KS Providence shows curled leaves from drought + some freeze damage in Rice County. #wheat

Drought and freeze damage in Ford County #wheat

#wheat in Pawnee County, KS desperately needs a drink. Thin stands and rolled leaves.

Checking some #wheat fields with Aaron Harries today. Beyond the crop being ahead of schedule and desperately needing some rain, we are seeing lot of freeze damage in the way from Manhattan to McPherson KansasWheat K-State Research and Extension K-State Agronomy

Then there is the Lorraine plot which hasn’t received any moisture in the last 87 days burning up. Some varieties are standing out though for drought tolerance.

Kansas winter #wheat jointed was 84%, well ahead of 57% last year, and ahead of 65% for the five-year average, for the week ending April 28, 2024, according to National Agricultural Statistics Service.

For the week ending April 28, there were 5.2 days suitable for fieldwork, according to National Agricultural Statistics Service. Topsoil moisture supplies rated 25% very short, 31% short, 35% adequate and 9% surplus. Subsoil moisture supplies rated 23% very short, 36% short, 35% adequate and 6% surplus.

Kansas #wheat crop conditions continue to decline this week. According to National Agricultural Statistics Service, winter wheat condition rated 31% poor to very poor, 38% fair and 31% good to excellent. The five-year average for p/vp is 33.6% and g/e is 33.0%.

Leaf rust is well on the move in the central #wheat belt of Oklahoma. Early according to the calendar; right on time according to the crop’s development. Know your varieties’ expected reactions & that stripe rust resistance does not necessarily translate to leaf rust resistance.

Note how southwest Kansas is experiencing its third driest April (and it was dry before that) on record, while it is the 11th wettest April on record in the eastern part of the state - thanks to this past weekend. #wheat #oatt

Here's the forecast I put out last Tuesday and here's the observed totals on the Kansas Mesonet. Happy to see some spot over delivered... Unfortunately, the biggest bust in the forecast was Central Kansas. More on the way this week... stay tuned!

Repeat after me: 'I will not spray fungicide until the flag leaf is out' #wheat #kswheat

Stripe rust has now been reported at low levels in 14 Kansas counties. Read more about the stripe rust risk for Kansas in this weeks eUpdate:

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The Department of Agronomy and K-State Research and Extension will host several winter #wheat variety plot tours in different regions of the state starting May 15. Check out the schedule in the article: bit.ly/3w98sWG K-State Research and Extension

Clark County KS dryland. Lower leaves. Flag leaves still clean. KSU Wheat Pathology

Stripe rust on irrigated wheat in NW Sedgwick county getting sprayed. If rains and humidity hold true scouting will be important to save what Dryland is still holding on . WestBred Wheat KansasWheat

“Wheat’s on Your Mind” podcast dissects how communications efforts connect wheat farmers with consumers, Brazilian counterparts and many more. Check out this week's Wheat Scoop at the link below.

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While most kochia emerges early in the spring, emergence can extend over weeks or months. Check out the article to learn about controlling late-emerging kochia in wheat or wheat stubble. bit.ly/3U1PGIV

Low levels of stripe rust have been observed in several Kansas counties. You can keep track of observations here: wheat.agpestmonitor.org/stripe-rust/

Winter #wheat condition rated 8% very poor, 18% poor, 38% fair, 33%
good, and 3% excellent. According to National Agricultural Statistics Service.