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Add Southern Rust to the Mix…
July 15, 2024With Tar Spot confirmed early this year, there were initial fears multiple pass fungicide applications might be needed. As summer progressed, however, Tar Spot...
Hay Stand Evaluations - Horizontally AND Vertically
July 5, 2024There are typically two times a year when we spend time looking down into our cool season hay fields: once when we apply fertilizer and again at harvest. The...
Tar Spot Confirmations Expand…
June 20, 2024Two more (Kansas) counties were added to a growing list of Tar Spot confirmed areas across the Corn Belt. Jefferson and Nemaha Counties were added, as were...
A Way Too Early Confirmation of Tar Spot
June 6, 2024This is not a map you want to be first on - but here we are. On June 5, 2024, K-State Research & Extension Row Crops Pathologist Dr. Rodrigo Onofre confirmed...
Crown Rot Pathogens in Corn
May 3, 2024It’s still early in the corn growing season, but at some point – even through the end of the season - we might look at a stand and ask: why am I missing...
War Against Weeds Podcast
May 3, 2024If you want a podcast that hits on traditional weed control topics ( Herbicide Burndown in No-Till , Herbicide Carryover with Kevin Bradley , etc…) plus a...
Soil/Fertility Effects on Carrying Capacity
April 26, 2024In my last post, I referenced how growing season weather can effect smooth brome production. Weather isn’t the only factor to consider, however. We know cool...
Soybean Seed Treatments – Will They Work?
April 26, 2024It’s always a bit of a tricky ‘balance’ when we get spring moisture like we did across NEK this week. We want (need…) it to help with emergence but...
Alfalfa Weevil - A Season At It's End?
April 26, 2024This post is overdue but (hopefully…) signals the end of the alfalfa weevil season for most of NEK. KSU Extension Field Crops Entomologist Jeff Whitworth...
Smooth Brome Season of Use
April 25, 2024Smooth Bromegrass is the predominant species in most of our forage systems. It’s been shown to fit our growing season well and fertility management has allowed...