At the time of this article’s publication in the Agronomy eUpdate, the February existing stocks order is the last document related to dicamba registration published on the EPA website.

Kansas State University Extension cropping systems specialist Ignacio Ciampitti suggests that most wheat stands will likely fill out fully before the first freeze.

Kansas State University Extension crop nutrient specialist Dorivar Ruiz-Diaz advises wheat growers on correcting low-pH soils ahead of planting this fall, noting that this is an issue in more and more locations around Kansas. He also reviews wheat's yield response to liming low-pH fields.

A group of wheat millers from one of the biggest international customers of U.S. hard red winter wheat recently made what has become an annual pilgrimage to Kansas to take in the wheat harvest. Marsha Boswell has more on this week's Kansas Wheat Scoop, presented by Kansas State University Extension.

There are several herbicide options for controlling winter annual broadleaf weeds in wheat. Generally, fall applications provide the best control of winter annual weeds with any herbicide, as long as the weeds have emerged, says Kansas State University Extension.

Growers should soon begin planning their program for controlling kochia, as the spread of glyphosate-resistant populations suggest that perhaps control measures should begin prior to emergence.