New weed control
options for 2008
by
Ella Pachta, CCA
As many of you know, some new herbicide names and options have become
available recently. In this article I am going to discuss a couple of new options
available for corn and soybean production this next year..
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Making sense
out of these
high prices
by
Roger Barrett, CCA
This
article is going to encourage you to take time and look at your operation and what kind of
success you want to achieve this year. A series of meetings I just attended put on by
Kansas State University helped to put some of this into perspective.We are going to look at
several areas of higher prices and try to tie them back together at the end.
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What is your yield goal
plan for wheat?
by
Ray Herold
After having the
opportunity to attend a Syngenta meeting Jan. 16, 2008 in Great Bend, Ks, and listening to
some great speakers got me to thinking a little more about wheat yield goals and several
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Time to topdress
by
Sheldon Koppes
The winter
weather we have experienced the past couple of months will set us up for a busy spring.None of us have forgotten the ice storm that hit Kansas in early
December followed by several snow storms as well, which has resulted in the majority of
farmers being unable to have their wheat topdressed at this point.
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It pays to scout fields
by
Greg Germann, CCA
Last year a was
another trying year for almost everyone throughout Kansas. With the late freeze and snow
on the wheat, to the Asian soybean Rust being found in southern Kansas.Last year, the late freeze damaged a lot of wheat, allowing
disease to do even more damage. Wheat yields ranged from 15 to 50 bu/ac. and better last
year. I think manyf producers decided early there was not a good enough stand left after
the freeze to apply a fungicide.
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The future of
the industry
by
Dave Wilcox, CCA/TSP
Every once in
awhile something just bears repeating. I wrote this article in September of 2002. I hate
it when I’m right………
These
are some statistics and predictions I picked up somewhere along the line as to the future
of the Ag Retail industry that I thought would be interesting to our readers.
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Iron
deficiency
in soybeans
by
Brad Johnson, CCA
Every
year iron deficiency in soybeans can be found. However this past year the severity was
more of a concern, especially along the Solomon River Valley.
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Manage forages
for nitrate levels
by
Brian Arasmith
Summer annual forages
such as forage sorghum and sudangrass can be good sources of feed during dry years.One of the main concerns with these and other forages is the
accumulation of nitrates, which can lead to nitrate toxicity.
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