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University of Kentucky Helping Farmers Implement Conservation Agriculture

The University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service is partnering with Extension at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Mississippi State University on programs to help farmers in the Midwest and Mid-South implement conservation agriculture practices through farmer-to-farmer learning. They will be holding three Good Idea Shop Talks this winter to foster idea exchange and problem solving for both row-crop and livestock producers.

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How to Do Stand Counts in Corn

Video: How to Do Stand Counts in Corn


Stand counts are one of the most important early-season checks you can do in a corn field. In this video we walk you through exactly how to do them, what to look for, and when to worry. We cover the two-tool method, the two-leaf-stage rule, replanting decisions, herbicide residual considerations, and velvet leaf identification. Planted April 11th in cold conditions, stand counts came back solid at around 30,000 across the field.