Kentucky Small Grain Growers Association
PO Box 90
Eastwood, KY 40018

Phone: 502-243-4150
FAX: 502-243-4149

info@kysmallgrains.org
 

Projects Funded for 2006-2007
 
Investigator Project Title Amount
Van Sanford, UK Soft Red Winter Wheat Breeding and Variety Development $32,800
Griffey/Brooks, VA Tech Development of Hulless Barley as a Value-Added Crop $7,000
Grabau, UK Managing No-Till Wheat to Optimize Harvest Index and Grain Yield $6,800
Grabau, UK Managing Organic Wheat to Minimize Disease and Maximize Yield $5,000
Lee, UK The Next Big Thing $4,800
Bruening, UK Evaluation of Wheat Varieties for Differences in Straw Yield and Forage Potential $3,600
Wendroth, UK In-season observation of Wheat growth status for yield prediction: Do different optical sensors give us the same answer? $4,000
Schwab, UK Wheat Management on Wet Natured Soils $4,000
Murdock, UK Improving Nitrogen Application Technology Under Kentucky Conditions $6,000
Johnson, UK Migration Patterns for Aphid Pests of Small Grains $2,429
Martin, UK Application Timing for Italian Ryegrass Control in Conventional and No-Till Wheat $2,000
Martin, UK Influence of Timing of Topdressing Nitrogen Fertilizer relative to Application of Osprey $2,000
Miles The Effect of In-Row Fertilizer Applications in Kentucky Wheat $5,000
Miles Evaluation of New Seed Treatment Options for Kentucky Wheat Growers and Their Effect on Seeding Rates and Planting Dates $3,000
Miles Feasibility Study of Oat Production in Kentucky $3,000
Wheat Tech Determine if the use of tolerant wheat varieties…presence of scab…No-Till farming system $14,050

Total research funding: $106,379

KySGGA also funds the University of Kentucky Intensive Wheat Management Continuing Education Series for $3,000