Soft Wheat Yields Stand Out In Local Agronomy Day
Semi-dwarf wheats show best yields with Vona at 70, Newton 67, Lindon 65, Payne 32 in three year averages. Hart soft wheat produced 62 with 84 last year, while Tam W-101 and Trison hit 61. Hart’s durability boosts soft wheat demand though it isn t suitable for bread making, good for cookies and cake. Kilgore notes mosaic resistance and strong straw. farmers urged to separate soft and hard varieties when selling.
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Diane Yeamans
Gary Kilgore
Franklin County
Kilgore
Vona
Newton
Lindon
Payne
Hart
Trison
Wheat and Soybean Varieties Show Yields in Kansas Trials
Kilgore reports on wheat seeding depth and variety performance across Kansas stations. Semidwarf wheats depress prices, with KS75210 and hard soft crosses KS78H69 and K579H70, plus fall releases for central regions. Soybeans favor later maturity with A5618 and York leading, while spring oats Lang and Bates excel over three years. Winter barley Post dominates but lodging in Kandy remains a concern.
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Kilgore
South Central
Kansas
Union
York
Forest
Hood
Ottawa
Douglas
Crawford
Essex
Sprite
Elf
Lang
Bates
Larry
Kansas State University
Stout
Pettis
Trio
Spear
Oklahoma
Kandy
Post
Nitrogen and phosphorus use shift in 1970s farming practices
Extension specialist Dave Whitney notes U.S. farm energy use and fertilizer costs drive shifts to manure legumes and urea. He details nitrogen sources, crop-rotation benefits, soil bacteria impact, and shows banded phosphorus near seeds boosting yields from 6 to 44 bushels per acre with pH must reach at least 4.9.
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Dave Whitney
Whitney
Greenbugs Threaten Wheat as Cold Weather Helps Control Them
Extension entomologist George Lippert warns South central Kansas faces a greenbug problem in wheat fields. Cold weather may curb them, but warm periods could worsen damage as greenbugs suck sap, inject toxins, spread diseases, and reproduce even at 40 degrees. Predators include ladybugs and wasps, with chemical controls like Furadan 1-G and postemergence options cited.
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Kansas
George Lippert
Lippert
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