Fungicides applied on seed can help protect stand establishment if there are fungal diseases present in the soil, says Madeleine Smith, University of Minnesota Extension small grains pathologist.
I recently heard a speaker mention how much food waste occurs at the farm. It got me wondering - do we waste that much food at the farm and, if so, why?
While total wheat acres are down this year due to commodity prices, there there are still several thousand acres of Beck’s wheat planted throughout the South.
Despite the late blizzard that caused considerable concern about the Kansas winter wheat crop, farmers report that, overall, the crop looks better than expected.
Spring and early summer are the wet season for the northern Plains, a cattle, wheat, and corn-growing region, so the dry start to this year’s growing season could have a lasting impact.
