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05/17/13

• Weed control strategies in grain sorghum
• Brown wheat mite: Will this year's problems carry over into next season?
• Wheat disease update in Kansas
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: April 30 - May 15

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05/14/13

• Special Edition: Wheat Disease Update and Fungicide Application Decisions, May 14, 2013

05/10/13

• Doublecrop forages after wheat
• Harvesting winter canola in Kansas
• South Central Experiment Field Spring Field Day, May 21
• Spring Crops Field Day Planned May 22 in Southeast Kansas
• North Central Experiment Field Wheat Tour, June 4
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: April 23 - May 6

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05/03/13

• Winter canola and recent freezes: Response and recovery
• Effect of delayed planting on corn yield
• Considerations for planting corn under wet conditions
• Wheat disease update: Stripe rust detected in southeast Kansas
• Update on sulfur deficiency in wheat
• Reminder: Wheat and Canola Diagnostic School, May 8-9
• Winter Canola Field Day, Manhattan, May 9
• Makeup day for Sedgwick County canola tour
• The Oil Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Program
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: April 16 - 29

  

 

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04/26/13

• Update on wheat freeze injury in Kansas
• Herbicide carryover considerations when recropping damaged wheat
• Options and management strategies for freeze-damaged wheat
• Implications of delayed corn planting
• Correlation of corn planting dates and yields in Kansas
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: April 9 - 22

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04/19/13

• Wheat conditions in southwest and west central Kansas
• Wheat streak mosaic causing problems in eastern and central Kansas
• Sulfur deficiency in wheat
• Managing freeze-damaged alfalfa
• Canola tours
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: April 2 - 15

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04/12/13

• Ice-coated wheat and symptoms of freeze damage
• Freeze and ice effects on winter canola
• Newly updated wheat fungicide publication now available
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: March 26 - April 8

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04/10/13

• Special Edition: Freeze Injury on Wheat

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04/05/13

• Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems for crop and grassland monitoring
• Crop condition evaluation for scouting and variable rate technology
• Spectral analysis for grassland evaluation
• Remote sensing detection of algae blooms in ponds
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: March 19 - April 1

  

 

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03/29/13

• Purplish wheat: Cause for concern?
• Foliar nitrogen fertilizer products for wheat
• Bird cherry-oat aphids and greenbugs on wheat
• Unusual situation: Controlling volunteer corn, soybeans, and grain sorghum
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: March 12 - 25

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03/22/13

• Kochia control in March and early spring
• Early season wheat disease update
• Wheat and Canola In-Depth Diagnostic School in Garden City, May 8-9
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: March 5 - 18

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03/15/13

• Plan now for good marestail control in soybeans
• Controlling weeds in thin wheat
• Zidua: New registration for use in soybeans
• February weather summary for Kansas: Winter storms provide moisture
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: Feb 26 - March 11
• Note on email problems with recent issues

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03/08/13

• Fierce: New registration for use in soybeans
• Preemergence herbicide programs for corn
• Management of drought-tolerant corn hybrids
• Starter fertilizer for corn
• Canola College Scheduled for March 28 in Enid Oklahoma
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: Feb 19 - March 4

  

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03/01/13

• Corn seeding rate recommendations
• Spring cereals as a cover crop to protect against erosion on fallow ground
• 2013 Crop insurance and cover crops on fallow ground Q&A
• 2013 Crop insurance and cover crops in relation to spring cash crops
• The Oil Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Program
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: Feb 12 - 25

  

 

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02/22/13

• Renovating ponds
• Winter durum wheat breeding project at K-State
• Canola meeting in Anthony rescheduled for March 14
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: Feb 5 - 18 delayed till Monday

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02/15/13

• When to take cattle off wheat pasture
• Spring planting on alfalfa
• Spring planting of spring oats
• Winter Canola Risk Management Schools planned in February
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: Jan 29 - Feb 11

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02/08/13

• Factors in wind erosion potential on sparsely covered soil
• Emergency measures to control wind erosion
• Estimating crop residue cover
• Test cool-season pastures this spring for pH, P, K, and S
• North Central Kansas Experiment Fields Winter Update, Feb 14
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: Jan 22 - Feb 4

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02/01/13

• Fallow efficiency: Measuring the value of fallow
• Next generation soybean breeding: Phenotyping using spectral analysis
• Regional Sorghum Schools scheduled at six locations in February
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: Jan 15 - 28

  

 

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01/25/13

• Liming no-till soils
• The role of nitrogen fertilizer in soil pH levels
• Winter/spring fertilization of tall fescue and smooth bromegrass pastures
• Winter Canola Risk Management Schools planned in Anthony, McPherson
• Weed Resistance and Cultural Practices survey
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: Jan 8 - 21

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01/18/13

• Topdressing canola: How to maximize the benefits
• Planning for improved grazing distribution
• Sorghum Schools scheduled at six locations in February
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: Jan 1 - 14

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01/11/13

• Kochia control in corn and grain sorghum
• Diseases on corn, grain sorghum, and soybeans in Kansas 2012
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: December 25 - January 7

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01/04/13

• Controlling problem weeds in Roundup Ready corn
• Winter/spring options for winter annual broadleaf control in wheat
• December 2012 Kansas climate summary: Roller coaster to end the year
• No Comparative Vegetation Condition Report this week
   

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12/21/12

• New corn herbicides receive federal registration
• Benefits of snow to the wheat crop
• Cover Your Acres 2013 Conference
• Dry conditions, thin stands, and small wheat in northwest Kansas
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: December 4 - 17
• Happy Holidays from K-State's Department of Agronomy!

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12/14/12

• Comparison of row spacing in wheat in eastern Kansas
• Shallow seeding of wheat into hard, compacted soils
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: Nov 27 - Dec 10

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12/07/12

• Winter survival of poorly developed wheat
• Vernalization and yield potential of late-emerging wheat
• Glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth in Kansas?
• Development of crown roots in wheat
• November 2012 weather summary for Kansas: Warm and dry
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: Nov 20 - Dec 3

 

 

11/30/12

• Poultry litter: Nutrient availability, value, and storage practices
• Crop water requirements
• Factors involved in winter survival of canola in Kansas
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: November 13 - 26

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11/19/12

• Scouting wheat in November: Effects of dry soils and cold temperatures at tiller emergence
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: October 30 - November 12

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11/16/12

• Effect of soybean fungicide seed treatments on inoculant viability
• Water-holding capacities of different soil types in Kansas

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11/09/12

• Update on nitrate levels in forages this fall in Kansas
• Grain sorghum row spacing research in Kansas
• Examine soils and look for signs of compaction
• Deep tillage considerations
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: October 23 - November 5

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11/02/12

• Increasing cropping intensity with cover crops
• Storage efficiency of off-season irrigation applications on medium- to fine-textured soils
• Controlling winter annual broadleaf weeds in wheat
• Canola Field Day planned for Kingman County Nov. 8
• Kansas climate summary for October 2012: The drought continues
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: October 16 - 29

 

10/26/12

• Crop intensity and selection can increase water use efficiency
• Wheat replanting decisions
• Tillering potential of wheat covered with soil
• FDA approves blending of corn containing aflatoxin
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: October 9 - 22

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10/19/12

• Preharvest glyphosate treatment on sorghum: Effect on subsequent wheat yields
• Planning ahead for weed control in Roundup Ready soybeans
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: October 2 - 15

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10/12/12

• Controlling annual weeds with fall-applied herbicides ahead of corn and sorghum
• Volunteer wheat that emerges at or near wheat planting time
• Correction on 'green soybean' article in last week's Agronomy eUpdate
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: September 25 - October 8

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10/05/12

• Soybeans: Green leaves, green stems, brown pods
• Estimating yield reductions from fall freeze damage in grain sorghum and soybeans
• Utilization and storage of green soybeans
• Glyphosate use in Roundup Ready alfalfa
• Canada thistle control
• Mycotoxin, storage webcasts reopened for corn industry
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: September 18 - October 1

 

09/28/12

• Bur ragweed control with early fall treatments
• Fall control of bindweed
• Start scouting soon for early fall worms on wheat, canola, and new alfalfa seedings
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: September 11 - 24

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09/21/12

• Control strategies for marestail in soybeans
• Late-season management decisions for alfalfa
• Wheat emergence and seedling development concerns
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: September 4 - 17

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09/14/12

• Will sorghum mature before first freeze?
• Preemergence herbicide use on wheat
• Three questions about anhydrous ammonia applications for wheat
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: August 28 - September 10

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09/07/12

• Late-emerging volunteer wheat
• Stalk rots in grain sorghum
• Kansas climate, August 2012: Slight improvement
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: August 21 - September 3

 

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08/31/12

• Late August rains and soybean yield potential
• Soil water and winter wheat prospects
• Nutrient management after a failed corn or sorghum crop
• Fall treatment of sericea lespedeza
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: August 14 - 27

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08/24/12

• Small grain forage options for this fall
• Brassica forage options for this fall
• Tall fescue stockpiling for winter forage
• Potential for nitrate, prussic acid, and oxalate toxicity in forages
• The role of seed treatments in wheat disease management
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: August 7 - 20

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08/17/12

• Applying anhydrous ammonia under dry soil conditions
• Downy brome control
• Starter fertilizers and early-season nitrogen for wheat
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: July 31 - August 13

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08/10/12

• Planting wheat into dry soils
• Start planning now for winter canola planting
• Waiting periods before utilizing herbicide-treated soybeans for grazing or forage
• Southwest Research-Extension Center at Tribune to host Fall Field Day Aug. 21
• Agricultural Research Center - Hays Fall Field Day Aug. 22
• Southwest Research-Extension Center at Garden City Field Day Aug. 23
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: July 24 - August 6

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08/03/12

• Compaction from cattle grazing of cropland fields
• Control weeds in wheat stubble before they set seed
• Considerations when using soybeans for grazing, hay, or silage
• North Central Kansas Experiment Fields to host field day August 21
• South Central Kansas Experiment Fields to host field day August 23
• Kansas Climate Summary, July 2012: The drought worsens
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: July 17 - 30
   

 

07/27/12A

• Considerations when harvesting drought-stressed corn for grain
• Aflatoxin in corn: A potential concern in dry years
• Irrigation capacity for extreme drought conditions
• Southern rust in corn
• Crop insurance considerations regarding summerfallow and cover crops
• East Central Experiment Field Crop Production Field Day, August 15
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: July 10 - 23
  
  07/27/12B
• Special Issue: Potential value of drought-damaged corn
   

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07/20/12

• Formula for estimating corn yield potential
• Management options for drought-stressed soybeans
• Crop insurance and drought-damaged crops
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: July 3 - 16

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07/13/12

• Importance of controlling volunteer wheat
• Be watching for spider mites on soybeans
• Effect of heat stress on grain sorghum, soybeans, and cotton
• Wheat Variety Disease and Insects Ratings for 2012
• Winter Canola Risk Management Schools scheduled in August
• "Leadership Sorghum" program offers unique opportunity
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: June 26 - July 9

