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CCA Pre-Test Training Session December 14-15, 2006
Wisconsin Crop Manager Crops By WCM Staff on 10/12/2006 9:01 PM
The CCA Pre-Test Training Session, sponsored by UW-Extension, Wisconsin Fertilizer and Chemical Association and the IPM Program will be offered at the Crowne Plaza, Madison on December 14-15, 2006. This training session is designed to help participants understand the principles necessary to become a quality crop advisor and to assist in preparation for the state CCA exam.
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Reminder: Field Scout Training Class
Wisconsin Crop Manager Crops By WCM Staff on 10/12/2006 8:34 PM
The Madison Field Scout Training Classes will be held January 8-12, 2007. This course is designed to provide the skills necessary for proper pest identification, crop scouting techniques and can help people prepare for the CCA exam.
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2006 SOIL & WATER MANAGEMENT AND FERTILIZER DEALER MEETINGS
Wisconsin Crop Manager Fertility and Soil By WCM Staff on 10/12/2006 7:30 PM
The Department of Soil Science will offer separate Soil and Water Management and Fertilizer Dealer Meetings at eight locations in 2006. We hope you will attend both meetings. Make meal reservations with the host agent at least one week before the meeting you wish to attend.
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Wisconsin Crop Manager, Volume 13 Number 27 Oct 12, 2006
Wisconsin Crop Manager By WCM Staff on 10/12/2006 8:25 PM
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Pest Management Update Meeting Reminder, Dates and Locations
Wisconsin Crop Manager By WCM Staff on 10/12/2006 5:50 PM
Please register 1 week before the meeting with the county agent listed below.
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2007 Field & Vegetable Crops Training Sessions
Wisconsin Crop Manager Crops By WCM Staff on 10/12/2006 4:39 PM
The locations and dates of the 2007 Field & Vegetable Crops commercial pesticide applicator training sessions are as follows; the pre-registration deadline is two weeks prior the session date. Janesville March 1 Baraboo March 7 Eau Claire March 8 Oshkosh March 12
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Late fall herbicide applications on herbaceous perennial weeds
Wisconsin Crop Manager Weeds By WCM Staff on 10/12/2006 5:24 PM
While fall applications have many positive aspects, several questions often arise with fall applications: 1. How late into the season can I apply? 2. Does the temperature during application matter? 3. How safe is the fall application to desirable plants?
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Comparing Bio-oils for Use as Biodesel Fuel
Wisconsin Crop Manager Crops By WCM Staff on 10/12/2006 4:17 PM
Numerous bio-oils can be used to produce biodiesel fuel but these oils have some different performance characteristics in agricultural tractors and self-propelled machines. - Ronald T. Schuler, Extension Agricultural Engineer
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Wisconsin Crop Manager, Volume 13 Number 26 Sept 21, 2006
Wisconsin Crop Manager By WCM Staff on 9/21/2006 11:46 PM
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There’s still time to plant rye after corn silage
Wisconsin Crop Manager Crops By WCM Staff on 9/21/2006 7:49 PM
Corn silage harvest is delayed in parts of the state due to wet weather. Farmers considering planting winter rye following corn silage harvest for early-season forage next spring still have time, but need to act soon.
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UW-Extension/Madison Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic Update Sept 6, 2006
Wisconsin Crop Manager Plant Disease By WCM Staff on 9/21/2006 7:45 PM
The Clinic receives samples of many field, forage, fruit and vegetable crops from around the state. The following diseases are what we identified since August 29, 2006:
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Calibration and Operation to Obtain Good Yield Monitor Data
Wisconsin Crop Manager Crops By WCM Staff on 9/21/2006 7:15 PM
Yield data from combine monitors are not very useful unless the monitoring system is properly calibrated and the combine is operated in manner to minimize incorrect data.
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Wisconsin Crop Manager, Volume 13 Number 25 Sept 7, 2006
Wisconsin Crop Manager By WCM Staff on 9/7/2006 10:51 PM
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Get Ready for Dandelions This Fall (in the fields)
Wisconsin Crop Manager Weeds By WCM Staff on 9/7/2006 7:51 PM
Fall is generally a better time to target dandelions than in the spring. It’s hard to get good consistent control of dandelions in the spring, whether with 2,4-D or glyphosate or other herbicides. The cool temperatures and dandelion’s early growth stage combine to keep these herbicides from providing high levels of dandelion control.
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2006 Pest Management Update Meetings - Dates and Locations Announced
Wisconsin Crop Manager By WCM Staff on 9/7/2006 7:45 PM
We are announcing the dates and locations of the 2006 Pest Management Update Meetings as an attachment in this entry of the Crop Manager.
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Grain Equivalents in Corn Silage: An Update on Hybrids
Wisconsin Crop Manager Crops By WCM Staff on 9/7/2006 6:28 PM
Dairymen and corn farmers need to understand the grain equivalent relationship when acres are contracted for silage production. This relationship is dynamic and, as we are learning, quite variable to the extent that one predetermined value should probably not be used in contracts.
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When Should Field Trials Be “Abandoned”?
Wisconsin Crop Manager Crops By WCM Staff on 9/7/2006 6:06 PM
Should data from “poor” trials be used to make decisions for next year’s hybrids? How bad does it have to be before field trial data should not be used? What should we be looking for as we evaluate plots this fall?
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