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OSU's Jeff Edwards Analyzes This Year's Wheat Crop and the 2012 Variety Trials

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 18:39:26 CDT

OSU's Jeff Edwards Analyzes This Year's Wheat Crop and the 2012 Variety Trials As the 2012 wheat harvest comes closer to completion far earlier than normal, Dr. Jeff Edwards, state wheat specialist with Oklahoma State University, has taken a closer look at this year's crop and the lessons to be learned.    He's also been poring over results from this year's variety tests.

Edwards spoke at length with Ron Hays about this year's crop, advice for next year, and results of the variety trials. Click on the LISTEN BAR below for the full interview.

Edwards said he was very pleased by yields this year, with the overall average being in the 40-bushel per acre range. While that's good, he said yields could have been much larger. The early heat wave in April knocked ten to 20 bushels per acre off the already good figures, he said. Test weights remained high throughout harvest with some drop due to shriveled kernels as a result of the heat.

He said there were three things producers could keep in mind going into the fall if they wanted to build on this year's high performance: 1) take care of weed problems early, in the fall, if at all possible, 2) match the variety to be planted with the management style to be used, and 3) provide for next year's fertility needs with testing and adequate nitrogen application.

Edwards also said he believes they collected very good data from this year's variety trials. Click on the location below to see the specific results of this year's trials.

Chattanooga 2012

Olustee 2012

Kingfisher 2012

Marshall GO and DP 2012

Homestead 2012

Lahoma 2012

Lahoma Fungicide 2012

Lahoma Funcide vs. No Fungicide Comparison 2012

Apache 2012

Apache Fungicide 2012

Apache Fungicide vs. No Fungicide Comparison 2012

El Reno 2012

Thomas 2012

Gage 2012



   
   

Ron Hays talks with Jeff Edwards about 2012 wheat results and variety tests.
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