CropX Technologies, a global leader in digital agriculture solutions, has announced the launch of a new product in partnership with Reinke Irrigation to refine water management for farmers through field-specific evapotranspiration measurements of crop water use.Raindrop Repair Inc., a family owned and operated Reinke Irrigation dealership located in St.
The K-State Wheat Quality Lab boosts milling and baking quality of up-and-coming varieties 1,000 grams at a time.The journey from a potential genetic cross to the latest released wheat variety requires years of testing by public and private wheat breeders.
Summer’s hottest days are just ahead in Kansas, but farm and ranch work don’t stop during hot weather.Tawnie Larson, a project consultant in Kansas State University’s Carl and Melinda Helwig Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering recently offered advice for farmers who will be working outside and dealing with hot summer weather.“Wear lightweight, long-sleeved, light-colored clothing, or a cooling vest and take short, frequent breaks in a shaded or cool area to stay cool while working outdoors,” Larson said.She said that technical cooling vests “are essentially like wearing air conditioning.”“The vests use specialized fabric and fibers to circulate cooling products to keep body temperatures low during hot days,” she said.Larson also suggests using equipment with a canopy, such as a Rollover Protection Structure, known as ROPS, with a sunshade.“Usually, the ROPS with canopies cannot be folded down, which in turn provides more safety for operators because the ROPS is always activated,” Larson said.
In the past week, old and new crop sunflower prices at the crush plants were unchanged.
Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.6 million head on May 1, 2024.
Proposed farm bill heads to vote of full House and murky path to passage in Congress
Mulching TomatoesSoils are warm enough now that tomatoes can benefit from mulching.
The appearance of stripe rust adds insult to injury to this year’s wheat crop, but Kansas growers should scout fields and have their management strategy ready for this yield- and quality-limiting disease.
