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2008 Wheat Variety Disease and Insect Ratings publication availableBy David G. Hallauer Meadowlark District Extension agent, crops and soils, horticulture Kansas
Selecting the best available variety is an extremely important decision for wheat producers in Kansas and throughout the region. To help farmers make these decisions, K-State publishes an annual Wheat Variety Disease and Insect Rating. This publication summarizes the observations of disease reactions and insect pests gathered from wheat variety performance plots, county demo plots and research experiments conducted during the past year. Selecting a resistant variety can reduce the risk of severe yield losses to diseases including soil borne mosaic virus, leaf rust stripe rust and powdery mildew. The 2008 version of the Wheat Variety Disease and Insect Rating publication is now available on-line at: http://www.plantpath.ksu.edu/DesktopModules/ViewDocument.aspx?Document ID=968 Printed hard copies of the publication are available through your District Extension Office.
Annual Crops Tour upcoming Watch this column in the coming weeks for details on the 2008 Meadowlark Extension District Crops Tour of Jefferson County. If you wish to receive a flyer or postcard when the program is set, contact me to put your name on the list. This year's tour will include a stop at a glyphosate tolerant weed study being conducted by KSU in Jefferson County. Watch for details here or check a flyer out online at www.meadowlark.ksu.edu under the Crops and Soils link.
Fall gardens While we're not immune from further warm weather this time of year, it is the time when we start thinking of planting a fall garden. Crops that can be planted now include lettuce, radishes, spinach, and similar crops. There is also still is time to raise another crop of green beans or summer squash, cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower. Planting a fall garden is just like planting a spring garden with some advantages. Weed pressure is reduced as is insect pressure. Seeds will germinate rapidly in a matter of days rather than weeks. The drawbacks: You must provide some regular, frequent watering (possibly daily) until the crops are up and growing and plan to plant seeds deeper than you do for a spring garden because soil is cooler and moister down a little deeper. Don't worry about deep tillage for a fall garden. Lightly work the soil enough to establish a seedbed; reserve your deep tillage for later in the fall. Also, don't concentrate on adding a lot of organic matter and fertilizer for the fall garden. The organic matter can be added later in the fall with the deeper tillage, and excessive fertilizer application in hot weather is not a good idea. If you have some crop residue to remove from a previous crop, chop the residue with a lawn mower and lightly till the soil surface after the residue has had a chance to dry for 2 to 3 days. 8/18/08 Date: 8/14/08 Advertisement
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