Best Management Practices by Barney Bernstein and Dr. Ron Heiniger - NCSU Smithfield recommended hybrids based on Mid-Atlantic OVT data Smithfield Golden Med/Early Food Grade SCA Tolerant Moderate Anthracnose Resistance Smithfield 007 Med/Early Red Excellent Anthracnose Resistance Smithfield Late Full Season Red High Yielding Moderate Anthracnose Resistance Full Season Plant Medium-Late to Late hybrids Double Crop Plant Early to Medium Season Hybrids DO NOT plant Med-Late to Late hybrids for Double Crop CompanyHybrid NumberCompanyHybrid Number DekalbDKS53-67Alta SeedsAG1203 DekalbDKS49-45Alta SeedsAG2101 DekalbDKS51-01Alta SeedsAG3201 DekalbDKS44-20Alta SeedsAG2115 DekalbDKS54-00DekalbDKS44-20 Dyna-GroM77GB52DekalbDKS49-45 Dyna-Gro765BDyna-GroM77GB52` Mycogen1G855Dyna-GroM75GB39 Pioneer83P17Golden Acres Genetics3552 Pioneer84P80Pioneer84P80 Pioneer86G32Southern HarvestSH59G4 Sorghum PartnersSP8401Southern HarvestSH80G4 Sorghum PartnersSP7715Southern StatesSS540 Sorghum PartnersNK6638 Sorghum PartnersSP7868 Sorghum PartnersK73-J6 Sorghum PartnersNK8416 Southern Harvest59G4

Best Management Practices by Barney Bernstein and Dr. Ron Heiniger - NCSU Kinston, flowering Vega, soft dough

Best Management Practices by Barney Bernstein and Dr. Ron Heiniger - NCSU Kinston, flowering Vega, TX during grain fill

Best Management Practices by Barney Bernstein and Dr. Ron Heiniger - NCSU Vega, TX post-bloom

Best Management Practices by Barney Bernstein and Dr. Ron Heiniger - NCSU Soil Fertility: Optimum pH is 6.0, recommend a soil test 120 lbs of total N ~30 lb preplant ~90 lb side dressed 30d after emergence for best yield potential Time of differentiation lbs of total P lbs of total K 30 lbs of S 1 lb of Zn 1 lb of Mn Soils with pH above 6.2

Best Management Practices by Barney Bernstein and Dr. Ron Heiniger - NCSU Planting: Start clean - Use Gramoxone instead of glyphosate due to weed resistance Perform pre-plant tillage 4-7d after burn down, apply pre-emergent immediately When – Soil temperature reaches 60° for late maturing hybrids (Smithfield Late) After wheat harvest, no later than July 5 th for double crop hybrids (Smithfield Golden & Smithfield 007) Depth and Rate are VERY CRITICAL – 1-1.5” deep 70,000 – 80,000 seeds/acre on 15” or 30” rows Seed spacing too close will cause small, lightweight panicles

Best Management Practices by Barney Bernstein and Dr. Ron Heiniger - NCSU Herbicides: Pre-emergent - Bicep II, Duel, Outlook Seed must be Concep III safened for use with pre-emergents other than Atrazine Post-emergent - Broadleaf Weeds – Huskie, Atrazine, Clarity, Aim, Lorox, or Marksman Grasses – Lorox or Facet L

Best Management Practices by Barney Bernstein and Dr. Ron Heiniger - NCSU Insecticides: Head Worms – Scout weekly after heading out and during grain fill 1-2 sprays Belt, Lorsban, Baythroid, Tombstone, Asana, Sevin, Karate, Warrior Pyrethroids (Lorsban, Baythroid, etc) will flare SCA by killing beneficials Sugarcane Aphids – All SCA are females, born pregnant Populations can reach the threshold of 50 SCA/leaf in 2-3d Spray early, or spray often Sivanto Transform

Best Management Practices by Barney Bernstein and Dr. Ron Heiniger - NCSU

Fungicides: Can increase yield bu/ac Headline worked best in the NCSU trials for controlling Anthracnose

Best Management Practices by Barney Bernstein and Dr. Ron Heiniger - NCSU Harvesting: Desiccation Glyphosate or Sodium Chlorate Moisture 18 – 20% Golden Late 007

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