Planting alfalfa-grass mixtures? Check the plant-back restrictions from previous herbicide applications Mark Renz Extension Weed Scientist, University of Wisconsin-Madison Alfalfa plantings are predicted to be higher in 2013 than the past several years in Wisconsin. …
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Forecasted Cold Temperatures will have Little Impact on WI Winter Wheat Crop
Forecasted Cold Temperatures will have Little Impact on WI Winter Wheat Crop Shawn Conley, WI State Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist With cold temperatures, snowfall, and ice accumulation predicted over the next two days (April …
Avipel Corn Seed Treatment to Repel Sandhill Cranes Receives 24(c) Label
Avipel Corn Seed Treatment to Repel Sandhill Cranes Receives 24(c) Label Eileen Cullen, Extension Entomologist Avipel corn seed treatment received a new 24(c) Special Local Need Registration through WI Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer …
Slug Management on Soybean
Slug Management on Soybean Ron Hammond, Ph.D. Professor (The Ohio State University) Summary: This presentation will help consultants, growers, and other practitioners in the Midwest, Eastern, and Mid-Atlantic regions manage their slug problems in field …
Wheat Stand Assessment: I can tell you if it is alive..too early to say if it is dead!
Wheat Stand Assessment: I can tell you if it is alive..too early to say if it is dead! Shawn Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist Ice covered wheat fields coupled with strong corn and soybean …
WSMB Continues Enhanced Nematode Testing Program for 2013
WSMB Continues Enhanced Nematode Testing Program for 2013 Shawn Conley, WI State Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist Four out of every five animals on earth today is a nematode so it is not surprising that …
New State All-Time Corn Yield Record Set in 2012
New State All-Time Corn Yield Record Set in 2012 Joe Lauer In spite of the 2012 drought, a new all-time state record corn yield was produced in Portage County. The previous all-time record was from …
Winners of the 2012 WI Soybean Contest are Announced
Winners of the 2012 WI Soybean Contest are Announced Shawn Conley, WI State Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist The 1st place winner in Division 4, Bahr Farms of Belmont grew Trelay 24RR19 and harvested 82.6 …
Cover Crops for Forage, Crop Insurance Rules Change
by Paul D. Mitchell, Agricultural and Applied Economics, UW-Madison For the 2013 crop year, the USDA has changed crop insurance rules pertaining to the insurability of crops planted after cover crops. Wisconsin farmers may want to …
Wisconsin Oats and Barley Performance Tests—2013
Wisconsin Oats and Barley Performance Tests—2013 John Mochon, small grains program manager, and Shawn Conley, soybean and wheat Extension specialist The Wisconsin oats and barley performance trials are conducted each year with the producer’s needs …