Growing small grains
Emergence, growth and nutrient management
Evaluating winter wheat stands
In our guide to evaluating winter injury in winter wheat, we cover:
- Optimal stand to maximize yield.
- Winter kill and how it affects yield.
- How to decide whether to replant.
- What to do when spring arrives late.
Evaluating spring small grains stands
How and why to evaluate wheat and barley stands, including:
- Two different methods for taking a stand count.
- The best leaf stage to count plants.
Factors affecting emergence
Soil crusting and emergence: what producers need to know
- How crusting happens and its effects.
- How to break soil crusts.
- Guidance for seeded and unseeded fields.
- Strategies and tools to use.
Spring wheat
Spring wheat growth and development guide
- Why understanding spring wheat growth stages is essential for optimizing productivity.
- Overview of the growth stage systems.
- How to tell which Zadoks development stage your wheat plants are in, with detailed descriptions of each stage and a corresponding Feekes code.
- Provides GDD data and disease models specific to northwestern Minnesota and North Dakota.
Spring barley
Spring barley growth and development guide
- Why understanding spring barley growth stages is essential for profitable production.
- Overview of the growth stage systems.
- How to tell which Zadoks development stage your barley plants are in, with detailed descriptions of each stage and a corresponding Feekes code.
- Provides GDD data and disease models specific to northwestern Minnesota and North Dakota.
- Fertilizer recommendations for small grains crops and calculators for wheat and barley.
- Understand how nitrogen behaves in soil, fertilizer rates by crop and best practices for soil testing.
Crop stress and damage
One of the hardest decisions with growing winter wheat is evaluating the amount of winter kill and deciding whether to keep a stand.
In our guide to evaluating winter injury in winter wheat, we cover:
- Optimal stand to maximize yield.
- How winter affects yield.
- How to decide whether to replant.
- What to do when spring arrives late.
What causes yellow wheat and what you can do about it addresses reasons for early-season yellowing, including:
- Nitrogen and micronutrient deficiencies.
- Herbicide injuries.
- Tan spot infection.
How to handle flooding and waterlogging on your wheat fields
- How long wheat can survive.
- Nutrient deficiencies and research on its impact on yield.
How frost affects small grains
- Signs of damage.
- Impact on growing point.
- Post-frost stressors such as heat canker.
Heat canker in wheat, barley and oats
- Symptoms of heat canker in wheat, barley and oats.
- How heat canker impacts crop growth and yield.
- Weather conditions that cause heat canker.
How high temperatures affect wheat yield potential
- Key components that affect wheat yield.
- How high temperatures impact the number of spikelets.
- Wheat’s ability to compensate for less-than-desirable growth.
Flag leaf burning: Hot weather and leaf tip necrosis in wheat
- Causes and symptoms of dying leaf backs and leaf tip necrosis in wheat.
- Leaf rust gene resistance Lr34.
- Impact on yield.