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The past year has posed many challenges and unique situations for Kentucky wheat producers. To address these challenges, University of Kentucky scientists will host an interactive meeting focused on wheat over Zoom. The event will occur from 9 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. CT May 11.
Read MoreThe University of Kentucky’s Kentucky Agriculture Training School will host a crop scouting clinic May 20 at the UK Research and Education Center in Princeton. The event is sponsored by KySGGA.
Read MoreKentucky wheat producers may want to check their fields in the next couple of days for signs of freeze damage. Much of the state experienced temperatures below 32 degrees Fahrenheit the nights and mornings of March 30-April 3.
Read MoreThe Foundation is accepting entries for Winter and Spring Wheat. The deadline for Winter Wheat entries is May 15th with an early registration deadline of April 1st. The Spring wheat entry deadline is August 1st, with an early registration deadline of June 15th. The wheat contest is administered entirely online, and growers can register at www.yieldcontest.wheatfoundation.org.
Read MoreAn initiative to bring rye back to Kentucky is underway but more help is needed from local distilleries.
Read MoreThe University of Kentucky Winter Wheat Meeting will be held virtually this year over two days, January 5 and 8, 2021. See Zoom meeting details.
Read MoreA University of Kentucky research project that could have significant impacts for Kentucky grain producers with irrigated acres is beginning on a Western Kentucky farm. Ole Wendroth, soil physicist in the UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, is leading a study examining the effects of a variable rate irrigation system that, to his knowledge, is the first-of-its-kind in the state.
Read MoreResults of the 2020 Kentucky Wheat Yield Contest. Winners will be honored at the Kentucky Commodity Conference in January.
Read MorePlanting season is right around the corner for those in Kentucky growing winter wheat this year. Are you thinking about adjusting management practices by increasing seeding rates or adding phosphorus in anticipation of increased yields? Have you ever wondered how planting and harvest timings affect winter wheat yields? Over the past three years, Dr. Katherine Rod (former Plant and Soil Science graduate student) and Dr. Carrie Knott conducted research, funded by the KY Small Grain Growers’ Association, to answer these questions.
Read MoreBeautiful early-fall conditions are resulting in another early corn harvest this year, and Kentucky grain farmers will soon decide if and how much wheat they will plant this fall. Compared to last year, there is a significant increase in wheat prices and a slight increase in soybean prices. These changes will make planting wheat more attractive relative to last year.
Read MoreRead the latest news from the UK Wheat Science Group. This newsletter includes articles on wheat variety selection, residual herbicides, wheat management using historical climate data, and other useful resources.
Read MoreFertilizer applications can influence the overall yield and profit of crop production systems. Phosphorus (P), potassium (K), and lime additions for winter wheat production should be based on a good soil sampling and testing protocol. A soil test is recommended every two years or less, depending on the crop rotation and individual field knowledge.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released the July Crop Production report today, showing the yield forecast for Kentucky wheat was 63 bushels per acre, down 13 bushels from last year.
Read MoreIt has been about eight days since the May8/9 freeze occurred. This is about the minimal time needed to begin seeing initial freeze damage. At this point, a fairly accurate assessment of damage should be able to be made, but as days progress the damage will become much more evident.
Read MoreSome of the early-planted wheat and even some wheat planted ‘on time’ within the first two to three weeks of October is beginning to head. This is quite concerning given how early in the spring it is.
Read MoreThis spring, grain producers across the Midwest, including those in pockets of Kentucky, are dealing with grain quality issues in storage bins that are causing problems during unloading.
Read MoreKentucky farmers harvested 25.1 million bushels of winter wheat during the summer of 2019 according to the Kentucky Field Office of USDA'S National Agricultural Statistics Service. This was up 27 percent from the previous year. Yield is estimated at 76.0 bushels per acre, up 10.0 bushels from 2018.
Read MoreThe USDA-NASS released its July Crop Production report today, based on the Agricultural Yield survey conducted at the beginning of month. The report includes information on Kentucky’s winter wheat production forecast which shows an increase of 24 percent from last year.
Read MoreKnow a Kentucky farmer or forester who goes above and beyond in the care and management of natural resources? Nominate them for the 2019 Kentucky Leopold Conservation Award®.
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