Wheat
Harvest of winter wheat kicks off early in many areas of the country, with strong yields.
Kelli Bassett, Pioneer area agronomist, gives an update on pest and weed pressures in central Illinois as well as an update on the region’s wheat crop.
Reports from the first day of the Hard Winter Wheat Tour show the highest expected yields in the past decade.
The success of much of the central and southern Kansas wheat crop will depend on rain.
The Wheat Quality Council’s 2012 Hard Winter Wheat Tour is on tap to record a healthy crop.
With the crop so far ahead of schedule, growers should have a better window to plant no-till corn or soybeans immediately following wheat harvest.
Wheat growers now have the opportunity to control key grass and broadleaf weeds in one new product: Huskie Complete herbicide.
While not entirely explaining increased yields over the past 15 years, statistical evidence on linear yield trends shows biotechnology could play a role.
Seeking sound agronomy assistance from a certified crop adviser is money well spent. After all, if you don’t compare your varieties to others, how can you be sure you’re planting the best ones?