K-State Agriculture Today: 1747 – Wheat Performance Tests…Cicada Killers

  • Wheat Performance Tests, Part 1
  • Wheat Performance Tests, Part 2
  • Cicada Killer Nests

 

00:01:05 – Wheat Performance Tests, Part 1: K-State crop performance test coordinator, Jane Lingenfelser, starts today’s show with two segments to review the 2024 wheat performance tests in Kansas. In the first segment she discusses how the growing season faired for weather, disease and insects.

 

00:12:05 – Wheat Performance Tests, Part 2: Jane’s second segment focuses on the varieties and how they yielded at various locations across Kansas.

Crop Performance Tests (k-state.edu)

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Kansas Crop Improvement Association (kscrop.org)

https://thewheatfarmer.com/

WheatTrials Database (ramwheatdb.com)

 

00:23:05 – Cicada Killer Nests: Ending the show is K-State horticultural entomologist Raymond Cloyd as he talks about cicada killers, which can build nests in lawn and garden areas. He also has an update on the fall armyworm and green June beetles. 

 

 

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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 Shelby Varner and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.

 

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