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Research Updates

April 28, 2017

Research Brief: Ecology and Management of the Alfalfa Weevil

brown stink bug

May 5, 2017

A New Stink Bug IPM Resource for Midwest Corn and Soybean Growers

By Thomas Hunt - Extension Entomologist

Center pivot irrigation

May 17, 2017

Nebraska Researchers on Multi-State Team to Study Psychology of Water Use

By IANR News Release

Amit Jhala (left) and Debalin Sarangi

May 18, 2017

New Research Quantifies the Dispersal of Glyphosate Resistance Trait Through Pollen-Mediated Gene Flow

By IANR News Release

Bernd Friebe, KSU Wheat Genetics Researcher

June 9, 2017

Kansas State University Researchers Identify New Gene to Resist Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus

By Kansas State University News Release

cropwatch graphic

June 22, 2017

How Fast Do Corn Roots Grow? ISU is Taking a Look

By Roger Elmore - Emeritus Extension Cropping Systems Agronomist

Sorghum

July 19, 2017

Plant Scientists Aim to Turn Sorghum into Jet Fuel

By Leslie Reed - University Communication

Cover crops

July 27, 2017

Nebraska Research to Examine Benefits of Cover Crop

Harkamal Walia discusses an experimental plan for the grant at the High Throughput Phenotyping facility

August 2, 2017

University Leads Research into Heat-Tolerant Crops

By Haley Apel - IANR Media

Wheat variety trial field day

August 3, 2017

Research Suggests Changes in Two Wheat Practices Could Lead to Increased Yield

By Teshome Regassa - Research Assistant Professor, Madhav Bhatta - Agronomy Graduate Research Assistant

Graduate student Ben Samuelson and research technician John Stark install poles and twine for trellising to support the young pepper plants in the research plot at Scottsbluff. Extension Educator Gary Stone is in the background

August 15, 2017

Biodegradable Biomulch Studied for Environmental Benefits

By David Ostdiek - Former Communications Specialist, Panhandle REC

Minnesota tillage plots

September 5, 2017

Field Studies: What do you mean 5 bushels per acre is not significant?

By Lizabeth Stahl - Extension Crops Educator at the University of Minnesota, Sara Berg - Agronomy Field Specialist at South Dakota State University, Josh Coltrain - Crops and Soils Educator at Kansas State University, John Thomas - Crops Extension Educator