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 …
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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 …
Wisconsin Palmer amaranth, where are you?
Arneson, Faleco & Werle, UW-Madison Agronomy Weed Science Show of hands, how many of you have heard of Palmer amaranth? We can’t see how many of you have raised your hands, but we are going …
Nutrient Management Update Webinar, March 6
Join us for the 2023 Nutrient Management Update Webinar to hear from DATCP, NRCS and NPM staff on all things nutrient management. DATCP staff will be sharing reported 2022 nutrient management numbers, NRCS staff will …
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. …
New Regional Specialists at the Nutrient and Pest Management program
The Nutrient and Pest Management (NPM) Program is pleased to announce two new hires to our program. Read about their experience and reach out to them to discuss any programmatic needs. Jordan Schuler – NPM …
12 Things You Can Do When Moving Toward Higher Levels of Ag Tech
Moving Toward Higher Levels of Ag Tech: What can YOU do Today? (Until the Robots Arrive?) John Shutske, Willie Vogt, Sarah Cornelisse, Brian Luck Start by becoming an awesome employer today. Recruiting, hiring, training, and …
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 …