Kolby Grint, Northwest Regional Specialist, Nutrient and Pest Management Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison Managing a Cereal Rye Cover Crop for Weed Suppression in Corn and Soybean Cereal rye (Secale cereale) is an effective cover crop …
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Green County No-till Farmer Planter Set-up Videos
Daniel H. Smith, Nutrient and Pest Management Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison A new video series provides details and farmer perspectives of no-till planting. These videos provide information on common no-till planter set-up, keys to successful planting …
Beginning to assess 2022 soybean stands
Shawn Conley, State Soybean and Small Grains Specialist The start of the #plant22 growing season has been significantly less favorable than #plant21 for many Midwestern farmers. According to today’s NASS report for WI: Soybean planting …
Agronomy and Soils Field Day August 31 at ARS
Please save the date to attend the Agronomy and Soils Field Day August 31st at the Arlington Ag Research Center.
2022 Wisconsin Cover Crop Conference Resources
Daniel H. Smith, Nutrient and Pest Management Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison The 2022 Wisconsin Cover Crop Conference committee is excited to announce the 2022 cover crop conference resource pocket guide is now available. This year’s …
Wisconsin’s Cover Crops Farmer Research Project
Daniel H. Smith, Nutrient and Pest Management Program University of Wisconsin-Madison 2021 Report: Building Knowledge about Wisconsin’s Cover Crops- Farmer Research Project. In summer of 2021, the Cover Crops Research and Outreach Project (CCROP) launched …
Nominations Form 2022 Wisconsin CCA of the Year
The Wisconsin CCA Board is currently accepting nominations for the 2022 Wisconsin Certified Crop Advisor of the Year Award until August 1, 2022. This award is designed to showcase a CCA that is a leader …
Dragging a manure hose over corn at early growth stages does not reduce yield
Joe Lauer, Corn Agronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison One of my earliest memories of growing corn was driving tractor while picking rocks on my uncle’s farm. I was 6 years old and could barely push in …
Planting date effects on corn grain and forage yield
Joe Lauer, Corn Agronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison Corn planters will soon be rolling throughout Wisconsin and the Midwest Corn Belt. The annual struggle between field conditions being “just right” and not too wet versus delaying …
Seeding depth affects corn plant emergence uniformity and grain yield
Joe Lauer, Corn Agronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison Rarely do we see a paper published on corn seeding depth and the subsequent impact on grain yield. Precision technologies have allowed for capabilities of variable rate seeding, …