Krista Hamilton, DATCP Black cutworm moths arrived in substantial numbers this week. The DATCP network of 50 pheromone traps collected 567 moths during the reporting period ending May 4 (average of 11.3 per trap). Significant …
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Annual Nutrient Management Regional Meetings Registration
You may now register for the Annual Nutrient Management Regional Meetings! It’s been a long time coming, but we’re excited to be back together again to share knowledge, updates, tips, and tricks related to nutrient …
2023 Wisconsin CCA of the Year Award Nomination Forms
The Wisconsin CCA Board is currently accepting nominations for the 2023 Wisconsin Certified Crop Advisor of the Year Award until August 1, 2023. This award is designed to showcase a CCA that is a leader …
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 …
National IR-4 awards for Scott Chapman, Dan Heider
Scott Chapman, a scientist in the Department of Entomology, and Dan Heider, a research program coordinator in the Department of Horticulture, were recently honored with national awards from the USDA’s IR-4 Project. Dan Heider was …
Southwestern Wisconsin Planter Clinic April 3, Fennimore
Daniel H. Smith, Nutrient and Pest Management Program, UW-Madison Southwest Technical College is hosting a spring planter clinic on April 3rd 2023 in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Nutrient and Pest Management program. Participants …
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 …
Lack of Effective Waterhemp Control, Group 14 soil residual herbicides
The UW-Madison WiscWeeds program has been promoting diversified integrated weed management practices to alleviate the selection pressure imposed by the recurrent use of commonly adopted herbicides due to concern with the alarming rate of herbicide …