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Planting Sorghum Early Could Help Reduce Sugarcane Aphid Damage

September 27, 2016 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection

Adjusting to earlier planting dates for sorghum could help growers get the crop emerged and cut before potential sugarcane aphid damage is heaviest, says Texas A&M AgriLife Extension entomologist Ed Bynum.

Weed Control Strategies in Grain Sorghum

April 12, 2016 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Kansas State University Extension

With severe grass and broadleaf weed pressure looking likely this year, good crop rotation and herbicide selection are essential components of managing weeds in grain sorghum, say experts at Kansas State University Extension.

Grain Sorghum Variety Trial at High Plains Agricultural Lab

March 16, 2016 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Water Management

Source: University of Nebraska Extension

A grain sorghum variety trial was initiated at the High Plains Agricultural Laboratory to identify early maturing grain sorghum cultivars with reliably high yield potential in the high plains ecoregion of western Nebraska.

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Audio: Fighting Grain Sorghum Insect Problems

September 9, 2015 | Posted in Crop Protection

Kansas State University crop entomologist Jeff Whitworth is back to respond to a multitude of questions he's been getting about late-season insect problems in grain sorghum, and the best strategies for contending with them...most notably, sugarcane aphids and the sorghum headworm.

Flexible No-Till System Adjusts to a New Norm: Volatility

Dual-purpose wheat, stocker cattle and stable no-till soils are helping Oklahoma no-tiller Jimmy Kinder weather droughts and take advantage of ever-changing market opportunities.

By Jennifer Ryan posted on April 17, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Cover Crops, Equipment, Nutrient Management, Precision Agriculture, Soil Health, Water Management

The flexibility to harvest grain with either a combine or hooves is how Jimmy Kinder is protecting his no-till farm from market volatility.

Burndown Options for Crops Close to Planting

March 29, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection

What should the burndown strategy be for crops that are to be planted soon? University of Tennessee shares some options for corn, grain sorghum and soybeans.

No-Till Saves Residue and Moisture, Opens Doors for Texas Farm

By Jim Steiert posted on March 26, 2015 | Posted in Residue Management, Water Management

Davy and Andy Carthel say no-till adoption is reducing wind erosion and saving them as much as $11 an acre per inch of conserved soil moisture, as the future of the Ogallala aquifer becomes more tenuous.

[Audio] Starter Fertilizer Strategies for Corn and Grain Sorghum

March 11, 2015 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Kansas State University crop nutrient specialist Dave Mengel talks about starter fertilizer strategies for corn and grain sorghum, based on soil test results ahead of planting. He also discusses nutrient rates and placement factors for growers to consider.

New K-State Experimental Grain Sorghum Lines Show High Yield Potential

February 23, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting

Source: University of Nebraska

In theory, grain sorghum should yield just as much as corn in Kansas, given the same amount of fertilizer and with substantially less water, according to Kansas State University agronomist Tesfaye Tesso.

Growing Grain Sorghum to Combat Herbicide-Resistant Pigweed

January 2, 2015 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: University of Arkansas Extension

Grain sorghum is cultivating fans as a tool in the battle against resistant pigweed.

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