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Don't Delay Wheat Harvest

June 15, 2021 | Posted in Crop Protection

Wheat harvest date could impact both grain yield and quality. Delaying wheat harvest puts the crop at risk for increased disease, lodging, sprouting, harvest loss, and grain contamination with mycotoxins, says Ohio State University Extension.

Correlation of Soil Test Nitrate Level and Wheat Yield

August 21, 2019

Source: Kansas State University Extension

Because many producers wait until spring green-up to make their nitrogen (N) application, does soil sampling in the fall for nitrate-N really provide useful information for N management in wheat? Kansas State University Extension provides some insight into this question.

Estimating Wheat Yield with Stem Counts

April 2, 2019 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Equipment

Source: Ohio State University Extension

A thin wheat stand in spring does not always correspond to lower grain yield. Rather than relying on a visual stand assessment, growers can use these tools to estimate the yield potential of their winter wheat crop before deciding whether a field should be destroyed.

Is a Fungicide Needed at Herbicide Timing in Winter Wheat?

May 15, 2018 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: South Dakota State University

The decision to apply a fungicide should be driven by the presence of disease symptoms and also current and forecast weather conditions.

Genetic Discovery Another Tool in Battle Against Wheat Pests

November 8, 2017 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection

Source: Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

Greenbug and Hessian fly infestations can significantly reduce wheat yield and quality, but breeding for resistance to these two pests using marker-assisted selection just got a new tool from a Texas A&M AgriLife Research study.

National Survey Shows Cover Crops Improve Wheat Yields

October 10, 2017 | Posted in Cover Crops, Nutrient Management, Soil Health

Source: Washington State University Extension

A 2017 USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education national survey of farmers showed that cover crops boosted subsequent wheat yields by 1.9 bushels per acre, or 2.8%.

What I've Learned from No-Tilling

Finding Security in No-Till and Diversity

No-tilling broke Mike Beer, and eventually his neighbors, out of a spring wheat rut and into crop diversity and economic success.

By Mike Beer and Martha Mintz posted on February 11, 2017 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101, Crop Protection, Residue Management

In the late 1980s, farmers in my region seemed to be stuck on a production plateau, or were even losing ground. Everyone was growing only spring wheat or barley and leaving half their acres in black fallow every year.

Continuous Cropping with 13-15 Inches of Precipitation?

Higher crop yields and improved land productivity is possible with no-tilled fields with continuous cropping vs. a fallowed winter-wheat system with tillage, says USDA-ARS researcher Randy Anderson.

January 11, 2017 | Posted in Soil Health, Water Management

Higher crop yields and improved land productivity is possible with no-tilled fields with continuous cropping vs. a fallowed winter-wheat system with tillage, says USDA-ARS researcher Randy Anderson.

Guest Blog

Farm Equipment Dealers Share No-Till Insights

Could no-till push up annual wheat yields by as much as four times what they were a decade or so ago? When you juggle some math, that’s exactly what has happened in an area of eastern Montana.

By Frank Lessiter posted on November 22, 2016 | Posted in Equipment, Crop Protection, Water Management

Could no-till push up annual wheat yields by as much as four times what they were a decade or so ago? When you juggle some math, that’s exactly what has happened in an area of eastern Montana.

Wheat Product Test Reveals Little Help for Yields

October 2, 2015 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: Kentucky Small Grains Growers Association

The Kentucky Small Grains Growers Association looked at seed treatments, foliar products and soil-applied products to determine if any would provide a positive impact on wheat yields.

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