Extension
It Starts With Us
Author: Chuck Flowers
Planning Unit: Carlisle County CES
Major Program: Grain Crops
Plan of Work: Crop and Livestock Production, Gardening and Horticulture, and Local Food Systems
Outcome: Long-Term Outcome
Palmer Amaranth Field Day
With over 100,000 seed per plant produced by Palmer Amaranth this weed is a serious threat to crop production in the four river counties. On July 16, 2019 in Fulton County Carlisle, Hickman and Fulton counties hosted the Palmer Amaranth Field Day.
Even in the pouring rain producers ventured out to participate. Research plots with current and new herbicides on tolerant soybean varieties were planted and sprayed. Travis Legleiter UKY weed specialist and his graduate students were in charge of the plots. Producers were able to walk the plots and talks were given on each of the sprayed plot sections.
In order to stay in contact with clients the Ag and FCS agents decided to offer Garden to Go Packets... Read More
Producers are striving to improve yields and profitability. In the four river counties 20,445,125 bu... Read More
In order to stay in contact with clients the Ag and FCS agents decided to offer Garden to Go Packets... Read More
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