2012 Sulfur Fertilizer Price Comparison for Alfalfa Carrie Laboski, Extension Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management Specialist Reports from Southwestern Wisconsin suggest that sulfur deficiency may already be showing up in some alfalfa fields. Sulfur (S) …
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Wisconsin Certified Soil Testing Laboratories
Wisconsin Certified Soil Testing Laboratories John Peters, Director, UW Soil Testing Laboratories SGS Mowers Soil Testing Plus of Toulon, IL has withdrawn from the Wisconsin certification program. Therefore, as of March 2012, there are now …
Fertilizer Calculator Spreadsheet
Fertilizer Calculator Spreadsheet Craig Saxe, Agriculture Agent, UWEX Juneau Co. An Excel spreadsheet is now available to help with the math when applying fertilizer to a garden, lawn or small field plot. Using a soil test …
Diagnosing nutrient deficiencies in vegetable crops
Diagnosing nutrient deficiencies in vegetable crops Matt Ruark, Extension Soil Scientist Diagnosing nutrient deficiency symptoms in vegetables can be a challenge. They may be crops or plants with which we have little experience working with …
Considerations for late season UAN applications Matt Ruark, Extension Soil Scientist When deciding to make any late-season, rescue application of nitrogen (N), you will need to evaluate your N management program relative to the potential …
Use caution if planting oilseed radish on highly erodible soil types
Use caution if planting oilseed radish on highly erodible soil types Heidi Johnson, Jefferson County UWEX Agriculture Agent, Jim Stute, Rock County UWEX Agriculture Agent Using oilseed radish as a cover crop after winter wheat …
Purple corn in late June, should you be concerned?
Purple corn in late June, should you be concerned? Carrie Laboski, Extension Soil Fertility Specialist, Department of Soil Science, UW-Madison There are some corn fields in Western Wisconsin and perhaps elsewhere in the State that …
Assessing the Potential for Nitrogen Loss from Heavy Rainfalls
Assessing the Potential for Nitrogen Loss from Heavy Rainfalls Carrie Laboski, Extension Soil Fertility Specialist, Department of Soil Science, UW-Madison Several inches of rainfall over the past week and a half have many growers and …
Using soil test results for more than just nutrient recommendations
Using soil test results for more than just nutrient recommendations By Amber Radatz, with assistance from John Peters and Matt Ruark, of The Department of Soil Science, UW Madison and Dennis Frame of UW Discovery …
New video – Wisconsin’s pre-sidedress nitrate test (PSNT)
New video – Wisconsin’s pre-sidedress nitrate test (PSNT) Carrie Laboski, Extension Soil Scientist, Dept. of Soil Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Kevin Shelley, Outreach Specialist, Nutrient & Pest Management Program, University of Wisconsin- Madison The corn …