Small Grains
Snapshot of Small Grains in Kentucky
UK Wheat Science Group
Kentucky Small Grains Growers Association
Wheat FHB Project
Resources
Publications, presentations and links to small grains production and management information. Search for publications written by Jim Herbek or Chad Lee.
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Crop Management
Nutrient Management
Pest Management
Marketing
Harvesting/Handling
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Snapshot of Small Grains in Kentucky
Small grains consist primarily of wheat in Kentucky. Other small grains grown in the state include rye, barley, oats, triticale and spelt. Soft red winter wheat (Triticum aestivum) grown in Kentucky provides flour for cookies, cakes, pastries, and crackers.
Hard red winter wheat is grown in the Great Plains and used for breads. Durum wheat is grown in the Northern Great Plains and used for pasta. White wheat is commonly grown in the Pacific Northwest and mostly exported to Asia.
Crop Management
- General Production
- Wheat Science Newsletter Website
- UK Small Grains Variety Testing
- Kentucky Variety Trials
- Small Grains Production Statistics, USDA Quick Facts Main Page
- ID-125: A Comprehensive Guide to Wheat Management in Kentucky | html | pdf
- ID-125A: Kentucky Winter Wheat Calendar | PDF
- ID-136: No-Till Small Grain Production in Kentucky | html | pdf
- AGR-160: Managing Small Grains for Livestock Forage | html | pdf
- Kentucky Extension Yield Contest
- UK Wheat Breeding Project
- Small Grains Production Research | html
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Nutrient Management
- AGR-1: Lime and Fertilizer Recommendations | pdf
- USDA - soil survey (web version) | html
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Small Grains Marketing
- Visit the UK Agricultural Economics Publications Website
- West Kentucky Grain Marketing Project (Newsletter) | html
- 2000-12: Pricing Practices of Selected Western Kentucky Grain Farms | pdf
- ID-155: Grain Farming Primer for Landowners | pdf
- Instructions for using baled field crop budgets | html
- County LDP Estimates (Iowa State Calculator) | html
- Wheat Briefing Room, Economic Research Service, USDA
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Pest Management
Small Grains Diseases
- Visit the UK Plant Pathology Publications Website.
- Kentucky Pest News
- Field Crop Scouting Techniques
- PPA-10c: Kentucky Plant Disease Management Guide for Small Grains | html | pdf
- PM-4: Kentucky Integrated Crop Management Manual for Small Grains (288 kb) | pdf
- PPA-38: Head Scab of Small Grains in Kentucky | html | pdf
- PPA-39: Septoria Diseases of Wheat | html
- PPA-25: Leaf Rust of Wheat | html
- PPFS-AG-SG-1: Take-All of Wheat | html
- PPFS-AG-SG-2: Wheat Bacterial Streak | html
- PPFS-AG-SG-3: Barley Yellow Dwarf | html
- PPFS-AG-SG-4: Wheat Spindle Streak Mosaic Virus (WSSMV) | html
- PPFS-AG-SG-5: Foliar Fungicide Use in Wheat | html
- PPFS-AG-SG-6: Preplant Decisions Greatly Impact Disease Potential in Wheat | html
- PPFS-AG-SG-7: Black "Sooty" Head Mold of Wheat | html
- PPFS-AG-SG-8: Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus (WSMV) | html
- PPFS-AG-SG-9: Wheat Fusarium Head Blight (Head Scab) in Relation to Tillage & Previous Crop | html
- Wheat Profile (Kentucky IPM Website)
- Pesticide Labels, find the most recent pesticide labels
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Small Grains Insects
- Visit the UK Field Crops Insects Publications Website
- Kentucky Pest News | html
- Field Crop Scouting Techniques | html
- Insecticide Recommendations for Field Crops
- Insecticide Recommendations for Small Grains, ENT-47, pdf
- Common Insects
- Aphids and Barley Yellow Dwarf (BYD) in Kentucky Grown Wheat
- Hessian Fly in Kentucky
- Cereal Leaf Beetle in Kentucky Wheat
- Armyworms in Small Grains
- Wheat Streak Mosaic Virus and the Wheat Curl Mite
- Stored Grain insects
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- Controlling Insects in Stored Grain
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- Insect Pests of Stored Grain: Cadelle Beetle
- Insect Pests of Stored Grain: Flour Beetles
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- Insect Pests of Stored Grain: Indianmeal Moth
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- Insect Pests of Stored Grain: Lesser Grain Borer
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- Fumigation of "On-Farm" Stored Grain Using Aluminum Phosphide Pellets or Tablets
- Wheat Profile (Kentucky IPM Website)
- Pesticide Labels, find the most recent pesticide labels
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Small Grains Weeds
- Visit the UK Weeds Publications Website
- Kentucky Pest News
- AGR-6: Weed Control Guide Recommendations for Field Crops | pdf
- PAT-6: Personal Protective Equipment for Pesticide Applicator | html | pdf
- Weed Identification Guide (U.K. Weeds Site) | html
- Wheat Profile (Kentucky IPM Website) | html
- Pesticide Labels, find the most recent pesticide labels
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Small Grains Scouting
- UK IPM Website
- IPM Scout Manuals (Kentucky IPM)
- Field Crop Scouting Techniques | html
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Small Grains Handling and Harvesting
- The Visit UK Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering Extension Website.
- Grain Shrink Factors | html | pdf
- Stored Grain | html
- U.S. Grain Standards
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Other
Small Grains Presentations
- If you have PowerPoint on your computer, you will want to SAVE FILE TO DISK.
- Wheat, Indiana CCA Conference (ppx)
- Wheat Growth and Development
- Wheat Planting Practices
- Wheat Stand Counts
- Wheat Nutrient Management (does not include liming)
- Wheat Disease Management
- Wheat Weeds and Insects
- Wheat Harvest
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Photo Galleries
- Small Grains Diseases | Wheat | Barley | Oats Field Crop Insects
- Weed Identification Guide
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Other Small Grains Pages
- Oats
- Spelt
- UK Small Grains Variety Testing
- UK Wheat Breeding Project
- PastureWalk (small grains in a grazing system)
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More Resources
- UK Wheat Breeding Project
- UK Wheat Science Group
- Kentucky Small Grains Growers Association
- Crop Weather Reports
- PastureWalk
- (Grazing small grains with perennials in a beef cow operation)
- Archived Reports
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