2012 Wisconsin Corn Hybrid Performance Trials Joe Lauer, Kent Kohn, and Thierno Diallo Every year, the University of Wisconsin-Extension and the University of Wisconsin – Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences conduct a corn …
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2012 Wisconsin Soybean Variety Test Results
2012 Wisconsin Soybean Variety Test Results Shawn P. Conley, Adam C. Roth, and John M. Gaska Department of Agronomy University of Wisconsin, Madison The Wisconsin Soybean Variety Test is conducted each year with the producer’s …
One-Day Conference: Crop Management in the 21st Century
One-Day Conference: Crop Management in the 21st Century Amber Radatz, UW-Discovery Farms Program The University of Wisconsin – Discovery Farms Program is conducting a one-day conference on December 12th, in the Wisconsin Dells. The theme …
Grazing Drought Stressed Corn Stalks
Grazing Drought Stressed Corn Stalks Dan Undersander, Forage Agronomist Some farmers are beginning to graze drought stressed corn stalks and are encountering nitrate toxicity problems. Remember that nitrate accumulates in the stalk and is more …
To Rotate, or Not to Rotate – What Are You Going to Do in 2013?
To Rotate, or Not to Rotate – What Are You Going to Do in 2013? Joe Lauer, Corn Agronomist Crop rotation is a universal management practice that has been recognized and exploited for centuries and …
Demonstration/Strip Trials – What should you learn from them?
Demonstration/Strip Trials – What should you learn from them? Joe Lauer, Corn Agronomist The drought experienced this year has been unique. Drought occurs somewhere in Wisconsin nearly every production season. What has been unique this …
New Phytophthora spp. causing root rot on soybean in Wisconsin
New Phytophthora spp. causing root rot on soybean in Wisconsin Damon L. Smith (Plant Pathology, UW-Madison/Extension), Anette Phibbs (State Plant Pathologist and Nematologist, Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection) The 2012 field season has …
Late Summer Cutting Management of Alfalfa
Late Summer Cutting Management of Alfalfa Dan Undersander, Extension Forage Agronomist Difficult alfalfa harvesting conditions sometimes result in farmers being off schedule for late summer harvesting alfalfa. This raises the question of best cutting management …
Herbicide carryover concerns—-Challenges from the drought will keep on coming
Herbicide carryover concerns—-Challenges from the drought will keep on coming Vince M. Davis, Department of Agronomy, UW-Madison/Extension Is herbicide carryover a concern for fall 2012 and spring 2013 crops?———Yes Are there great remedies and advice …
Fall is Still a Good Time to Sample for SCN and Other Plant Parasitic Nematodes
Fall is Still a Good Time to Sample for SCN and Other Plant Parasitic Nematodes Shawn Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist The WI Soybean Marketing Board (WSMB) sponsors free nematode testing to help producers …