Sunday, March 3, 2024

Research Update (March 4, 2024)

 Research Update (March 4, 2024)

 

Diligence Technologies Inc., West Tennessee

EVENTS FROM THE PAST MONTH:

We spent the last month pretty close to home.  Winter meeting season was winding down as we made our way to the West Tennessee Grain Conference, Cotton Focus, and the Gin Show.  Nice to have meetings that allow you to see your friends but still spend the night in your own bed.  Now is when we shift our focus back to the field and start making plans for the upcoming year.

 

CROPPING SEASONS:

We are beginning the 2024 field season by doing a little work in wheat.  Wheat herbicide work was started during one of the warm stretches we have had recently.  We have also begun to apply fertilizer and locate spots for fungicide trials this spring.  If you have any wheat fungicide work still on the list, let us know. We still have wheat available that can be converted to plots.  Our most common wheat foliar fungicide trials deal with Septoria leaf spot and head scab.

 

GREENHOUSE ACTIVITIES:

The greenhouse is still very active with a few more trials to start before the season ends.  Consider this to be “last call” for greenhouse work this spring as we begin to transition to the field.  However, we will be glad to slide in a late winter trial if you have the need.

 

WEATHER INFO:

We can’t tell if it is summer or winter.  We have been blessed with some excellent days where we were looking for an excuse to get outside.  In contrast, we are still getting cold, windy days where we just want to hide in the greenhouse.  Such is the joy of spring in the south.  At least we have been getting rainfall this spring which should help when it comes time to plant.

 

PEST INFO:

Things are quiet on the pest front right now (as would be expected in early March).  However, we have been scouting for good burndown spots and the normal collection of winter annuals seems to be present.  Let us know if you have a burndown protocol that needs a home.

 

As we move into the 2024 field season, we look forward to working with each of you again this year.  A little break in winter is not a bad thing, but it does not take long to start missing being outside and working in the fields.  If we can help with your research program this season, please let us know.  That’s what we’re here for.

 

Tim, John Louis, Jake, Will, & Jim

 

Proverbs 10:4

He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand, but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

Sunday, February 4, 2024

Research Update (February 5, 2023)

 Research Update (February 5, 2023)

 

Diligence Technologies Inc., West Tennessee

 

SPECIAL NOTE:

If you have not updated our email address in your contacts, please do so.  Our new email address is:

Tim.Diligence@outlook.com

As of February 7, 2023, our old email address (timadcock@charter.net) will no longer be available.

 

EVENTS FROM THE PAST MONTH:

Our meeting season got off to a good start with our friends at the NCWSS meeting in Minneapolis.  We hit a snag in January as bad weather forced us to miss the annual NAICC meeting.  Many thanks to those we were scheduled to visit with at this meeting for their understanding.  We still managed to pull off several phone calls and Zoom meetings to keep the work moving forward.  We did manage to make it to San Antonio the next week for the SWSS/WSSA joint meeting and had our usually great time catching up with old friends.

On a more local level, we got to visit with the “home folks” at the West TN Grain Conference in Dyersburg on February 1.  Always good to find out what our neighbors have been up to over the past year.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

We have a few more Tennessee events left on the schedule:

Cotton Focus, Jackson, TN, Feb. 7

Gin Show, Memphis, TN, Mar. 1-2

We would enjoy seeing you if you happen to be around for either of these.  Just let us know.

 

CROPPING SEASONS:

We are officially in the slowest part of our field season right now.  Wheat trials established this past fall are put to bed till things start to warm up in late February or March.  Burndown trials and wheat fungicide trials are at least a month out at this point.

Now is a great time to start making arrangements for any wheat fungicide or burndown trials that you might be considering for this spring.  We have extra wheat available, and we can normally count on an abundance of burndown weeds in the spring.

 

GREENHOUSE ACTIVITIES:

Greenhouse activity has been steady since we started operations in November.  As is normally the case, we are conducting a wide variety of trials.  There are many different crops, pests, and trial types represented.  If you are in the area, drop by for a quick tour and let us show you what we can do.

The greenhouse will be open for at least three more months this season, so there is still time to get your winter projects underway.  We would be glad to discuss any ideas you have.

 

WEATHER INFO:

Our winter was pretty mild until it wasn’t.  Like much of the country, we had about a week and a half of snow, ice, and very low temperatures (below 0 is cold for us) in mid-January.  Things have since normalized a bit and our wheat trials appear to have survived without much damage.  Several rains in late January have left things a bit messy for now.  While there is still plenty of winter left in the year, maybe the worst is behind us.

 

As we begin to plan for another season, we are looking forward to working with each of you in the coming year.  Please let us know how we can contribute to your research efforts.