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07/06/12

• The value of soil organic matter
• Plant analysis for soybeans
• Sorghum headworms: Potential yield loss and control
• June 2012 weather in Kansas: The drought deepens
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: June 19 - July 2
  
   

 

06/29/12

• The effect of high heat and drought on corn
• Nitrate toxicity in drought-stressed corn
• Plant analysis for corn
• Eighth Annual Oklahoma-Kansas Canola Conference planned
• K-State Radio series on lesser prairie chicken
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: June 12 - 25

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06/22/12

• Nitrogen fertilization of forage sorghum
• Applying nitrogen fertilizer to nitrogen-stressed soybeans
• Rescue treatments for marestail, pigweed, and kochia in soybean and sorghum
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: June 5 - 18

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06/15/12

• Drought Severity Classification: What indicators are used?
• Factors to consider before burning or baling wheat residue
• Common bunt (stinking smut) on wheat
• K-State and KARA partner for Field Day July 11-12
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: May 29 - June 11

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06/08/12

• Possible causes of yellow soybeans
• Nitrogen additions, nutrient cycling, and water management with cover crops
• Nitrogen in the soil: Additions, losses, and the impact on crops
• Chemical control of smooth sumac
• Only 50 free Plant Management subscriptions remaining
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: May 22 - June 4

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06/01/12

• Potassium deficiency problems showing up in corn
• Doublecrop options after wheat
• Herbicide carryover considerations when doublecropping after wheat
• Flash drought - Kansas weather in May 2012
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: May 15 - 28
   

 

05/25/12

• Herbicide-resistant weeds in Kansas
• Use of legumes in wheat-bermudagrass pastures
• Kansas Wheat Day, Agricultural Research Center-Hays, May 30
• Southwest Research-Extension Center, Tribune spring wheat tour, May 31
• North Central Kansas Experiment Field spring wheat tour, June 6
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: May 8 - 21

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05/18/12

• Weed control strategies in grain sorghum
• Irrigated cropland insurance eligibility and drought: Questions and answers from RMA
• Chemical control of roughleaf dogwood
• South Central Kansas Experiment Field spring field day, May 22
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: May 1 -14

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05/11/12

• Causes of wheat stress in western and central Kansas
• Evaluating corn early-season growth
• Sorghum planting management
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: April 24 - May 7

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05/04/12

• Causes of brown, scorched leaves in wheat
• Soybean planting dates: Is earlier planting a good idea?
• Soybean seeding rate recommendations
• Is there any value to starter fertilizer on soybeans?
• Soybean seed treatments in Kansas
• Early applications of foliar fungicides to corn: Are they a good idea?
• Kansas Composting Operators' School 2012
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: April 17 - 30
  
   

 

04/27/12

• Effect of freeze on wheat in boot and heading stages
• Estimating wheat yields after heading
• Chinch bugs on wheat
• Wheat streak mosaic causing problems in central Kansas
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: April 10 - 23

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04/20/12

• Management of grain sorghum before wheat
• Barley yellow dwarf symptoms, yield losses, and control
• Preliminary wheat variety reactions to stripe rust and leaf rust
• Are fungicides helping slow and stop the development of stripe rust?
• Webinar: Early season stand issue
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: April 3 - 16
  

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04/13/12

• Impacts of gypsum as a soil amendment on clayey soils
• Controlling volunteer corn, soybean, and grain sorghum
• Wheat disease update and frequently asked questions about fungicides
• Disease prediction system for Fusarium head scab on wheat
• The role of fungicides in controlling Fusarium head scab in wheat
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: March 27 - April 9
  

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04/06/12

• Ensuring successful soybean nodulation in fields without established rhizobial populations
• Control of later-emerging kochia in wheat or wheat stubble
• United Soybean Board offers 500 free subscriptions to Plant Management Network
• March weather in Kansas
• Wheat disease report: Evaluating the need for fungicides
• Canola tours scheduled this spring
• Kansas Flint Hills Smoke Management Plan: How smoke impacts air quality
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: March 20 - April 2
  

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03/30/12

• Bird cherry-oat aphids and greenbugs on wheat
• Relationship between earthworms and agricultural practices
• Pesticide label web sites
• Corn planting: How early is too early?
• Wheat disease report
• The rapid development of alfalfa weevils
• Kansas Flint Hills Smoke Management Plan: April non-agricultural burning restrictions
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: March 13 - 26

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03/23/12

• Prescribed burning of CRP in 2012
• Corn seeding rate recommendations
• Importance of corn stand and emergence uniformity
• How to get your CRP re-enrolled this year
• Kansas Flint Hills Smoke Management Plan: EPA's evaluation of plan's first year
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: March 6 - 19

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03/16/12

• Preemergence herbicide programs for corn
• Plan now for good marestail control in soybeans
• Wheat disease update
• Kansas Flint Hills Smoke Management Plan: Impact of dry conditions on prescribed burning
• Diagnosing a case of unusual green strips in a wheat field
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: February 28 - March 12

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03/09/12

• First hollow stem in wheat
• Spring planting of alfalfa
• Foliar nitrogen fertilizer products for wheat
• Kansas Flint Hills Smoke Management Plan: The impact of weather conditions on smoke movement
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: February 21 - March 5

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03/02/12

• Effects of early greenup in wheat
• Warm temperatures can affect spring wheat herbicide application decisions
• Wheat disease update
• Wheat variety disease resistance summaries 2012
• Soil calcium and magnesium levels: Does the ratio make a difference?
• Kansas Flint Hills Smoke Management Plan: The perspective from the city of Wichita
• Winter Canola Risk Management schools: March 13 and 15
• Webinar: Row Crop Planters for No-Till
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: February 14 - 27

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02/24/12

• Starter fertilizer rates and placement for corn
• Recommendations for plant analysis for wheat
• Kansas Flint Hills Smoke Management Plan: The grassland manager's perspective
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: February 7 - 20

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02/17/12

• New drone aircraft will help agronomists track crop and prairie conditions
• Fallow replacement crops for cover, forage, or grain in western Kansas
• Kansas Flint Hills Smoke Management Plan: Objectives for 2012
• Winter Canola Risk Management schools scheduled in March
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: January 31 - February 13

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02/10/12

• Yellow wheat caused by cold temperatures
• Early spring management practices for alfalfa
• Soybean irrigation management: 2012 yield prediction tables
• Winter/spring options for winter annual broadleaf control in wheat
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: January 24 - February 6
   

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02/03/12

• New 4R Nutrient Stewardship program
• Topdressing canola: How to maximize the benefits
• Sorghum Schools scheduled in six locations
• Central Plains Irrigation Conference and Expo planned Feb. 21-22 in Colby
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: January 17 - 30
   

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01/27/12

• Irrigation management: Explanation for using 2012 yield prediction tables
• Spring is the best time to assess soil compaction
• Topdressing wheat with nitrogen: Timing, application methods, source, and rates
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: January 10 - 23
   

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01/20/12

• Diseases on corn, grain sorghum, and soybeans in Kansas in 2011
• Seeding depth of corn
• USDA-Risk Management Agency Update for Kansas
• North Central Kansas Experiment Fields Winter Update, January 27
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: January 3 - 16

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01/13/12

• Examine soils for signs of compaction
• Beneficial effects of earthworms on soils
• Clarification of topramezone (Impact/Armezon) marketing agreements
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: December 27 - January 9
   

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01/06/12

• Kochia control in corn and grain sorghum
• Soil-applied residual herbicide options for soybeans
• Wheat's response to warm, wet winter weather
• December weather update for Kansas and outlook for Jan-Mar
• Comparative Vegetation Condition Report

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12/23/11

♦ Poultry litter: Nutrient availability, value, and storage practices
♦ Cover Your Acres 2012 Conference
♦ North Central Kansas Experiment Fields Winter Update, January 27
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: December 6 - 19
♦ Happy Holidays from K-State's Department of Agronomy!

 

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12/16/11

♦ Cotton yields in Kansas in 2011
♦ Earthworm species in Kansas and the U.S.
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: November 29 - December 12

  

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12/09/11

♦ Factors involved in winter survival of canola in Kansas
♦ Management practices to improve canola winter survival
♦ Soil web app for your Droid phone, iPhone, or iPad
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: November  22 - December 5

 

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12/02/11

♦ Eastern Redcedar Forage Loss Calculator
♦ Four-year no-till rotations with wheat and grain sorghum in western Kansas
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: November 15 - 28

  

 

 

11/18/11

♦ Flint Hills Smoke Management Plan: Preparing for Year Two
♦ Comparison of Bt events in corn currently on the market
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: November 1 - 14

 

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11/10/11

♦ What to look for in fall wheat growth and development
♦ Chloride and sulfur as topdressing nutrients for wheat
♦ New herbicide-resistant crops under development
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: October  25 - November 7

 

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11/04/11

♦ Considerations for applying anhydrous ammonia this fall for 2012 corn crop
♦ Applying anhydrous ammonia under dry soil conditions
♦ Eastern redcedar control on grazinglands
♦ Minimizing storage losses with big round bales
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: October  18 - 31

  

 

10/28/11

♦ Guide to diagnosis of chlorotic and poor vigor wheat in fall
♦ Symptoms of aluminum toxicity of wheat on low-pH soils
♦ Considerations for planting wheat into grain sorghum, soybean, or sunflower residue
♦ Failed sorghum, planted wheat, and nitrogen rates
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: October  11 - 24

 

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10/21/11

♦ Timing of cheatgrass herbicides on wheat
♦ Controlling winter annual broadleaf weeds in wheat
♦ Considerations when grazing canola
♦ New canola risk management program
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: October  4 - 17

 

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10/14/11

♦ Wheat replanting decisions
♦ Tillering potential of wheat covered with soil after emergence
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: September 27 - October 10

 

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 10/07/11

♦ Planning ahead for weed control in Roundup Ready soybeans
♦ Killing old stands of alfalfa
♦ Outlook for fall and winter precipitation
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: September 20 - October 3

 

 

 

09/30/11

♦ Crop Water-Allocator: Western Kansas-based tool for limited irrigation decision-making
♦ Wheat stubble cutting height affects row crop yields in no-till rotations
♦ Controlling annual weeds with fall-applied herbicides ahead of corn and sorghum
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: September 13 - 26

 

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 09/23/11

♦ Hessian fly fall activity on wheat
♦ Factors that influence Hessian fly fall infestations
♦ Start scouting soon for early fall worms on wheat, new alfalfa seedings, and canola
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: September 6 - 19

 

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09/16/11

♦ Factors that determine soil infiltration rate
♦ Control strategy for marestail in soybeans
♦ Will soybeans setting pods in late August or early September make a harvestable crop?
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: August 30 - September 12

 

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09/09/11

♦ Will sorghum mature before first freeze?
♦ Planting wheat into dry soils
♦ The need for volunteer control
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: August 23 - September 5

 

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09/02/11

♦ Wheat seeding tips for good stand establishment
♦ Insecticide seed treatments for wheat
♦ Stalk rots in grain sorghum
♦ Nutrient management after a failed corn crop
♦ Radishes, turnips, and base acres: Understanding the USDA Farm Service Agency rules
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: August 16 - 29

 

 

