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Farms.com Home  › News By Abia Katimbo and Todd Whitney et.al Preparing early for better irrigation in the season can pay dividends. Irrigation systems and pumping plants need to be assessed and maintained for efficient applications. Ensure uniform water application in center pivots, proper drainage in furrow systems, and avoid major leakages with drip irrigation systems. Utilize irrigation scheduling tools to increase irrigation efficiency.

By Jerry Volesky and Todd Whitney et.al It is close to the ideal time to plant a summer annual grass, maybe to replenish your hay supply or have some extra grazing. Which one will you plant? Choosing a summer forage can be confusing because there are about seven different types of major summer annual forage grasses. These include: sudangrass, sorghum-sudan hybrids, forage sorghum (which we often call cane or sorgo), foxtail millet, pearl millet, Japanese millet and teff.

By Jerry Volesky and Todd Whitney et.al Controlling Musk Thistle By Jerry Volesky Did you have musk thistles last year? If so, I’m sure you’ll have them again this spring. And even though you may have done some herbicide control last fall, there are always those that may have been missed. This warmer spring weather and recent moisture probably has you anxious to get into the field for planting. Don’t forget, though, that this also a very good time to control musk thistles.