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Wheat growers can boost yields with management
Clinics to tell how March 17
Missouri
Two Wheat diagnostic clinics will be held March 17 in western Missouri to offer training in the field on diseases, insects, weeds and integrated pest management.
The first will start with registration at 8:30 a.m. near Lamar in Barton County, and the second is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. near Passaic, Mo., in Bates County.
Shawn Conley, Wheat extension specialist at the University of Missouri, will open the sessions with an overview of Wheat management this spring. Fred Fishel, coordinator of the MU Integrated Pest Management program will talk about IPM strategies.
Laura Sweets, extension plant pathologist with the MU Commercial Agriculture Program, will discuss Wheat diseases. Wayne Bailey, MU extension entomologist, will review insect identification and control. Kevin Bradley, MU extension weed scientist, will conclude both clinics with a discussion of weed management strategies.
Arrangements and registration are being handled by local extension agronomists. Call Pat Miller at Nevada, Mo., 417-448-2560 to register for the Passaic meeting or Rick Mammen 417-682-3579 to register for the Lamar meeting. Instructions for reaching the Wheat field at each location will be given upon registration.
The course will offer 2.5 continuing education credits to Certified Crop Advisors.
In studies at MU research farms, Conley has shown that significant yield increases can be gained if Wheat is more intensively managed. Winter weeds and aphids, which arrive in spring, can reduce yields. Spring management adjustments, such as added nitrogen, can boost tillering, which produces more seed heads.
"Wheat will respond favorably to a little extra attention," Conley said. Improved prices for Wheat have added renewed interest in the crop.
Date: 2/26/04
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