 

 

08/26/11

♦ Soil water and winter wheat prospects
♦ Precipitation in Kansas: Year-to-date, normal fall amounts, fall outlook
♦ Corn earworms on sorghum and soybeans
♦ Goss's bacterial wilt in corn
♦ Request for help locating suspected glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth
♦ Winter canola insurance deadline fast approaching
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: August 9 - 22

 

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08/22/11

♦ Considerations when Harvesting Drought-Stressed Corn for Grain

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08/18/11

♦ Potential value of drought-damaged corn
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: August 2 - 15

 

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08/12/11

♦ Corn rootworm resistance to Bt trait documented in Iowa
♦ Time to check terraces and plan for needed repairs and maintenance
♦ Terrace Maintenance Demonstration scheduled for August 22
♦ Maintaining grassed waterways
♦ Yellow soybeans and delayed pod set
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: July 26 - August 8

 

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08/05/11

♦ Start planning now for winter canola planting
♦ Drought Severity Classification: What indicators are used?
♦ National Sorghum Producers Yield and Management Contest
♦ North Central Kansas Experiment Fields to host field day August 16
♦ Centennial Celebration Planned in Tribune at Dryland Ag Day Aug. 17
♦ East Central Experiment Field Crop Production Field Day Aug. 17
♦ South Central Experiment Field to host field day Aug. 23
♦ Agricultural Research Center - Hays Fall Field Day Aug. 24
♦ Southwest Research-Extension Center at Garden City to host field day Aug. 25
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: July 19 - August 1

 

 

 

07/29/11

♦ New dual-purpose canola variety recommended for release: Griffin
♦ Update on crop insurance considerations for drought-stressed corn cut for silage
♦ Nitrate toxicity in drought-stressed corn
♦ Effect of heat and drought stress after silking on corn yields
♦ Heat stress reduces pod set in soybeans
♦ Wheat Variety Disease and Insect Ratings for 2011
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: July 12 - 25

 

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07/22/11

♦ Management options for drought-stressed soybeans
♦ Huskie receives full registration for use in grain or forage sorghum
♦ Irrigated corn: High heat may reduce yields
♦ Irrigation capacity for extreme drought conditions
♦ Crop insurance and drought-damaged crops
♦ Emergency haying and grazing of CRP expanding to more Kansas counties
♦ Management practices for emergency haying and grazing of CRP
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: July 5 - 18

 

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7/18/11

♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: June 28 - July 11
 

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07/15/11

♦ Formula for estimating corn yield potential
♦ Wheat streak mosaic and seed quality
♦ Interpreting wheat plot yield data
♦ Herbicide carryover from failed corn could affect fall planting decisions
♦ Planning ahead before installing an onsite wastewater treatment system saves money
♦ Note on this week's Comparative Vegetation Condition Report

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07/08/11

♦ Factors to consider before burning wheat residue
♦ Controlling pigweeds that survive glyphosate applications
♦ Dealing with ergot in wheat: A follow-up
♦ Feeding value of drought-stressed corn silage
♦ Chinch bugs in grain sorghum
♦ Now is the time to make decisions for fungicide management of gray leaf spot
♦ Reclaiming flooded land: Erosion and sediment management
♦ Reclaiming flooded land: Woody debris
♦ Addendum to article on Sorghum Center (Agronomy eUpdate No. 303, June 24, 2011)
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: June 21 - July 4

 

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07/01/11

♦ Alfalfa management under drought conditions
♦ Crunch time for Kansas corn crop: The effect of high heat and drought
♦ Reports of ergot in wheat
♦ Annual Oklahoma-Kansas Canola Conferences planned
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: June 14 - 27

 

 

 

06/24/11

♦ Pythium damping off of soybeans
♦ Postemergence control of marestail in summer row crops
♦ Sorghum Center research yields many economic benefits to producers
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: June 7 - 20

 

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06/17/11

♦ Effect of wheat stubble height on corn/sorghum yields in no-till rotations
♦ Nitrogen fertilization of nitrogen-stressed soybeans
♦ Glume blotch on wheat
♦ Plant analysis for corn
♦ The 7th Annual Ray Lamond Scholarship Golf Outing, July 7
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: May 31 - June 13
 

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06/10/11

♦ Barley yellow dwarf infections in wheat
♦ Sericea Lespedeza control in rangeland, pasture, and CRP
♦ Late-developing tillers and green heads in wheat
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: May 24 - June 6
 

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06/03/11

♦ Wheat Genetic and Genomic Resources Center
♦ Common bunt in wheat
♦ Loose smut on wheat: Causes and treatments
♦ Delayed soybean planting: Variety selection, seeding rate, and row spacing
♦ The 7th Annual Ray Lamond Scholarship Golf Outing, July 7
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: May 17 - 30
 

 

05/27/11

♦ Harvesting short wheat
♦ Early applications of foliar fungicides to corn: Are they a good idea?
♦ Effect of flooded and water-logged soils on corn growth and yield
♦ Saturated soybean fields
♦ Wheat Field Day, May 31
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: May 10 - 23
 

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05/20/11

♦ Harvesting winter canola in Kansas
♦ Wheat disease update: Leaf rust and stripe rust
♦ South Central Field field day, May 24
♦ Wheat Field Day, May 31
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: May 3 - 16

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05/16/11

♦ Last week's high heat causing 'gaping florets' in wheat
♦ Effect of freeze on wheat in boot and heading stages

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05/13/11

♦ High heat and winds could reduce wheat yields
♦ Harvest stressed alfalfa before leaf drop occurs
♦ Recommendations for plant analysis for wheat
♦ Wheat disease update: Low rust activity
♦ Wheat Field Day, May 31
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: April 26 - May 9
 

 

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05/06/11

♦ Summer cover crops in a no-till wheat/grain sorghum rotation
♦ The role of management in soil compactability and ability to handle traffic
♦ Evaluating corn stands and early-season growth
♦ False chinch bug found in winter canola
♦ Wheat disease update: Stripe rust, leaf rust, viral diseases
♦ Wheat Field Day, May 31
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: April 19 - May 2
♦ April climate summary for Kansas 
 

 

04/29/11

♦ Sulfur deficiency symptoms in wheat
♦ Weed of the Month:Common waterhemp
♦ Soybean seed treatments in Kansas
♦ Wheat disease update: Fusarium head blight, leaf rust, and stripe rust
♦ Latest research on wheat to be featured at field day
♦ Changes in classes for this year's Market Wheat Show
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: April 12 - 25
 

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04/22/11

♦ Fertilization strategies for iron chlorosis in soybeans
♦ Evaluating the need for fungicides in wheat
♦ What is "Wheat's Up"?
♦ 2011 Wheat Diagnostic School in Garden City May 11-12
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: April 5 - April 18
 

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 04/15/11

♦ Potential freeze damage to wheat
♦ Is there any value to starter fertilizer on soybeans?
♦ Wheat disease update
♦ Scouting for spring insects in canola
♦ Canola tours scheduled in May
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: March 29 - April 11
 

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04/08/11

♦ Field diagnosis of wheat problems in central Kansas
♦ Identifying wheat streak mosaic and barley yellow dwarf symptoms
♦ Recropping failed wheat acres
♦ Alfalfa management in drought-stressed areas
♦ Wheat disease update
♦ Continuous vs. rotated corn: Disease considerations
♦ Drought Monitor Index
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: March 22 - April 4
 

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 04/01/11

♦ Kochia control in corn and grain sorghum
♦ Wheat disease update
♦ Kansas Flint Hills Smoke Management Plan: The smoke modeling tool
♦ April burning restrictions - Frequently Asked Questions
♦ Plant Management Network
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: March 15 - March 28
♦ Photos from March 30 of wheat and alfalfa in southwest Kansas

 

 

 03/25/11

♦ Kochia control in sunflower and soybeans
♦ New avenue for on-farm research in Kansas: Farmer Crop Database
♦ Wheat conditions in south central Kansas
♦ Wheat Yield Contest entry deadline extended to April 8
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: March 8 - March 21

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03/18/11

♦ Kochia control in wheat
♦ Starter fertilizer rates and placement for corn
♦ Corn seeding rate recommendations
♦ Importance of corn stand and emergence uniformity
♦ Kansas Flint Hills Smoke Management Plan: The role of emergency personnel
♦ Foliar nitrogen fertilizer products for wheat
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: March 1 - 14

 

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03/11/11

♦ First hollow stem in wheat determines timing of management practices
♦ Weed of the Month: Kochia
♦ Kansas Flint Hills Smoke Management Plan: Using a burn plan
♦ Fungicide application decisions
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: February  22 - March 7

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03/04/11

♦ Herbicide resistance in kochia: How widespread is the problem?
♦ Assessing winter damage to alfalfa standsy
♦ Early spring management practices for alfalfa
♦ Winter canola crop update
♦ Kansas Flint Hills Smoke Management Plan: The Burning Decision Support Tool
♦ Good pesticide application recordkeeping
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: February 15 - 28

 

 

 

02/25/11

♦ Brief description of Kansas Flint Hills Smoke Management Plan 
♦ Kansas Flint Hills Smoke Management Plan: Burning Liability and Kansas Law
♦ Two new soybean production webcasts
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: February 8 - 21 

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02/18/11

♦ Weed of the Month: Marestail
♦ Resources for giving talks or demonstrations on soil and water quality
♦ Kansas Flint Hills Smoke Management Plan: Fire Practices for Smoke Management
♦ Late-winter greenup of poorly developed wheat
♦ Prospects for wheat that has not yet emerged
♦ Can wheat lose winterhardiness during winter warm spells?
♦ Nitrogen fertilization of bromegrass this spring
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: February 1 - 14

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02/11/11

♦ Cover crops improve no-till performance
♦ Winter/spring options for winter annual broadleaf control in wheat
♦ Kansas Flint Hills Smoke Management Plan: Impact on Kansas Ranchers
♦ South Central Experiment Field Update
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: January 25 - February 7

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02/07/11

♦ Tillage Trends in Kansas

 

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02/04/11

♦ Options for distressed wheat
♦ Kansas Flint Hills Smoke Management Plan: How weather patterns affect smoke
♦ No-till and crop rotation research at Tribune
♦ Three new webcasts for sorghum producers
♦ Status of Roundup Ready alfalfa/Fall dormancy and winterhardiness ratings of alfalfa
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: January 18 - 31
♦ Soil temperature readings on Feb. 2-3 in western Kansas
 

 

 

01/28/11

♦ The state of the K-State wehat breeding program at Manhattan 
♦ Kansas Flint Hills Smoke Management Plan: What prompted its development?
♦ Planning for spring-seeded alfalfa
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: January 11 - 24 

 

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01/21/11

♦ Effect of cold temperatures on unemerged wheat
♦ Kansas Flint Hills Smoke Management Plan explained in radio broadcasts
♦ Reasons for burning in the Flint Hills
♦ Availability of phosphorus in manure applications to soil
♦ Potassium fertilization of soybeans open-access webcast
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: January 3 - 17
 

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01/14/11

♦ Alfalfa weevil control decisions
♦ Wheat variety disease index
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: December 21 - January 10
 

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 01/07/11

♦ Residual herbicide options for Roundup Ready soybeans
♦ Weed of the Month: Henbit
♦ New Agronomist-In-Charge at North Central Kansas Experiement Fields
♦ North Central Kansas Experiment Fields Winter Update
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: December 21 - January 3
 

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 Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sept   Oct   Nov   Dec

 

12/23/10

♦ Controlling problem weeds in Roundup Ready Corn
♦ La Nina and the Pineapple Express
♦ Cover Your Acres Conference 2011
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: December 7- 20
♦ Happy Holidays fromK-State's Department of Agronomy!

