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Chad Lee 🧢 retweeted
In row cropping, the little things matter, even when they add a little time. Applying starter can improve weather tolerance after planting and potentially pay off in yield. @kentuckycrops and @cypathology discuss why it may be worth considering. linktr.ee/penneypodcast
Chad Lee 🧢 retweeted
🌽 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗡 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸
Introducing Dr. 𝗚𝗶𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗶 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘇𝗮 𝗙𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀. His work focuses on cropping systems, including nutrient management, cover crops, and conservation tillage to improve productivity and sustainability.
Chad Lee 🧢 retweeted
The first stop on the soil health improvement train: no-till or reduced tillage.
@kentuckycrops shares how reducing tillage can help improve soil health by reducing erosion and compaction.
Hear how to get started: linktr.ee/penneypodcast
Chad Lee 🧢 retweeted
🌾 What drives high wheat yields in Kentucky?
An analysis of Wheat Yield Contest data found that fungicide programs were strongly associated with yield.
Read more: doi.org/10.1002/cft2.70139
This is an interesting study when a corn field is dealing with temporarily saturated soils.
🌽 Does corn still respond to N after waterlogging?
An Ohio study found that waterlogging reduced corn yields by up to 25%, but plants still responded to sidedress N. The usual ear leaf N sufficiency threshold (2.75%) remained applicable after flooding.
doi.org/10.1002/cft2.70156
Grad student Allie spilled a few wheat seeds in the truck bed. It looks like her accidental germination test is going really well!
Chad Lee 🧢 retweeted
Abnormal ears in corn - when and why they develop: cfaes.osu.edu/fact-sheet/abn…
From @CFAES_OSU's @OrtezCornCrops.
@corn_network @KentuckyCrops @PurdueCorn @RachelVCott @PrezaFontes @Eabfranc @NationalCorn @OhioCornWheat #corn #harvest26
ALT Corn ear with a deformity where it is pinched in the middle.
Cover crop strategies for this fall into spring of 2027: graincrops.mgcafe.uky.edu/ar…
Kentucky Corn Hybrid Trials Report is available online at: varietytesting.mgcafe.uky.ed…
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Sign up for these UK Master Grazer Fall Fencing Schools today!
> Nov. 10 - Morganfield
> Nov. 12 - Springfield
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Chad Lee 🧢 retweeted
Cover cropping is all about finding the sweet spot: enough biomass to protect your soil without having too much.
Dr. Chad Lee and his team at the University of Kentucky are working to find that sweet spot.
Hear what they’ve learned: linktr.ee/penneypodcast
🎙️ @kentuckycrops
RT @MrsTylerKSR: Felt like I was watching chess in the last few minutes of that game -- and in the best way. Will Stein vs. Lane Kiffin is…
Cover crops must be managed as a tool to get to more bushels of corn.
Cover crops, reduced tillage, water quality and soil health all matter. But they also have to fit into a system designed to produce high-yielding cash crops.
In our recent episode, Dr. Chad Lee discusses finding that balance.
🔗: bit.ly/4meDxx8
🎙️ @kentuckycrops
Chad Lee 🧢 retweeted
Cover crops, reduced tillage, water quality and soil health all matter. But they also have to fit into a system designed to produce high-yielding cash crops.
In our recent episode, Dr. Chad Lee discusses finding that balance.
🔗: bit.ly/4meDxx8
🎙️ @kentuckycrops
Wheat Yield Contests yields associated with disease management, when all entries are split-applying N, adjusting pH, P, K, Zn, maximizing weed control, & using latest genetics. No yield separation from tilled or no-tilled. @kywheatheart @UKAgriculture
🌾 What drives high wheat yields in Kentucky?
An analysis of Wheat Yield Contest data found that fungicide programs were strongly associated with yield.
Read more: doi.org/10.1002/cft2.70139
Chad Lee 🧢 retweeted
Everyone is talking about cover crops. But how do you actually get started?
@kentuckycrops of the University of Kentucky shares his research and advice for getting cover crops established on your acres.
🔗 linktr.ee/penneypodcast
Chad Lee 🧢 retweeted
Looking for answers to your cover crop questions? Look no further.
@kentuckycrops shares research from his team at the University of Kentucky, covering cover crops across four best growing regions around the world.
🔗 bit.ly/4meDxx8
Chad Lee 🧢 retweeted
In our latest ep, @kentuckycrops breaks down the science behind nitrogen applications.
Now we’re waiting for an awesome management ep dropping on Tuesday.🎙️
Listen to the science episode before the next ep drops.
🔗 bit.ly/4meDxx8