By WCM Staff on 5/26/2006 12:40 AM

There are few options to control volunteer corn in this year’s corn field. Other than with cultivation, the only way to allow chemical control is to plant a herbicide-resistant hybrid planted that is different from the previous year.

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By WCM Staff on 5/25/2006 4:07 PM

This year marks the 20th year of the Ag Professional Field School offered by the University of Minnesota Extension Service. UMore Park, located at Rosemount, will be the host site for the two-day Field School on July 18-19. Enrollment will be limited to 120 people.

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By WCM Staff on 5/18/2006 7:07 PM

For the week ending May 15 about 75% of the corn acres were planted in Wisconsin (USDA Statistics). About 1 million acres are still intended to be planted. Traditionally, as May 20 approaches, farmers start switching to shorter-season relative maturities of hybrids.

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By WCM Staff on 5/17/2006 5:35 PM

With higher fuel prices, the proper operation and maintenance of forage harvesters (choppers) becomes more important to ensure maximum forage production profitability.

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By WCM Staff on 5/16/2006 6:21 PM

The UW Agronomy Department, in cooperation with the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board, is again offering free soybean cyst nematode (SCN) testing for Wisconsin growers.

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By WCM Staff on 5/12/2006 2:25 PM

This year corn planting has progressed at record pace in much of the Midwest Corn Belt. USDA estimated that 1.3 million acres (31%) of the projected corn acreage in Wisconsin was planted by April 30 setting a new record.

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By WCM Staff on 5/12/2006 2:15 PM

Lodging is a major constraint to maximizing grain yields in modern corn production. High incidence of lodging is one of the hazards of increasing plant densities to get maximum yields.

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By WCM Staff on 5/12/2006 1:25 PM

Swath width is one of the most important adjustments when mower-conditioning. Creating a wide swath with the mower conditioner will increase the potential for high quality forage feed through more rapid drying of the forage.

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By WCM Staff on 5/3/2006 6:37 PM

Take time now to mark the following hands-on workshops on your calendar! Held at Arlington Ag Research Station. Crop & Pest Management Workshop – July 19, 2006; Diagnostic Troubleshooting Workshop - - August 17, 2006

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By WCM Staff on 4/27/2006 8:21 PM

Proper filling of bunkers and piles of forage pays big dividends. Dry matter losses occurring during filling, storage and feedout will be higher in silage packed at low density (< 14 lbs DM/Ft3). Higher density also allows more feed to be placed into a silo, thus reducing the cost of additional storage capacity.

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By WCM Staff on 4/27/2006 8:07 PM

Seed costs have dramatically increased over the last few years. The development of transgenic hybrids and the associated technology fees has driven the cost of hybrid seed to the highest prices ever seen.

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By WCM Staff on 4/26/2006 8:14 PM

If we understand and use the biology and physics of forage drying properly, not only does the hay dry faster and have less chance of being rained on, but the total digestible nutrients (TDN) of the harvested forage are higher. As mowing and conditioning equipment has evolved, some of the basic drying principles of forage have slipped by the wayside and we need to review them.

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By WCM Staff on 8/24/2005 9:00 PM

Understanding the relationship between corn grain and forage yield is important to dairymen and grain farmers who often contract with each other for corn silage production. Recently, the grain versus forage relationship has set government Loan Deficiency (LDP) Payments to farmers for corn silage acres.

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By WCM Staff on 8/24/2005 8:00 PM

The difficult alfalfa harvesting conditions early this summer have meant that many farmers are off schedule for harvesting alfalfa. This raises the question of best management for alfalfa harvest as the end of summer approaches.

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