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Archived Articles
Sorghum Headworms -- August 31, 2015
Soybean Weed Control -- February 15, 2016
Spring Freeze Injury -- March 28, 2016
Soybean Planting Date -- May 30, 2016
Alfalfa Harvest Timing -- June 13, 2016
Wheat Yields and Fungicides -- June 27, 2016
Wheat Plot Results -- July 11, 2016
Nutrients in Crop Residue -- August 1, 2016
Wheat Varieties for Riley County -- August 29, 2016
Wheat Seed Treatments -- October 3, 2016
Fertilizing Brome -- February 13, 2017
First Hollow Stem -- February 27, 2017
Split Application of Wheat Fungicide -- March 13, 2017
Raining Smoke -- April 17, 2017
Spring Freeze Injury -- May 1, 2017
Soybean Seeding Rate -- May 15, 2017
Grain Sorghum Production -- May 29, 2017
Agricultural Lease Law -- July 31, 2017
Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus -- August 28, 2017
Recommended Wheat Varieties -- September 11, 2017
Late Alfalfa Cutting -- October 30, 2017
Dicamba Applicator Training (February 22, 2018) -- February 12, 2018
Soil Health Workshop (March 8, 2018) -- February 26, 2018
Soil Organic Matter -- March 12, 2018
Soybean Planting Dates and Rates -- April 30, 2018
Grain Sorghum Planting -- May 28, 2018
Crop Water Needs -- July 2, 2018
Nutrients in Wheat Stubble -- July 16, 2018
Ammonia Treatment of Wheat Straw -- July 30, 2018
Wheat Varieties -- August 13, 2018
Wheat Streak Mosaic Prevention -- September 3, 2018
Soybean Tech Traits -- December 31, 2018
Soil Temperature -- April 1, 2019
First Hollow Stem -- April 15, 2019
June Planted Corn -- June 3, 2019
Blister Beetles -- June 17, 2019
What's in Your Freezer? -- July 1, 2019
Wheat Plot Results -- July 29, 2019
Cleaning and Treating Seed Wheat -- September 2, 2019
Recommended Wheat Varieties -- September 16, 2019
Last Cutting of Alfalfa -- September 30, 2019
Covering Bunker Silos -- November 11, 2019
Optimum Planting Dates -- May 11, 2020
Self-Guided Wheat Plot Tour -- June 1, 2020
Late Planted Soybeans -- June 15, 2020
Wheat Plot Results -- July 13, 2020
Soil pH and Liming -- August 17, 2020
Round Bale Storage -- August 31, 2020
Soil Testing -- December 14, 2020
Coffee Shop Agronomy (February 11, 2021) -- February 1, 2021
First Hollow Stem -- March 29, 2021
Yellow Wheat -- April 12, 2021
Soybean Planting Dates -- May 3, 2021
Wheat Tour: Top 10 Reasons to Attend -- May 17, 2021
Saturated Soils -- May 31, 2021
Late Planted Soybeans -- June 14, 2021
Flag the Technology -- June 28, 2021
Wheat Plot Results -- July12, 2021
Heat and Corn Yields -- August 2, 2021
Wheat Varieties -- August 30, 2021
Soil Testing -- September 27, 2021
Free SCN Testing -- October 11, 2021
Soybean Herbicides -- November 1, 2021
Fertilizing Brome -- February 28, 2022
Wheat Plot Tour (May 25) -- May 16, 2022
Late Planted Corn -- May 30, 2022
Double Cropping -- June 27, 2022
Wheat Straw Nutrient Value -- July 11, 2022
Wheat Plot Results -- August 1, 2022
Wheat Varieties -- September 12, 2022
Harvesting Alfalfa in the Fall -- October 3, 2022
Ammoniating Low Quality Forages -- October 17, 2022
Grazing Crop Residue -- November 14, 2022
Value of Nutrients in Corn Stalk Bales -- November 28, 2022
Brome Fertilization -- February 27, 2023
First Hollow Stem -- April 3, 2023
Alfalfa Weevil -- April 17, 2023
Soybean Seeding Rate -- May 1, 2023
Wheat Plot Tour (May 24) -- May 15, 2023
Cedar Tree Control -- May 29, 2023
Musk Thistles and Alfalfa Blooms -- June 12, 2023
