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What added value means to each grower is different

Rural America gives residents an opportunity to get back to nature and get a breath of fresh air. 

Field bindweed has long been one of the most persistent and troublesome weeds for growers throughout the U.S. but especially in the southern Plains region.

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For more than five months the High Plains region has been tested again by Mother Nature.

Check out this week's update!

How important are spring foliar fungicide applications to wheat yields?

We talk a lot about sulfur. Sulfur applications have become much more prominent in the past few years. In fact, it may be a nutrient we need to consider with the same level of importance as N, P and K.

On August 3, 1921, Lt. John A Macready flew a Curtiss JN-6 from McCook field in Ohio to a nearby catalpa grove while Etienne Dormoy manually dispensed lead arsenate over the grove to kill sphinx moth larvae.

Soybeans may be showing signs of chlorosis or other leaf discoloration in all or parts of your fields. 

In less than two months, on August 3, 2021, a milestone will be reached for ag aviation.

"Cotton supports the overall sustainability goals in terms of environmental, social and economic components and is a responsible and important part of the overall sustainability conversation."

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Several K-State Research and Extension publications related to insect management in Kansas were recently updated and are available to the public.

Planting is wrapping up, and now it is time to think about maintaining that crop. Scott Schirmer, state plant regulatory official at the Illinois Department of Agriculture, shares how scouting fields for insects is an important management practice.