Applicators must have license to purchase new dicamba herbicides MANHATTAN, Kan. – Unintentional damage to millions of acres of crops from the herbicide dicamba last year prompted changes in regulations. Anyone planning to buy one of the new dicamba formulations […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for Crop Production
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Alex Lindsey, Assistant Professor, Hort & Crop Science; Peter Thomison, OSU Extension Corn Specialist; Stan Smith, OSU Extension PA We’ve recently heard comments and questions concerning the varying levels of grain protein levels being found in shelled corn. Some feed […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Jeff Fisher, OSU Extension Educator, Pike County and Stan Smith, OSU Extension PA, Fairfield County Even reported “book” values for crude protein in corn vary by as much as 3% Since the completion of fall harvest it seems concerns and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dry conditions put crop at even greater risk, but time will tell MANHATTAN, Kan. – The recent, stubborn cold spell that settled over the heartland on New Year’s Day made doing almost anything outdoors difficult, and likely did at least […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Consider Your Options: Graze-out vs. Harvesting Wheat
on January 3, 2018
at 6:04 am
Posted In: A, ACMC, Business, Cattle, Cattle Feeding, Cost Management, Crop Production, Stocker Cattle, Wheat
By Myriah Johnson, Ph.D. Agricultural Economist Consultant As we move into 2018, it will soon be time to think about whether to pull cattle off wheat so it can be harvested for grain or to leave the cattle on the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Every year beef producers ask, “Do I need to dry roll or grind my corn or can I feed it whole”? This is an important question because not all producers have the ability to process corn on farm. Processing adds […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State University researchers have characterized the mechanism used by wheat to defend against the devastating stem rust disease, a finding they think can help them stay ahead of future disease outbreaks. Their work, which is published […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Three locations across the state will focus on relevant region MANHATTAN, KAN. – Three K-State Corn Production Management Schools will be offered in early January 2018 in western, central, and eastern Kansas. Each school will provide in-depth training targeted […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Producer Question: Can I Feed Sodium Bicarbonate?
on November 30, 2017
at 6:00 am
Q. I have a lot of downed corn ears in my field. Can I feed sodium bicarbonate either free choice or put it in the water and turn cows out to graze? A. Most of the work with sodium bicarbonate […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
VERNON – Interest in using cover crops to improve soil health continues to grow in the Texas Rolling Plains region, but the nagging concern of reductions in soil moisture and effects on yields of subsequent cash crops still exists. Winter […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
First-of-its-kind conference to convene next April in Overland Park Nov. 17, 2017 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Center for Risk Management Education and Research at Kansas State University will jointly host, “Protecting America’s Agricultural Markets: […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Risk of herbicide dicamba drift is heightened during the weather phenomena MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State University is offering a new tool to help farmers assess when temperature inversions occur in their region. The information can be useful in assessing […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Create the Future
on November 20, 2017
at 6:00 am
The well-known saying is something along the lines of “You never know what the future holds.” We all know what that means. It is saying that you don’t know what will happen tomorrow, often encouraging us to not worry about […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“The Iowa Soybean Association board of directors unanimously approved joining as a co-plaintiff in the legal challenge to California’s Proposition 65 and the listing of glyphosate as a carcinogen. The International Agency for Research on Cancer’s (IARC) arbitrary determination that […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
K-State research quantifies the effects of common cleaning methods MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State University researchers have verified a common belief that cleaning corn with common industry methods will reduce mycotoxins that may be present in the crop. But they […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
URBANA, Ill. – Harvest is back in full swing after a period of substantial rainthat fell over central and northern Illinois between Oct. 5 and 15. With harvest, thoughts turn toapplication of fall ammonia. “Almost everyone is on board with […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
URBANA, Ill. – December corn futures closed the week ending Oct. 27 at $3.48 per bushel continuing a pattern over the last month of small deviations within a range between $3.45 and $3.55. Additionally, the monthly average price of corn […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If you are thinking about buying a piece of property with crop or forage production as a significant goal, the following questions can help you decide if the property will work for you. Is the terrain suitable? Relatively level and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Prior to grazing cornstalks with cattle, an estimate should be made of the amount of corn that is present in the field. The UNL Extension Circular EC 287 Grazing Crop Residues with Beef Cattle provides information on a simple method […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Cover Crops & Livestock Integration
on October 31, 2017
at 6:00 am
Posted In: A, ACMC, Cattle, Cattle Feeding, Cost Management, Cover Crops, Crop Production, Forage, Mangement Tools, Ranch Management
Written collaboratively by Allen Deutz (Graduate Research Assistant) and Deepthi Kolady (Assistant Professor). Cover crops have been gaining a reemerging acceptance over the last decade, with very few producers disagreeing about the potential soil health benefits of adding cover crops […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…