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War Against Weeds Blog

Are you interested in keeping up with the latest weed management information? If so, you’ll want to add the “War Against Weeds” podcast to your weed management toolbox. This podcast is a brand new outreach effort from Sarah Lancaster, K-State Extension Weed Science Specialist, Mandy Bish, Extension Weed Scientist at the University of Missouri, and Joe Ikely, Extension Weed Scientist at North Dakota State. Episodes will feature guests from industry as well with expertise in a variety of aspects of weed science as they discuss key topics like integrated weed management, herbicide resistance, and others. https://waragainstweeds.libsyn.com/

Agriculture Today – Listen Live M-F 10-11 a.m.

Agriculture Today - K-State agricultural specialists and other experts examine agricultural issues facing Kansas and the nation. Agriculture Today is a daily program hosted by Eric Atkinson and distributed to radio stations throughout the state and region. To hear the live stream https://www.ksre.k-state.edu/news/radio/live/ksrn.html

Kansas Corn, Grain Sorghum, Soybean Management 2021

These brief publications offer advice to producers, crop consultants, and agronomists to help manage Kansas crops as efficiently and profitably as possible. Recommendations provide guidelines and must be tailored to the diverese conditions found in cropping systems across the state.

Visit the KSRE Bookstore to view and downloade these publications. https://bookstore.ksre.ksu.edu/

The comprehensive guides are written specifically for Kansas and includes valuable, up-to-date infromation on:

-Tillage and rotations

-Variety selection

-Planting practices

-Seed quality management

-Tillering (New section for 2021)

-Weed management

-Fertilizer requirements

-Diseases

-Insects

-Irrigation