Jarette s Farm Journal

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1 Jarette s Farm Journal Jarette Hurry October 2017 Contact Us For more information regarding any of your farming needs, please feel free to contact the Bertie County Cooperative Extension Office at Your questions and comments are important us. Pesticide Disposal Day November 16, :00a.m.-2:00p.m. at Powell & Stokes Nearly all pesticide products will be accepted at this amnesty collection event, including banned and outdated pesticides. Please save any portion of the label to help identify the material so you can be assisted with disposal. Unknown materials cannot be accepted. If you have any questions, please give us a call at

2 NCDA&CS REMINDS USERS TO SUBMIT SOIL SAMPLES BY NOVEMBER 30 TH TO AVOID PEAK-SEASON FEES! The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services reminds growers that soil samples submitted by NOVEMBER 30, 2017 will be processed free of charge. Processing for soil samples arriving between DECEMBER 1, 2017 and APRIL 1, 2018 will cost $4 per sample. ***************************************************************************************************** Wheat Planting Date Fall Pre plant Nitrogen When planting on time, 15 to 30 pounds preplant N per acre are generally sufficient to promote maximum growth and tillering. This application can be very important for high yields because N stress early in the season will prevent adequate tillering. When small grains follow soybeans or peanuts, enough carryover N may be present to meet small grain fall requirements. Unfortunately, the availability of carryover N is difficult to predict and there is no method for testing for available N in the fall. In many years and locations, the N released from a previous legume crop may not be available until the following spring or even summer, which is too late to support fall tillering. Consequently, unless experience with specific fields indicates otherwise, a small amount of preplant N is recommended even when following soybeans or peanuts.

3 No-Till Preplant N Management for no-till small grains is similar to conventional-till with a couple of minor differences. Many no-till growers find that their Preplant N rates need to be on the high end of the recommended range. Therefore, when planting during the recommended planting dates, consider as much as 30 lbs of Preplant N per acre. Growers using the early planting system may also want to consider applying 15 to 30 lb N preplant per acre, particularly in conditions where corn or sorghum residue is heavy. Italian Rye Grass Control In Wheat Written by: Tim Hambrick A single ryegrass plant in a square yard of wheat can reduce yield in that square yard by up to.4 percent. That may not sound like much of a yield penalty but consider how many times you may have more than one ryegrass plant in a square yard. In fact, a heavy ryegrass infestation can reduce wheat yield by up to 75%. That s a much more impressive yield penalty! Ryegrass can be a tremendous yield robber and the contamination from ryegrass seed can create additional income loss due to dockage at the point of sale. Many years ago, ryegrass was effectively controlled with Hoelon. At this time, most ryegrass has developed resistance to Hoelon. Not too many years ago, Osprey and PowerFlex (Group 2 s) were developed for ryegrass control. For effective ryegrass control, always start clean. No-tillers in particular need to scout very closely before deciding not to use a burndown. If a burndown is warranted, use a material like Gramoxone to be on the safe side and to better guarantee a good ryegrass kill. Use high quality seed, plant on time, and make sure to apply some fall nitrogen to help create a healthy, competitive wheat crop. Create a seed bed that allows all seed to be planted at a correct depth, thereby allowing all seed the opportunity to germinate quickly and uniformly. You may also need to consider a fall applied herbicide to aid in ryegrass control oz is a Group 5/15 material that give good ryegrass control if applied to wheat at the spike to 2 leaf stage. Axiom must be applied prior to ryegrass emergence and must receive rain to activate and provide satisfactory control oz is a Group 14 material that gives good suppression of ryegrass and can be applied up to 7 days pre-plant. In most cases, Valor will require a follow up POST application to give satisfactory control oz is a Group 15 material that gives very good control if applied just after planting if there is moisture to activate it. In tests, Zidua has given nearly 100% control of ryegrass in wheat. All three of the above materials are pre-emerge materials, therefore all three will require moisture to active them. All three must be applied prior to ryegrass emergence to be effective. All three of the above materials also help with the resistance issue as there currently is no resistance to the Group 5, 14, or 15 materials.

4 Below are yields from two Corn Variety Test in Bertie County. I would like to express my appreciation to Perry Brothers Farm, Tommy Corbett and the staff at the Peanut Belt Research Station.

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6 Jarette Hurry Bertie County Center North Carolina Cooperative Extension 104 Dundee St., PO Box 280 Windsor, NC Cell (252) Office (252) Fax (252) North Carolina State University and North Carolina A&T State University commit themselves to positive action to secure equal opportunity regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, religion, sex, age, or disability. In addition, the two Universities welcome all persons without regard to sexual orientation. North Carolina State University, North Carolina A&T State University, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and local governments cooperating. Bertie County Center 104 Dundee Street PO Box 280 Windsor, NC RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED NC Cooperative Extension