September signals the Kansas State Fair, football games and, specifically for Kansas farmers, the kickoff of wheat planting season. While producers may be eyeing opportunities with moisture ...
Producers have a lot to consider when deciding when to start planting wheat — moisture, soil temperature, Hessian fly-free dates and more. Based on research from Kansas State University ...
USDA’s Monday Crop Progress Report showed Indiana corn and soybean harvest has begun, though only 1% complete. 2% of the Indiana winter wheat crop has been planted. Nationally, 5% of the U.S. corn ...
The relationship between winter wheat planting dates and grain yields can be characterized by a bell curve, according to K-State wheat production specialist Romulo Lollato. Seeding should occur at ...
We used to term it the fly-free date when planting. It was to protect wheat from Hessian fly infestation. Now it is a more general type of date to mitigate overall pest pressure. It’s generally ...
Mike Hannewald of Beck’s Hybrids takes time to look at the key questions of wheat planting. “If you plant into the dust, your bins will bust” and other nuggets of wisdom, such as planting depth, ...