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 …
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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 …
Seeding depth affects corn plant emergence uniformity and grain yield
Joe Lauer, Corn Agronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison Rarely do we see a paper published on corn seeding depth and the subsequent impact on grain yield. Precision technologies have allowed for capabilities of variable rate seeding, …
Spring Cover Crop Termination Considerations
Daniel H. Smith- UW-Madison NPM Southwest Wisconsin Regional Specialist, Kolby Grint- UW-Madison NPM Northwest Wisconsin Regional Specialist, Rodrigo Werle – UW-Madison Extension Cropping Systems Weed Scientist, Nick Arneson- UW-Madison Weed Science Outreach Program Manager Cover …