Kentucky Small Grain Growers Approve Research Projects for 2018-2019
Ky Small Grain Growers voted to fund the following research and grower education projects last month, for a total investment of $286,441, in the 2018-2019 growing season. That brings the total Kentucky small grain research funding to $3.3 Million over the past 27 years.
New projects this year include several focused on Kentucky rye production due to increased interest from local distilleries.
Soft Red Winter Wheat Breeding & Variety Development - David Van Sanford, UK
Improvement and Development of Barley for Use in Feed, Food and Fuel - Wynse Brooks, VA Tech
Enhanced Chia Production & Product Usage - David Hildebrand, UK
Performance of Small Grain Varieties in Kentucky - Bill Bruening, UK
Fragipan Remediation - Lloyd Murdock, UK
Reducing Fusarium Head Blight Vomitoxin Levels with Agronomic Practices - Carrie Knott, UK
Rye Crop and Disease Management in Kentucky - Chad Lee, UK
Wheat Field Schools at University of Kentucky Research and Education Center (UKREC) - Edwin Ritchey, UK
Soil Health Benefit from Winter Wheat in the Rotation - John Grove, UK
Breeding Rye Cultivars for Kentucky - Tim Phillips, UK
Improving fungicide application recommendations for managing Fusarium head blight of wheat and barley - Carl Bradley, UK
Market Demand and Production Cost Estimates for Specialty Small Grains in Kentucky - Leigh Maynard, UK
Investigating Cereal Rye Varieties for Improved Cover Crop Performance - Erin Haramoto, UK
On-Farm Characterization of Soil Spatial Variability for Model-Based Site-Specific Management - Hanna Poffenbarger, UK
Identification and Characterization of Fungicide-resistant Strains of Parastagonospora nodorum in Kentucky - Carl Bradley, UK