OK, Mother Nature is not cooperating which means we can’t talk about corn and bean planting so let’s talk about the crop we do have growing – Wheat
Source: K-State University
Knowing what growth stage your wheat crop is at is essential for nitrogen, herbicide and possibly fungicide applications. Most of the wheat I have seen in the county so far is between Feekes 5 and Feekes 6.
Feekes 5 is the time to be making your last nitrogen applications and applying herbicides as needed for weed control. However at Feekes 6 you should cutoff for nitrogen applications to avoid leaf injury. Additionally some growth regulator herbicides, like 2, 4-D and dicamba should not be applied.