2017 UK Wheat Field School - EMERGENCY FREEZE EVENT Sessions Available Online

Edwin Ritchey, Extension Soil Specialist, University of Kentucky

Photo credit: Katie Pratt, UK Agricultural Communications

Video footage from the Wheat Field School – EMERGENCY FREEZE EVENT TRAINING is now available online. The training held on Tuesday March 21, 2017 at the UKREC in Princeton was broadcast live and recorded on Zoom. Click on the links below to view recorded sessions.

Estimated Yield Potential for KY’s Freeze Damaged Wheat

Carrie Knott, Extension Agronomist-Princeton, University of Kentucky
Bill Bruening, Small Grain Variety Testing, University of Kentucky
Dave Van Sanford, Wheat Breeding and Genetics, University of Kentucky
Lloyd Murdock, Emeritus Extension Soil Specialist, University of Kentucky

After several nights with temperatures near or below 24°F the jointed stems of KY’s wheat crop are probably terminated by cold temperatures. We now have to decide what to do with our freeze damaged wheat crop.

UK Wheat Field School – EMERGENCY WHEAT FREEZE EVENT

Edwin Ritchey, Extension Soil Scientist, University of Kentucky

The University of Kentucky Wheat Science Group will hold a Wheat Field School – EMERGENCY

WHEAT FREEZE EVENT at the UKREC in Princeton KY. This free program consist of a series of

short information sessions as well as a hands-on training to assess wheat damage in the field. UK specialists suggest that participants attending the meeting in Princeton bring whole plant wheat samples from their farm to assess and compare to non-damaged wheat.

Topics include: Wheat Freeze Overview, Economic Considerations, Chemical Residues and Future Implications, Nitrogen Contribution to Corn if Wheat is Terminated, Livestock Feeding Potential if Grain is Not Harvested, Plant Dissection for Freeze Damage Demo, Question and Answer Session, Hands-On Wheat Freeze Assessment.

For more information please click here or call Kelsey Mehl: 270-365-7541 ext. 200 or Colette Laurent: 270-365-7541 ext 264.