1170 – Dryland Corn Planting Adjustments for a Dry Growing Season … Scouting Report on Insects in Alfalfa and Winter Wheat

<ul> <li><strong>Dryland Corn Planting Adjustments for a Dry Growing Season</strong></li> <li><strong>Scouting Report on Insects in Alfalfa and Winter Wheat</strong></li> <li><strong>Stop, Look and Listen</strong></li> </ul> <strong> </strong> <p><strong>00:01:00 – Dryland Corn Planting Adjustments for a Dry Growing Season:</strong> K-State cropping systems specialist Ignacio Ciampitti and agronomy researcher Adrian Carrendo discuss dryland corn planting adjustments amid expectations of a dry growing season...they specifically look at making changes in plant density at seeding, and modifying nitrogen application rates at planting time</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>00:12:00 – Scouting Report on Insects in Alfalfa and Winter Wheat:</strong> K-State crop entomologist Jeff Whitworth provides his latest scouting report on insects in alfalfa and winter wheat as temperatures are edging upward...he has advice on responding to a variety of aphids now showing up in wheat, and he updates his recommendation on contending with weevils in alfalfa ahead of the first cutting</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>00:23:00 –</strong> <strong>Stop, Look and Listen:</strong> K-State's Gus van Der Hoeven provides his commentary on life in rural Kansas</p> <p> </p> <p>Send comments, questions or requests for copies of past programs to <a href="mailto:ksrenews@ksu.edu">ksrenews@ksu.edu</a>.</p> <p>Agriculture Today is a daily program featuring Kansas State University agricultural specialists and other experts examining ag issues facing Kansas and the nation. It is hosted by Eric Atkinson and distributed to radio stations throughout Kansas and as a daily podcast.</p> <p> </p> <p>K‑State Research and Extension is a short name for the Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, a program designed to generate and distribute useful knowledge for the well‑being of Kansans. Supported by county, state, federal and private funds, the program has county Extension offices, experiment fields, area Extension offices and r