K-State Agriculture Today: 1684 – Update from the Wheat Tour…Taking Care of Volunteer Corn

  • Hard Winter Wheat Tour, Day 2
  • Managing Volunteer Corn
  • Controlling Bagworms, Sawflies and Mosquitos

 

00:01:05 – Hard Winter Wheat Tour, Day 2: Romulo Lollato, K-State wheat production specialist, starts the show today with another Hard Winter Wheat Tour update. He explains how the crop looked from Colby to Wichita and the concerns identified on his route. 

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Lollato@ksu.edu 

 

00:12:05 – Managing Volunteer Corn: Continuing the show is K-State weed specialist Sarah Lancaster talking about volunteer corn and the impact it can have on this year’s corn and soybean crop.

Plan Now for Volunteer Corn Control

 

00:23:05 – Controlling Bagworms, Sawflies and Mosquitos: K-State horticultural entomologist, Raymond Cloyd, ends today’s show by discussing how to control bagworms and sawflies. He also covers the need to eliminate potential breeding environments for mosquitos.

 

 

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