N Fertilizer Recommendations
Authors: M. M. Alley, Soil and Crop Management Research; Peter Scharf, Research Associate; D. E. Brann, Extension Agronomist, Grains; W. E. Baethgen, and J. L. Hammons, Field Research Supervisor, Virginia Tech The winter wheat plant has a ... [... more]
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Small Grains in 1999
Summary of Barley Management Practices for the 1999 Harvest Season Table 4. Summary of performance (bu/acre) of entires in the Virginia Tech Barley Test, 1999 harvest. Table 5. Yield performance (bu/acre) of entries in the Virginia Tech Wheat ... [... more]
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Additional Resources
Author: David E. Kenyon, Professor, Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics, Virginia Tech. Each year producers must make production and marketing decisions that are based on their price expectations. In recent years, cash prices have been ... [... more]
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Virginia Basis Tables for Corn, Soybeans & Wheat
Author: David E. Kenyon, Professor and Extension Economist, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics; Virgnia Tech. Futures prices determined at the major commodity exchanges represent prices of commodities delivered to Chicago; New York ... [... more]
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Intensive Soft Red Winter Wheat Production
This publication is available on a "for-sale" basis from Virginia Cooperative Extension. The publication consists of a 60-page manual and a training videotape. A brief summary and listing of the table of contents appears below. New and [... more]
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Winter Durum Wheat: Do We Have All the Answers?
Authors: A. O. Abaye and D. E. Brann, M. M. Alley, Extension Agronomists, and C. A. Griffey, Research Agronomist, Virginia Tech Durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. Var durum) comprises approximately 8% of worldwide wheat production. Most of the ... [... more]
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Slow Advances in Wheat Biotechnology
Progress, although slow, is being made in genetic engineering to improve wheat by developing such characteristics as drought tolerance and diseases resistance. Most research on wheat is located in universities scattered across the Great Plains ... [... more]
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Pricing of soft red winter wheat
Soft Red Winter Wheat Quality: Should Grade Limits for Test weight be Changed? Test weight is used as a proxy for the general health and productive output potential (flour) of wheat. The use of test weight as a primary determinant of grade has ... [... more]
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Farm Business Management Update, June 1999
By Dave Kenyon of the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech What should I do with my 1999 wheat crop? Should I store? Should I forward price? When should I collect my loan deficiency payment? Figure 1 shows the average ... [... more]
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KARNAL BUNT:
The following information is excerpted from articles on the WWW, and from information reported in the National Grain and Feed Association Newsletter. Although Karnal bunt does not represent a problem to the Virginia wheat industry, a basic ... [... more]
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Using the Climate Analysis Web Tool
Wheat development is affected by nutrients, water, light, and other factors; but temperature consistently determines how quickly or slowly plants move ahead in forming leaves, roots, tillers, and grain heads. The plant's development stage at any ... [... more]
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Winter Grain Mite
Authors: Ames Herbert, Extension Entomologist, Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center; Sean Malone, Research Specialist, Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center. Adult is dark brown to almost black with red legs (Figs. ... [... more]
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