Shawn P. Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist, Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin, Madison Soybean maturity selection is an important management decision. Maturity group (MG) zones represent regions where a cultivar is best-adapted without …
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Rain Rain Go Away Do I Switch to Soybean From Zea May(s)
Shawn P. Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist As growers begin to contemplate switching intended corn acres to soybean, here is a quick checklist of points and questions to consider or reconsider before making that …
Grain Management in Low-Margin Years
Shawn P. Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist The Winter Grain Meeting series entitled: Grain Management in Low-Margin Years was a new focused series of outreach events that aimed to help grain farmers in Wisconsin …
Managing 2,4-D and Dicamba in Enlist™ and Xtend® Soybean
Shawn P. Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist Enlist™ and Xtend® traits are engineered to provide resistance to the group 4 synthetic auxin herbicides 2,4-D and dicamba, respectively. These traits allow, for the first time, …
Row Spacing and Seeding Rate and Effects on Weed Management
Shawn P. Conley, Ph.D., Soybean & Wheat Extension Specialist Pigweeds are among the most abundant and troublesome weed species across the Midwest and Midsouth because of their prolific seed production capacity and their ability to …
Soybean Emergence and Germination Common Issues
Shawn P. Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist Attached please find a YouTube video that addresses Soybean Emergence and Germination Common Issues. Loss of cotyledons from last night’s hail events across the Midwest would cause …
Soybean Replant Decisions
Shawn P. Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist I had sent this posting out ~two weeks ago but our first planted soybeans are just starting to crack so I thought a friendly reminder of these …
Soybean Growth Stages
Shawn P. Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist As soybean begin to crack and we move into post emergent labels and restrictions due to crop growth stage here is a pictorial on Understanding Soybean Growth …
Considering Replanting Soybeans?
Shawn P. Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist Even though very few soybean acres have been planted in WI there will be many agronomists across the Midwest assessing soybean stands after this deluge subsides. Below …
Soybean Management Strategies to Facilitate Timely Winter Wheat Establishment in 2017
Dr. Adam Gaspar and Dr. Shawn P. Conley Winter wheat acres across WI have declined over the past few years due to late grain harvests, disease concerns (FHB or scab) and poor wheat prices, however …