February 7, 2018
Story and photo by Brandon Steinert

CTE Month 2018: This feature is the third of four stories to be released by Barton Community College in February in celebration of Career Technical Education (CTE) Month.

Great Bend Tribune
February 4, 2018

First, there is nothing to report on the drought front.  The area growing from abnormally dry to moderate drought, as is the severe condition, is expanding north and eastward but overall little has changed.  With all the concern over possible wheat lost from cold temperatures combined with the drought, it might be helpful to understand how cool season plants such as winter wheat and canola adapt to survive winter.  First let’s tackle monocots, grasses, like winter wheat and then dicots, broadleaves like winter canola.