Cleaning Out and Fixing Leaking Farm Ponds
Some areas have received enough rain that farm/livestock watering ponds have water, others unfortunately have not, and still might be dry this summer. If you need to clean them out and or try to repair a leaking pond, click onto the links below for info. and tips. Remember when cleaning out, don’t pill the dirt by the pond, most of it will eventually be back in the pond, put it on the back-side of the dam.
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Single and mulitspecies dual-purpose cover crop productivity, nutritive value and profibabliity
There is little information available on specific dual-purpose use as forage for cover crops mixtures that optimizes productivity, nutritive value, and profitability. A study done in Western Kansas has some interesting results to read the brief research abstract or full study, click on link.
Herbicide applications and high temperatures
Summer temperatures have arrived in Kansas. If you are planning herbicide applications, here are some things to consider when applying herbicides during hot weather to help with efficacy.
K-State Entomology Crop Pest Management Guides
Each year K-State Entomologists update the insect management guides for the primary crops grown in Kansas. The guides list all of the known insect pests in Kansas of each crop, a brief description of the insect and its’ life cycle, the description of the damage to the crop, the treatment threshold levels and what insecticides are labeled for treatment of the insect pests.