http://www.farmtalknewspaper.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:56:00 +0000 http://www.farmtalknewspaper.com/crops/local_story_068105903.html http://www.farmtalknewspaper.com/crops/local_story_068105903.html 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. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:55:00 +0000 http://www.farmtalknewspaper.com/crops/local_story_061105443.html http://www.farmtalknewspaper.com/crops/local_story_061105443.html It is the first time that this award has gone to a group. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:44:00 +0000 http://www.farmtalknewspaper.com/crops/local_story_054104551.html http://www.farmtalknewspaper.com/crops/local_story_054104551.html 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. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:34:00 +0000 http://www.farmtalknewspaper.com/crops/local_story_047103713.html http://www.farmtalknewspaper.com/crops/local_story_047103713.html 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. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:31:00 +0000 http://www.farmtalknewspaper.com/crops/local_story_047103101.html http://www.farmtalknewspaper.com/crops/local_story_047103101.html 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. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:33:00 +0000 http://www.farmtalknewspaper.com/crops/local_story_040163525.html http://www.farmtalknewspaper.com/crops/local_story_040163525.html 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. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:03:00 +0000 http://www.farmtalknewspaper.com/crops/local_story_033110507.html http://www.farmtalknewspaper.com/crops/local_story_033110507.html 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. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:02:00 +0000 http://www.farmtalknewspaper.com/crops/local_story_033110227.html http://www.farmtalknewspaper.com/crops/local_story_033110227.html 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. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:54:00 +0000 http://www.farmtalknewspaper.com/crops/local_story_033105611.html http://www.farmtalknewspaper.com/crops/local_story_033105611.html Producers can learn more than how hay looks from a forage test. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:51:00 +0000 http://www.farmtalknewspaper.com/crops/local_story_026105102.html http://www.farmtalknewspaper.com/crops/local_story_026105102.html During the cold months is the time to plan a pasture weed management strategy. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:47:00 +0000 http://www.farmtalknewspaper.com/crops/local_story_026104722.html http://www.farmtalknewspaper.com/crops/local_story_026104722.html With volatile input prices knowing soil test levels is the key for success. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:34:00 +0000 http://www.farmtalknewspaper.com/crops/local_story_026104018.html http://www.farmtalknewspaper.com/crops/local_story_026104018.html Roundup Ready 1 soybeans are scheduled to to off patent after 2014, which means farmers may be able to save and replant seed. Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:58:00 +0000 http://www.farmtalknewspaper.com/crops/local_story_019105957.html http://www.farmtalknewspaper.com/crops/local_story_019105957.html K-State Department of Grain Science and Industry will host a six part lecture series. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:18:00 +0000 http://www.farmtalknewspaper.com/crops/local_story_012112100.html http://www.farmtalknewspaper.com/crops/local_story_012112100.html Ideally mild temperatures are best for late-planted wheat to aid in growth and encourage development of tillers before winter arrives. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:24:00 +0000 http://www.farmtalknewspaper.com/crops/local_story_005102626.html http://www.farmtalknewspaper.com/crops/local_story_005102626.html 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.