Research Update – November 3, 2025
Diligence Technologies Inc., West Tennessee
Events from the Past Month
Harvest is ongoing. Overall, conditions have been favorable until the past week or so. We have experience some equipment delays along the way, but hope to be back in the field in the coming week.
Upcoming Events
As we move into winter, planning is underway for meeting season. Below are a few conferences we plan to attend, with more to be added soon:
- North Central Weed Science Society – December 15–18, Grand Rapids, MI
- National Alliance of Independent Crop Consultants – January 26–31, Orlando, FL
- Cotton & Rice Conference – February 5–6, Jonesboro, AR
Cropping Seasons
Harvest is wrapping up across most crops. Corn and cotton harvests are underway, and soybean harvest should ramp up as soon as we dry out from the recent rains.
Winter wheat planting is also in progress. We plan to plant some additional wheat acreage to accommodate potential herbicide or fungicide trials next spring.
Greenhouse Activities
The greenhouse is already up and running this year—earlier than usual. We typically open in November, but several early projects prompted an early start. If you’re interested in running a greenhouse trial this winter, now is an excellent time to reach out.
Weather Update
Harvest weather has been mostly favorable. A few scattered showers have caused minor delays, but overall progress has been steady until recently.
Pest Update
This has been one of the lowest insect pressure years in recent memory. While this has been good news for growers, it has made conducting insecticide trials more challenging.
We were able to find moderate populations of soybean loopers, but plant bugs and stink bugs were scarce. Even fall armyworm pressure in corn was below normal. We pursued infestations where we could, though not always with success.
We are thankful that you trusted us with your research projects over the past season. We are working hard to get everything out of the field and final research reports written. Please let us know if we can be of service now and in the future.
Tim, Jackson, Jake, Will, Jim, & JT
“Seest thou a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings.” – Proverbs 22:29
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