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CQ Perspectives Nov 2011
This issue contains articles on several topics, including: Moisture Concerns Rule Decision Process for 2012 Soil Testing Critical After Low-Yieding Environment Dwight Koops Recognized for 30 Years of Service Introducing RapidEye Satellite Imagery
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Regional Vice President Ulysses, Kan. By: Dwight Koops A REMEDY FOR TODAY'S NEEDED MOISTURE over their allotment in any year – even under the most dire circumstances. The consequence can have long-lasting effects. For those wells that went over the allotment this year, a common practice will be to plant wheat behind corn. The wheat crop can be established this fall with 2012 water, and it is reasonable to assume that the producer can stay within the 2012 allotment to finish out the wheat crop.
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Volume 20 • Issue 5 • September 2010 ® OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF CROP QUEST AGRONOMIC SERVICES, INC. WHEAT OUTLOOK IS GOOD NEEDS CAREFUL PLANNING The table is set for good prices for 2010-2011 wheat, but seed shortages worldwide and an unusual wet late summer in eastern parts of the High Plains point to the need for more intense planning and crop management for farmers to benefit from the current demand for winter wheat. The biggest impetus for adding wheat acres may come from the recent announ
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Volume 19 • Issue 5 • September 2009 ® OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF CROP QUEST AGRONOMIC SERVICES, INC. FITTING SOIL SAMPLING TO FARM KEY TO PRODUCTIVITY AND PROFIT The recent spikes in fertilizer costs have convinced many farmers to take a closer look at crop selection, fertilizer sources, and the need for more accurate and timely soil sampling to maximize the value of their inputs. Crop Quest agronomists are ideally situated to provide accurate, meaningful and cost-effective advice on soil testi
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Volume 18 • Issue 5 • September 2008 ® OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF CROP QUEST AGRONOMIC SERVICES, INC. GREENSBURG Creating A New Future By Saturday afternoon most people around the country had seen the photos and aerial video of what had been a thriving farm community in south central Kansas just 12 hours earlier. As the sun rose over Greensburg, KS, on the morning of May 5, 2007, there wasn’t a shadow to be cast anywhere. That’s because a massive EF5 tornado ripped through the town Friday evenin
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Volume 17 • Issue 5 • September 2007 OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF CROP QUEST AGRONOMIC SERVICES, INC. HARVESTSORGHUM AID HELPS ON GRAIN It has always been tough to plant milo ground back to wheat in the fall. Sorghum matures later than corn or soybeans and as the days get shorter and the weather cooler, it seems to take forever for the grain sorghum to dry down. Some producers have tried planting a short season milo hybrid earlier in the spring, so it matures by late August. This allows them to rot
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Volume 16 • Issue 5 • September 2006 OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF CROP QUEST AGRONOMIC SERVICES, INC. A Good Rotation For Wheat But A Tough Crop To Manage Wheat farmers in Kansas and Oklahoma have long been looking for a non-grass winter rotational crop. Canola has the capability to fill the need, with yield potential comparable to wheat and a good market demand, plus it can be grown and harvested with existing equipment used for wheat. Despite its potential, canola had plenty of problems in Kansas
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Volume 15 • Issue 5 • September 2005 OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF CROP QUEST AGRONOMIC SERVICES, INC. Using A Stale Seedbed For Fall Alfalfa Establishment One of the biggest concerns in alfalfa establishment is battling weed pressure that competes with the young hay. Many fields have a tremendous amount of weed seeds that continually come up every time the field is worked. Too often, fall-seeded alfalfa fields end up with heavy weed pressure. Pigweeds are especially bad about completely shading out
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Volume 12 • Issue 8 • September 2003 Taking Soil Fertility to the Next Level Dwight Koops Regional Vice President A vast majority of the fields Crop Quest services have soil samples taken on an annual basis. We have thousands of fields with soil test histories dating back more than 20 years. These records are essential when Crop Quest agronomists make fertility recommendations for the planted crops. Fertility reports allow us to look at trends over time. This is especially beneficial when we a
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Volume 13 • Issue 5 • September 2004 OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF CROP QUEST AGRONOMIC SERVICES, INC. Crop Quest Services Will Benefit Your Bottom Line by Dwight Koops, Regional Vice President Ulysses, Kan. Seeing the Value of Fall Soil Tests by Jim Gleason, Regional Vice President St. John, Kan. Thirty years ago, a crop consultant was a rare breed in agriculture. Back then, a consultant grabbed a foothold by scouting for hard-to-find insect species. To this day, there are still individuals who m
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