Hello Everyone! I hope you are having a good year and a good summer. We escaped the heat for the past two summers but are making up for it this year. We should learn a lot about the stress tolerance of many of our new varieties this season. Please remember to take care of yourself and stay hydrated when we have unusually hot weather.
I just returned from a Small Grain Growers Board of Directors Meeting in Raleigh and wanted to report to you that your Association is funding a lot of cutting edge research that will be available to growers soon. Examples of some of the research include germplasm for new variety development, Italian ryegrass control in small grain, seed treatments for hessian fly, tiller density and management through use of growth regulators, development of new varieties through doubled haploid technology, etc. Imagine having varieties in the future that have branched heads, low tiller density, low disease pressure, scab resistance and yield potential of 130 + bushels per acre. Sounds exciting!
PICTURES FOR IN SERVICE TRAINING!
These are pictures taken from our region that you might find interesting.
1. Some parts of the state have plenty of rain!
2. Harvey’s AP 1871 and Harvey’s AP 1882 in OVT test.
3. Harvey’s AP 1871 being harvested in Snow Hill, NC. (73 bushels/acre)
4. Can you guess what is wrong with the soybeans?
5. Phantom pest known as grasshoppers.
6. Herbicide injury in tobacco. (Fertility problems are often blamed)
7. Corn seedling vigor problem. (Skippy stands of corn)
8.Corn seedlings vigor problem. (Seed germinated but never emerged, seed rotted underground with 21 days of planting)
9. Leaf Curl problem with soybeans 2014. (Leaf hopper damage)
10. Soybean cyst nematode problem. (Visual symptoms above ground)
11. Soybean cyst nematode problem. (Egg masses on roots)
12. John Deere Fan (Massey Ferguson 240S tractor painted John Deere Green)
Thank you for all your calls & questions!
Sincerely,
Rick Morris
Harvey’s Agronomist
