Laura Knoth

Harvest is here and that only means one thing - it’s game time.

Down never means out. The next inning is now.

NASS just released their August yield estimates and they have KY at a state average of 181 bu/ac for corn....that's a large #!!! @TheRealKyCorn @KentuckyCrops

Thank you Pat Clements for representing KY wheat farmers on the call w Undersecretary Northey @BillAtUSDA today!

We are looking for farmers to participate with us on the Kentucky Rye Project. Your county extension agent has the details. @GOAPky made the farmer partnerships possible. @Farmland @kywheatheart @UKExtension

Corn in 40+ years of no-till showing less water stress than corn in 40+ years of tillage. Adjacent plots. ⁦@hpoffenb⁩ now manages the “Blevins Plots”. ⁦@ukagronomy⁩ ⁦@UKAgriculture⁩ #SoilHealth

These drivers in South America are fearless, but with alot of their infrastructure they need to be

#Grow2020 updates are in for the week! #Plant2020 #Plant20 #Plant20

Mask up Kentucky! Don’t do it because someone is forcing you to, do it because it’s the right thing to do. I travel more than others and farm with my 70 year old dad. In crowded places, I use commonsense and wear my mask out of respect for others-like my dad-and for myself.

Interesting graph. In KY, after ~4 years of No-Till, those soils will hold 1 to 2 inches more water than tilled fields during the growing season. For us, that can be the difference in great yields. No-Till = Soil Conservation AND Water Conservation.

Rye is ready to harvest... as soon as the weather allows.

#Corn crop progress maps courtesy of @NationalCorn! #grow2020 #plant20 #plant2020

Equipment cleaning is key to reducing the spread of pigweeds. This is our planter & tractor after planting our waterhemp site. That excess soil contains waterhemp seed. Our SOP is to pressure wash after planting any site with pigweed. Combines aren't the only weed spreaders!

Corn crop update for the week! #plant20 #plant2020 #grow20

After 8,156 tries, Norman Borlaug finally developed a stem rust resistant, high yielding short wheat variety which averted global famine, starting the Green Revolution. The Nobel Peace Prize winner is often referenced in my speeches and is credited with saving a billion lives.

.@USDA has launched a campaign to share planting progress across the US and wants you to share your planting progress! To share, use the hashtag #Plant2020 on your post with your photos, photo descriptions, your city and state!

Thanks, ⁦@UKYpres⁩ for sharing what ⁦@UKAgriculture⁩ & ⁦@UKExtension⁩ is doing to serve & help our citizens. youtu.be/yDGSy5GUPMg

Congratulations Katherine! Thank you for working on KY Small Grain Growers wheat research.

Update from the Waterways Council and their outreach to waterways operators, shippers and the US Army Corps of Engineers. "We are still operating close to normal, with all facilities open and operating." #MississippiRiver #exports #StillFarming #EssentialWorkers

Just spoke to the Tennessee Ag Commish. With both KY & TN ordering travel restrictions and thousands of farmers/agribusinesses sharing our states’ long border, we are ASSURING people that ag is exempt from these restrictions as essential, critical infrastructure. (1/2)