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Forage News [2003-05], Department Of Plant And Soil Sciences, University Of Kentucky
Forage News [2003-05], Department Of Plant And Soil Sciences, University Of Kentucky
Forage News
- Losses and Drying Rates of Different Conditioners
- UK Robinson Station Host All Commodity Field Day
- Impact of Alfalfa Cutting Height on Yield and Quality
- Kentucky Plays Prominent Role at National Level
- Cool Season Pastures and Meat Goat Interaction
- Relationship Between Yield and Quality
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2002-2003 Kentucky Canola Variety Performance Test, Greg Schwab, Lloyd W. Murdock, James H. Herbek, Chad Lee, David Van Sanford
2002-2003 Kentucky Canola Variety Performance Test, Greg Schwab, Lloyd W. Murdock, James H. Herbek, Chad Lee, David Van Sanford
Agronomy Notes
Winter canola is a crop that is well suited for Kentucky’s climate and crop rotation, but production peaked at 20,000 acres in 1989and has since declined mainly due to winter hardiness concerns. Changes in the 2002 farm bill have once again caused farmers to consider converting some of their wheat acreage to canola production. For the past several years, plant breeders have been working to improve canola’s winter hardiness and have released several varieties that seem to be better suited for Kentucky’s variable winters than the varieties grown in the late 1980s. A study was initiated in the fall of …