Shawn Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist Severe alfalfa winterkill coupled with late soybean plantings followed by dry conditions have growers considering chopping their soybean as a forage. Before you even consider this option make …
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Video on Late Season Drought Stress in Soybean
Shawn Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist Common issues growers may have concerning soybean yield when affected by drought during late season growth are discuss by Wisconsin State Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist Dr. Shawn …
Top 7 Recommendations for Winter Wheat Establishment
Shawn Conley, UWEX Soybean and Small Grains Specialist, John Gaska, Outreach Specialist Top 7 winter wheat establishment recommendations: Variety selection: please see the 2013 WI Winter Wheat Performance Test Plant new seed (don’t plant saved seed). …
New Android app, Crop Calculators for Corn
Crop Calculators is an Android app that lets corn growers calculate grain yields, maturity dates, and silage price adjustments using their smartphones. This app was created by the NPM program, and is based on university …
2013 Wisconsin Winter Wheat Performance Test Results
Shawn Conley, Adam Roth, John Gaska The Wisconsin Winter Wheat Performance Tests are conducted each year to give growers information to select the best-performing varieties that will satisfy their specific goals. The performance tests are …
Assessing Hail Damage in Corn
Joe Lauer, UWEX Corn Agronomist This past Tuesday evening, an intense storm with hail and high winds swept through northern Wisconsin. Some hail damage has been reported in western Wisconsin. Any corn knocked down by …
Have these Recent Cool Temperatures Impacted my 2013 Soybean Crop..In Short Not Yet
Shawn Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist Delayed soybean plantings coupled with unseasonably cool temperatures in late July and early August have many growers and crop consultants concerned over the stage and state of the …
Predicting Maturity Date of Late-Planted and Uneven Corn
Joe Lauer, Corn Agronomist During cool growing seasons, especially when planting is delayed due to wet spring conditions, growers are concerned about whether their corn is vulnerable and will reach maturity before normal frost dates. …
Will Corn Mature Before Frost?
Joe Lauer, Corn Agronomist During cool growing seasons, especially when planting is delayed due to wet spring conditions, growers are concerned about whether their corn is vulnerable and will reach maturity before normal frost dates. …
Corn Production in the Northern Corn Belt: The Tillage X Rotation Interaction
Joe Lauer, Corn Agronomist The corn-soybean rotation has become dominant in the Corn Belt of the U.S in the last 30-40 years. When compared to other systems like the wheat system of the Middle East …