No Till Weed Control Highlights Field Day Tour Practices
At the East Central Kansas Experiment Field and Franklin County Conservation District tour, no till methods dominated weed control discussions. Dave Regehr demonstrated ridge planting with Buffalo planters to drop seeds in ridges, while Dave Whitney described preemergence chemical controls using Bladex and Lasso with Paraquat, all aiming to reduce future herbicide needs.
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Diane Yeamans
Kansas
Franklin County Conservation District
Dave Regehr
Regehr
Dave Whitney
Sail
Whiteney
Whitney
Conservation District
Notill
Harry Peckham
Rantoul
Ron and
Albert Dunbar
Ed Horstick
Richmond
Peckham
Dunbars
Horstick
Allis-Chalmers
Crop Residues Could Help Energy Supply
Keith Janssen, superintendent of the East Central Kansas Experiment Field, notes that crop residues could boost energy supply. He cites a ratio of a ton of residue equaling two barrels of crude oil and mentions large round bale burners for grain drying as the closest current use of crops as energy sources.
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Keith Janssen
East Central Kansas Experiment Field
New seed safewers loom. impact on germination and residue debated
Farmers gain two safewers Concept 2 and Screen Mil o seeds from Ciba-Geigy and Monsanto. experts warn about compatibility with herbicides and note residue value of grain sorghum for energy. Research flags soil nutrient replacement, long term effects, and potential oil-equivalent yields, with no-till trials across several local farms showing varied weed control and stand strength.
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Gary Kilgore
Area Extension Agronomist
Ciba- Geigy
Monsanto
Kilgore
Janssen
Ottawa
Diseases cost Kansas wheat growers millions this year
Kansas wheat growers faced over 200 million dollars in losses from diseases in 1982. Leaf rust caused the greatest damage, with 2.8 percent loss, while speckled leaf blotch and scab also trimmed production. Total disease loss reached 13.8 percent, slightly higher than 1981 and below the 5-year average.
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Manhattan
Kansas
William G. Willis
Kansas State University
Thomas Sim IV
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Topeka
Willis
KSU
Sim
Division of Entomology
Alfalfa Glandvariety Research Offers Hope For Weevil Control
Kansas State University breeder Ted Sorenson told a field day near Ottawa that no alfalfa varieties resist the weevil but a wild glandular variety traps weevils with a leaf and stem fluid. Researchers aim to transfer glands to other varieties to improve yields and disease resistance, with potential gains of 70 to 80 dollars per acre.
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Ted Sorenson
Kansas State University
East Central
Kansas Experiment Field
Ottawa
Sorenson
Kansas
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