Items: January 2025
Abundance of the Silver-Spotted Skipper in Soybeans in Kentucky in 2024
By Felipe Batista and Raul Villanueva
Published on Jan. 22, 2025
Background and Description of Silver-spotted skipper
Yield Gaps, Potential Yield and Crop Productivity
By Dennis Egli
Published on Jan. 21, 2025
Are there ‘yield gaps’ on your farm? Finding a yield gap suggests that your yields are less than they could be, so some combination of improved management practices will increase yield and reduce the yield gap. This seems like a simple way to evaluate productivity.
Soil Temperatures Remain Above Freezing Across Kentucky
By Chad Lee
Published on Jan. 20, 2025
Soils at 2-inch depths are staying above freezing so far around the state. The Kentucky Mesonet records soil temperatures at certain locations. For the sites we checked, all the soils are still above 32°F.
