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AdvertisementWheatLate wheat planting requires extra planningKansas Some wheat has not yet been planted this year across Kansas--especially in the eastern third of the state--due in some cases to wet soil conditions. In other cases, producers are still waiting to harvest their soybeans, grain sorghum or corn before planting wheat, said Jim Shroyer, Kansas State University Research and Extension crop production specialist. [Read More] CornSpying on corn rootworm predators' nightlifeAgricultural Research Service entomologist Jonathan G. Lundgren, while exploring corn fields at night, has found a very different group of predators than the ones that feed during the day. It turns out that these night-time predators have a great appetite for corn rootworms, the most costly pest of corn in the world. Research on day-active and night-active predatory insects is important for scientists who are developing strategies that maximize ... [Read More] AdvertisementSoybeansArkansas harvest 2009: Pockets of optimism between rain stormsArkansas Near constant rain has caused between 25 percent and 80 percent damage in some cotton, rice and soybean fields in Arkansas as growers struggle to harvest what's left during brief periods of dry weather, according to Extension agents, agronomist and economists with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. In Phillips County, there was some good news for cotton farmers. [Read More] Grain SorghumCommodity commission candidates face Nov. 30 filing deadlineKansas Grain growers in eastern Kansas who plan to campaign for a seat on one of the state's five grain commodity commissions--corn, grain sorghum, soybeans, wheat or sunflowers--should be gathering petition signatures now to meet the Nov. 30 filing deadline. The 2010 election will cover districts seven, eight and nine, or the eastern third of Kansas. [Read More] CottonBoll weevils becoming historyLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP)--Arkansas cotton farmers are having a difficult season because of the weather. But their struggle would be much more trying if boll weevils were still attacking their crops. Agriculture officials say that for the first time in a century, no boll weevils have been found in Arkansas cotton fields. [Read More]
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