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Kentucky Small Grain Growers Association
PO Box 90
Eastwood, KY 40018
Phone: 502-243-4150
FAX: 502-243-4149
info@kysmallgrains.org
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Welcome!
Head Scab Widespread in Kentucky
(5.28.09 - from the
University of Kentucky)
During the past week, the disease Fusarium
head blight or "head scab" has appeared at significant levels
in many wheat fields across Kentucky. Depending on the
severity of the disease, it could pose potential problems for
the state's many agricultural sectors that depend on wheat,
said Don Hershman, University of Kentucky extension plant
pathologist.
"We're still in a period of flux right
now," he said. "There could be more disease development over
the next week or so."
For more information, visit
UK's 2009 Head Scab Resource Center
New Treatments
Available for Head Scab and DON in Wheat
By Don Hershman, UK Extension
Plant Pathologist, Kentucky Pest News
Fusarium head blight (FHB)
of wheat, and deoxynivalenol (DON) accumulation in harvested
grain, are periodically very serious problems in Kentucky.
There was minimal FHB or DON in 2006-2008 in Kentucky, but
each year brings new possibilities. Thus, it is imperative
that you be on guard for FHB/DON in 2009.
Read
more
Osage
BioEnergy Introduces Kentucky Barley Yield Contest
 Following
the ground breaking of its first barley-based ethanol and
protein feed bio-processing facility in Hopewell, Va., Osage
Bio Energy LLC is launching the Barley Bin Builder Yield
Contest for the 2009 crop season in seven states. The top
producer in Kentucky will receive a $1,000 award. The top
producer among a seven-state region will receive a GM Flex
Fuel pickup truck. The winner must be present at the Virginia
Ag Expo on August 6, 2009 in order to accept the grand prize.
Read more
UK Extension Wheat
Production Contest - Deadline is
July 20
No-Till no longer means "Not Farming"
Conservation practice comes of age in Kentucky
small grain production.
No-till wheat production in Kentucky has been
transformed from what was once a curiosity that "other"
farmers participated in to what has today become a staple and
economically sustainable management system. By some estimates,
over 50% of the state’s wheat crop is now direct seeded in to
cornstalks or other crop residue without the aid of tillage.
The practice saves time (labor), fuel and equipment costs
while safeguarding our soil and water resources.
Read more
See the
Spring
2009 Newsletter in
printed form.
If you would
like to receive a future copy in the mail,
be sure to sign up here.
UK
Wheat Science Newsletter
March 2009
 What you can find in this issue:
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Forage Restrictions Amended for Cereal
Herbicides
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By-Product Gypsum: What's it Worth to the
Small Grain Producers?
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Supplemental Label for Headline Fungicide
for Plant Health: Will it Improve Corn, Soybean and Small
Grain Health?
A
Kentucky-developed Soft Red Winter Wheat Variety
that offers farmers high performance and
more marketing flexibility at a great value
Realizing the income potential
for growers, the Kentucky Corn Growers Association and
Kentucky Small Grain Growers Association recently partnered
with the Chicago Climate Exchange to offer producers
additional revenue opportunities for grassland and continuous
conservation tillage acres.
More
information regarding Soil Carbon Credit Trading
Additional News
KySGGA
News
Wheat Policy News |
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Events
July 23, 2009
All Commodity Field Day
Princeton, KY
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