 

 

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12/17/10

♦ Preseason irrigation increases corn yields
♦ Strip-till: How far should seed be planted from fertilizer row?
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: November 30 - December 13

 

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12/10/10

♦ Measures to reduce wind erosion when wheat stands are thin
♦ Estimating crop residue cover
♦ Topdressing wheat decisions for winter and early spring
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: November 23 - December 6

 

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12/03/10

♦ Winter survival of poorly developed wheat
♦ Vernalization and yield potential of late-emerging wheat
♦ Grain sorghum hybrid selection
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: November 16 - 28
♦ Most recent K-State Agronomy webinar

 

11/19/10

♦ Early-season plant growth of canola this fall
♦ Wheat conditions in western Kansas
♦ "Red Flag Warning" in Central Plains
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: November 2 - 14
♦ Most recent K-State Agronomy webinar

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11/12/10

♦ Poor root growth seen in wheat crop
♦ What to look for in fall wheat growth and development
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: October 26 - November 7

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11/05/10

♦ Smoke modeling tool for Flint Hills burning could benefit grassland managers
♦ Soil web app for your Droid phone, iPhone, or iPad
♦ Request for help evaluating the Wheat Fusarium Head Blight Prediction System
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: October 12 - 26

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10/29/10

♦ Quality of 2010 Kansas wheat crop
♦ Terrace evaluation and maintenance
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: October 12 - October  26

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10/22/10

♦ Considerations for applying anhydrous ammonia for row crops this fall
♦ Deep tillage considerations for fall
♦ Weed control in fall-seeded alfalfa
♦ The problem of locust trees in no-till crop fields
♦ 2010 Fall Canola Field Tour
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: October 5 - 19

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10/15/10

♦ Guide to diagnosis of off-color and poor vigor wheat in fall
♦ Considerations when pasturing wheat this fall
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: September 27 - October 12

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10/08/10

♦ Control strategy for marestail in soybeans
♦ Wheat planting decisions under dry conditions
♦ Evaluating wheat stands
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: September 20 - October 5

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10/01/10

♦ New canola variety released
♦ Controlling annual broadleaf and grassy weeds with fall-applied herbicides
♦ "Estimating Soil Texture By Feel" video posted on YouTube
♦ Managing your woodland areas for firewood
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: September 13 - 28

 

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09/24/10

♦ Utilization and storage of green soybeans
♦ Fall armyworms and army cutworms in wheat, canola, and new alfalfa seedings
♦ Kids Field Day 2010
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: September 6 - September 21

 

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09/17/10

♦ Gluten: What is it and which crops have it?
♦ Late-season management decisions for alfalfa
♦ Wheat emergence and seedling development concerns
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: August 31 - September 14

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09/10/10

♦ Late-season stalk lodging in corn
♦ Irrigated corn: Possible causes of disappointing yields
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: August 24 - September 7

 

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09/03/10

♦ Fall applications of fertilizer for cool-season grasses
♦ Bur ragweed control with September treatments
♦ Fall control of woody plants on rangeland
♦ Sunflower preharvest treatments
♦ Fall control of bindweed
♦ Webcast on Bean Pod Mottle Virus
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: August 17 - 31

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08/27/10

♦ Effectiveness of vegetative filter strips at reducing runoff from crop fields
♦ Tips for dealing with common bunt (stinking smut) of wheat
♦ Fall Field Day at South Central Kansas Experiment Field
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: August 10-24 - Request for feedback

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08/20/10

♦ Downy brome control in wheat
♦ Wheat seeding tips for good stand establishment
♦ Stalk rots in grain sorghum
♦ Clarification on herbicide-resistant sorghum lines
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: August 3 - 17

 

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08/12/10

♦ Recommended wheat seeding rates for Kansas
♦ Insecticide seed treatments for wheat
♦ Bio Energy Field Day, August 19
♦ Historical perspective on current heat wave

 

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08/06/10

♦ Spider mites infesting soybeans
♦ Effect of heat stress on corn, grain sorghum, soybeans, and cotton
♦ Viability of treated, carryover wheat seed
♦ New herbicide-tolerant sorghum getting closer
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: July 20 - August 3

07/30/10

♦ Using starter P fertilizer for wheat
♦ Wheat blends: Advantages and disadvantages
♦ Fall can be a good time to plant alfalfa
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: July 13 - July 27

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07/23/10

♦ Canola - a profitable crop for Kansas
♦ Liming prior to fall seedings of alfalfa?
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: July 6 - July 20

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07/16/10

♦ Importance of controlling volunteer wheat
♦ Soil calcium and magnesium levels: Does the ratio make a difference?
♦ Garden webworms in soybeans
♦ Bio Energy Field Day, August 19
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: Photos from northwest Kansas

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07/09/10

♦ Control weeds in wheat stubble before they set seed
♦ Minimizing the risk of applying nitrogen in-season to N-deficient soybeans
♦ K-State, OSU to host winter canola conference July 20 in Enid, Oklahoma
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: June 20 - July 6

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07/2/10

♦ Sericea lespedeza control on rangeland
♦ Reclaiming flooded land: Woody debris
♦ Factors to consider before burning wheat residue
♦ Gray leaf spot alert
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: June 13-29

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06/25/10

♦ Preharvest weed control in wheat
♦ Common bunt in wheat
♦ Reclaiming flooded land: Erosion and sediment management
♦ Green snap in corn
♦ Testing standing wheat for protein content
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: June 6 - 22

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06/18/10

♦ Cover crop opportunities after wheat harvest in central and eastern Kansas
♦ Causes of dark heads in wheat
♦ Effect of flooded and water-logged soils on corn growth and yield
♦ Nitrogen loss potential in wet soils
♦ Saturated and flooded soybean fields
♦ Controlling large weeds in Roundup Ready soybean fields
♦ Nonvolatile herbicides may still be subject to drift
♦ Range school opportunities for rangeland managers, landowners, and others
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: May 31 - June 15

 

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06/11/10

♦ Yield prospects for various doublecrop options
♦ Doublecropping options in northwest and northcentral Kansas
♦ Doublcropping options for southeast Kansas
♦ Herbicide carryover considerations when doublecropping after wheat
♦ Plant analysis for soybeans
♦ Using plant analysis to monitor your corn fertilization program
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: May 24 - June 8

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06/04/10

♦ Field diagnosis of corn in poor condition this spring
♦ Cropping choices after wheat can affect yields of corn planted the following year
♦ Assessing early-season hail damage on corn
♦ Biodiesel and petroleum diesel fuel properties
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: May 17 - June 1

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05/28/10

♦ Skip-row corn and grain sorghum research
♦ Wheat grain fill development stages
♦ Barley yellow dwarf symptoms, yield losses, and control
♦ Loose smut on wheat: Causes and treatments
♦ Note on this week's Vegetation Condition Report maps

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05/21/10

♦ Wheat disease conditions
♦ Nitrogen fertilization of nitrogen-stressed soybeans
♦ Causes of yellow wheat in the spring
♦ Harvesting winter canola in Kansas
♦ 2010 Summer Crop Diagnostic Schools0
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: May 3 - 17

 

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05/17/10

♦ Sorghum poulations and row spacing
♦ Wheat flowering and early kernel development
♦ Symptoms of freeze damage to wheat heads

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05/14/10

♦ Effect of prolonged saturated soils on corn seedlings
♦ Disease prediction system for Fusarium head scab on wheat
♦ Wheat and barley producers can sign up for scab alerts
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: April 27 - May 10

 

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05/07/10

♦ Wheat disease update and alert
♦ Diagnosing wheat freeze injury
♦ Alfalfa cutting decisions after freeze injury
♦ Wheat heading stages of growth
♦ Effects of wheel traffic and cropping intensity on soil physical properties
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: April 20 - May 4

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04/30/10

♦ Early-season corn growth
♦ Diagnosing poor corn stands and early-season growth problems
♦ Nutrient deficiency symptoms in corn
♦ Timing of first cutting of alfalfa
♦ Comparative Vegetative Condition Report: April 13-26 

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04/23/10

♦ Wheat disease update: Stripe rust on the move in Kansas
♦ Questions and Answers on converting CRP to cropland
♦ Flag leaf and boot stages of wheat
♦ Southwest Research-Extension Center Field Day set for May 20
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: April 7-19
 

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04/16/10

♦ Iron chlorosis of soybeans
♦ Soybean planting dates
♦ Plant analysis for wheat
♦ Winter Canola Field Days Planned April 23 and 28
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Report: March 30-April 12

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04/09/10
 

♦ Wheat freeze injury and response to hot, windy periods this spring
♦ Comparative Vegetation Condition Reports
♦ Wheat disease update
♦ Alfalfa weevil alert

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04/02/10

♦ Soybean seeding rates
♦ Early spring stages of wheat growth and development
♦ Leaf tip freeze injury and winterkill of wheat
♦ Notice of upcoming webinar on wheat disease conditions
 

03/26/10

♦ Wheat stripe rust and leaf rust update
♦ Evaluating the need for fungicide use in wheat
♦ Spring 2010 field preparations: Risk management for now, planning for later
♦ Army cutworms in winter canola, and other production concerns
 

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03/19/10

♦ Velvetleaf: Growth habits and characteristics
♦ Velvetleaf control in corn, grain sorghum, and soybeans
♦ Soybean planting date/variety maturity research in south central Kansas
♦ Expected increase in efficiency using an RTK guidance system over a WAAS system
 

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03/12/10

♦ Late winter stages of wheat growth and development
♦ Brownfield sites: Soil quality issues in urban agriculture
♦ Intensive crop rotations can minimize some risks of near-surface soil compaction
 

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03/05/10

♦ Foliar nitrogen fertilizer products for wheat
♦ First hollow stem in wheat
♦ Alfalfa response to low and high pH levels
♦ Oat forage production
♦ Corn seeding rates
♦ Should corn seeding rates be adjusted for planting dates and hybrid maturities?

