Oklahoma State University ag economist Eric DeVuyst discusses tools growers can use to decide whether to plant wheat or canola this fall.

Oklahoma State University Extension small grains specialist Jeff Edwards is looking at what producers can do to help their 2016 wheat crop.

During the week of May 6, wheat flag smut was detected in a field demonstration plot in Rooks County and confirmed by laboratory tests, according to Kansas State University Extension.

Kansas State University agronomist Alan Schlegel discusses his multi-year field tests of intensive dryland cropping systems for western Kansas, going beyond the conventional wheat-sorghum-fallow rotations.

When scouting for army cutworms, use a treatment threshold of 4 or more cutworm larvae per square foot for winter wheat or alfalfa, or 2 or more if the wheat is thin or the alfalfa is newly established.

If wheat is yellow it's important to determine the cause, Kansas State University says, as growers can take action in some situations and correct the problem.

Michigan State shares how to estimate the amount of nitrogen to apply to wheat this spring and other considerations to keep in mind.

Penn State Extension says now is the time think about topdressing wheat, and what to consider in regards to timing and materials.

Kansas State University shares which wheat fields are most likely to be infested with Hessian fly this fall and best practices to prevent an infestation from occurring.

Kansas State University entomologist J. P. Michaud reports on the potential of a new insect threat to Kansas wheat production this year — an aphid poised to move into the central plains. He's asking wheat growers to be on the watch for this pest as wheat breaks dormancy this spring.