Kevin Shelley, UW NPM Program With profit margins tight, this spring is a good time for manure spreader weighing and calibration on dairy and livestock farms. Determining the weight of an average load of manure …
Fertility & Soil
2016 Soil, Water, & Nutrient Management Meetings
Francisco Arriaga, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, Dept. of Soil Science The Department of Soil Science, in conjunction with University of Wisconsin-Cooperative Extension will host eight Soil, Water, & Nutrient Management Meetings around the state, starting …
Multiple Resistance to ALS- and HPPD-inhibiting Herbicides in Palmer Amaranth from Iowa County, Wisconsin
Nathan Drewitz, Devin Hammer, Shawn Conley, and Dave Stoltenberg Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison Increasing Concern over Palmer Amaranth Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) has become a challenging weed management problem in the southern U.S. …
Common Waterhemp (Amaranthus rudis): Confirmed Herbicide Resistance and Spread Across Wisconsin
Devin Hammer, Nathan Drewitz, Shawn Conley, and Dave Stoltenberg Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison Herbicide resistance is not new to Wisconsin, but is spreading. Common waterhemp (Amaranthus rudis) has become an increasing concern in …
Guidelines for Soil Compaction Management During a Wet Harvest Season
Francisco Arriaga, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, Dept. of Soil Science; francisco.arriaga@wisc.edu Brian Luck, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, Dept. of Biological Systems Engineering; bluck@wisc.edu University of Wisconsin-Madison, and UW-Extension Fast Facts: Waiting for better soil moisture …
Agronomy/Soils Field Day at ARS is Fast Approaching, Aug 31
Carrie Laboski, Professor & Extension Soil Fertility/Nutrient Management Specialist Agronomy/Soils Field Day will be held on August 31. There are five different tours from which to choose, but only three different tour departure times; so …
Plant analysis are you using it and interpreting the results correctly?
Carrie Laboski, Professor & Extension Soil Fertility/Nutrient Management Specialist Over the last two weeks I have received several calls/emails regarding interpretation of plant analysis results. In all situations, the agronomist asked how it was possible …
Nitrogen Applications to Maximize Winter Wheat Yield
Time Your Spring Nitrogen Applications to Maximize Winter Wheat Yield Carrie A.M. Laboski, Professor and Soil Fertility/Nutrient Management Specialist Proper timing of spring N application can significantly increase winter wheat yield. To maximize yields, growers …
Video update: Interseeding of cover crops into V5 corn
Interseeding cover crops into corn in Wisconsin: Can it work? Matt Ruark, Associate Professor, Dept. of Soil Science, Dan Smith, Graduate Student, Dept. of Agronomy The short answer is yes. Recent research at the Arlington Agricultural …
Hot Off the Press: Wisconsin Best Management Practices Guide for Soybean
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Shawn Conley, Extension Soybean and Small Grains Specialist, Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison Hot off the press is the new Wisconsin …