Wheat fields are beginning to flower in western Kentucky. Flowering (anthesis) is a critical time, as wheat becomes susceptible to infection by Fusarium graminearum, the causal agent of Fusarium head blight (FHB; also known as scab)
Read More
The end of the 2018-19 wheat marketing-year is quickly approaching so this article will provide a few comments about the old-crop wheat and set the groundwork for the new crop balance sheet and the supply and demand factors affecting the U.S. marketing year average price.
Read More
Field testing indicates that aphid populations may be in fields at undetectable levels; however, consultants and farmers should continue scouting for this pest as warmer temperatures will increase in April and aphid populations can grow rapidly.
Read More
We’ve conducted an experiment over the last two years to compare how wheat and cereal rye perform as cover crops—research funded by the Kentucky Soybean Promotion Board.
Read More
Managers should consider the potential risk protection provided by combining crop insurance with forward contracts to manage revenue risk for wheat and double-crop soybeans. The crop insurance decision was made last September for wheat.
Read More
Most of Kentucky is reeling from the “unusual” weather conditions we have had since last fall. In general, the fall was much cooler and wetter for much of Kentucky than the 30-year averages would have predicted.
Read More
Nitrogen (N) management for the 2019 wheat crop may differ from recent years for some producers. The current appearance of the 2019 wheat crop is basically determined by planting date. Wheat planted before the end of October generally looked pretty good going into winter.
Read More
As Kentucky grain producers look ahead to 2019, they may want to consider adding wheat seeding to their plans this fall. The combination of wheat followed by double-crop soybeans is appearing to be more profitable for the upcoming marketing year compared to a corn-soybean rotation, said Todd Davis, University of Kentucky agricultural economist.
Read More
The objective of the Kentucky small grain variety performance test is to evaluate varieties of wheat, oat, barley, triticale, and cereal rye that are commercially available or may soon be available to Kentucky farmers.
Read More
A number of diseases that affect heads of small grain crops have been observed in Kentucky over the last few weeks.
Read More
Harvest aids remove weeds that complicate harvest and potentially stain wheat grains. Harvest aids should not be used to help a crop dry down faster.
Read More
Dr. Rick Bennett welcomed all to the 2018 Wheat Field Day at the Princeton Research and Education Center and spoke about the new Grain and Forage Center of Excellence, the Kentucky Small Grain Growers Association, and Dr. Dave Van Sanford's Research Professorship.
Read More
Flowering (anthesis) is a critical time, as wheat becomes susceptible to infection by Fusarium graminearum, the causal agent of Fusarium head blight (FHB; also known as scab)
Read More
Stripe rust (Figure 1) was observed at a very low incidence in wheat research plots at the University of Kentucky Research and Education Center in Princeton (Caldwell County) late last week.
Read More
I have heard that many farmers, as well as personnel conducting research, have been spraying their wheat fields with pyrethroids during the last 2 weeks. As an applied entomologist I would not have any objection to these applications; however, in many cases this tactic is completed without taking tallies of aphids in wheat fields.
Read More
In the last week or so, reports of yellowing (chlorotic) wheat that is either spotty or streaky in fields are increasing. Some have even reported yellowing occurring on side slopes. In many cases, producers want to know if this yellowing is due to nitrogen loss, given the extraordinarily wet spring, and if additional nitrogen could ‘fix’ the yellowing.
Read More
Across Kentucky, most of the wheat crop that was planted in October has established well and is between Feekes 4 and Feekes 6, for Central to Southern Kentucky, respectively. Of course, this is assuming that is did not drown out from all the rain in March.
Read More
As wheat harvest quickly approaches, there may be an opportunity to improve profitability by baling the straw. Wheat straw is in high demand, especially in the Central Bluegrass region, as bedding for the horse industry.
Read More