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Kentucky Wheat Yield Contest

The Kentucky Wheat Yield Contest has two major changes for 2025. Entry deadline is July 31. Photo of Sisk Farms (by Debbie Vier-Poe).

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Authored by: Chad Lee

Published on Jul. 16, 2025

According to the July 6, 2025 USDA Crop Progress Report, 40% of corn in Kentucky had reached silking and 4% had reached the dough stage. From the earliest appearance of tassels until pollination is complete corn demands the most water and is the most sensitive to a lack of water.

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Authored by: Carl Bradley

Published on Jul. 16, 2025

As full-season soybean fields in Kentucky approach the R3 (beginning pod) developmental stage, it generally is time to consider an application of a foliar fungicide to protect against foliar diseases.

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Authored by: Mohammad Shamim

Published on Jul. 14, 2025

Drought or moisture stress is one of the most critical factors affecting crop yield.

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Authored by: Dennis Egli

Published on Jul. 14, 2025

Time is an important resource. We never seem to have enough, and it often passes too fast. But the truth is, we don’t often think about time when we think about crop productivity.

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Authored by: Bill Bruening

Published on Jul. 11, 2025

The 2025 University of Kentucky Small Grain Variety Trial results are available at: https://varietytesting.ca.uky.edu/wheat.  

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Authored by: Kiersten Wise

Published on Jul. 11, 2025

On July 10, southern rust was confirmed in Crittenden County at low levels.

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Authored by: Sam McNeill

Published on Jul. 11, 2025

Canola and wheat are mostly harvested across Kentucky, so now is a good time to review some of the physical properties of these crops in order to maintain their quality during storage. An important consideration is how these grains interact with air to control biological activity that can potentially cause spoilage and a loss in value.

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Published on Jun. 20, 2025

The heat and sun over the next few days will send a lot of corn to tassel and will help younger corn reach rapid growth. All of the corn that had looked pale and yellow during those storms will reach a deep green color by Monday, June 23, 2025, as long as it has adequate nutrients and good roots.

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Authored by: Matt Dixon

Published on Jun. 13, 2025

Meteorological spring officially came to a close at the end of May—and what a wet season it was! Following the second-wettest April on record, May continued the trend with consistent rainfall across the state.

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Published on Jun. 13, 2025

As of the June 9, 2025 USDA Crop Progress Report, corn planting progress was only 88% which is 7 points behind the 5-year average of 95%.

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