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Considerations for Early Planted Soybeans
April 4, 2025There’s been a lot of recent work evaluating the merits of early planted soybeans (KSU summary: https://eupdate.agronomy.ksu.edu/article/soybean-planting-date...
Buckbrush Control
March 28, 2025The growing season is underway and one of the first species that will leaf out is buckbrush or coralberry . While it can grow to over 6′ tall, it’s often...
Alfalfa Weevil Update - 03/27/25
March 28, 2025Weevil hatching increased over the past 10 days, but most fields are still not seeing much feeding pressure. Most sites sampled are well below 40% infestation...
The Effect of Pasture Fertility on Weed Pressure
March 17, 2025Some of our pasture/hay fertilizer is on. Some is a work in progress. With the time/money spent to make it happen, have you ever wondered if it's worth it?
Alfalfa Weevil Update - 03/15/25
March 17, 2025K-State Field Crops Entomologist Jeff Whitworth mentioned the impending alfalfa weevil hatch in early March. Sure enough…it has begun…with small larvae...
Invasive Bluestems: Broomsedge
Feb. 28, 2025The term ‘bluestem’ often conjures up images of waving prairie grasses - but there are other much less desirable bluestem species as well. One is the all...
Invasive Bluestems: Old World Bluestems
Feb. 28, 2025Broomsedge Bluestem gets plenty of attention for the problems it causes in cool season grass stands, but another group of bluestems has also become a concern....
Transition Planning: Step By Step Guide
Jan. 31, 2025Farm transition planning is hard work. Just thinking about it is enough for some families to not want to think about thinking about it again. It’s a tall...
Corn Disease Updates - February 6 & 7
Jan. 24, 2025Emerging corn diseases over the past 3 seasons have increased pressure on budgets - and our management! Tar Spot was first, and while Corn Stunt confirmation...
Sub-Freezing Temperatures and Insect Life
Jan. 24, 2025Try to think of one good thing that came from the couple of bitterly cold stretches we’ve had so far this winter…I know…it might be difficult…I'll give...