• Potential Causes of Yellow Wheat
• Potential Causes of Yellow Wheat Part Two and Kansas Profile
• Warm-Season Vegetable Planting

 

00:01:05 – Potential Causes of Yellow Wheat: We begin today’s show with information on the causes of yellow wheat. While drought conditions are leading to an unusually dry crop, K-State nutrient management specialist Dorivar Ruiz Diaz provides us with information on soil fertility concerns. In addition to soil conditions, K-State wheat pathologist Kelsey Anderson Onofre addresses potential viral diseases that can lead to these less than favorable outcomes.

KSU Agronomy eUpdate articles on the causes of yellow wheat

KSU Soil Testing Lab

KSU Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab

 

00:12:10 – Pontential Causes of Yellow Wheat Part Two and Kansas Profile: We continue the conversation on the causes of yellow wheat with Dorivar and Kelsey, but are also joined by Ron Wilson with the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development for a recent Kansas Profile. This week Ron highlights Salt Creek Farm, a direct-to-consumer business that now sells to consumers across the nation.

Link to undergraduate survey on Agriculture Today 

More from Kansas Profile

 

00:23:04 – Warm-Season Vegetable Planting: With cool-season vegetables already planted, K-State Research and Extension horticulture agent for Riley County, Gregg Eyestone, ends today’s show explaining that it’s time to start thinking about warm-season vegetable planting.

 

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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 Samantha Bennett and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.

 

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