Research
Update (January 6, 2020)
Diligence Technologies Inc., West Tennessee
As we kick off a new year, greenhouse work continues to
increase, meeting season moves into high gear, and plans begin for another
season. We are very thankful for the past
trial year, but this is the point in the cycle where it really hits home that
it is time to start all over again.
Call us with your greenhouse projects. Look us up at the winter meetings to talk
about your plans for the summer. And
start putting the finishing touches on those spring wheat and burndown trials
(it will be time to head back to the field before you know it). We look forward to another great year of
helping you with your research projects.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Many thanks to our friends at the North Central Weed
Science Society for making the meeting in Columbus such a great
experience. If we missed you there,
never fear. We have a full slate of
meetings scheduled and look forward to catching up with you over the next couple of
months. Here is a summary of what we
currently have on the calendar:
NAICC (Jan. 22-25, San Antonio, TX)
SWSS (Jan. 27-29, Biloxi, MS)
Cotton & Rice Conference (Jan. 30-31, Memphis, TN)
Grain Conference (Feb. 6, Dyersburg, TN)
TN Ag Production Association (Feb. 12, Jackson, TN)
Cotton Focus (Feb. 13, Jackson, TN)
Gin Show (Feb. 28-29, Memphis, TN)
WSSA (Mar. 2-5, Maui, HI)
CROPPING SEASONS:
Things are quiet in the field right now as you would
expect. We have a few projects that run
through the winter, but even those are mostly put to bed except for the
occasional rating. Hard to imagine that
it all will change in a couple of short months from now. And even though things get busy in a hurry, I
can assure you that the warmer temperatures and time outside are always welcome
in the spring. The winter wheat appears
to be in good shape for now, and we should have a good crop of burndown weeds
to get the season started.
GREENHOUSE ACTIVITIES:
The diversity of crops and pests we work with in the
greenhouse is always fascinating. I got
a call from a long-time friend recently asking if we could grow a wide assortment
of vegetable crops for an upcoming trial.
The thing that made the call memorable to me was that we had grown them
all before. With every different crop he
would name, we gave him a reply that was some version of “yep, we’ve done
that”. When I get some “free time”, I
need to look back and put together a list of crops, pests, and trial types that
have come through the greenhouse. For now, just allow me to say that if you are looking for a
weed or two, there is a good chance we can grow it. Bugs can be a little harder to come by at
this time of year, but we will do what we can.
And as for crops of various kinds, there is a good chance you will hear
something like “yep, we’ve done that”.
Give us a try and find out.
WEATHER INFO:
The early part of winter has been generally mild with
plenty of moisture. As mentioned above,
this should be good news for both winter wheat and winter weeds for burndown
trials. That said, we still have at
least two more months before things really start to “wake up” for the spring.
As always, we wish you and your family all the best in coming
year. Let us know what we can do to make
your burden a little lighter.
Proverbs 12:27
… the substance of the diligent man is precious.
