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Researchers test crop rotations for high-value, cool-season cash crops
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ATHENS, Georgia – University of Georgia researchers developing a model for organic vegetable production in the Southeast have found success incorporating summer cover crops...
Helping wheat defend itself against damaging viruses
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Patent-pending technology has shown success in disease resistance to wheat streak mosaic virus and triticum mosaic virus, among others.
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Wheat diseases caused...
Cold temperatures expected to affect wheat in Kansas
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Cold Temperatures Expected To Affect Wheat in Kansas
Drought-stressed plants more likely to suffer from cold temperatures.
MANHATTAN, Kan. – The sudden sharp drop in temperatures...
Great plains growers conference
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January 8-10, 2015
St. Joseph, Missouri
This conference for beginning and experienced growers features presentations by knowledgeable speakers from throughout the nation. The conference showcases...
Open-access plantvillage offers food-crop knowledge
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An open-access site called PlantVillage is offering plant and plant-disease knowledge to farmers and growers around the globe. Developed by Penn State biologists, PlantVillage...
New report finds farmers harmed by decline in nation’sp ublic seed supply
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The proceedings from the 2014 Summit on Seeds and Breeds for 21st Century Agriculture were published by the Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI). In...
Beginning farmer/rancher opportunities meeting in Concordia on November 20
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Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunities Meeting Scheduled for November 20 in Concordia
MCPHERSON, OCTOBER 27 - All beginning farmers and ranchers are invited to a...
EPA finds neonicotinoid seed treatments of little or no benefit to U.S. soybean production
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Washington --- Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released an analysis of the benefits of neonicotinoid seed treatments for insect control in soybeans....
A trifecta of water-planning tools
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Fall is a good time for irrigators to plan future cropping systems, and K-State’s Mobile Irrigation Lab has a variety of online tools that...
Rotate crops
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By: Scott Eckert, County Extension Agent, Horticulture
Plant diseases occur when the climate, fungus/disease organism and host plant converge at the same time. There are...