Shawn Conley, Adam Roth, John Gaska and Damon Smith The Wisconsin Winter Wheat Performance Trials are conducted each year to give growers information to select the best- performing varieties that will satisfy their specific goals. …
Crops
What is happening in the corn plant during the month of August?
Joe Lauer, Wisconsin Corn Agronomist By August two of three corn yield components, ear number and kernel number, have been determined. The final yield component, kernel weight, will largely be determined during the month of …
Wisconsin Fruit News: Volume 1 Issue 8– July 22, 2016
Janet van Zoeren, Christelle Guédot, and Amaya Atucha, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Departments of Entomology and Horticulture The 8th issue of Wisconsin Fruit News is now available. Click on the link below to view this newsletter: https://fruit.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/54/sites/36/2016/07/Wisconsin-Fruit-News-vol1-issue8.pdf …
Cover crops following wheat or other small grains – Selection and management guidelines
Kevin Shelley, UW Nutrient and Pest Management Program 608-575-4746 Following harvest of winter wheat or other small grains in Wisconsin, if not planted to alfalfa, these fields are often left fallow. However, with more than …
Soybean Aphids
Bryan Jensen UW Extension and IPM Program Although soybean aphid populations have been low this growing season, I thought I would offer a quick summary of an article recently written and reviewed by several research …
Wisconsin Fruit News: Volume 1 Issue 7– July 8, 2016
Janet van Zoeren, Christelle Guédot, and Amaya Atucha, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Departments of Entomology and Horticulture The 7th issue of Wisconsin Fruit News is now available. Click on the link below to view this newsletter: https://fruit.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/54/sites/36/2016/07/Wisconsin-Fruit-News-vol1-issue7.pdf …
What is happening in the corn plant during the month of July?
Joe Lauer, Wisconsin Corn Agronomist The corn plant during July transitions from developing vegetative structures to reproductive structures. It is significant for yield in that two of the three components of yield are set up …
Plant analysis are you using it and interpreting the results correctly?
Carrie Laboski, Professor & Extension Soil Fertility/Nutrient Management Specialist Over the last two weeks I have received several calls/emails regarding interpretation of plant analysis results. In all situations, the agronomist asked how it was possible …
The Nebulous of Non-Nodulating Soybean in 2015 and Again in 2016
Shawn P. Conley Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist Every year I get an occasional phone call, email or text regarding issues surrounding soybean nodulation concerns. This year it has been non-stop for several weeks! Here …
Soybean Flowers, Glyphosate Label, and Wheel Track Damage…Oh My!
Shawn P. Conley Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist Given the quick start to our soybean growing season we will begin to see many soybean fields begin to flower (R1) over the next week. As we …