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Soybean with soybean cyst nematode dried and brown

Sampling for the Soybean Cyst Nematode is Important! (pdf)

November 10-14, 2025
So exactly what is a soybean cyst nematode?
Green combine in the corn field cutting corn

Safety During Fall Harvest (pdf)

October 20-25, 2025

Producers and families of northcentral Kansas are in full swing with the 2025 harvest of our fall crops!

Tractor planting wheat

Risks of planting wheat early (pdf)

September 29 - October 3, 2025

The majority of our wheat is planted behind soybeans, so because of the moisture that we have received, soybean harvest may be a little later.

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Controlling Volunteer Wheat (pdf)

August 15, 2025

Producers really don’t like the mention of volunteer wheat, but you can always count on it rearing its ugly head.

K-State Research and Extensino Post Rock District Logo

Follow-up story for Wheat Plot Tour (pdf)

August 15, 2025

Our Post Rock Extension District was fortunate to have had three wheat demonstration plots around the district with one of them the KSU performance “replicated” trials that were planted four times in one location.