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May 23, 2019

Crop damage and probable yield losses in over-saturated and flooded wheat fields; wheat herbicide carryover considerations when re-cropping damaged wheat; agricultural news, and the Kansas soybean update; managing over-soaked home lawns…

00:01:30 – Winter Wheat Damage, Losses:  K-State wheat production specialist Romulo Lollato reports on the crop conditions he's observing during the series of K-State wheat plot tours around the state the past two weeks...he talks about the crop damage and probable yield losses from continually over-saturated and flooded wheat fields, urging producers to assess that situation now, in case alternate cropping plans need to be made.

00:13:00 – Wheat Herbicide Carryover:  K-State weed management specialist Dallas Peterson follows up with wheat herbicide carryover considerations when re-cropping damaged wheat...he says that fully understanding the waiting intervals and other restrictions associated with those earlier herbicide applications is critical when deciding on a substitute crop.

00:24:31 – Ag News:  Eric Atkinson covers the day's agricultural news headlines, including this week’s Kansas soybean update.

00:33:01 – Too Much of a Good Thing:  K-State turfgrass specialist Jared Hoyle talks about managing over-soaked home lawns once the wet conditions subside.

 

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Agriculture Today is a daily program featuring Kansas State University agricultural specialists and other experts examining ag issues facing Kansas and the nation. It is hosted by Eric Atkinson and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.

 

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