Research Update (January 6, 2024)

 

                                             Research Update (January 6, 2024)

 

Diligence Technologies Inc., West Tennessee

EVENTS FROM THE PAST MONTH:

Winter meeting season kicked off with a trip to Kansas City for the North Central Weed Science Society meeting.  We had a great time and caught up with some old friends in the process.  We got a short break for Christmas and things will get busy again in January.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

We have several meetings planned for this winter.  Let us know where you are going to be.  We would be glad to discuss plans for the coming year.

NAICC, Jan. 20-24, Monterey, CA

Conservation Systems Cotton & Rice Conference, Jan. 27-28, Memphis, TN

West TN Grain Conference, Feb. 6, Dyersburg, TN

Cotton Focus, Feb. 11, Jackson, TN

Midsouth Farm & Gin Show, Feb. 28-Mar. 1, Memphis, TN

 

CROPPING SEASONS:

Things are quiet in the field right now.  All our summer crops are harvested and reports finalized.  Winter wheat out of the ground but will likely not do much till we start fertilizing in February or March. 

 

GREENHOUSE ACTIVITIES:

While things are quiet in the field, greenhouse trials are underway with additional trials being added on a regular basis.  A common question we get is what kind of trials we conduct in the greenhouse.  That is a difficult question to answer as it varies so much by year, and we seem to be adding new types of testing each season.  However, to give you some idea of the range of trials we work on, I have put together a list of at least some of the things we have worked with in the past.

CROPS			WEEDS			APPLICATION TYPES
Beet			Barnyardgrass			In-furrow
Bell pepper			Common ragweed			Postemergence foliar
Camelina			Johnsongrass			Preemergence soil (spray, liquid)
Carrot			Large crabgrass			Premeergence soil (spread, dry)
Citrus			Morningglory			Preplant incorporated
Corn			Palmer amaranth			Seed treatment
Cotton			Prickly sida
Dry beans			Ryegrass
Flowers (Petunia)			Sicklepod			TRIAL TYPE
Hops			Velvetleaf
Mint			Wild mustard			Adjuvant
Mustard			Yellow nutsedge			Compatibility
Peanut						Defoliation
Radish						Fertility
Rice			INSECTS			Fungicide
Soybean						Herbicide
Squash			Aphid			Hydroponic
Sunflower			Fall armyworm			Insecticide
Tomato			Fungus gnat			Lint staining
Turf (Bentgrass)						Lysimeter
Turf (Bermudagrass)						Miticide
Turf (Kentucky bluegrass)			DISEASES			Moisture usage
Turf (Tall fescue)						Phytotoxicity
Wheat			Frogeye leafspot			Plant growth regulator
			Rhizoctonia

 

While this list may not be comprehensive, it should give you an idea of the flexibility we have in this testing environment.  Please feel free to bring us your ideas.  We would love to add a few more to the list.

 

WEATHER INFO:

Late fall and early winter were generally mild, but we have started to see reminders that there is a lot of winter left.  Low temperatures have started dropping into the 20’s at night and working in the greenhouse is starting to feel good.  However, we have yet to see any snow or ice.    

 

We hope you all had a great break at Christmas and are looking to get started on the coming year.  We will have the greenhouse open for several more months, so there is plenty of time to get something going this winter.  We also look forward to discussing your plans for the 2025 cropping season.

Let us know what we can do to help.

Tim, Jackson, Jake, Will, Jim, & JT

 

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.