Tag: winter wheat
Minnesota: 2021 Variety Crop Trial Results Available Now Dec 3, 2021
The Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station (MAES) and the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS) have published the 2021 Minnesota Field Crop Trials. Visit here to see variety trials for 10 different Minnesota […]
Pennsylvania: Nitrogen Management in Winter Wheat Jan 22, 2021
Nitrogen is an essential nutrient, and often the most yield-limiting, for winter wheat production. It serves to promote tillering, enable photosynthesis, and build protein in the grain. To achieve each […]
Arkansas Winter Wheat Acres Highest in Four Years Jan 15, 2021
Arkansas producers planted about 180,000 acres of winter wheat in the fall of 2020, according to a report released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The acreage is the […]
Pennsylvania: Fertility Considerations for Winter Wheat Sep 30, 2020
Let’s first take into consideration the nutritional requirements of winter wheat and what your soil can offer. As with other crops, wheat fertility programs are best determined by a soil […]
Pennsylvania: Record-breaking Winter Wheat Yields in 2020- A Perfect Growing Season Jul 17, 2020
If one could prescribe the perfect growing season for winter wheat in Pennsylvania, it would go like this. The fall should allow for timely planting, the winter should prevent winter […]
Minnesota: Small Grains Disease Update Jun 18, 2020
The first instances of stripe rust, crown rust, and barley yellow dwarf were confirmed in winter wheat and oats, respectively, this past week in southern Minnesota. Meanwhile, tan spot is […]
Winter Wheat: Wrapping Up A Stressful Season – DTN Jul 5, 2019
If your winter wheat survived the growing season — and that’s a big if — chances are it’s looking pretty good. That’s the story of the 2018-19 winter wheat crop […]
USDA Weekly Crop Progress – Wheat Planting Slow; Texas Corn 53% in the Ground – DTN Apr 9, 2019
U.S. winter wheat condition improved last week, while spring wheat planting, reported for the first time this season in USDA NASS’ weekly Crop Progress report on Monday, was behind the […]
Mergers of “Big 6” Seed and Ag Chem Companies – Who Owns What Now Feb 19, 2019
Six large firms dominated the sale of seeds and agricultural chemicals in 2015 in the United States and around the world: BASF, Bayer, Dow Chemical, DuPont, Monsanto, and Syngenta. According […]
National Wheat Yield Contest Rules Change – DTN Jan 4, 2019
Thinking of adopting some New Year’s resolutions? The National Wheat Yield Contest beat you to it. The National Wheat Foundation has announced a new set of rankings for its 2019 […]