The 2016 Wisconsin Cover Crops Conference will be held Tuesday August 30 in the Lancaster area. The one-day conference, whose theme is “Coupling soil health and economics,” will feature a bus tour highlighting the operations …
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Using High-Input Systems for Soybean Management Increases Yield but Not Profitability
Shawn P. Conley Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist As fields begin to dry out and growers look to get across their fields to apply inputs here are a few points to ponder for Midwestern farmers …
Wisconsin Fruit News: Volume 1 Issue 5– June 10, 2016
Janet van Zoeren, Christelle Guédot, and Amaya Atucha, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Departments of Entomology and Horticulture The 5th 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/36/2016/06/Wisconsin-Fruit-News-vol1-issue5.pdf …
Assessing Flood Damage to Soybean
Shawn Conley, State Soybean and Wheat Specialist University of Wisconsin, Madison Grover Shannon, University of Missouri, Division of Plant Sciences Severe flooding has many low-lying soybean fields underwater. As the water dissipates yield potential and …
Improve Control of Giant Ragweed with New “Focus on Soybean” Webcast
Shawn Conley Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist Department of Agronomy Giant ragweed, if left unchecked, will compete with slower growing soybean plants for critical resources and can significantly reduce yield, with losses reaching as high …
What is happening in the corn plant during the month of June?
Joe Lauer, Wisconsin Corn Agronomist Corn planting was nearly complete by the end of last week. As we head into the month of June, the corn plant changes from a juvenile to more of an …
Wisconsin Fruit News: Volume 1 Issue 4– May 27, 2016
The 4th 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/36/2016/05/Wisconsin-Fruit-News-vol1-issue4.pdf All newsletters will also be posted onto at the Wisconsin Fruit website, available at www.fruit.wisc.edu. There you will also be …
New video about Winter Wheat In-Season Disease Management
Damon Smith, UW-Madison, Extension Field Crops Plant Pathologist Stripe rust is increasing in incidence in some Wisconsin locations, while the overall severity (area of leaf covered by yellow spore-producing pustules) remains low. At the ArlingtonResearch Station location, …
What about Fungicide on Alfalfa for Dairy Production in Wisconsin?
Damon L. Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, University of Wisconsin-Madison Thinking about fungicide for your alfalfa crop in Wisconsin? Typically in a 30-day cutting interval on alfalfa, like that used in dairy production in Wisconsin, foliar …
Strip-Tillage: How does it affect yield in Wisconsin?
Joe Lauer, Wisconsin Corn Agronomist Farmers in Wisconsin are often challenged by cool, wet soils in the spring. Many farmers will chisel plow and field cultivate (2x) to prepare a seedbed to overcome these typical …