Bill Halfman, Ag Educator, UW-Madison Div. of Extension Monroe Co., Carrie Laboski, Professor and Extension Soil Scientist, UW-Madison CALS and Div. of Extension, Josh Kamps, Ag Educator UW-Madison Div. of Extension Lafayette Co. Recently, the …
Fertility & Soil
NEW! Early Spring and Summer Cover Crop Options for Wisconsin Cropland
The UW-Madison Nutrient and Pest Management Program has a new publication covering basic cover crop selection for early spring through late summer plantings. The four-page factsheet summarizes advantages/disadvantages, planting considerations, and management requirements for common …
New! Cover crop selection cards
Mimi Broeske, Nutrient and Pest Management Program The NPM Program has two new cover crop selection cards: one for Northern Wisconsin and the other for Southern Wisconsin. Each card has guidelines and seeding rates for …
Safe rates of seed placed starter fertilizer
Carrie Laboski, Professor & Extension Soil Scientist, Soil Fertility/Nutrient Management, University of Wisconsin-Madison Without fail every year after planting, questions start popping up about pop-up fertilizer. The questions always occur when there are emergence or …
Considerations of Landspreading Milk
Some Wisconsin dairy farmers have been asked by their processors to withhold delivery of milk, resulting in the need for milk or milk/manure mixtures to be applied to cropland. To help farmers who are—or may …
Considerations for Landspreading Milk Webinar, April 7
Considerations for Landspreading Milk Webinar Tuesday, April 7, 2020 | 10:30 am to 12:00 noon Register by 4:30 pm, April 6 at https://go.wisc.edu/6mca3r Some Wisconsin dairy farms have been asked by their processors to withhold delivery of …
There Are Ruts Out in my Field: Dealing with wet soils in the fall
Francisco Arriaga, Associate Professor and Extension State Specialist, Dept. of Soil Science, William Halfman, Agricultural Agent, Monroe Co, UW-Extension Most of the state has experienced wet conditions during harvest. Equipment traffic on wet soil increases the …
UW Research on Industrial Hemp to be Highlighted at Agronomy/Soils Field Day on August 28th
Carrie Laboski, Professor and Extension Soil Fertility/Nutrient Management Specialist, UW-Madison The UW Departments of Agronomy and Soil Science invite you to the Arlington Agricultural Research Station on August 28th to learn the latest in agronomic …
New Video: Late and Prevented Planting Options and Crop Insurance for Wisconsin Farmers
Paul D. Mitchell, Extension State Specialist in Cropping Systems and Environmental Management, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics https://renk.aae.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/05/Late-and-Prevented-Planting-May-28-2019.pdf Dr. Mitchell talks about Crop Insurance Options for Acres Planted after Final Planting Dates: Plant late …
Corn Replant/Late-plant Decisions in Wisconsin
Dr. Joe Lauer, UW-Madison Agronomy and Extension State Corn Specialist Many areas of Wisconsin are faced with a late-planting situation for corn. Please see the first publication pictured below (http://corn.agronomy.wisc.edu/Pubs/UWEX/A3353.pdf) for guidelines on yield impacts …