Soybean Cyst Nematode Website is Now Available for Your Viewing Pleasure

The URL for the new UK Soybean Cyst Nematode Website is www.uky.edu/SCN. Check it out!

Latest Corn and Soybean Newsletter

The latest corn and soybean newsletter is available online at: http://www.uky.edu/Ag/CornSoy/cornsoy9_3.htmTopics in this newsletter include:1. Gypsum2. Enough Insect Control3. Corn Seed Rates4. Soybean Seed Rates5. ACRE Online Calculator6. PaperlessA new feature for the online version: the html is now printer-friendly. A pdf file was also created.

Updated Wheat Scab Risk Management Tool

Our colleague, Don Hershman, said that the Fusarium Head Blight (Head scab) Risk Management Tool has been updated and is available at: http://www.wheatscab.psu.edu/riskTool_2009.htmlThe tool provides a general risk level for wheat in a given area.Once into the tool, identify what date you want to select (such as today).Then identify the wheat model (spring wheat or winter wheat).Finally, select

New Soybean Cyst Nematode webpage nearly complete

In order to successfully manage soybean cyst nematode (SCN), growers must become familiar with current trends for the pest, as well as have access to the best available management information. There is currently a tremendous amount of information available on the internet regarding SCN. In fact, there is so much information, that it is very difficult to know which information is the best and most

When is Enough Insect Control Enough in Seedling Corn

Ric Bessin, Extension Entomology, University of KentuckySo you have a Bt corn hybrid and the seed is treated with a systemic insecticide, do you need to worry about insect pests? Well, the answer is … probably not, but there are some pests and / or situations that can cause some problems. Getting a uniform plant stand with uniform vigor is one of the first steps to reaching the yield potential of

Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) Program

In the 2008 Farm Bill the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a new provision called Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) program. Beginning with the 2009 crop yearproducers will have the choice, before or on August 14, whether or not to enroll in the ACRE program. Selecting to participate is made by farm number (hereafter referred to as a “farm”) and everyone involved (i.e.

Freezing Temperatures and Wheat

Chad Lee and James Herbek, Grain Crops Extension, University of KentuckyApril 8, 2009Freezing temperatures occured April 7, 2009 across parts of Kentucky. More freezing temperatures are expected tonight. Wheat in many fields is close to jointing, if not slightly past. Temperatures need to approach 24 degrees F or less before severe damage occurs on wheat that is jointed.After about five to seven

Trial Run

There has been some interest in creating a blog as another means of getting timely information to county extension agents, producers, field scouts, agribusiness personnel and others that have an interest in grain crops production in Kentucky.Farmers are still getting spring fertilizer applied, spraying burndown herbicides and planting corn where field conditions and weather permit. Markets are