Tim, John Louis, Jake, Will, & Jim

 

Proverbs 27:23-24

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds; for riches are not forever.

 

Monday, December 4, 2023

Research Update (December 4, 2023)

 

Research Update (December 4, 2023)

 

Diligence Technologies Inc., West Tennessee

EVENTS FROM THE PAST MONTH:

All the trials from this summer are harvested and the reports are issued.  Our wheat trials are all started, and our fall trials sprayed.  Except for a bit of data collection on the winter trials, we are out of the field and working in the greenhouse for a while.  The season went by quickly and reasonably well with the help of an excellent crew and a little rain. 

 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

We only have one meeting to work in before the Christmas holidays.  After the NCWSS meeting in Minneapolis we have a break before things get busy in January and early February.  We look forward to seeing you at the following events this winter:

 

NCWSS, Minneapolis, MN, Dec. 11-14

NAICC, San Antonio, TX, Jan. 15-19

SWSS/WSSA, San Antonio, TX, Jan. 22-24

West TN Grain Conf., Dyersburg, TN, Feb. 1

Cotton Focus, Jackson, TN, Feb. 7

Gin Show, Memphis, TN, Mar. 1-2

 

CROPPING SEASONS:

We had a dry fall this year which was great for harvest but served to slow down wheat planting.  However, we did manage to get the wheat in ahead of a good rain shower and it appears to be off to a reasonable start.  We have our wheat maintenance (fertilizer, oversprays) completed and only a few more pieces of data to collect before we put them to bed till spring.

Fall burndown trials were also delayed by the dry weather, but recent rains have given us enough weeds to make the postemergence applications.

 

GREENHOUSE ACTIVITIES:

Greenhouse season is off to a good start with several folks looking to get data by the end of the year.  We already have corn, soybeans, camelina, pigweeds, green foxtail, giant ragweed, and barnyardgrass planted in the greenhouse for various trials with more projects in the works.

Now is a great time to let us know how we can help you generate data during the cold part of the year.

 

WEATHER INFO:

The weather was largely warm and dry through harvest this season.  As always, we had a few stray showers and equipment issues to deal with, but we are grateful that things went well for the most part.

We are looking forward to a little break as we put the finishing touches on 2023 and begin to plan for 2024.

 

We are very blessed to have so many wonderful friends in the industry that make our work so enjoyable.  We thank you for your business this past year and look forward to working with you for many more years to come.

Tim, John Louis, Jake, Will, & Jim

 

Proverbs 22:29

Seest thou a man diligent in his business?  He shall stand before kings…

 

Sunday, November 5, 2023

Research Update (November 6, 2023)


 

Research Update (November 6, 2023)

 

Diligence Technologies Inc., West Tennessee

EVENTS FROM THE PAST MONTH:

Harvest continues at its normal (meaning slow) pace.  All the yielded corn trials are out and final reports are being issued.  Soybean and cotton harvest continues as we near the end of trials conducted this summer.

Wheat planting was slowed by lack of moisture, but we finally did manage to get it in the ground ahead of one of the few rains we have had this fall.  Fall burndown trials are also running late as we waited for moisture to get some of the winter annuals out of the ground.

All in all, it has not been a bad fall and we look forward to moving out of the field and transitioning to our winter greenhouse projects.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

As we near the end of the year, we are making plans for winter meetings.  Right now we plan to attend the following:

NCWSS, Minneapolis, MN, Dec. 11-14

NAICC, San Antonio, TX, Jan. 15-19

SWSS/WSSA, San Antonio, TX, Jan. 22-24

West TN Grain Conf., Dyersburg, TN, Feb. 1

Cotton Focus, Jackson, TN, Feb. 7

Gin Show, Memphis, TN, Mar. 1-2

 

We may add a few more to the list as time allows.

 

CROPPING SEASONS:

Wheat is planted and just beginning to emerge.  We have a bit more spraying to do on fall burndown trials.  And of course, we need to finish up harvest on soybean and cotton trials.

We will have some extra wheat available if you decide to run postemergence trials this fall or next spring.  Just let us know.

 

GREENHOUSE ACTIVITIES:

The greenhouse is open and initial trials are underway with more to start in the coming week.  Now is a great time to let us know if you have any greenhouse projects in mind for this winter.

 

WEATHER INFO:

In a nice change from last year, we had pretty good moisture all through the spring and summer.  September and October were very dry which is great for harvest but made wheat planting difficult.  With wheat in the ground and enough moisture to get it going, we hope for a bit more dry weather to finish off the harvest season.

 

Thanks to all that have helped keep us busy over the past summer and we look forward to working with you on greenhouse projects this winter.  Please call if we can be of service.

Tim, John Louis, Jake, Will, & Jim

 

Proverbs 21:5

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness.