2016 KY Soybean Yield Contest Winners Announced

Carrie Knott Extension Agronomist-Princeton, University of Kentucky

The 2016 University of Kentucky Extension Soybean Yield Contest winners are in!

The 13 awards include:

State Champion (highest yield entry regardless of production practices)

1^st and 2^nd place for Full-Season soybeans (Division I)

1^st and 2^nd place for Double-Crop soybeans (Division II)

Four district awards for highest yield per district  

1^st and 2^nd place for highest Oil content

1^st and 2^nd place for highest Protein content

Phillip Meredith from Henderson County once again was State Champion with a yield of 92.74 bu/A. 

2017 University of Kentucky Winter Wheat Meeting

Colette Laurent, Grain Crops Group Coordinator, University of Kentucky

The 2017 University of Kentucky Winter Wheat Meeting is slated for Thursday, January 5, 2017 at the James R. Bruce Convention Center in Hopkinsville, KY. Registration begins at 8:30am (CST). The meeting will run from 9am - 3pm. Lunch is sponsored by the Kentucky Small Grains Growers Association.

TOPICS AND SPEAKERS:
• Weed Problems in Winter Wheat - Garrett Montgomery
• Management of Stripe Rust and Fusarium Head Blight of Wheat - Carl Bradley
• Economic Tools for Improved Decision Making in Wheat Production - Jordan Shockley