Terry Spurlock

#Wheat plots at Marianna are really growing with warm temps this week. Dry weather has wheat looking excellent. I found very low levels of stripe rust - no treatment is needed currently, but will watch how it may progress.

Arkansas County Crop Production Meeting Tuesday, March 3 at the Rice Research and Extension Center, Stuttgart. Starts at 8 am and ends with lunch.

A New Threat to Cotton: The Cotton Jassid. Listen to the @ISDPPodcast at sites.libsyn.com/416264/s4e37-a… From @DrBugKid & @UGAExtension @GACottonComm @NCottonCouncil @CottonInc

“The impact of plant diseases on soybean...was estimated across 29 states and Ontario, Canada from 2020 to 2024...Diseases reduced soybean yield by an estimated 1.2 billion bushels...valued at $14.6 billion USD for the survey period. Per acre, this estimated mean economic loss was equal to $32.93 USD...across all locations and years...” From the new @planthealthprog article at doi.org/10.1094/PHP-09… by @DTelenko @baldpathologist @MandyBish1 @cropdisease @kmbiss @ISU_IPM @BorisCamiletti @MartinChilvers1 @PACropDoc @MahDuffeck @travisfaske @tjcksn @DylanMangel @bobkemerait @febina_m @dsmuelle @OnofreLab @MPlumblee @ppp_trey @maddishires @alabamaED @badgercropdoc @SpurlockLab @AlbertTenuta @LSUNematology @BisonBeanDoc @YuanZeng3 +more @KsSoybean @NCStatesoybeans @Ohiosoycouncil @NESoybeanBoard @soybean #USSoy

The southern rust map cropprotectionnetwork.org/maps/southern-… is NOT a "spray advisory" map. Follow the spread of the disease, determine corn growth stage, scout your crop, make a decision to apply a fungicide on budget, ROI, growth stage, presence of southern rust #mscrops @MississippiCorn

Don't miss a chance to learn the latest in turfgrass products & research at this year's Turfgrass Field Day on Aug. 6 in Fayetteville! Early-bird registration is $100. After August 1, it's $150. Learn more: aaes.uada.edu/events/2025-tu…. @HutchensWendell @uarkhort @AginArk

A #Diagnostic Guide for #Fusarium Root Rot of #Soybean | Plant Health Progress apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/10.1094/PH… Thank you @UnitedSoy and @NDSoybean for funding research on soybean seedling diseases @plantdisease @planthealth

🆕What's happening? 2025 Rice Disease & Insect Training 📅When? July 14th, 2025 🚩Where? 2890 Highway 130 E, Stuttgart, AR 72160 ⏲️What time? 9:00 am to 3:00 pm @ArkansasEPP @ricecropcare @NickBateman @SpurlockLab @LSU @felipedallalana

Tar spot management starts with proper ID. These are not tar spot.

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Fusarium graminearum why all the fuss? canr.msu.edu/news/fusarium-… @MSU_PSM @MSUEFieldCrops @MSUDiagnostics @MSUExtension @MSUWheat

With spring rains, warm-season turfgrasses are at risk of the devastating disease large patch, but a new article could help homeowners & turf professionals alike with the problem: aaes.uada.edu/news/large-pat… @HutchensWendell @samTURFkreinbrg @GCSAA @ArkansasTurf @SpurlockLab

📢 New Rice Disease Fact Sheets! 🌾 🔬 Blast: uaex.uada.edu/publications/p… 🟣 Cercospora: uaex.uada.edu/publications/p… 🌾 False Smut: uaex.uada.edu/publications/p… Essential info for growers, advisors & researchers! @ricecropcare @ArkAgResearch @ArkansasEPP

The University of Arkansas Turfgrass Field Day is scheduled for August 6th. Pre-registration is open. We hope to see you there! uada.formstack.com/forms/turfgras…

Farmers, ag industry, CCAs: Take the 2025 Soybean Seedling & Stem Disease Survey at app.smartsheet.com/b/form/d1f7a7a… Your insights are essential. Help us understand important soybean disease issues & the value of the Crop Protection Network. @alabamaED @alisonrISU @dsmuelle @cropdoc08 @DTelenko @MartinChilvers1 @badgercropdoc @baldpathologist @ppp_trey @travisfaske @badgercropdoc @SoybeanScience1 @SoyResearchInfo @UnitedSoy #ussoy

@catdadd76769738 Not yet. Will be doing 28d stands next week.

@SpurlockLab Terry your plots y’all planted showing anything yet?

Taproot decline on March planted soybeans in Woodruff Co. Seems early for these symptoms but we've had lots of rain to support the development of soilborne disease in central Arkansas.

Significant leaf rust on susceptible varieties in the OVT at Rohwer today. Variety choice matters.

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Found a little stripe rust at Rohwer today and a lot of leaf rust in the OVT.