A four-year trial on wheat seed choices and management
scenarios showed a wide range of outcomes.
Shawn Conley with the University of Wisconsin says the study looked at what inputs farmers can use to reach 100 bushels per acre and more straw, while still making money, and one practice that stood out was applying a fungicide at the right time. “After the wheat head has emerged and it starts to flower, that’s the timing for that fungicide application, and we’ve seen a pretty significant yield response.
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