6/18/2013 12:00:00 AM
In the previous installment of this series, I covered how higher disease pressure can result in higher risk of fungicide resistance. Higher disease pressure can come at you from several directions, including: disease-favorable weather conditions; agronomic management; and, characteristics of fungal pathogens themselves.
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6/17/2013 12:00:00 AM
There have been some extremely high temperatures this week in Kansas. While this is not unusual for this time of year, the high temperatures have caught some of the wheat during early to mid grain fill. What effect will these temperatures have on the wheat crop? Find out from this Agronomy e-Update.
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6/17/2013 12:00:00 AM
Yield and quality assessments are important as producers anticipate harvest and marketing of the crop. Read more on assessing your crop from this Field Crop News article.
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6/14/2013 12:00:00 AM
Cotton and corn production estimates for 2013/14 are reduced in the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE), while wheat, sugar and total meat production are expected to increase. Rice, soybean and milk production will remain unchanged from last month, according to latest figures. Read more details of the estimates from this Southwest Farm Press article.
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6/14/2013 12:00:00 AM
David Boehm shares best management practices for Northern Plains growers gearing up for winter wheat planting. "Try to maintain cover," he tells KQLX-AM, emphasizing the importance of fallowing and retaining weed residue to avoid planting in bare ground leading to more successful yields later.
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6/14/2013 12:00:00 AM
The publication entitled "Revenue and Costs for Corn, Soybeans, Wheat, and Double-Crop Soybeans" has been revised and is available in this Farmdoc Daily article. Revisions from the last publication includes an update of 2012 results and an updated to projections for 2013.
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6/14/2013 12:00:00 AM
The United States Department of Agriculture along with the World Ag Outlook Board released their monthly World Agriculutral Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report June 12. The report is the second to provide insight on USDA's projections for the 2013 U.S. crop (new crop). Read a summary of the report from this Mississippi Crop Situation article.
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6/14/2013 12:00:00 AM
Bacterial streak and black chaff in wheat, two phases of the same disease, are more prevalent than usual this year, particularly in eastern Nebraska. Find out more on their prevalence from this Crop Watch article.
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6/13/2013 12:00:00 AM
The IPM Scouts have detected cereal aphids and grasshopper nymphs in southern North Dakota. This is a good time to intensify your scouting efforts for cereal aphids in wheat, durum and barley, and for grasshoppers in any crop. Read more on treatment thresholds from this Crop & Pest Report.
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6/11/2013 12:00:00 AM
There is a considerable amount of Fusarium head blight (FHB) showing up in many wheat fields in the central and northeastern parts of the state. Read more on its activity from this Kentucky Pest News article.
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