Proper Fertilizer Increases Wheat Yields in High Plains
Extension researchers Jim Valentine and Arthur Oaken outline nitrogen and phosphorus as key limiting nutrients for high protein wheat and winter forage in the High Plains. They advise soil testing, preplant phosphorus, staged nitrogen applications, and banding on deficient soils, with rock phosphate showing limited value.
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Lubbock
High Plains
Jim Valentine
Arthur Oaken
South Plains
Valentine and
Oaken
Sorghum Midge Damage Triggers Multiple Insecticide Sprays
South Plains counties report damaging sorghum midge populations. Texas A&M entomologist Lyndon K. Almand advises first spray at 90 percent head emergence, with second and possible third or fourth applications if pollination continues. Daily field checks or an automatic spraying plan can reduce yield losses.
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South Plains
Lyndon K. Almand
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Almand
Area Students Make Dean's Honor Roll
Four Brownfield area students earned the summer semester Dean's List at Southwestern State College in Weatherford Ohio. Names include Duane Dalton Locke Meadow Macki Lynn Sellers McKinney La Mesa Lee Ann Akin Wilmot and Roy Jay Henson Denver City. Eligibility required no grade below C.
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Brownfield Area
Southwestern State College
Weatherford
Ohlo
Duane Dalton Locke
Meadow
Macki Lynn Sellers McKinney
Laemesa
Lee Ann Akin Wilmot
Roy Jay Henson
Denver City
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