 

 

 

02/26/10

♦ Mustard species in Kansas
♦ Control of mustards in wheat
♦ What to avoid putting into onsite water treatment systems
 

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02/22/10

♦ Estimating nitrogen needs for wheat in absence of soil profile N test
♦ Instructions for soil sample collection and mailing

 

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02/19/10

♦ Using satellite imagery to map the spread of eastern redcedar in Kansas
♦ Eastern redcedar control on grazinglands
♦ Timing of soil nitrate sampling for row crops
♦ Topdress nitrogen decisions for very late-planted wheat

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02/12/10

♦ Grazing and haying CRP ground after contract expiration
♦ Starter fertilizer rates and placement for corn
♦ Marestail control in Roundup Ready soybeans
♦ Topdressing wheat with N: Timing, application methods, source, and rates
♦ Additional information on Acceleron seed treatment

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02/05/10

♦ Kochia: Biology and growth habit
♦ Control of kochia in corn
♦ Soybean seed treatments in Kansas
 

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01/29/10

♦ Zinc defciency and starter applications in corn
♦ Diagnosing a mysterious case of light-colored streaks in wheat
♦ Atrazine runoff can be minimized this spring
♦ Videos of 2010 In-Depth Agronomy Training sessions available on web
 

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01/22/10

♦ Sedimentation rates of reservoirs in Kansas
♦ Effect of prescribed burn timing on both grasses and undesirable plants
♦ Does stacked-trait corn pay on dryland
♦ NC Kansas Experiment Fields winter update and farewell to Barney Gordon, Feb. 4
 

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01/15/10

♦ Liberty Link soybeans
♦ Cost comparisons of Roundup Ready and conventional soybean programs
♦ Soybean cyst nematode and SDS ratings of varieties in K-State Performance Tests
♦ Soil testing for soybean cyst nematode
 

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01/08/10

♦ Residual herbicide options for Roundup Ready soybeans
♦ Controlling problem broadleaf weeds in Roundup Ready corn
♦ Checking wheat for winter injury

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Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sept   Oct   Nov   Dec

 

 

 

12/22/09

♦ Potassium fertilization of irrigated corn in reduced-tillage systems
♦ Considerations for growing sesame in 2010
♦ Happy Holidays from K-State's Department of Agronomy!

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12/18/09

♦ Using satellite imagery to track spread of Old World bluestem in Kansas grasslands
♦ Changes in soil carbon concentration and structural properties with deficit irrigation
♦ Cover Your Acres Conference Set for Jan. 19-20 in Oberlin

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12/11/09

♦ Vertical fillage: What is it and how does it work?
♦ Potential for wheat die-out during the winter
♦ Blackleg found in winter canola fields

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12/04/09

♦ The occurrence of ALS-resistant mustards in Kansas
♦ Sudden Death Syndrome in soybeans
♦ Online seminar on Soybean Sudden Death Syndrome
♦ Nitrogen deficiency on wheat this fall

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11/25/09

♦ Storage efficiency of off-season irrigation applications in Kansas
♦ Impacts of no-till on water quality
 

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11/20/09

♦ ALS-resistant cheatgrass
♦ Chloride and sulfur as topdressing for wheat
♦ Benefits of timber stand improvement on Kansas farmsteads
 

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11/13/09

♦ Topdressing wheat decisions on early-planted and late-planted wheat
♦ Controlling annual broadleaf and grassy weeds with fall-applied herbicides
♦ Dealing with ruts and packed soils
♦ What to do with moldy grain?

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11/06/09

♦ Bird cherry-oat aphids and greenbugs on wheat
♦ Benefit of fungicide seed treatments for late-planted wheat
♦ Tillage practice survey in Kansas

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 10/29/09

♦ Webinar on drying high-moisture corn and soybeans Friday morning
♦ Late planting of wheat
♦ Timing of cheatgrass herbicides
♦ Use of nitrogen in carrier with cheatgrass herbicides

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10/23/09

♦ Miscanthus: Management and potential as bioenergy crop in Kansas
♦ Remote sensing analysis of land cover on local, regional, and national scales
♦ This year's weather to date, and outlook for late fall, winter
♦ Potential disease problems on standing corn, grain sorghum, and soybeans

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10/16/09

♦ Possible causes of blank heads in grain sorghum
♦ Fall freeze damage to soybeans
♦ Prussic acid and nitrates in sorghum regrowth after harvest
♦ Considerations when pasturing wheat

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10/09/09

♦ Hostplant resistance to soybean stem borer
♦ Guide to wheat replant decisions
♦ New herbicide chemistry receives EPA registration

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10/02/09

♦ Late-season management decisions for alfalfa
♦ Diagnosing emergence and seedling problems from a fall planting of alfalfa
♦ Canola: Evaluating emergence and early-season growth
♦ Wheat emergence and seedling development concerns

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09/25/09

♦ Investigation of streaks and uneven growth in broadcast/incorporated wheat
♦ Fall control of sericea lespedeza should be done soon
♦ Two-gene Clearfield wheat varieties show improved tolerance to Beyond herbicide
♦ Bur ragweed control with September treatments
♦ Fall control of bindweed
♦ How volunteer Roundup Ready corn may affect dryland wheat yields

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09/18/09

♦ Wheat planting date and seeding rate research in northwest Kansas
♦ Crop residue decomposition and nutrient release rates
♦ Nitrogen cycling and production by cover crops
♦ Water repellency of no-till and continuous-cropped soils

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09/11/09

♦ Preplant and planting time fertilizer decisions for wheat
♦ Adjusting wheat seeding rates for unfavorable conditions
♦ The importance of fall tillers in wheat yields

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09/04/09

♦ Strategies for dealing with wheat seed impacted by head scab
♦ Cool temperatures and sorghum pollination
♦ Avoiding subsoil compaction at harvest

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08/28/09

♦ Early planting of wheat can lead to several problems
♦ Using insecticide seed treatments for fall Hessian fly and greenbug control
♦ Rotation effects on wheat yields

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08/21/09

♦ Signup period on now for Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
♦ Fertilizing fescue and bromegrass hay meadows and pasture
♦ Liming acid soils for optimum wheat production

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08/14/09

♦ New herbicide-resistant crops under development
♦ Potential for nitrate and prussic acid toxicity in summer annual forages
♦ Cover Crops Field Day, September 9

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08/07/09

♦ Winter cereal forage options for Kansas
♦ Fall can be a good time to plant alfalfa
♦ Start planning now for winter canola planting
♦ July weather in Kansas: How cool, how wet?

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07/31/09

♦ Yellow soybeans: Causes and solutions
♦ Control weeds in wheat stubble before they set seed
♦ Maximizing production and quality of hay from summer annual forages
 

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07/24/09

♦ Fungicide seed treatment options in wheat
♦ Soil planning and protection needed in homesite evaluation and establishment
 

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07/17/09

♦ Terrace evaluation and maintenance
♦ Postharvest dormancy can affect germination tests on this year’s wheat seed
♦ Start early and remain vigilant in controlling volunteer wheat
♦ Correction to article on wheat stubble burning
 

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07/10/09

♦ Effect of cropping intensity, tillage, and residue cover on soil properties
♦ Factors to consider before burning wheat residue
♦ Test weights in wheat: Why some are high and some are below average this year
♦ No-till crop rotation research for central and south central Kansas
♦ Wind damage in corn
 

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07/02/09

♦ Possible causes of yellow soybeans
♦ The return of conventional soybean variety performance test
♦ Effect of soil pH on crop yields: Southeast Agricultural Research Center
♦ Black point in harvested wheat grain
♦ New Wheat Variety Disease and Insect Ratings publication now available
♦ Tribute to Bob Bohannon, former K-State Extension Agronomist
 

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06/26/09

♦ Sooty molds in wheat
♦ Barley yellow dwarf infections this year
♦ Sericea lespedeza control
♦ Plant analysis for soybeans

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06/19/09

♦ Corn leaf diseases in Kansas
♦ Evaluating non-uniform sorghum stands
♦ Potential corn ear development problems from off-label herbicide applications
♦ Using plant analysis to monitor your corn fertilization program

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06/12/09

♦ Diagnosing common nutrient deficiencies in corn and grain sorghum
♦ Chloride fertilization of grain sorghum in north central Kansas
♦ Winter canola crop update

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06/05/09

♦ Loose smut on wheat: Causes and treatments
♦ Impact of Best Management Practices on water quality in Cheney Watershed
♦ Head scab on wheat in Kansas

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05/29/09

♦ Symptoms of take-all in wheat
♦ Assessing early-season hail damage on corn
♦ Effect of stand loss on corn yields

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05/22/09

♦ Understanding P and K fertilizer management systems
♦ How to choose the correct GPS and Guidance System for your operation
♦ Plant analysis for wheat: Be sure it’s done at the proper stage of growth

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05/15/09

♦ Estimating wheat yields
♦ Cause of whitish layer on the soil surface
♦ Residue in seed furrow causes poor growth in no-till wheat
♦ Annual cover crops in a wheat-fallow system in southwest Kansas

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05/08/09

♦ A case of chlorotic wheat in Saline County
♦ Spring musk thistle control
♦ Diagnosing uneven corn height problem
♦ Disease and insect situation in wheat
♦ Wheat Diagnostic School reminder

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05/01/09

♦ Implications of delayed corn planting
♦ Effect of flooded and waterlogged soils on corn growth and yield
♦ Diagnosing a problem of poor wheat growth in Ellis County
♦ Fusarium Head Blight alert web site
♦ Nitrogen loss potential in wet soils
 

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04/24/09

♦ Haying and grazing CRP ground after contract expiration
♦ Sesame production in Kansas
♦ Follow-up on freeze damaged wheat in south central

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04/17/09

♦ Spring applications of growth regulator herbicides in wheat
♦ Nutrient deficiency symptoms of wheat in spring
♦ Wheat freeze update: Southeast and eastern southcentral Kansas
♦ Effect of the freezes on wheat in southwest Kansas

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04/13/09

♦ Kansas wheat freeze injury update
♦ Wheat freeze injury in Saline County

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04/10/09

♦ The role of fungicides in controlling Fusarium head scab in wheat
♦ Troubleshooting a wheat development problem in western Kansas
♦ Post-freeze insect activity on wheat and alfalfa
♦ Wheat Diagnostic School in Garden City, May 13-14

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04/06/09

♦ Potential freeze damage to wheat
♦ Freeze-damaged corn

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 04/03/09

♦ Wheat fungicide management decisions
♦ Timing of prescribed burns on warm-season grazinglands
♦ Physical damage to wheat from sleet
♦ Evaluation freeze injury in south central Kansas

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03/27/09

♦ Wheat problems in northwest Kansas
♦ Soybean cyst nematode ratings
♦ Corn population recommendations
♦ Should corn seeding rates be adjusted for planting dates and hybrid maturities?

