Aug 26, 2021
- Wheat Producer Questions
- Wheat Variety Selection
- Agricultural News Headlines
- Home Berry Gardening
00:01:06--Wheat Producer Questions--K-State wheat production specialist Romulo Lollato is featured on today’s program…in this first segment, he talks about some of the common questions he's received from farmers so far at Extension pre-plant wheat schools around the state, as they make their plans for the upcoming planting season
00:12:06--Wheat Variety Selection--Lollato discusses the strategic selection of winter wheat varieties to be planted this fall, which goes beyond choosing seed based on yield potential alone: he asks producers to consider several other variables, including aligning that yield potential with the actual production capabilities of a given field, and the production system itself, and factoring in variety tolerance for abiotic stresses such as soil acidity
00:23:14--Agricultural News--Eric Atkinson covers the day’s agricultural news headlines, and Greg Akagi presents this week’s Kansas Soybean Update
00:31:05--Home Berry Gardening--On this week's horticulture segment, Sedgwick County Extension horticulture agent Rebecca McMahon discusses the prospects of succeeding with home-grown berry gardening in Kansas...that's the topic she'll cover in the upcoming K-State Garden Hour webinar next Wednesday
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1010—Preparing for Fall Wheat Planting…Selecting the Right Wheat Variety