2026 Extension Agronomy eUpdate Archive
- Allow Time for Lime Applications When Planting Alfalfa This Fall
- Late-Season Insect Pest Considerations and Bt Stewardship in Cotton
- Webworms are Active in Pigweed and Alfalfa in Western Kansas
- Tar Spot in Kansas Update – August 3, 2026
- Corn Leafhopper Confirmed in Eastern Kansas - No Corn Stunt Spiroplasma Detected to Date
- Update on Southern Rust in Kansas – Active but at Low Levels
- 2026 Western Kansas Research-Extension Center Fall Field Days: Aug. 25-27
- Wheat Rx Programs Planned for Hays and Wichita – August 12 & 13
- North Central Kansas Experiment Field Fall Field Day - August 18
- Wheat Streak Mosaic Complex: The Role of Variety Resistance
- Using Drones for In-Season Corn Crop Scouting
- 2026 National and Kansas Corn Yield Contests – Registration Closes August 12
- Corn Leafhopper Confirmed in Kansas, but No Corn Stunt Spiroplasma Detected to Date
- Southern Rust Continues to be Detected at Low Levels Across Kansas
- Kansas River Valley Experiment Field Fall Field Day, August 11
- East Central Experiment Field Fall Field Day, August 19
- Targeted Herbicide Application Solutions Clinic Scheduled for August 20
- 2026 Sorghum Connection Field Days: August 26-28
- Wheat Streak Mosaic Management: The Role of Other Hosts in the Landscape
- Estimating Corn Yield Potential Using the Yield Component Method
- Summer Weed Control Options in Smooth Bromegrass Hayfields and Pastures
- Southern Rust is Now Active in Kansas
- Corn Leafhoppers are Active in Central Kansas
- Tar Spot Update – July 21, 2026
- Wheat Streak Mosaic Management: Pay Attention to Wheat-Free Windows
- Control Options for Warm-Season Perennial Grasses
- Strategic And Occasional Tillage as a Management Tactic in Long-Term No-Tillage Systems
- Corn Leafhopper Has Been Confirmed in Several Counties in Kansas
- Update on Tar Spot in Kansas – July 16, 2026
- Herbicide Applications and High Temperatures
- Western Bean Cutworm Moths Flying in Western Kansas
- Mid-Season Cotton Pests: Cotton Fleahopper and Lygus Bug Management Considerations
- Cotton Jassid: Emerging Pest Considerations for U.S. Cotton Production
- War Against Weeds Podcast is Looking for Your Feedback
- Help Shape the Future of Cotton Fertility Research in Kansas
- Livestock Mortality Management Workshop Planned for July 29
- Regional Canola Meeting Scheduled for August 4 in Enid, Oklahoma
- Plant Analysis for Testing Nutrient Levels in Corn
- Identifying Nutrient Deficiency Symptoms in Soybeans
- Tar Spot in Kansas – Levels Remain Low
- Cover Crops for Weed Suppression After Wheat Harvest
- Weed Control Challenges with Delayed Grain Sorghum Planting
- Late-Season Herbicide Applications in Corn
- Considerations for Non-Glyphosate Tolerant Cotton
- Consider The Value of Soil Residue Before Baling or Burning Wheat Stubble
- Cover Crops Grown Post-Wheat for Forage
- Herbicide Application Cutoffs for Flowering Soybeans
- Drone Imagery and Artificial Intelligence for Weed Mapping and Postemergence Herbicide Applications
- Beyond Yield Maps: Integrating Yield, Soil, and Topography for Full Field Insight
- Fall Armyworms are Now Active in Kansas
- Watch for Japanese Beetle Activity in Corn and Soybean Fields
- Registration is Open for the 2026 K-State/KARA Summer Field School
- Join the Conversation on Bio-Stimulants – Take this Short Survey
- Saving Fertilizer Dollars: Nitrate Testing Irrigation Water
- Late-Planted Corn in North Central and Eastern Kansas: Hybrid Selection and Crop Insurance Considerations
- Low Levels of Tar Spot Confirmed in Kansas for the 2026 Corn Season
- Fungicide Considerations and Field Scouting for Corn Diseases in Kansas
- Identifying Chinch Bugs and False Chinch Bugs
- World of Weeds: Pokeweed
- Pre-Harvest Weed Control in Wheat
- Considerations for Storm-Damaged Wheat
- Assessing Storm Damage in Corn: Defoliation, Root Lodging, and Green Snap
- Corn Leafhopper Update for Kansas in 2026
- Postemergence Control of Palmer Amaranth in Grain Sorghum
- Management Options for Control of Field Bindweed
- Spray Drones: Benefits and Management Considerations
- Kansas Mesonet Animal Comfort Tool Monitors Current and Forecasted Livestock Conditions
- New General Commercial Applicator Manual Available
- Update on the Extension Agronomy eUpdate Website
- Controlling Weeds After Wheat Harvest
- Considerations for Replanting or Late Planting of Soybeans
- Weekly Fall Armyworm Counts Available Online for the 2026 Season
- Peak Western Corn Rootworm Egg Hatch Underway in Kansas
- Garden Symphylan: A new pest in no-till crops in Kansas?
- 2026 Tribune Wheat Field Day – June 9
- Quickly Maturing Cool-Season Forages
- Considerations When Harvesting Short Wheat
- Controlling Volunteers in a Soybean/Cotton Crop Rotation
- Chinch Bugs: Time to Start Monitoring Wheat and Adjacent Corn or Sorghum
- Soybean Gall Midge: What to Watch for in 2026
- Kansas Soil Health Network Field Day Scheduled for June 4
- Barley Yellow Dwarf and Wheat Streak Mosaic Complex are Active in Kansas Wheat Fields
- Get Ahead of Weeds: Preplant Herbicide Options for Grain Sorghum
- Drone-Based Early Crop Stand Monitoring and Field Scouting for Improved Decision-Making
- Sorghum Planting Considerations: Planting Date and Hybrid Maturity
- Sorghum Planting Considerations: Seeding Rate and Row Spacing
- Nitrogen Fertilizer Considerations for Grain Sorghum
- Control Options for Buckbrush, Roughleaf Dogwood, and Smooth Sumac
- Soybean Response to Standing Water and Saturated Soils
- Effect of Standing Water and Saturated Soils on Corn
- Wheat Disease Update: Leaf Rust and Stripe Rust are Active in Kansas
- Sidewall Compaction from Planting into Wet Soils
- Plan Now for Volunteer Corn Control
- Herbicide Safeners in Crop Protection
- Some Paraquat Products to be Discontinued after 2026
- Kansas Climate Report and Drought Update: April 22-28, 2026