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03/20/09

♦ Agricultural practices for soil carbon sequestration
♦ Soil salinity problems in Kansas
♦ Canola Field Tour coming up April 23

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03/13/09

♦ Minimizing the risk of corn stalk loss or failure
♦ Kansas Bankers Awards newest categories: Examples of winning practices

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03/06/09

♦ Soybean seeding rates
♦ New herbicides registered for corn in Kansas
♦ Prescribed burning of CRP this spring
♦ Spring is the best time to assess soil compaction

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02/27/09

♦ First hollow stem in wheat
♦ Nitrogen use by wheat
♦ Eastern gamagrass production in Kansas
♦ Crop production problem diagnosis: Poor wheat greenup

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02/20/09

♦ Western and Central Kansas CRP conversion to cropland
♦ Eastern Kansas CRP conversion to cropland
♦ Carbon credits on CRP ground
♦ Crop insurance coverage for land emerging from CRP

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02/13/09

♦ Fertilizing fescue and bromegrass hay meadows and pastures
♦ Effects of early greenup in wheat
♦ Soybean seed treatments in Kansas
♦ Late winter/early spring control of cheatgrasses in wheat
♦ New Southwest Area Crops and Soils Specialist

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02/06/09

♦ Nitrogen contributions from legume crops: Amounts and availability
♦ Wheat response to foliar application of copper and zinc
♦ Topdressing wheat with N: Timing, application methods, source, and rates
♦ Onsite wastewater treatment system additives

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01/30/09

♦ Spring oats for forage production
♦ Sources of free data for Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
♦ Sorghum populations and row spacing
♦ Winter/spring options for winter annual broadleaf control in wheat
♦ Clarification: Herbicides for new ALS- and ACCase-resistant sorghum lines

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01/23/09

♦ The effects of residue removal on soil and water quality
♦ Weed control strategies in grain sorghum
♦ The value of soil profile nitrogen testing

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01/16/09

♦ Controlling problem weeds in Roundup Ready corn with glyphosate tank mixes
♦ Early-season fungicide applications on wheat
♦ Alternative herbicide programs in Roundup Ready soybeans
♦ Additional comment on conventional soybean varieties

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01/09/09

♦ Availability of phosphorus in manure applications to soil
♦ Can no-till reduce erosion even if surface residue levels are sparse?
♦ Conventional soybean varieties

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12/23/08

♦ Winter survival of canola
♦ 2009 Cover Your Acres Conference
♦ 2009 Kansas Hay and Grazing Conference

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12/19/08

♦ Potential causes of corn ear development problems
♦ Hessian fly: A potential cause of winterkill in wheat

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12/12/08

♦ Winterkill of wheat
♦ Milling and baking quality ratings of wheat varieties

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12/05/08

♦ Estimating crop residue cover
♦ Bt corn hybrids on the market: Genes, events, and insects controlled
♦ Agriculture could face changes due to climate change
♦ Climate change projections for Kansas

 

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11/26/08

♦ Minimizing losses when storing large round bales
♦ Summary of 2008 disease activity on row crops in Kansas

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11/21/08

♦ Glyphosate-resistant giant ragweed in Kansas
♦ Maintaining stormwater Best Management Practices

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11/14/08

♦ New approach to breeding for leaf rust resistance in wheat
♦ Nitrogen immobilization as a cause of yellow wheat

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11/07/08

♦ Harvesting freeze-damaged sorghum
♦ How volunteer Roundup Ready corn may affect dryland wheat yields
♦ Symptoms of aluminum toxicity injury to wheat

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 10/31/08

♦ Fall applications of anhydrous ammonia for row crops
♦ No-till, soil organic matter, and soil compaction
♦ Corn yields affected by previous crops in rotation: SE Kansas research

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10/24/08

♦ Causes of yellow wheat in the fall
♦ Estimating yield reductions from fall freeze damage in summer grain crops
♦ Soil testing: When and how to take soil samples

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10/17/08

♦ Grazing or haying freeze-damaged sorghum
♦ Starter fertilizer application methods in reduced-till irrigated corn
♦ Effect of wheat stubble height on dryland corn yield

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10/13/08

♦ Nitrogen rates for wheat after soybeans
♦ Wheat replant decision guide

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10/03/08

♦ Palmer amaranth control in grain sorghum
♦ Fall/winter fertilization of smooth bromegrass pastures and hay meadows
♦ Fall/winter fertilization of tall fescue pasture
♦ Insect problems on wheat and alfalfa this fall

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09/24/08

♦ Poultry litter as source of N and P
♦ Timing of last cutting for alfalfa

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09/19/08

♦ Adjusting wheat seeding rates for various conditions
♦ Wheat blends: Performance Test results in 2008
♦ Principles of making a good wheat variety blend

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09/12/08

♦ Will summer crops in Kansas mature before frost?
♦ New developments in weather data collection in Kansas
♦ Cool weather raises the potential for sorghum ergot
♦ Factors that determine soil infiltration rate

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09/05/08

♦ Black point and sooty mold in wheat: Is a seed treatment needed?
♦ Small grain cereal forage test results for 2008

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08/29/08

♦ Downy brome control in wheat
♦ Early-season nitrogen management for wheat
♦ Sericea lespedeza control
♦ Early-season nitrogen management for wheat

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08/20/08

♦ Maintaining grass waterways
♦ Biomass energy crops for Kansas
♦ Measurement of carbon loss and sequestration in native prairie
♦ Improving water quality through the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
♦ Can cover crops suppress weeds?
♦ Sunflower production in south central Kansas
♦ Weed control in sunflowers in south central Kansas
♦ Sesame as a potential alternative crop in Kansas

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08/15/08

♦ Phosphorus fertility for wheat
♦ New wheat herbicides for 2008
♦ Sprouting tolerance ratings of wheat varieties
♦ Considerations for wheat planted on non-optimal dates in SC and SE Kansas
♦ Herbicide-resistant sorghum

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08/08/08

♦ Importance of controlling volunteer wheat
♦ Soybean aphid infestations continue in Kansas
♦ Carbon credit program deadline is August 15
♦ Soil calcium and magnesium levels: Does the ratio make a difference?

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08/01/08

♦ Mixtures of red wheat and white wheat: How does it happen?
♦ Control weeds in wheat stubble before they set seed
♦ Soybean leaf cupping caused by potato leaf hoppers
♦ Effect of heat stress on corn, grain sorghum, and soybeans

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07/24/08

♦ Liming prior to fall seedings of alfalfa
♦ Abnormal corn ears
♦ Canola production and breeding update for Kansas

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07/16/08

♦ Seed treatments for scabby wheat
♦ Germination testing of wheat seed
♦ Nematode infestation on alfalfa in western Kansas

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07/08/08

♦ Nutrient deficiencies in soybeans
♦ Plant analysis for testing nutrient levels in soybeans
♦ The role of nitrogen fertilizer in soil pH levels
♦ Agronomy Field Day highlights agriculture’s solutions to global change
♦ New Extension Nutrient Management Specialist

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06/26/08

♦ Yield prospects for various doublecrop options
♦ Herbicide carryover considerations when doublecropping after wheat
♦ Doublecropping options in northwest and northcentral Kansas
♦ Doublecropping options for southeast Kansas
♦ Using plant analysis to monitor your corn fertilization program

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06/19/08

♦ Hail damage on soybeans
♦ Replanting soybeans late: Variety selection, seeding rate, and row spacing
♦ Comparison of summer annual forage options
♦ Wheat streak mosaic potential on fields of hail damaged wheat

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06/12/08

♦ Head scab on wheat in Kansas
♦ Crop insurance considerations with head scab and other quality issues
♦ White heads in wheat: Hail or wheat stem maggot?
♦ Measuring soil pH and lime requirement

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06/05/08

♦ Effect of flooded and water-logged soils on corn growth and yield
♦ Nitrogen loss potential in wet soils
♦ Saturated and flooded soybean fields

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05/30/08

♦ Wheat disease update
♦ Causes of white heads in wheat
♦ New web site for Soil Testing Lab
♦ Agronomy Field Day in Manhattan: August 22, 2008

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05/27/08

♦ Foundation herbicide programs for Roundup Ready soybeans
♦ Results of 2007 fungicide trials on corn
♦ Assessing early-season hail damage on corn
♦ Effect of stand loss on corn yields

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05/16/08

♦ Time to evaluate corn stands
♦ Wheat disease update
♦ Options for controlling invasive dogwood in pastures
♦ Sericea lespedeza control

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05/09/08

♦ Method for estimating wheat yields
♦ Plant analysis for wheat: Optimum sampling time is near
♦ Site-specific weed management

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05/02/08

♦ Insect pests to watch for in wheat
♦ Leaf rust update
♦ Tillage and land use trends in Kansas and the U.S.
♦ Research on air quality from cattle feedlots 

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04/25/08

♦ Leaf rust poses a serious threat again in 2008
♦ Importance of soybean inoculation: Field photos
♦ Principles of successful soybean inoculation
♦ Corn Watch: Software for predicting corn development
♦ The importance of good soil aggregation

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04/17/08

♦ Army cutworm alert in canola
♦ Placing fertilizer with seed
♦ The challenge of collecting a representative soil sample

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04/15/08

♦ Hard freeze in central and eastern Kansas
♦ Diagnosing freeze injury on wheat

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04/11/08

♦ How late can wheat be topdressed with nitrogen?
♦ Field diagnosis of wheat problems
♦ Nitrogen loss potential in wet soils
♦ Implications of delayed corn planting

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04/04/08

♦ Recropping wheat ground: Herbicide carryover considerations
♦ Lumax received full registration for use in grain sorghum
♦ Update on the potential for leaf rust in wheat
♦ Heaving damage, late planting, shallow planting, and other wheat problems

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03/28/08

♦ First hollow stem in wheat
♦ Quantifying the value and benefits of crop residue
♦ Liquid 11-37-0 fertilizer: How it differs from 10-34-0

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03/21/08

♦ Skip-row corn research in western Kansas
♦ Soybean Populations
♦ WRAPS projects update
♦ Triticum Mosaic Virus in Kansas

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03/14/08

♦ Avoiding seed and seedling injury with spring-applied anhydrous ammonia
♦ Key factors in deciding whether to apply foliar fungicides to wheat
♦ Winter canola update
♦ Barney Gordon receives award from Fluid Fertilizer Foundation
♦ Direct link to Agronomy e-Update Index

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03/07/08

♦ Prescribed burning of CRP fields
♦ Herbicide seed treatment on grain sorghum could help reduce hunger in Africa
♦ Patch-burn research in Kansas
♦ Updated Index to past issues of Agronomy e-Update

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02/29/08

♦ Nitrogen fertilization of bromegrass this spring
♦ Spring wheat in Kansas
♦ No-till, continuous wheat and tan spot research
♦ Where to send possible contaminated soil for analysis
♦ New, quicker method of measuring lagoon seepage being developed

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02/22/08

♦ Comparing dryland grain sorghum and corn performance in NC Kansas
♦ The outlook for thin stands and late-emerged wheat
♦ The BlueSkyRAINS project for smoke management in the Flint Hills
♦ Winter canola production schools scheduled

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02/15/08

♦ Corn plant population recommendations
♦ How corn plants respond to changes in plant populations
♦ Starter fertilizer rates and placement for corn
♦ Oat forage production

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02/08/08

♦ Management practices for Group III soybeans in southern Kansas
♦ Sunflowers as a doublecrop option in southern Kansas
♦ Choosing wheat varieties for late winter plantings

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02/01/08

♦ Effect of cold temperatures on unemerged wheat
♦ Winter/spring options for winter annual broadleaf control in wheat
♦ New Southeast Area Extension Crops and Soils Specialist

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01/25/08

♦ Comparing corn and grain sorghum performance in the High Plains
♦ Planning for spring-seeded alfalfa

