Coauthored by Dr. Shawn P. Conley and Dr. Jim Specht Last nights cold temperature has led to an influx of questions regarding the potential impact on either the wheat crop or emerged soybean seedlings. In …
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Alfalfa Weevils
Bryan Jensen UW Extension It is time (or soon will be!) to start scouting for alfalfa weevil damage in established alfalfa stands. We suggest spot-checking for early signs of damage when 300 weevil degrees have …
Cover Crop Termination before Planting Soybean
Liz Bosak, Outreach Specialist, Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison Tough, cold Wisconsin winters translate into fewer cover crop species requiring spring termination before planting. For a quick chart of cover crop species that tend …
Using Fungicides on Alfalfa for Dairy Production in Wisconsin
Damon Smith, Assistant Professor and Extension Field Crops Plant Pathologist, UW-Madison; Scott Chapman, Researcher, Departments of Plant Pathology and Entomology, UW-Madison; Bryan Jensen, Outreach Program Manager, Integrated Pest Management Program, UW-Madison; Greg Blonde, Agricultural Agent, …
What data layers are important for variable rate soybean seeding prescriptions?
Ethan Smidt, John Gaska and Shawn Conley, Department of Agronomy ; Jun Zhu, Department of Statistics and Department of Entomology; University of Wisconsin-Madison Introduction Growers are collecting many forms of spatial data for their fields, …
Herbicide Injury Diagnosis for Corn Seedlings at Emergence
Liz Bosak, Outreach Specialist, Department of Agronomy Depending upon the herbicide, injury can occur after a pre-emergence application when corn is germinating in cool, wet soils. This year, if corn was planted in mid-April then …
2015 Wisconsin Soybean Yield Contest
Shawn Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist Wisconsin growers are producing soybeans more efficiently than they were 30 years ago, and we want to recognize the efforts and achievements of Wisconsin’s top soybean producers. 2015 …
Soybean Planting Date by Maturity Group Considerations for 2015
Article coauthored by Dr. Shawn P. Conley and Adam Gaspar Early May planting in Wisconsin has been documented to increase soybean seed yield due to increased light interception (Gaspar and Conley, 2015). In theory, earlier …
The Relationship Between the Causal Agent of SDS and SCN in Wisconsin
David Marburger, Shawn Conley, John Gaska and Laurie Gerber, Department of Agronomy, UW-Madison; Ann MacGuidwin and Damon Smith, Department of Plant Pathology, UW-Madison Introduction Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN) is an economically important disease of soybean …
Monitor Seedcorn Maggot Degree Days for Successful Planting of Untreated Soybean Seed
Kevin Shelley, UW Nutrient and Pest Management Program In this year of predicted tight margins for producing field crops, farmers are asking which expenses they might be able to cut—treated soybean seed might be an …