Field Crop News

Welcome to our brand new newsletter, Kentucky Field Crops News.  The UK Wheat Science Group and UK Corn & Soybean Science Group have decided to provide a single newsletter to meet the needs of both groups.  Our specialists and researchers are excited to provide timely information every month.  We will continue to end each issue with upcoming events that might interest you. We hope the Kentucky Field Crops News meets your needs. 

January 2024

  • Soil Temperatures Remain Above Freezing Across Kentucky

  • Yield Gaps, Potential Yield and Crop Productivity

  • Kentucky Agriculture Training School 2025 schedule

  • Biochar

  • Abundance of the Silver-Spotted Skipper in Soybeans in Kentucky in 2024

  • Upcoming Events

Corn and Soybean News

December 2024

  • Triple Super Phosphate: A Good Source of P Nutrition

  • A New Tool to Help with Corn Fungicide Decisions in 2025

  • Kentucky Crop Health Conference

  • 2025 Winter Wheat Meeting

  • Italian Ryegrass Control Field Tour

  • Upcoming Events

November 2024

  • 2024 Has Been a Wild Ride for Crop Farmers in Kentucky

  • Climate Change and Agriculture

  • Soybean Seed Quality Issues Due to Fungal Infections

  • 2024 Fall Crop Webinar Series

  • Crop Variety Testing Results

  • Kentucky Yield Contests

October 2024:

  • Hurricane Helene Effect on Kentucky Soybeans

  • Outbreak of Fall Armyworm in Cover Crop Wheat, Rye, and Pastures in Central Kentucky

  • Large Grain Crops in Kentucky and Low Prices Put Pressure on Storage

  • Variability of Soybean Yields in Kentucky

  • Johnsongrass Control Moving into 2025

  • The Soil Calcium to Magnesium Ratio: Not a Factor in Choosing Your Ag Lime Source

  • Fall Armyworm Egg Masses and Adults Collected in Corn and Forage Fields in the Early Fall of 2024

  • Fall Armyworm is Not the Only Spodoptera Species Present in Fields of Kentucky During the Early Fall 2024

  • KENTUCKY YIELD CONTESTS

  • Kentucky Fall Crop Protection Webinar Series

  • Kentucky Crop Health Conference

September 2024:

  • Fall Residual Herbicides & Cover Crops Can Help with Ryegrass

  • Mehlich III Extractable Sulfur and S Deficiency: Some Additional Considerations

  • Green-stem Syndrome in Soybean

  • Assessing the Accuracy of Rainfall Reporting by Weather Services

  • Kentucky Yield Contest Entry Information