It’s a pleasure to announce a new state yield record in the 2022 soybean production contest! Congratulations to Dennis McKay in Daviess County for achieving a new state record, 112.18 bu/A using AgriGold seed.
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All samples requiring a physical examination for disease diagnosis should be submitted to the local County Extension Office, where they can then be sent to the PDDL in Lexington as needed.
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New laws and regulations governing the sale, use, and storage of pesticides as well as changes to training and certification standards were approved earlier this year and will be implemented in 2023. This is the most significant change to the program since 1978.
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Congratulations to Tanner Stroup (Daviess Co.) and Kevin Hayden (Carlisle Co.) for achieving 300+ yields in this year’s contest.
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In December of 2016, the EPA published the final rule to improve pesticide applicator certification and training standards. Implementation of this plan has been plagued by delays, but our new plan for Kentucky has been reviewed and approved and we are set to begin using it at the start of 2023.
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Soil acidity is neutralized by the consumption of protons, not the addition of calcium. The results of this study support the chemistry in Equations 1 and 2. Liming acid soils should be based on products that contain carbonates, oxides or hydroxides, the associated RNV, and using an application rate based on soil pH and buffer pH - NOT the amount or form of calcium present in a product.
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Beginning Nov. 8, the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment will host a series of five webinars covering field crop protection. Hosted through the Southern Integrated Pest Management Center, the webinars will feature UK extension specialists discussing weed science, plant pathology and entomology.
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Under “normal” conditions, most Kentucky wheat producers have already begun to plant. However, much of Kentucky is classified as abnormally dry with far western Kentucky in a moderate to severe drought which can make planting difficult (Figure 1). Fortunately, wheat producers have a few options.
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The corn earworm is a well-known pest of corn, cotton, tomato, hemp and, other crops including soybeans, where it can be a challenging pest, especially in the southern United States.
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This dry fall weather may be great for harvesting, but it’s not ideal for establishing cover crops. Just like any other crop, cover crop seed needs moisture to establish and that is certainly in short supply this fall.
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The chemical health of the soil supporting your crop is strongly related to soil pH and fall is the best time to correct excess soil acidity. Soils are usually dry and application traffic compaction is less likely.
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About 66% of the Kentucky corn crop underwent water stress during the worst possible time. The only management option that would have helped at this time was irrigation. If a farmer could not irrigate, then no management was going to fix this problem.
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The 2022 Kentucky Wheat Yield Contest Winners have been identified. S & J Emmick of Hancock County harvested 132.68 bushels per acre. Camron Clay and Mark Wells from Union County are State Champions for the Tillage division at 121.91 bushels per acre.
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As September ends and October begins, wheat planting will begin across Kentucky. Producers have already made several agronomic decisions such as variety selection, tillage practices and herbicide selection, it is always beneficial to go back and look at the fundamentals of planting.
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Sarah Bowman, Indianapolis Star - Every American household has felt the weight of inflation this year, but farmers have it worse than most. The stakes are higher than ever with costs soaring.
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To achieve the best management of FHB, the most important step is to choose varieties that have resistance to this disease. Unfortunately, varieties with complete resistance (immunity) to FHB do not exist, but there are several varieties available with high levels of resistance.
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Tar spot on corn was confirmed by the University of Kentucky Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (PDDL) from samples collected in Lincoln County. This is our first confirmation of tar spot for 2022, after finding it in Ohio and Todd counties in 2021.
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These specimens were identified as the dusty corn sap beetle. Sap beetles are secondary pests of corn. They are opportunistic invaders that detect damage by other pests.
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