Louisiana Crops Newsletter, October 2020
By David Moseley, Stephenson, Daniel O., Padgett, Guy B., Deliberto, Michael, Harrison, Stephen A., Brown, Sebe, Price, III, Paul P
LSU AgCenter
Wheat acreage remained low in 2020. The season started off well but deteriorated in some parts of the state. The warm winter prevented vernalization of some varieties in the central and southern parts of the state, which resulted in poor yields. Scab continued to severely impact yield and grain quality. Fortunately, there is genetic resistance in a limited number of varieties and several fungicides that provide some suppression.Wheat prices are currently high and there is significantly more demand for seed this fall.Growers should be wary of planting varieties that do not have proven performance in a short seed year as some varieties are not adapted to Louisiana.