Agronomy Insights

Start Clean with Effective Burndowns
An effective burndown is the start to an effective weed management program Winter annual weed species are dense and actively growing in many fields Use multiple effective sites of action, apply an effective rate of the herbicides, and utilize the...
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Protecting Your Wheat Crop with Quelex and Rezuvant
Wheat is very sensitive to competition from weeds, both broadleaves and grasses. One study showed every ryegrass plant per square yard reduced wheat yields by 0.4%. Although competition from all weed species is not as detrimental to wheat as Italian...
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Wheat Disease Management Deserves Attention
Wheat growers can’t control the weather, but taking a holistic, integrated pest management approach helps minimize wheat yield losses due to disease. Local Southern States Cooperative agronomy experts can help you develop a year-long disease prevention and management program to protect your crop from yield losses.
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High-yielding Wheat Starts with Clean Fields
Eliminate competition in your wheat fields with pre-plant weed management
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DON'T LET EARLY PESTS & DISEASE TRIM YOUR WHEAT YIELD POTENTIAL
Spring green-up is a critical juncture for the wheat crop for Southern States farmers. Be sure you’re not allowing early-season weeds, insects and diseases to erode yield potential by scouting thoroughly and applying the right combination of fungicides and insecticides.
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Preparing for Wheat Harvest
Wheat growers who plan to store their crop should take essential steps before harvest to prepare grain storage bins properly to protect grain from pests and moisture. Your local Southern States Cooperative agronomy experts can help you select a grain bin insecticide and identify harvest measures to safeguard your stored crop from losses.
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Wheat Fertility Management
Establish a strong wheat crop with a fall nitrogen application
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The Value of Fungicides in High-Yield Wheat Production
Fungicides are useful tools that can significantly protect yields. Applications that target the flag leaf, leaf below the flag leaf, and ear, can protect up to 90% of total carbohydrates needed for grain fill
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