The first issue of the season of the Wisconsin Pest Bulletin is now available! Follow the link below to view this issue: http://datcpservices.wisconsin.gov/pb/pdf/05-01-14.pdf Click below to visit the Wisconsin Pest Bulletin Site: http://datcpservices.wisconsin.gov/pb/index.jsp
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Nutrient Management Plans Working on Wisconsin Farms
Kim Meyer, NPM Southwest Regional Specialist The Nutrient and Pest Management Program, in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection, have a new brochure available that highlights farmer’s success with nutrient …
Planting Date Effects on Corn Silage Yield and Quality
Planting Date Effects on Corn Silage Yield and Quality Joe Lauer, University of Wisconsin – Madison This article first appeared May, 2013 We have written quite a bit about planting date effects on corn grain …
Optimum Corn Planting Dates Are Later ‘Up North’
Optimum Corn Planting Dates Are Later ‘Up North’ Joe Lauer, University of Wisconsin-Madison This article first appeared May, 2013 Optimum corn planting dates vary with latitude. The northern Corn Belt is limited by heat units …
The “Double-Whammy” of Delayed Corn Planting
The “Double-Whammy” of Delayed Corn Planting Joe Lauer, University of Wisconsin This article first appeared April, 2013 Not all corn farmers and agronomists feel that planting date is a significant yield impact factor. However, in …
The Best Corn Planting Dates are yet to Come
The Best Corn Planting Dates are yet to Come Joe Lauer, University of Wisconsin This article first appeared April 2013. “This year (2013) farmers have been challenged by cool, wet conditions during April. Snow is …
Wisconsin Crop Manager 5/1/14
The 9th issue of the Wisconsin Crop Manager is now available. Click below to view this issue. [wpfilebase tag=file path=’wcm-pdf/WCM2014/WCM_9 with extras.pdf’ /]
UW Crop Diagnostic Training Center workshops for 2014
Registration is open for UW-Madison Integrated Pest Management Program’s two Crop Diagnostic Training Center workshops for 2014. The Diagnostic Troubleshooting Workshop will be held July 15, 2014. The Crop & Pest Management Workshop will be …
Economic Risk and Profitability of Soybean Seed Treatments at Reduced Seeding Rates
Adam P Gaspar, Shawn P Conley and John Gaska, Department of Agronomy and Paul Mitchell, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison Introduction Earlier soybean planting coupled with increasing seed costs and higher …
Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic (PDDC) Update
Brian Hudelson, Ann Joy, Erin DeWinter and Joyce Wu, Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic The PDDC receives samples of many plant and soil samples from around the state. The following diseases/disorders have been identified at the …