July 5, 2022
Extension Updates
Foliar Fungicide Efficacy Ratings for Wheat Disease Management 2022. Kelsey Andersen Onofre and Erick De Wolf. Efficacy ratings for wheat fungicides determined by field testing over multiple years and locations in Kansas.
Managing the Prussic Acid Hazard in Sorghum. MF3607. Shelby M. Gruss et al. This is a new publication with authors from both Purdue and Kansas State University (Sandy Johnson, Johnathon Holman, Augustine Obour, and Robert A. Aiken). While sorghum is a valuable forage crop, sorghum species can produce prussic acid, which can be toxic to livestock. This publication discusses various approaches to lessening the risk of feeding forage sorghum.
Cowpea Aphid. MF2865. R. Jeff Whitworth and Aqeel Ahmad. A sporadic pest of alfalfa in Kansas, the life cycle and management options for the cowpea aphid are described in this recently updated publication.
Flea Beetle. MF2832. R. Jeff Whitworth and Aqeel Ahmad. An occasional pest of wheat, corn and sorghum in Kansas, the life cycle and management option for the flea beetle are described in this recently updated publication.