Rachel Veenstra Cott
@RachelVCott
@KStateAgron Asst Professor • Agronomy PhD • CCA • @KStateCropsTeam Coach • Crop Ecology and Management • CROPS Research Lab • Plant Nerd • My Views
What’s more American than a “friendly” competition? 🇺🇸 Our Soy Checkoff-funded intensification & management survey is now LIVE. I’m banking on the most responses from Kansas 😉 We'd love to hear from you! #ussoy 15-min survey: bit.ly/soy-survey
Fact: a weed is a “plant out of place”. Fact: blooming bindweed diffused a tantrum on the church preschool playground today. Fact: the agronomist happily oo-ed and ah-ed over the “pretty flowers”. A conundrum.
Check it out! 👇🏻
This eUpdate has articles on: volunteer #wheat control, perennial grass control, #corn leafhopper found in KS, tar spot update, 2025 variety tests for #wheat, and a national #soybean survey. bit.ly/4nIu3eF
Corn Leafhopper was confirmed in Kansas today in Reno County. Our statewide rapid response network with continue to monitor for corn leafhoppers which can carry corn stunt disease. Get all the information at kscorn.com/corndisease
"K-State doesn't have any national championships" #holyairball New 2025-26 season shirts are out! Get 'em while they're hot: customink.com/fundraising/de…
Big things coming tomorrow👀 Back design & order link are live at midnight! #CropCats 2025-26 Team Sponsorships are also now available through the K-State Foundation! givecampus.com/campaigns/5132…
Kansas farmers!! Take this survey to help a researcher working to return value to you through the soy checkoff funded project. Your responses are vital to the research and its impact.
What’s more American than a “friendly” competition? 🇺🇸 Our Soy Checkoff-funded intensification & management survey is now LIVE. I’m banking on the most responses from Kansas 😉 We'd love to hear from you! #ussoy 15-min survey: bit.ly/soy-survey
A message from the Crop Cats: Defending the dynasty 🏆 @KStateAgron @kstateag
Big things coming July 10. Not to cause panic, but it comes in ✨lavender✨ & has a front pocket... #CropCats
“I’ll make dinner Friday, honey” The dinner: *cue Jurassic Park theme
Our plot combine is getting it done! Well done, @KansasWheat 🤝 All you, @KsSoybean
Out here causing chaos on Instagram 🙃 Also, if you need a quick refresher for late-V corn staging, check out the one we put together for @kscorn @kansascornSTEM a few years ago! 🔗 m.youtube.com/watch?v=7SPXXu…
Off to the races 🏃🏼♀️ We’re obsessed with these plots. Excited to see how they turn out!
📍 Niagara Falls If you were wondering, this is what 2.3 acre-feet per second looks like.
They were, in fact, rye chips. That plant is not, in fact, rye. @united @KStateCropsTeam
Spotted in the carrot patch this evening. Name that insect! 👀 @KStateCropsTeam
