Wisconsin Crop Manager newsletter

Author:	WCM Staff	Created:	4/21/2006 11:13 AM
Dig it. Articles concerning crop fertility and soils in Wisconsin.

Frost seeding red clover into winter wheat publication

By WCM Staff on 2/12/2009 3:01 PM

The publication’s objective is to help farmers evaluate the economic potential of using red clover as a green manure cover crop, providing biologically fixed nitrogen to the following year’s corn crop. This is in addition to the soil quality, soil conservation and weed suppression benefits likely to accrue. Direct link to file >> Frost Seeding Red Clover file

Wisconsin Crop Management Conference Proceedings Now Available Online

By WCM Staff on 2/11/2009 4:15 PM

If you missed the 2009 Wisconsin Crop Management Conference (WCMC) this year, or couldn't attend all the presentations that you wanted to, the online proceedings and presentations are your chance to catch up. Proceedings and presentations from the 2009 WCMC are now available online at: http://www.soils.wisc.edu/extension/wcmc/

Managing Nutrients on Wisconsin Soils Workshop, March 11-12

By WCM Staff on 1/15/2009 12:00 AM

The Department of Soil Science, with cooperation from UW-Extension, UWEX-Nutrient Management Team, and UWEX-Nutrient & Pest Management Program, is hosting the workshop “Managing Nutrients on Wisconsin Soils” on March 11^th and 12^th, 2009.

Cutting Edge Soil Fertility Information at the North Central Extension-Industry Soil Fertility Conference

By WCM Staff on 10/9/2008 1:00 PM

The feature presentations at this conference include: Impact of biofuel crops on U.S. agriculture; Biomass removal: Effects on soil nutrients and productivity; World fertilizer supply/demand situation; Strategies for development and management of nutrient use efficient crops; Protocols/programs for conducting on-farm research/discovery; and Biochars and soil productivity.

Soil Sampling Strategies for Flooded Fields

By WCM Staff on 9/18/2008 11:34 AM

What happens when a soil is completely flooded for periods of a week or more? There are a few simple guidelines that we would recommend that you follow to determine if the fields should be retested following flooding.

Late Summer Planting Legumes to Produce Nitrogen Credits for Next Year

By WCM Staff on 8/6/2008 10:55 AM

The high price of nitrogen fertilizer has increased interest in planting a legume crop after wheat or canning crop harvest as a green manure to provide some nitrogen credits for next year’s crop. This practice can provide some nitrogen and organic matter as well as increase ground cover to reduce erosion from fields.

Potential for Nitrogen Loss from Heavy Rainfalls

By WCM Staff on 6/12/2008 12:33 PM

How much nitrogen (N) loss should I expect from denitrification or leaching and what should I do about it? This article will discuss how to evaluate the potential for N loss and corrective measures that may be taken.

Late-Planted and Replanted Corn Likely to Respond to Starter Fertilizer

By WCM Staff on 5/8/2008 10:40 AM

Where corn planting has been delayed due to wet soils or where replanting is necessary due to poor stand establishment, use of starter fertilizer is important to increase yields and profits with these plantings. The increased probability of economic response to starter applies even on soils with excessively high P and K soil test levels.

Fertilizer Management Considerations for 2008

By WCM Staff on 3/25/2008 10:35 AM

An article by Carrie Laboski, Dept. of Soil Science, UW-Madison

Project to look at nutrient stratification in Wisconsin’s agricultural soils

By WCM Staff on 3/13/2008 2:47 PM

Soil samplers are needed throughout Wisconsin this spring to help answer these questions. They are requested to take part in a project to measure the extent of nutrient stratification in common agricultural soils under different tillage systems. The primary objective of the study is to assess cropland P stratification by soil group and by tillage system for the Wisconsin P Index, but information on potassium stratification will also be collected.

Carbon credits available for no-till and strip-till crop production

By WCM Staff on 3/13/2008 12:05 PM

The issue of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to address global warming is offering an opportunity to Wisconsin farmers. Farmers can now be paid a soil carbon offset (credit) by enrolling acres in a program that pays them to sequester carbon in crop residues by practicing no-tillage or strip-tillage.