Farmers Hear Experts At Crop Production Meeting F


OPELOUSAS, LA.


armers received recommendations and advice from LSU AgCenter ex- perts at a wheat and soybean pro-


duction meeting Jan. 12. “Variety selection is probably the


most important thing you’re going to do as a soybean producer,” advised LSU AgCenter soybean specialist Ron Levy. Controlling weeds early is essential


for a good crop, Levy said. Rice farmers should consider Liberty Link soybeans because drift onto a rice crop from Lib- erty herbicide does not cause a signifi- cant yield loss like drift from Roundup. Early planting is generally best, and


the recommended time frame for plant- ing Group VI soybeans is March 25 through April 30, he said. Group III and IV soybeans have a window of April 15 until May 10. Herbicide-resistant weeds such as


Johnson grass and pigweed are becom- ing more of a problem in Louisiana,


Levy said. Several new fungicides will be avail-


able this year for soybeans, said LSU AgCenter plant pathologist Boyd Pad- gett. Soybeans grown continuously in a field can result in increased disease, and a practice of reduced tillage may also contribute to a disease outbreak. Soybeans can be stricken with the


disease aerial blight if they are planted in a rice field that had a bad episode of sheath blight in the previous year, he said. Some diseases cannot be eliminated


from a field, Padgett said. For example, red crown rot in soybeans can be spread by farm equipment, but getting rid of it is impossible. Red-banded stinkbugs were not a


problem in the past two years, proba- bly because of cold winters, said LSU AgCenter entomologist Jeff Davis. Be- cause this winter, so far, has not been unusually cold, “probably we’re going


to have a higher stinkbug pressure.” Davis recommended using the high-


est rates for insecticide because reduc- ing rates will promote resistance. Most of the wheat grown in Louisiana


is resistant to rust diseases, said LSU AgCenter wheat breeder Steve Harri- son, but that could change. “There’s never been a resistant variety that stayed that way forever.” The Louisiana wheat crop appears to have escaped outbreaks of the Hessian


fly, Harrison said. “If we were going to have a Hessian fly problem, we would know it by now.” LSU AgCenter weed scientist Bill


Williams said spraying for weeds four to six weeks before planting will help control insects. Also, some weeds emit chemicals that retard a plant’s growth. The weed henbit is becoming more


difficult to control, and fall applications of the herbicides 2,4-D and glyphosate can be effective, Williams said.


USDA To Survey Farmers’ Planting Intentions For 2012


acres of corn, cotton, rice, soybeans, and sorghum do farmers intend to plant this growing season? The March Agricultural Survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Na- tional Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will survey 82,000 U.S. farm- ers in March 2012 to ask such ques- tions about farmers’ plans for the 2012 season.


H LITTLE ROCK, ARK.


ow will the uncertain economy affect U.S. farmer’s planting in- tentions in 2012? How many


NASS will mail the survey question-


naire in late February, asking produc- ers to provide information about the types of crops they intend to plant in 2012, how many acres they intend to plant, and the amounts of grain and oilseed they store on their farms. NASS will compile and analyze the


survey information and publish the results in a series of USDA reports, in- cluding annual Prospective Plantings report and quarterly Grain Stocks re- port, both to be released on March 30, 2012.


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