Jeff Seiler

Early-stage alfalfa weevil larvae found north of Ark City. Warm temps & high degree days = earlier activity this year. Weekend cool-down may slow feeding, but won't kill larvae. Start scouting fields bookstore.ksre.ksu.edu/pubs/alfalfa-i…

Join us in Winfield this Thursday for a great lineup of speakers!

2025 South-Central Kansas Extension Wheat Plot Results

I’m finding trace levels of sorghum aphids today. Southwest of Ark City in Cowley County. Lots of lacewing eggs present as well

The Sedgwick County Wheat Plot Tour is set for Tuesday, May 20th! Wheat Specialists will discuss agronomics and disease issues to help aid in your variety selection for next year.

Alfalfa weevil larvae showing up west of Clearwater

Alfalfa weevil larvae showing up north of Ark City bookstore.ksre.ksu.edu/pubs/alfalfa-w…

Registration for the Farm and Ranch Transition Conferences closes tomorrow! Designed for farmers, and ranchers, this conference will help you plan for a successful transition while keeping your family and farm thriving for generations to come.

We have several Ag Events in February to put on your calendar!

Great Plains Cotton Conference in Wichita on February 7th. See you there!

Farm & Ranch Transition Conferences. February 26th in Wichita. Registration closes February 17th. agkansitions.org/conferences

Last week we drilled 6 of the 7 extension wheat variety trials for our area. We have locations near Andale, Clearwater, Haysville, Newton, Buhler, Belle Plaine, and Caldwell this year. 3 repetitions of 28 varieties at each location

A Wheat Pre-Plant meeting will be held on Monday, August 12th at Clearwater High School. The meeting will start with a meal sponsored by American AgCredit at 6pm. Speakers will be Romulo Lollato & Kelsey Anderson Onofre. For more information see the flyer.

Trace levels of sorghum aphid were reported and confirmed in Sedgwick County. Lots of lacewing eggs present

For information on varieties in our extension wheat plots, check out the 2024 Interactive Wheat Plot! sedgwick.k-state.edu/agriculture/in…

South-Central Kansas Extension Wheat Plot Results

Wheat plot results from Caldwell

@danmaltby1 Maybe end of the week for some fields. This one still has some green in it with the different variety maturities

@SGAgAgent Looks golden and beautiful to me! How many days from #wheat harvest is your guess?

Won’t be too long until wheat harvest. We plan to have results from 3 replicated trials in Sedgwick County, as well as 2 from Sumner and 1 from Harvey