A long-term study of no-till plots adjacent to conventional tillage plots on wheat farms in Washington and Idaho comes to some interesting conclusions about the dynamics of bacterial and fungal communities.

The 2nd generation of thistle caterpillars are causing feeding injury on soybean leaves (defoliation), mostly low or non-economic populations.

You would have to live under a rock to not have heard about farmers’ issues with dicamba this growing season. Arkansas banned the pesticide, Missouri temporarily banned and then changed the label, and complaints are skyrocketing in Indiana and Illinois.

Now is the time to scout for Palmer amaranth and waterhemp and remove or destroy it to prevent seed production and spread.

Experts at South Dakota State University Extension discuss whether or not to remove or replace weed and wheat growth in fields, after haying of wheat, avoid insect, disease and weed problems, or if it's best to just leave it alone.

Kansas State University researchers have now identified a new gene that will provide resistance to the wheat streak mosaic virus.

With reports increasing of pyrethroid insecticide failures for soybean aphid management in northwest and central Minnesota and northeastern North Dakota, Extension specialists from both states review the insecticide groups used for soybean aphid control and discuss the potential role of and challenges associated with insecticide mixes.

The later hail that occurs in the season, the more damage it can do to canola yield, but flowering canola can, with enough time, recover from hail that knocks off a large percentage of flowers, says the Alberta Canola Producers Commission.

Kansas State University Extension experts discuss why growers should start controlling emerged volunteer wheat soon, rather than waiting until closer to wheat planting time.