The Wisconsin Soybean Performance Trials are conducted each year with the producer’s needs in mind. Our objective is to give producers the information to select varieties that will satisfy their specific goals and are most …
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Harvest Aid Considerations for Weedy Soybean Fields
There are a lot of weedy soybean fields across Wisconsin this year and the dry conditions are the major culprit. A lack of precipitation reduced the effectiveness of many residual herbicides and drought-affected soybeans were …
2023 Wisconsin Winter Wheat Performance Trials
Please click to view information on: 2023 Wisconsin Winter Wheat Performance Trials 2023 Year in Review Acreage and Growing Conditions Wisconsin saw a 3.3% decrease in winter wheat acres planted (290,000) in the 2022-2023 growing …
High-input Systems and IPM practices Compared in Soybean Production
Full report is here >>> Field-level yield benefits and risk effects of intensive soybean management across the U.S. IN A BEAN POD… Performance of high- and low-input soybean management systems across the U.S. were evaluated …
2023 Wisconsin Soybean Yield Contest is Officially Launched!
Please click below to see updated rules, entry forms and harvest forms for the 2023 Wisconsin Soybean Yield Contest! Wisconsin Soybean Yield Contest Entry Form Rules for the Wisconsin Soybean Yield Contest Wisconsin Soybean Yield …
Soybean Planting Date, Seeding Rate and Seed Treatment
Shawn P. Conley, Soybean and Small Grains Extension, UW-Madison Question #1. When should I start planting soybean? My general response is to start planting your soybean crop ~7 to 10 days before you start putting your …
WSMB Free Soybean Cyst Nematode Testing Program is Back in 2023!
Ann MacGuidwin, Damon Smith and Shawn P. Conley The WI Soybean Marketing Board (WSMB) sponsors free nematode testing to help producers stay ahead of the most important nematode pest of soybean, the soybean cyst nematode …
Successful cereal rye cover crop termination in soybean
If you are a soybean grower, you probably know that weed management programs utilizing high-biomass cereal rye (Secale cereale L.) cover crop in Wisconsin soybean systems and beyond are increasing in popularity. Multiple benefits, such …
UW Agronomy 2022 Report on Corn Research
Annual “Gold Book” Report on Cultural Practices and Management Systems for Corn in Wisconsin is now available The Wisconsin Corn Agronomy program annually plants and harvests 12,000 to 13,000 plots at 14 locations in Wisconsin. …
Winners of the 2022 WI Soybean Yield Contest
Shawn Conley, WI State Soybean Specialist The contest is sponsored by the WI Soybean Program and organized to encourage the development of new and innovative management practices and to show the importance of using sound …