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01/18/08

♦ Surface applications of nitrogen on snow-covered fields of wheat
♦ Chloride as a fertilizer nutrient for wheat, grain sorghum, and corn
♦ Reducing phosphorus movement into surface water: Eutrophication TMDLs
♦ Correction to herbicide name

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01/11/08

♦ Fertilizer price/supply situation
♦ Web Soil Survey 2.0: Access to soils data in all Kansas counties
♦ Soybean seed supply
♦ Cover Your Acres Conference 2008

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01/04/08

♦ Postemergence weed control in ExpressSun and Clearfield sunflowers
♦ New herbicide products for 2008

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Jan   Feb   Mar   Apr   May   Jun   Jul   Aug   Sept   Oct   Nov   Dec

 

 

12/21/07

♦ Vernalization and yield potential of late-emerging wheat
♦ Biomass crops: Effect of harvest intensity on soil carbon levels

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12/14/07

♦ Biotech corn: Select hybrids, not traits
♦ Wheat Quality Lab update

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12/06/07

♦ Soybean Cyst Nematode and Sudden Death Syndrome ratings
♦ INTSORMIL project to help West African farmers with sorghum and millet production

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11/30/07

♦ Herbicide-resistant grain sorghum
♦ Causes of yellow wheat in the fall
♦ Topdressing wheat with N: Timing, application methods, sources, and rates

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11/17/07

♦ Problems of late-emerging wheat
♦ Bt corn hybrids on the market: Genes, events, and insects controlled
♦ ALS-resistant cheatgrass

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11/10/07

♦ Crop insurance questions regarding thick stands of volunteer wheat
♦ Soil organic matter: How it is measured in the lab
♦ Upcoming Forum: Agriculture’s Role in the New Carbon Economy

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11/03/07

♦ Late-emerging volunteer: Is it wheat, or is it a shag carpet?
♦ Fall alfalfa cutting decisions

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 10/26/07

♦ What to do with thick stands of volunteer wheat
♦ Effect of freeze damage on Foundation Seed wheat seed supplies and production
♦ La Nina and drought in Kansas

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10/19/07

♦ Wheat crop insurance deadline considerations
♦ Sweet sorghum for bioenergy

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10/12/07

♦ Controlling annual broadleaf and grassy weeds with fall-applied atrazine
♦ “Premium” and/or “Low-Salt” fertilizers: Are they worth the extra cost?
♦ Wheat topdressing plans: Don’t overestimate N credits from legumes

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10/05/07

♦ Soybean crop conditions in Kansas
♦ Diagnosing alfalfa stand establishment and seedling growth problems in the fall
♦ Sorghum ergot

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09/28/07

♦ Fall control of woody plants on rangeland
♦ K-State’s soybean breeding program
♦ Wheat: Diagnosing early-season problems
♦ Canola: Diagnosing stand establishment and early-season problems

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09/21/07

♦ Comparison of potential biomass energy crops for Kansas
♦ Evaluating newly emerged wheat stands
♦ The need for volunteer control
♦ Management decisions for the last cutting of alfalfa
♦ La Niña: Outlook for Kansas weather this fall and winter

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09/14/07

♦ Planting tips for wheat planted after row crop harvest
♦ Sunflower preharvest treatments
♦ Fertilizer management for cool-season pastures

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09/07/07

♦ Wheat variety selection for planting after row crops
♦ Nitrogen management in no-till wheat
♦ Nitrogen timing in wheat
♦ Sericea lespedeza control

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08/31/07

♦ Herbicide options for fall control of winter annual bromes in wheat
♦ Fungicide seed treatment options in wheat
♦ Delayed emergence of volunteer wheat
♦ Why is it so hard to grow wheat these days?

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08/24/07

♦ Yield potential of wheat varieties treated with foliar fungicide
♦ Using starter fertilizer for wheat
♦ Winter cereals for forage
♦ Canola planting guide

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08/17/07

♦ Outlook for late-planted soybeans
♦ Injury to glyphosate-tolerant corn from off-label applications of glyphosate
♦ Volunteer wheat and Hessian fly control
♦ Sorghum headworms

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08/10/07

♦ Tips for planting low-test-weight wheat
♦ Fall can be a good time to plant alfalfa in Kansas

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08/03/07

♦ Controlling tall, thick stands of weeds and volunteer wheat
♦ Test soil for nitrogen and other nutrients before planting wheat this fall
♦ Wheat test weight or variety: Which factor is more important this year?

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07/27/07

♦ Estimated Crop Nutrient Removal

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07/20/07

♦ Home germination testing of wheat seed
♦ Crop residue burning: Soil quality considerations

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07/11/07

♦ White wheat contamination in red wheat
♦ Sub-standard test weight classification approved for certified wheat seed

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07/06/07

♦ Sprouted wheat as seed
♦ How late can you plant grain sorghum and soybeans?
♦ Requirements for selling wheat seed
♦ Fluid phosphate product sludge
♦ Potato leafhoppers on alfalfa

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06/26/07

♦ Causes of black point and sooty mold in wheat
♦ Why are test weights in wheat so low this season?
♦ Wheat seed quality concerns: Low test weights and foreign material
♦ Conducting germination tests on this year’s wheat seed
♦ How to condition grain for seed

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06/18/07

♦ Canola conditions in Kansas and tips for harvesting
♦ Diagnosing most common nutrient deficiencies in corn and grain sorghum

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06/15/07

♦ Lodged wheat and the potential for volunteer
♦ Saturated and flooded soybean fields

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06/08/07

♦ Stressed and freeze-damaged wheat in western Kansas
♦ Delayed soybean planting: Effect on variety selection, seeding rate, and row spacing
♦ Hail damage on soybeans
♦ Deadline for Lumax application on grain sorghum extended
♦ Does corn need additional nitrogen?

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06/01/07

♦ Assessing early-season hail damage on corn
♦ Effect of stand loss on corn yields
♦ “Rootless Corn” syndrome
♦ White heads in wheat
♦ Armyworm infestations in wheat
♦ New Environmental Soil Science and Soil and Water Conservation Specialist

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05/17/07

♦ Evaluate damaged and weakened alfalfa stands this summer
♦ Wet soils, soil-borne diseases, and soybean seed treatments
♦ Soybean yield response to phosphorus and potassium
♦ Storage and handling of fluid phosphate fertilizers

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0511/07

♦ Post-freeze alfalfa problems and management strategies
♦ Will wet weather affect seed- and soil-applied insecticide treatments on corn?
♦ Stripe rust on wheat in Kansas this spring

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05/08/07

♦ Effect of flooded and water-logged soils on corn growth and yield
♦ Denitrification loss potential in wet soils
♦ Effect of saturated soils on diseases and seed treatment efficacy
♦ Effect of wet weather on herbicide efficacy

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05/04/07

♦ Freeze-damaged wheat: Maintenance of representative sample areas for insurance appraisal deferrals
♦ Fungicides for wheat
♦ A note of caution when estimating yields on wheat that has headed

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05/01/07

♦ Estimating wheat yields
♦ Viability of heads on freeze-damaged wheat
♦ Expected harvest delays in freeze-damaged wheat 

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04/27/07

♦ Canola conditions in Kansas
♦ Lumax Section 18 approved for 2007 use on grain sorghum in Kansas
♦ Wheat disease update
♦ Implications of delayed corn planting

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04/26/07

♦ Options and Management Strategies for Freeze-Damaged Wheat

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04/25/07

♦ Extent of freeze damage to wheat
♦ Failed wheat: Effect of soil and plant nitrogen on soybeans

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04/20/07

♦ Wheat Freeze Damage Symptoms as of April 20, 2007

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04/19/07

♦ Haying and grazing freeze-damaged wheat
♦ Watch out for high nitrate levels in freeze-damaged wheat, canola, and alfalfa

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 04/18/07

♦ What to do with alfalfa that has gone flat
♦ Wheat freeze damage and insurance notification
♦ How much fertilizer can safely be placed with the seed?

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 04/13/07

♦ Preliminary assessment of freeze damage
♦ Wheat disease update and freeze complications
♦ Herbicide carryover considerations when recropping damaged wheat
♦ Nitrogen availability on soils with freeze-damaged wheat

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 04/09/07

♦ How cold did it get?
♦ Freeze-damaged corn
♦ Carbon credit program expands into western Kansas

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 04/06/07

♦  Managing freeze-damaged alfalfa

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 04/04/07

♦ Effect of hard freeze on wheat in jointing and boot stages
♦ Glyphosate application methods: Effect of time of day and spray volume

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03/30/07

♦ Sweet sorghum: A potential bioenergy crop for Kansas?
♦ ALS-resistant sorghum: Developing new weed control options
♦ Fertilizing cotton

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03/23/07

♦ Minimizing the risk of corn stand loss or failure

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03/16/07

♦ Spring planting of Roundup Ready and conventional alfalfa
♦ Full-rate and reduced-rate residual herbicide programs for corn
♦ Canola research and field tours
♦ Are liquid fertilizers better than dry fertilizers?

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03/09/07

♦ Corn weed control
♦ Applying topdress N to wheat after jointing
♦ Causes of poor wheat growth

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03/02/07

♦ Continuous corn considerations
♦ Topdressed nitrogen on wheat: Effect of the wet winter weather
♦ Waterlogged wheat

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02/23/07

♦ Soil and plant testing for chloride in Kansas
♦ Chloride fertilization research on wheat, grain sorghum, and corn
♦ Soil nitrogen: Understanding an increasingly valuable commodity

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02/16/07

♦ Special issue: Renewable Fuels and the Bioeconomy

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02/09/07

♦ Red cedar control on grazinglands
♦ Grain sorghum hybrid selection
♦ Preplant considerations for cotton
♦ Winter damage to alfalfa stands
♦ Avoid applying nitrogen to frozen soils

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01/31/07

♦ Nitrogen management considerations for wheat
♦ Oat forage production
♦ Spring greenup will reveal whether ice has damaged wheat

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01/26/07

♦ Late topdressing of wheat
♦ Sulfur deficiencies in Kansas
♦ Effect of heat and drought timing on grain sorghum

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01/19/07

♦ Foliar potassium on irrigated soybeans
♦ Mullein control in pastures and rangeland

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01/13/07

♦ Nitrogen management considerations for wheat
♦ Oat forage production
♦ Spring greenup will reveal whether ice has damaged wheat

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01/05/07

♦ Continuous wheat research
♦ New herbicide products for 2007
♦ Comparison of four HDDP-inhibitor herbicides: Callisto, Impact, Laudis, Lumax

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12/22/06

♦ On-farm evaluation of tillage methods for corn in EC and SE Kansas

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12/15/06

♦ Potassium deficiency in corn and soybeans
♦ Residue treatment in continuous wheat systems

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12/08/06

♦ How Lumax performed in grain sorghum in 2006
♦ Kansas grasslands planted after January 1, 1999 eligible for carbon credit payments

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11/29/06

♦ Topdressing wheat decisions
♦ Fertilizing tall fescue and smooth bromegrass pastures
♦ Will sudden drop in temperatures in late Nov. injure wheat?

