Carrie Laboski, Professor and Extension Soil Fertility/Nutrient Management Specialist, UW-Madison A special afternoon only tour will feature research on hemp grain and fiber production. Look for more information in late May. If your company is interested …
Crops
The Soybean Seeding Rate Conundrum
Shawn P. Conley and Damon Smith In a bean-pod… Use a soybean seed treatment Plant less than 140,000 seeds in white mold areas Target a final stand of 100,000+ plants in productive fields Target a …
Soybean Management Strategies to Facilitate Timely Winter Wheat Establishment in 2019
Adapted from original article written by 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 …
The Wisconsin “Healthy Grown” Program – 2019 Update!
Deana Knuteson, UW- Horticulture, NPM Program The Wisconsin “Healthy Grown” program works to advance growers’ use of biointensive IPM, efficiently manage inputs, and enhance ecosystem conservation efforts by certifying under the “Healthy Grown” potato, onion …
Wisconsin Fruit News- Volume 4, Issue 1
Christelle Guedot, Fruit Crop Entomology and Extension Specialist, Wisconsin-Madison Fruit Program https://go.wisc.edu/gi37bp This week in the WI Fruit News you can read about: NEWA weather stations Insect Diagnostic Lab update Berry Spring insects Cranberry degree …
Soybean Planting Date and Maturity Group Considerations Moving into 2019
Adapted from original article written by Dr. Adam Gaspar and Dr. Shawn P. Conley, 2017. Early planting is critical for higher yields through increased light interception, and can be further maximized by planting longer MG’s. …
How Thick Should I Plant My Corn? What are other farmers doing?
Dr. Joe Lauer, UW-Madison Agronomy and Extension State Corn Specialist Farmers continue to increase corn plant populations in Wisconsin and the U.S. Midwest. Every year as part of the Objective Yield Survey, the USDA-NASS counts …
The 2019 Wisconsin Soybean Yield Contest is Announced!
Shawn P. Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist, Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin The Wisconsin Soybean Association (WSA) Soybean Yield Contest is organized to encourage the development of new and innovative management practices that …
Identifying Optimal Soybean Planting Dates across the U.S.
Shawn P. Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist, Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin The U.S. is a major soybean producing country that supplies 34% of global annual soybean production. Most U.S. soybean-producing regions are …
Brown Midrib and Leafy Corn Silage Performance, A New BMR Economics Calculator
Dr. Joe Lauer, UW-Madison Agronomy and Extension State Corn Specialist Commercial corn hybrids grown in Wisconsin are often marketed to dairy farmers as “silage-specific.” In the UW Corn Performance Evaluation Trials, conventional hybrids have similar …