Wisconsin Crop Manager newsletter

Author:	WCM Staff	Created:	4/21/2006 11:12 AM
Corn and more

CCA Pre-Test Training Session December 14-15, 2006

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.

Reminder: Field Scout Training Class

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.

2007 Field & Vegetable Crops Training Sessions

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

Comparing Bio-oils for Use as Biodesel Fuel

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

There’s still time to plant rye after corn silage

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.

Calibration and Operation to Obtain Good Yield Monitor Data

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.

Grain Equivalents in Corn Silage: An Update on Hybrids

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.

When Should Field Trials Be “Abandoned”?

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?

Collecting Lambsquarters Seed for Glyphosate Testing

By WCM Staff on 8/24/2006 9:45 AM

If you have a field with lambsquarters escapes, please consider if these lambsquarters are a good candidate for testing. Review the previous article for points to consider when trying to determine if the escapes might be from application or environmental issues or resistance.

Crop Processor Adjustment for the 2006 Corn Silage Harvest

By WCM Staff on 8/10/2006 3:33 PM

The proper adjustment of the crop processor and forage harvester cutterhead for the 2006 corn silage crop will be very dependent on the degree of crop moisture stress during the growing season. These crop stress conditions in Wisconsin may cause crop conditions to vary from no ears on the corn stalks to small cobs and kernels to normal cobs and kernels depending on the precipitation during the 2006 growing season.

2006 Winter Wheat Variety Results

By WCM Staff on 8/10/2006 11:06 AM

Winter wheat yields were good to excellent in Wisconsin this year, with some site's yields the highest we have ever reported, and no winter injury observed. Growers in the some parts of the state have reported whole field yields in excess of 100 bu/acre and good test weights with some significant lodging in some areas.

Fall seeding grasses

By WCM Staff on 8/3/2006 1:54 PM

Late-summer/fall establishment of grass is often desired in the Midwest. Most farmers do not realize how much fall seeding date affects the yield of the grasses the next year. We seeded six forage grasses at several late summer dates at three sites in Wisconsin (River Falls, Arlington, and Lancaster) over three years.

Soybean Silage

By WCM Staff on 8/3/2006 1:24 PM

Drought often raises the issue of harvesting soybean fields for forage due to forage shortage and low yield grain yield potential of the soybeans. Little information is available concerning soybean silage. Therefore a number of farmers who had made soybean silage during the winter of 2005 were surveyed and the silage was sampled for analysis. What follows is a report of farmer experience with soybean silage.

Wisconsin Crop “PEPS” entry forms due August 1

By WCM Staff on 7/20/2006 5:02 PM

REMINDER Wisconsin Crop “PEPS” (Profits through Efficient Production Systems”) entry forms due August 1 Go to http://corn.agronomy.wisc.edu/PEPS.htm for information and forms or contact Colleen 608-262-7702 or email: clsmith8@wisc.edu