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Fungicide Applications - The Importance of Scouting…
June 25, 2025The Kansas section of the Crop Protection Network Tar Spot of Corn map added another yellow county this week.
Looking Ahead to Fungicide Applications
June 13, 2025If the confirmation June 11th of Tar Spot in NEK caused you to think more about fungicide applications, current input costs + corn price + weather outlook may...
Evaluating Forage Stand Competitiveness
June 6, 2025Competition from undesirable species is a huge challenge for forage growers. Broadleaf weeds, brush, and invasive grasses very effectively use any and all openings...
Proper Pesticide Application/Use
May 23, 2025It’s not uncommon for me to reference pesticides in news columns/consultations etc…. Whether a fungicide for wheat or corn diseases or insecticide for alfalfa...
Alfalfa Weevil Update - 05/02/25 (FINAL)
May 2, 2025Just like that…alfalfa weevil scouting season is complete. Harvest began in parts of the District this past week and many larvae are forming pupal cases that...
Alfalfa Weevil Update - 04/25/25
April 25, 2025Alfalfa weevil counts were conducted early this week due to forecast moisture. Even in the shorter interval between scouting (1-2 day reduction), evident increases...
Alfalfa Weevil Update - 04/18/25
April 18, 2025Insecticide Applications - and Weevil Numbers On The Rise…
Alfalfa Weevil Update - 04/11/25
April 11, 2025Alfalfa weevil infestation levels continued to climb this past week. The chart below shows levels last week (blue) vs. this week (yellow). NOTE: if there is...
Soybean Inoculation Importance
April 11, 2025We’ve grown soybeans in EKS long enough the nitrogen fixation process is ‘old hat' and we give it little thought. It's an important process, however, and...
Alfalfa Weevil Update - 04/04/25
April 4, 2025Last week's numbers - and the size of the weevils found during sampling suggested the year's alfalfa weevil hatch had (for the most part…more in a companion...