Small Grains
Wheat is the dominant small grain in Kentucky. Barley, rye, Canola and other mustards are grown on much fewer acres.
Crop Management
General Production
- Chapter 01 - Introduction
- Chapter 02 - Growth & Development
- Chapter 03 - Cultural Practices
- Chapter 04 - Planting & Drill Calibration
- Chapter 05 - Fertilizer Management
- Chapter 06 - Weed Management
- Chapter 07 - Disease Management
- Chapter 08 - Insect Pests
- Chapter 09 - Economics
- Chapter 10 - Harvest, Drying & Storing
- Supplemental Materials
- ID-125A: Kentucky Winter Wheat Calendar
- AGR-160: Managing Small Grains for Livestock Forage, html | pdf
- AGR-18: Grain and Forage Crop Guide for Kentucky
- Impact of Climate Change on Wheat Production in Kentucky
- Kentucky Extension Yield Contest
- UK Wheat Breeding Project
- Small Grains Production Research
Nutrient Management
- Lime and Fertilizer Recommendations, AGR-1
- Sampling Plant Tissue for Nutrient Analysis, AGR-92
- USDA - soil survey (web version)
Small Grains Marketing
- Crop Budgets
- Grain Marketing and Economics Website
- Kentucky Basis - Corn, Soybean and Wheat website
- Understanding Crop Insurance
- World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates
- Ag Budgets and Decision Aids
- Grain Farming Primer for Landowners, ID:155
Pest Management
Small Grains Diseases
- Kentucky Plant Disease Management Guide for Small Grains, PPA-10c
- Wheat Disease Management, ID-125, Section 7
- Kentucky Integrated Crop Management Manual for Small Grains, PM-4 pdf
- Head Scab of Small Grains in Kentucky, ID-125 Section 7
- Septoria Diseases of Wheat, PPA-39
- Leaf Rust of Wheat, PPA-25
- Take-All of Wheat, PPFS-AG-SG-1
- Wheat Bacterial Streak, PPFS-AG-SG-2
- Barley Yellow Dwarf, PPFS-AG-SG-3
- Wheat Spindle Streak Mosaic Virus (WSSMV), PPFS-AG-SG-4
- Foliar Fungicide Use in Wheat, PPFS-AG-SG-5
- Preplant Decisions Greatly Impact Disease Potential in Wheat, PPFS-AG-SG-6
- Black "Sooty" Head Mold of Wheat, PPFS-AG-SG-7
- Wheat Fusarium Head Blight (Head Scab) in Relation to Tillage & Previous Crop, PPFS-AG-SG-9
- The Importance of Scouting Wheat for Plant Disease, PPFS-AG-SG-12
- Wheat Profile (Kentucky IPM Website)
- Pesticide Labels, find the most recent pesticide labels
Small Grains Insects
- Visit the UK Field Crops Insects Publications Website
- Kentucky Pest News (html)
- Field Crop Scouting Techniques (html)
- Insecticide Recommendations for Field Crops
- Insecticide Recommendations for Small Grains, ENT-47 (pdf)
- Wheat Profile (Kentucky IPM Website)
- Pesticide Labels, find the most recent pesticide labels
Common Insects
- Aphids and Barley Yellow Dwarf (BYD) in Kentucky Grown Wheat
- Hessian Fly in Kentucky
- Cereal Leaf Beetle in Kentucky Wheat
- Armyworms in Small Grains
- Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus and the Wheat Curl Mite
Stored Grain insects
- Controlling Insects in Stored Grain
- Insect Pests of Stored Grain: Cadelle Beetle
- Insect Pests of Stored Grain: Flour Beetles
- Insect Pests of Stored Grain: Indianmeal Moth
- Insect Pests of Stored Grain: Lesser Grain Borer
- Fumigation of "On-Farm" Stored Grain Using Aluminum Phosphide Pellets or Tablets
Small Grains Weeds
- Visit the UK Weeds Publications Website
- Kentucky Pest News
- AGR-6: Weed Control Guide Recommendations for Field Crops (pdf)
- PAT-6: Personal Protective Equipment for Pesticide Applicator (html) or PAT-6: Personal Protective Equipment for Pesticide Applicator (pdf)
- Weed Identification Guide, U.K. Weeds Site (html)
- Wheat Profile, Kentucky IPM Website (html)
- Pesticide Labels, find the most recent pesticide labels
Small Grains Scouting
- UK IPM Website
- IPM Scout Manuals (Kentucky IPM)
- Field Crop Scouting Techniques | html
Small Grains Handling and Harvesting
- The Visit UK Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Extension Website.
- Grain Shrink Factors (html) or Grain Shrink Factors (pdf)
- Stored Grain (html)
- U.S. Grain Standards
Other
Small Grains Presentations
2021 Winter Wheat Meeting
- Kentucky Crops (Images of Corn, Soybean and Wheat)
- Wheat, Indiana CCA Conference (ppx)
- Wheat Growth and Development
- Wheat Planting Practices
- Wheat Stand Counts
- Wheat Nutrient Management (does not include liming)
- Wheat Disease Management
- Wheat Weeds and Insects
- Wheat Harvest
Photo Galleries
- Small Grains Diseases | Wheat | Barley | Oats
- Field Crop Insects
- Weed Identification Guide
Other Small Grains Pages
- Oats
- Spelt
- UK Small Grains Variety Testing
- UK Wheat Breeding Project
- PastureWalk (small grains in a grazing system)