Shawn P. Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist Soybean is the most important oilseed crop in the U.S., and its cultivated area is the second largest after corn (USDA, 2016). The cultivated area includes a …
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Early 2016 Corn Grain Yields Look Promising for Wisconsin
Joe Lauer, Wisconsin Corn Agronomist We have never had a year like 2016 for high grain yields in the UW Corn Performance Trials. Every location had yields above the 10-year average (see below). For example, …
Calculating The Soybean Yield Gap for WI Soybean Farmers
Shawn P. Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist We are embarking on Year #2 of a State‐Wide Project aimed at generating baseline producer data on current soybean management practices in Wisconsin’s production systems. This project is …
Corn Stalk Rots and Ear Rots: A Double Whammy for Wisconsin Corn Farmers
Damon L. Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, University of Wisconsin-Madison The 2016 growing season is going to end with many challenges for Wisconsin farmers. The excessively wet weather has slowed or ended harvest of corn …
Wisconsin Fruit News, Issue 13
Janet van Zoeren, Christelle Guédot, and Amaya Atucha, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Departments of Entomology and Horticulture Here is the 13th issue of the Wisconsin Fruit News: http://go.wisc.edu/9v7bh7 In it you will find information about: Wrapping …
What is happening in the corn plant during the month of October?
Joe Lauer, Wisconsin Corn Agronomist Corn For most of Wisconsin hybrids (~100 day), each plant typically develops 20-21 leaves, silks about 55-60 days after emergence, and matures about 120 days after emergence. All normal plants …
Wet Wisconsin: Moldy Corn and Crop Insurance
Damon L. Smith, Plant Pathology, UW-Madison/Extension Paul D. Mitchell, Agricultural and Applied Economics, UW-Madison/Extension It’s been a warm and wet summer and flooding has recently hit many areas hard in Wisconsin. Due to the heavy …
Considerations when using the end-of-season corn stalk nitrate test
Carrie Laboski, Professor & Extension Soil Fertility/Nutrient Management Specialist There continues to be interest in taking end-of-season corn stalk samples to assess nitrogen (N) management practices. The purpose of this article is to briefly describe …
Potato Disease Risk Values
Amanda J. Gevens, Associate Professor & Extension Vegetable Plant Pathologist Below is a chart of Potato Disease Risk Values, including new totals from September 16.
Wisconsin Fruit News, Issue 12
Janet van Zoeren, Christelle Guédot, and Amaya Atucha, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Departments of Entomology and Horticulture Here is the 12th issue of the Wisconsin Fruit News: http://go.wisc.edu/9m6gb6 In it you will find information about: Insect …