Rodrigo Werle, Extension Cropping Systems Weed Scientist, and Shawn P. Conley, State Soybean and Small Grains Specialist We would like to invite you to attend the 2022 UW Cover Crop Management in Conventional Corn-Soybean Production …
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Soybean Flowers, Herbicide Labels, and Wheel Track Damage…Oh My!
Shawn P. Conley, State Soybean and Small Grains Specialist, and Rodrigo Werle, Extension Cropping Systems Weed Scientist We are starting to get the many reports of soybean beginning to flower (R1) in our early planted …
Interseeding Cover Crops
Daniel H. Smith, Nutrient and Pest Management Program, Matt Ruark, Soil Science Extension Specialist, Department of Soil Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison Interseeding of cover crops (the planting of covers into a standing cash crop) is …
Wisconsin Soybean Yield Contest 2022
2022 Wisconsin Soybean Yield Contest Click >>> Contest Rules and Entry/Harvest Form The Wisconsin Soybean Association (WSA) Soybean Yield Contest is organized to encourage the development of new and innovative management practices that highlight the …
Pricing Winter Cereal Forage for Sale at Harvest
Kevin Shelley, Nutrient and Pest Management program southcentral educator, University of Wisconsin-Madison Winter Cereal Forage Cost of production (per-acre and per-ton) When determining a fair price for standing or harvested winter cereal rye or triticale …
Cereal Rye Cover Crop for Weed Suppression
Kolby Grint, Northwest Regional Specialist, Nutrient and Pest Management Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison Managing a Cereal Rye Cover Crop for Weed Suppression in Corn and Soybean Cereal rye (Secale cereale) is an effective cover crop …
Beginning to assess 2022 soybean stands
Shawn Conley, State Soybean and Small Grains Specialist The start of the #plant22 growing season has been significantly less favorable than #plant21 for many Midwestern farmers. According to today’s NASS report for WI: Soybean planting …
2022 Wisconsin Cover Crop Conference Resources
Daniel H. Smith, Nutrient and Pest Management Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison The 2022 Wisconsin Cover Crop Conference committee is excited to announce the 2022 cover crop conference resource pocket guide is now available. This year’s …
Dragging a manure hose over corn at early growth stages does not reduce yield
Joe Lauer, Corn Agronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison One of my earliest memories of growing corn was driving tractor while picking rocks on my uncle’s farm. I was 6 years old and could barely push in …
Planting date effects on corn grain and forage yield
Joe Lauer, Corn Agronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison Corn planters will soon be rolling throughout Wisconsin and the Midwest Corn Belt. The annual struggle between field conditions being “just right” and not too wet versus delaying …