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11/17/06

♦ Early-season stress can reduce grain sorghum yields
♦ Comparison of Bt events currently on the market

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11/09/06

♦ Field pansy control
♦ Hessian fly update

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11/06/06

♦ Kansas cotton crop: Drought reduced dryland yields in 2006
♦ Progress in breeding new wheat varieties with Hessian fly resistance
♦ Wheat streak mosaic resistance in wheat

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 10/27/06

♦ Soybeans: Next-generation glyphosate resistance, and other future directions
♦ Reducing atrazine runoff by 40 percent: A recent success story in Kansas
♦ New developments in the carbon credit market in Kansas

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10/20/06

♦ Controlling marestail and other weeds with fall-applied atrazine
♦ Scouting tips for wheat in the fall
♦ Preventing the development of herbicide-resistant weeds

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10/13/06

♦ Irrigated corn in 2006: High stress, low yields
♦ Use higher seeding rates when replanting wheat
♦ Copper and zinc deficiencies in wheat?

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10/06/06

♦ Tall fescue and bromegrass fall/winter management
♦ Grazing or haying freeze-damaged sorghum
♦ Carbon flux measurements in native Kansas grasslands

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09/29/06

♦ El Niño could bring milder- and wetter-than-normal winter weather to Kansas
♦ Late-season stalk lodging in corn
♦ Practices that increase soil carbon also improve soil aggregation 

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09/22/06

♦ Evaluating wheat stands
♦ Soil carbon sequestration and carbon credits: Basic principles of each
♦ Agronomy Centennial Celebration and special seminars 

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09/15/06

♦ Timing of last cutting for alfalfa
♦ Considerations for doublecropping wheat after row crops
♦ Research in Kansas on AVAIL

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09/08/06

♦ High carryover N found this year in soil profile tests
♦ Cruiser and Gaucho insecticide seed treatments on wheat
♦ Small grain forage yield results
♦ Cool weather slows sorghum development

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08/30/06

♦ Early fall sericea lespedeza control
♦ Pigweed control problems with glyphosate in western Kansas
♦ Herbicide options for fall control of winter annual bromes in wheat
♦ Emergency and supplemental forages
♦ Animal health considerations with alternative forages
 

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08/25/06

♦ Management practices can help prevent the development of glyphosate-resistant weeds
♦ Profile nitrogen tests showing large variation so far this year
♦ Emergency and supplemental forages
♦ Animal health considerations with alternative forages

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08/18/06

♦ Importance of controlling volunteer wheat
♦ Outlook for grain sorghum that hasn’t headed out yet
♦ Production practices for winter canola in Kansas

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08/11/06

♦ Winter canola: Its place in Kansas cropping systems
♦ Eastern gamagrass production in Kansas
♦ Common bunt and seed treatments for wheat

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08/02/06

♦ Using starter P fertilizer for wheat
♦ Nitrogen management in no-till wheat
♦ K-State Performance Tests in transition to new coordinator

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07/28/06

♦ Test soils for nitrate levels before fertilizing wheat this year
♦ Beware of high nitrate and prussic acid levels in drought-stressed sorghums
♦ Ammonium thiosulfate as an AMS replacement in glyphosate applications
♦ Evaluation of other AMS replacement products in glyphosate solutions

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07/21/06

♦ Management options for drought-stressed soybeans
♦ Fall can be a good time to plant alfalfa in Kansas
♦ Germination quality of this year’s wheat seed

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07/14/06

♦ Wheat stubble burning: Pros and Cons
♦ Management options for drought-stressed corn

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06/27/06

♦ Seed quality of this year’s wheat crop
♦ Upcoming conferences on winter canola production
♦ Plant analysis for soybeans

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06/23/06

♦ Low test weights in wheat: Causes and utilization
♦ Evaluating hail and storm damage to corn
♦ Causes of dark heads in wheat this year
♦ Update on Clearfield wheat
♦ Plant analysis for corn

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06/16/06

♦ New K-State Extension crop production/cropping systems
♦ Doublecropping soybeans and sorghum into wheat
♦ Small grain cereals as forage crops
♦ Sunflower germination and early-season growth troubleshooting guide

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06/09/06

♦ Wheat variety response to wheat streak mosaic
♦ New herbicide for Clearfield wheat
♦ Planting depth variability can affect wheat all season

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06/01/06

♦ Causes of white heads in wheat
♦ Managing late tillers in wheat
♦ “New” nitrogen fertilizer products

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05/26/06

♦ Premium quality, “low-salt” fertilizers: Are they worth the extra cost?
♦ Summer annual forages, residual and fertilizer N, and nitrate toxicity
♦ Effect of heat on wheat during grain fill
♦ Watch out for shattering in wheat this year

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05/16/06

♦ Lumax herbicide registered for use on grain sorghum in Kansas
♦ Department of Agronomy Centennial celebration plans: Publicity flyers

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05/12/06

♦ Canola crop update
♦ Fescue and bromegrass pasture management after rains in southeast Kansas
♦ Goals of K-State’s new Center for Sorghum Improvement
♦ Ray Lamond Memorial Golf Tournament registration

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05/05/06

♦ Freeze damage to Kansas wheat crops
♦ Low soil pH problems in western Kansas
♦ Inoculation of soybeans
♦ Effect of saturated soils on corn emergence and seedling growth

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04/25/06

♦ What to do with drought-stressed wheat
♦ Postemerge herbicides for sorghum: Update on Lumax emergency exemption
♦ Alfalfa management in drought-stressed areas
♦ Plant analysis for wheat
♦ Scattered freeze injury reported on wheat

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04/19/06

♦ Spring freeze injury on wheat
♦ Soybean seeding rates
♦ Sericea lespedeza control
♦ How late can nitrogen fertilizer be applied to wheat?

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04/13/06

♦ Preplant and preemerge herbicide programs for grain sorghum
♦ Manure application on no-till fields
♦ Effect of stripe rust on winter wheat

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04/07/06

♦ Diagnosing corn emergence and seedling growth problems
♦ Making stand counts and corn replant decisions
♦ Maximizing irrigated soybean yields

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03/31/06

♦ Zinc as a plant nutrient
♦ Preparing for a prescribed burn
♦ Fertilizing cotton
 

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03/24/06

♦ Sulfur as a plant nutrient
♦ Water-critical growth periods of crops
 

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03/17/06

♦ Chloride fertilization of wheat, grain sorghum, and corn
♦ Dryland row crop selection and depth of moist soil at planting time
♦ Spring planting of alfalfa
♦ Roundup Ready alfalfa

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03/10/06

♦ Managing weeds in glyphosate-tolerant (GT) corn
♦ Starter fertilizer use on corn
♦ Recommended corn populations in different parts of Kansas
♦ Dryland corn populations, hybrid maturity, and planting dates in SC Kansas
♦ The challenge of collecting a representative soil sample

 

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03/03/06

♦ Is there any value to starter fertilizer on soybeans?
♦ Spring applications of herbicides in wheat
♦ Managing for maximum irrigated corn yields

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02/24/06

♦ Management following a wildfire
♦ Atrazine runoff can be minimized this spring
♦ Soil nitrogen: Understanding an increasingly valuable commodity
♦ Topdressed nitrogen and dry wheat ground

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02/17/06

♦ Soil organic matter: How it is measured
♦ Trends in soil organic matter: Past, present, and future
♦ Estimating crop response to fertilizer P at different soil test P levels
♦ No-tilling wheat into chemfallow ground

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02/10/06

♦ Dryland strip-till research – Southeast and East Central Kansas
♦ Application for emergency exemption for Lumax in grain sorghum
♦ Soil salinity problems in Kansas
♦ Prescribed burns: Head fires vs. back fires and other burning

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02/03/06

♦ Effects of warm winter temperatures on wheat
♦ Timing of prescribed burns on grazinglands
♦ Managing high pH, calcareous and sodic soils

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01/26/06

♦ Liming recommendations from the K-State Soil Testing Lab
♦ Soil carbon sequestration programs starting to pay for Kansas producers
♦ Evaluation of AMS replacement products in glyphosate solutions

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01/20/06

♦ Strip-till research in Kansas, Part 2: Central Kansas
♦ Soil pH analysis: Fundamental principles and complicating factors

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01/10/06

♦ Soybean cyst nematode resistance ratings
♦ WRAPS watershed protection projects in Kansas
♦ The profile nitrogen soil test can pay big dividends

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01/05/06

♦ Nitrogen recommendation controversy: Implications for Kansas
♦ Evaluating soil amendments and other “non-traditional” products
♦ Winter applications of herbicides in wheat

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12/22/05

♦ Precision agriculture: Progress to date and future promise
♦ ALS-resistant bushy wallflower (treacle mustard)

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12/13/05

♦ Manganese deficiency in Roundup Ready soybeans
♦ Winterkill of wheat
♦ Dryland strip-till research, Part 1: Western Kansas

 

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12/06/05

♦ New web site on conservation resources
♦ Conservation Security Program: A good deal for producers
♦ Soil testing: When and how to take soil samples
♦ Fuel use in no-till compared to conventional-till

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11/29/05

♦ Winter fertilization of tall fescue pasture
♦ Fall/winter fertilization of smooth bromegrass pastures and hay meadows
♦ Purple seed stain on soybeans
♦ Grain sorghum hybrid response to 2,4-D

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11/22/05

♦ Canola breeding program at K-State and Oklahoma State Universities
♦ “Sumner” canola provides good tolerance to sulfonylurea herbicide carryover
♦ Tan plant sorghum progress

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11/15/05

♦ Warm fall weather may cause problems for winter canola
♦ Timing of nitrogen applications for wheat
♦ Nitrogen credits for small grains planted after alfalfa
♦ Herbicides for fall control of winter annuals

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11/08/05

♦ Best Management Practices for phosphorus
♦ Storing green soybeans

 

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11/03/05

♦ Reasons to control winter annual weeds in the fall between row crops
♦ Utilizing green soybeans
♦ Musk thistle control in fall

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 10/25/05

♦ Fall is the time for assessing rangeland condition
♦ Causes of yellow wheat in the fall
♦ How to evaluate a no-till field for compaction

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10/18/05

♦ Woody plant control in rangeland
♦ Starter fertilizers for late-planted wheat
♦ Sorghum regrowth considerations

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10/11/05

♦ Reducing phosphorus movement into surface waters
♦ Considerations when pasturing wheat
♦ Replanting wheat

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10/04/05

♦ Timing of cheatgrass herbicides
♦ Use of nitrogen in carrier with cheatgrass herbicides
♦ Bindweed control
♦ Nitrogen and its effect on wheat yield components in fall
♦ Evaluating alfalfa stands
♦ Killing off old stands of alfalfa

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09/29/05

♦ Planting wheat into dry topsoil
♦ Causes of poor or dying wheat stands
♦ Nitrogen application methods for wheat
♦ Considerations for wheat planted into row crop stubble
♦ When to make the last cutting of alfalfa
♦ Seeding rates for Overley

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♦ No entries available for July 2005

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♦ No entries available for May 2005

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♦ No entries available for April 2005

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♦ No entries available for March 2005

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♦ No entries available for February 2005

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♦ No entries available for January 2005

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