Wheat Plot Results -- July 17, 2023
Wheat Germination Test -- July 31, 2023
Forage Nitrate Testing -- September 11, 2023
Succession Planning (March 22) -- March 13, 2023
Women in Ag Land Leasing Series -- December 12, 2022
Succession Planning Meeting (January 12) -- January 2, 2023
You Inherited the Farm - Now What? -- November 29, 2021
Women in Ag 2022 Series -- December 13, 2021
Farm Financial Management for Women -- December 2, 2019
Farm Program Decisions -- January 13, 2020
Land Leasing Workshop (January 30, 2019) -- January 14, 2019
Farming for the Future (December 19, 2017) -- December 11, 2017
Land Prices and Leasing (January 25, 2018) -- January 15, 2018
Farming for the Future (December 19, 2017) -- December 11, 2017
Land Prices and Leasing (January 25, 2018) -- January 15, 2018
Grain Marketing Strategies Workshop (February 8, 2018) -- February 5, 2018
Farmland Leasing -- January 2, 2017
Dates on the Calendar -- January 16, 2017
Winter Ranch Management (February 15) -- January 30, 2017
Women In Ag Deadline -- February 1, 2016
Women Involved in Agriculture -- December 28, 2015
Feeding Newly Weaned Calves -- October 30, 2023
Lambing Time -- January 1, 2024
Winter Feed Costs -- November 27, 2023
RCLA Summer Tour (August 27) -- August 14, 2023
Cattle Heat Stress -- August 28, 2023
Barn Cameras and Cowherd Nutrition -- January 16, 2023
Calving - When to Intervene -- February 13, 2023
Weaning Tips -- October 31, 2022
Weaning Tips -- October 31, 2022
RCLA Spring Meeting (March 31) -- March 14, 2022
Chlorpyrifos Ear Tags -- March 28, 2022
Sandhills Calving System -- April 11, 2022
Lambs, Cold Weather, and Cover Crops -- January 31, 2022
Colostrum -- February 14, 2022
Early Weaning: Preparing for Winter -- September 13, 2021
RCLA Summer Tour (August 29) -- August 16, 2021
Cold Weather Water Needs -- February 15, 2021
Night Feeding -- March 1, 2021
Spring Calving -- March 15, 2021
Grazing Crop Residue -- November 16, 2020
Vaccine Storage and Handling -- November 30, 2020
Calving Difficulty -- January 11, 2021
Early Weaning -- September 14, 2020
Cull Cow Prices -- September 28, 2020
VSV and Biosecurity -- August 3, 2020
Cow/Calf Management Meeting (February 12, 2020) -- February 3, 2020
Grazing Cover Crops (February 27, 2020) -- February 17, 2020
Sand Hills Calving System -- March 30, 2020
Crossbreeding -- December 16, 2019
Fence-line Weaning -- October 14, 2019
Weaning Success -- October 28, 2019
RCLA Summer Tour (August 25, 2019) -- August 10, 2019
Early Weaning to Improve Cow Condition -- May 13, 2019
Grazing Cover Crops -- January 28, 2019
1031 Exchange Requirements -- February 11, 2019
Night Feeding -- February 25, 2019
Warming Cold Newborns -- March 11, 2019
Feedlot Mud -- September 17, 2018
How Much Hay Does a Cow Need? -- October 1, 2018
Nitrates and Prussic Acid -- October 15, 2018
Prussic Acid Poisoning -- October 29, 2018
Complementary Grazing -- November 12, 2018
Cold Weather Feeding -- December 3, 2018
Weaning Tips -- October 2, 2017
Feeding Newly Weaned Calves -- October 16, 2017
Wind Chill -- February 29, 2016
Low Stress Stockmanship -- March 14, 2016
Weaning Calves -- September 14, 2015
Livestock Handling Tips -- September 28, 2015
Weaning Protocol -- October 12, 2015
Antibiotics in Meat? -- November 2, 2015
Calving Management School (December 10) -- November 16, 2015
Estrous Synchronization and Timed AI -- November 30, 2015
Crossbreeding: Back to the Basics -- December 14, 2015