Wheat Field Day at Lahoma
Saturday, May 25, 2024
This week on SUNUP:
- Highlights from the recent Wheat Field Day at the North Central Research Station at Lahoma.
- Amanda De Oliveira Silva, OSU Extension small grains specialist, talks about the research trials at Lahoma and how varieties are performing this year.
- In the Mesonet weather report, state climatologist Gary McManus analyzes the current drought monitor, pasture and range conditions, rainfall totals and the drought outlook.
- Brett Carver, OSU wheat geneticist and chair of the Wheat Improvement Team, discusses the latest variety research in part one of a two-part interview at Lahoma.
- Mark Johnson, OSU Extension beef cattle breeding specialist, offers a handy spring checklist for timely herd management guidance.
- Kim Anderson, OSU Extension grain marketing specialist, is in the field at Lahoma talking with producers about the best times to sell wheat.
- Wheat harvest is officially underway and the Oklahoma Wheat Commission providing regular harvest progress reports.
- Marley Beem, OSU Extension aquaculture specialist, explains why it’s important to keep an eye on your ponds after heavy rainfall.
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