July 21, 2021
SOUTH CAROLINA SOYBEAN RUST NEWS NOTE 21 July 2021 FROM: Jonathan Croft, Clemson Extension Agronomic Agent, Joe Varn, Clemson Extension Agronomic Agent, and Dr. John Mueller, Extension Soybean Pathologist, Edisto Research and Education Center. SOYBEAN RUST HAS NOT BEEN DETECTED IN SOUTH CAROLINA AS OF 21 JULY 2021. On July 19th, Asian Soybean Rust (ASR) […]
July 19, 2021
Scouting School dates are set for our 2021 in-field, in-person workshops devoted to scouting for insect issues in cotton, soybeans, and peanut. The dates and locations for these scouting workshops are below. See attachments to preregister and for more details. • 28 July in Manning, SC, at the Clarendon Extension Office (21 West Rigby Street, […]
July 16, 2021
SOUTH CAROLINA SOYBEAN RUST NEWS NOTE 16 July 2021 FROM: Jonathan Croft, Clemson Extension Agronomic Agent, Joe Varn, Clemson Extension Agronomic Agent, and Dr. John Mueller, Extension Soybean Pathologist, Edisto Research and Education Center. SOYBEAN RUST HAS NOT BEEN DETECTED IN SOUTH CAROLINA AS OF 16 JULY 2021. During the week of July 12th – […]
July 14, 2021
Corn Everyone had to watch as Elsa passed over South Carolina over the last few days. Fortunately, for the most part if you were off the coast rainfall and winds stayed in the manageable levels. However, it very well may have blown spores into our state for several diseases including Southern rust on corn, soybean […]
June 29, 2021
CORN Fungicides As we close in on the 4th of July, we need to consider our possible fungicide applications on corn and soybean. Weather is one of the big drivers for foliar diseases in both of these crops. The worst-case scenario is not a mid-afternoon thunderstorm which delivers 1+ inches of rain but then the […]
June 18, 2021
The majority of our corn crop is at VT or R1 and this is the appropriate time to start making the decision whether or not to spray a fungicide. Observations from South Carolina corn fields: At the Edisto REC Dr. Plumblee and I have walked several fields and the corn is very clean when it […]
June 11, 2021
I am sure that many of you are getting reports of “bad/sad” looking corn in a range of growth stages. As we all know this year’s corn crop has been through every possible type of stress. Don’t forget to look at the roots! Stubby root nematode is very common as are Columbia lance, lesion, Southern root-knot […]
June 11, 2021
With extensive rains occurring across much of South Carolina in the last week our corn crop is getting back on track and more than half of it is in the process of tasseling. This is the growth stage where most growers will be deciding whether to spray a fungicide for foliar diseases. Here are a […]
June 10, 2021
As folks gear up (early planted crops may have already sprayed) for using dicamba (Engenia, Xtendimax, Tavium) in cotton and soybean, some reminders for applicators. These herbicides can only be applied by certified applicators (restricted use pesticide) that have taken the required dicamba training in 2021. The last day of permitted applications of these dicamba […]
June 8, 2021
The South Carolina Soybean Production Guide has been updated for 2021 is now available online on the Clemson Agronomic Crops Website. In this guide you will find information and recommendations related to soybean production in South Carolina. The link to to view a PDF of the production guide is below. www.clemson.edu/extension/agronomy/soybeans/html
