may be able to transition directly into another crop during ideal planting windows. Ongoing field trials will help determine whether canola could become a viable rotational option for the region.

Watch for:

How winter canola is performing in its first season in this Mississippi field

Why growers chose 30-inch rows for this trial

What the crop looks like as it moves from bolting into bloom

Fertility strategy, including nitrogen and sulfur applications

How canola harvest timing could enable double-cropping with soybeans or cotton

Upcoming trials comparing soybeans after canola vs. traditional planting

As more growers look for ways to maximize acres and diversify rotations, experiments like this help determine what new crops might fit into existing systems.