The “Double-Whammy” of Delayed Corn Planting Joe Lauer, University of Wisconsin This article first appeared April, 2013 Not all corn farmers and agronomists feel that planting date is a significant yield impact factor. However, in …
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The Best Corn Planting Dates are yet to Come
The Best Corn Planting Dates are yet to Come Joe Lauer, University of Wisconsin This article first appeared April 2013. “This year (2013) farmers have been challenged by cool, wet conditions during April. Snow is …
UW Crop Diagnostic Training Center workshops for 2014
Registration is open for UW-Madison Integrated Pest Management Program’s two Crop Diagnostic Training Center workshops for 2014. The Diagnostic Troubleshooting Workshop will be held July 15, 2014. The Crop & Pest Management Workshop will be …
Economic Risk and Profitability of Soybean Seed Treatments at Reduced Seeding Rates
Adam P Gaspar, Shawn P Conley and John Gaska, Department of Agronomy and Paul Mitchell, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison Introduction Earlier soybean planting coupled with increasing seed costs and higher …
Top 5 Recommendations for Soybean Establishment and Yield
Shawn Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist Summary: 1. Planting date matters for northern soybean growers. 2. Use a fungicide and insecticide seed treatment. 3. Plant your soybean seed 1″ deep. 4. In short….if rotating …
The Corn-Soybean Rotation X Tillage Interaction: No Tillage Required When Rotating
Joe Lauer, Corn Agronomist Crop rotation is the easiest yield you can get. I call it “the gift that keeps on giving.” Corn yield increases 10 to 19% when rotated with soybean, while soybean yield …
Corn Seed Survival
Joe Lauer, Corn Agronomist While reading the Nation Corn Growers Association Yield Contest results, I was struck by the plant populations at planting and harvest. The average planting population of all entrants in the contest …
New Pub: Oat yield and quality in Wisconsin
Agronomic management and fungicide effects on oat yield and quality in Wisconsin Spyridon Mourtzinis, Shawn P. Conley, and John M. Gaska Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison Oat cultivation in Wisconsin has declined considerably in …
2014 WI Soybean Yield Contest is Announced
Shawn Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist The Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board launches the 5th annual Wisconsin Soybean Yield Contest. The objective of this program is to encourage the development of new, innovative management practices …
Factors to Consider While Assessing Your 2014 Winter Wheat Crop
Shawn Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist As the snow begins to melt and we finally put the 2013/14 winter behind us, many growers and consultants alike are beginning to venture out to their winter …