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Attention Kansas sorghum growers . . . "similar to 2023, there appears to be a potential for high chinch bug infestation into seedling sorghum in areas of south central Kansas," according to Brent Bean, Ph.D., Sorghum Checkoff Director of Agronomy. "Growers are reporting high numbers of chinch bugs in harvest wheat fields. These chinch bugs have the potential to move into newly planted sorghum fields." Learn more from Bean and how to protect your crop here: https://ow.ly/1Byx50Sr1NP

Are you a grower, agronomist or adviser who wants to help vegetable and/or onion businesses increase profitability and build long-term sustainability? Think you (or they) would benefit from FREE 1:1 specialist advice (valued at $10,000/year) for up to five years? Join our webinar on July 3 for an introduction to the Level Up Hort program from Planfarm’s director of horticulture and agronomy Paul Omodei, who will explain what’s in it for you or your clients, how you can take part, and answer your questions. Date: Wednesday, 3 July Time: 2pm (AEST), 1.30pm (ACST),12pm (AWST) Cost: Free Learn more about Level Up Hort and register for the webinar at https://lnkd.in/gBmGDrbr #benchmarking #vegetables #onions #horticulture #businessperformance

Want to learn more about how good agronomy can work with #SRI? The article by Francesco Carnevale Zampaolo, Amir Kassam, Adam Parr, and Theodor Friedrich explore how SRI, when combined with conservation agriculture, can complement each other for a superior result, reducing the amount of emissions being produced and improving land use as we try to make the most of our dangerously dwindling carbon budget. A fantastic sign of how we can adapt to the changing climate facing us and we need to take advantage of this! https://lnkd.in/dz4WkdVZ https://www.sri-2030.org/ #conservationagriculture #rice #croppingsystem #mdpiagronomy

Leaders from the CGIAR Initiative, Excellence in Agronomy, recently visited #CIMMYT’s South Pacific Hub in #Oaxaca. They experienced firsthand how hubs driven by CIMMYT and collaborators are making a positive impact on farming communities.🌱🌿 Mandla Nkomo, Chief Growth Officer for EiA, highlighted the success of Mexico’s #innovationhubs and their potential for global replication. "The country that gave us corn is now providing the world with solutions for global food security."🌐 #AgronomyExcellence #GlobalSolutions #InnovationInAgriculture https://bit.ly/3WURLcM

Our new paper published in Agronomy (IF=3.7, Q1 in Agronomy) documents the effect of the isolates WG-12 or WG-19 Beauveria bassiana and the isolate WG-02 Metarhizium robertsii (WG-02) on the colonization of leaves, stems, and roots of tomato plants, the growth of tomato plants (foliar, root-dipping, and seed-soaking) and Tetranychus urticae. The height of the tomato plants, the root length, the number of leaves, and the weight of the biomass above and below the ground were enhanced significantly after being inoculated with WG-02 vs. B. bassiana isolates and control. WG-02 and WG-12 killed all T. urticae individuals through ectoapplication. By using the WG-02 isolate, the growth of tomato plants is elevated and management of T. urticae is achieved. Five Institutions were collaborated to build this exhaustive study UAF. SGEI, AUA, SU, and QU. ⚜

GRAINCO FS Launches myFS Agronomy for Enhanced Data-Driven Decision Making Read more here -> https://lnkd.in/eF2-MNjz #igrownews #igrownagribusinessnews

With #Harvest23 right around the corner, it's time to start thinking about your residue management plan. Director of Agronomy, Bert Riggan, shares considerations when choosing a management strategy: https://lnkd.in/gkMyEccM

Knowledge is power, especially with what precision agronomy has to offer. The most successful plans leverage that knowledge to continuously improve both economic and environmental sustainability on your farm. Read more about performance insights: https://lnkd.in/gV5e9Fw4

Knowing your costs and how best to distribute resources within your business is essential for increasing returns. It’s the same for Australian vegetable and onion growers, who can now take part in the Level Up Hort program which offers FREE 1:1 specialist advice (valued at $10,000/year) for up to five years. Join our webinar on July 3 for an introduction to the Level Up Hort program from Planfarm’s director of horticulture and agronomy Paul Omodei, who will explain how it works, how you can take part, and answer your questions. Date: Wednesday, 3 July Time: 2pm (AEST), 1.30pm (ACST),12pm (AWST) Cost: Free Learn more about Level Up Hort and register for the webinar at https://lnkd.in/gBmGDrbr #benchmarking #vegetables #onions #horticulture #businessperformance

Another year of Premium Crops - a division of Cefetra Ltd and Sencrop Live agronomy updates 📑 Excited to continue this journey together this year and provide the best updates for agronomy professionals regarding Soil Health and Weather Updates. 🔄 Soil Health after high rainfall 🌧 The wet end to the year 2023 and into early 2024 means soils are saturated. High-intensity rainfall and flooding are not good for soil health and nutrient levels. Lower residual nitrogen, sulphur and phosphate levels as well as compromised root systems of earlier drilled cereal crops need to be addressed when considering spring fertiliser applications.  Yara International listed the challenges well: ➡ Nutrient availability- lost via leaching and denitrification from soils ➡ Anaerobic soils- soil pores are full of water instead of air, which soil organisms need to survive and to allow nutrient movement from the soils to the roots ➡ Compromised rooting- waterlogged soils slow root development. Normally roots and secondary roots grow out into the soil in search of nutrients and water. Without secondary roots, plant growth will be affected. To encourage root growth P&K is important, applying these in the spring will aid recovery. Depending on the sowing date the crop may have not had time in the autumn to tiller and it is essential to prevent the loss of tillers due to insufficient nutrition in winter wheat. 🌱 In trials, it has been seen a 20% increase in tillers at a rate of 70-100kgN/ha rather than 40kgN/ha in that first application. Don’t forget sulphur and micronutrient nutrients too.  If in doubt, get crop tissue or sap tested to see if a particular nutrient is missing. 📈 Yara Link below:   https://lnkd.in/eKQmMxzA