Planting Cotton in Kansas: Soil Temperature and Seed Quality are Key

Cotton can overcome many environmental stresses and produce profitable lint yields when the crop gets off to a good, uniform start. The question becomes, when is the “best...

Controlling Cool-Season Grasses in Warm-Season Native Grass Stands

Cool-season perennial grasses (CSG), particularly Smooth brome (Bromus inermis) and Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea), are commonly cultivated as forage species in Kansas. While...

Tips for Safe and Successful Prescribed Burning

The prescribed burning season in Kansas is in full swing, with high fire activity over the past few weeks. Much-needed precipitation is possible for parts of the state through t...

Cotton Jassid: Emerging Pest Considerations for U.S. Cotton Production

The cotton jassid (Amrasca biguttula), also known as the two-spot cotton leafhopper, is an invasive insect pest native to Asia and a serious economic pest of cotton in India tha...

World of Weeds: Wild Garlic and Wild Onion

This World of Weeds features wild garlic (Allium vineale) and wild onion (Allium canadense). These weeds are popping up in yards and fields in Kansas. From a distance, they may ...