The lines developed by ARS focus on the use of four or five resistance genes that have been incorporated into various combinations in winter wheat lines.

It is the first time that this award has gone to a group.

Towards the end of February we typically begin to experience warmer weather and with that arises concerns related to the 2009 corn that came from the fields with low quality and high moisture.

Given winter conditions since late December, combined with high soil moisture levels in the central, northern and northwestern Corn Belt, it is unlikely that much corn harvest progress will have occurred in time for the March 31 USDA stocks report.

Larry Purcell, crop physiologist and holder of the Altheimer Chair for Soybean Research, said 15 years of research with collaborators in plant and crop physiology, plant breeding and molecular genetics at the Division of Agriculture and other institutions has shown that prolonged nitrogen fixation and delayed wilting are key traits for improving soybean yields under moderate drought conditions.

Scharf, a University of Missouri Extension agronomist and MU professor of plant sciences, argues that the third-largest corn yield in history could have been 25 percent larger if the crop hadn’t run out of nitrogen.

K-State Research and Extension, Tim Dalton, soon will be working to calculate the potential economic impacts of drought-tolerant corn, also referred to as maize, in target African countries and will estimate the distribution of those benefits between poor farmers, poor consumers and the rest of society.

The 2009 crop losses at $397 million, resulting in an estimated loss of nearly 3,700 full—and part-time jobs at a cost of $102 million in wages and salaries in the state of Arkansas.

Producers can learn more than how hay looks from a forage test.

During the cold months is the time to plan a pasture weed management strategy.

With volatile input prices knowing soil test levels is the key for success.

Roundup Ready 1 soybeans are scheduled to to off patent after 2014, which means farmers may be able to save and replant seed.

K-State Department of Grain Science and Industry will host a six part lecture series.

Ideally mild temperatures are best for late-planted wheat to aid in growth and encourage development of tillers before winter arrives.

The record high wheat prices of 2008 prompted the world's farmers to grow more wheat. In nearly every country, it was a banner year for wheat production, resulting in increased competition for export business.

New developments in plant breeding, however, have scientists at Kansas State University and USDA's Agricultural Research Service excited about new transgenic lines that help solve some of wheat producers' toughest challenges.

Nearly two-thirds of the farmers who participated in the most recent producer attitudes survey (64 percent) reported having made on-farm changes that will make them more sustainable, an 11-point jump over last fall’s survey.

Immediately after harvest is always a good time to test for SCN, or if you know you have SCN, to check the current population levels.

University of Missouri researchers spent the past 12 years refining and testing a new soft red winter wheat line released this summer and expected to be widely available as certified seed next fall.