Shawn Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist Variable soil types, knolls, and drought have left some growers with extreme in-field variability of soybean maturity. There are areas in fields where the soybean seed is 13% …
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Wisconsin Crop Manager 9/26/13
The 27th issue of the Wisconsin Crop Manager is now available. Click below to view this issue. [wpfilebase tag=file path=’wcm-pdf/WCM2013/WCM_27.pdf’ /]
Using a roller-crimper for no-till organic soybeans
Erin Silva, University of Wisconsin, Organic Production Scientist [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aiocr_icrfw&noredirect=1[/youtube] This organic no-till production technique uses fall-sown cover crops to suppress weeds the following production season. Using a roller-crimper, the overwintering cover crop is terminated at …
2013 Pest Management Update Meetings
Eileen Cullen, Extension Entomologist We are pleased to announce the schedule and topics for the 2013 Pest Management Update Meetings. See the table with this article for the schedule. Please check the dates and locations …
Vegetable Crop Update 9/22/13
The 21st issue of the Vegetable Crop Update is now available. Click below to view this update. [wpfilebase tag=file path=’vgu/Vegetable_Crop_Update_21.pdf’ /]
Soybean Vein Necrosis Disease in Wisconsin with video
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2diQwO0Was&noredirect=1[/youtube] In 2012 soybean vein necrosis disease (SVND) was described for the first time in Wisconsin (http://fyi.uwex.edu/fieldcroppathology/files/2012/10/SVNaV.pdf). This is a relatively new …
Fall soil sampling: Another challenging prospect?
Carrie A.M. Laboski, Extension Soil Fertility/Nutrient Management Specialist The dry conditions over the past four plus weeks may be giving you flash backs to 2012 and leave you wondering when you should soil sample this …
Wisconsin Crop Manager 9/12/13
The 26th issue of the Wisconsin Crop Manager is now available. Click below to view this issue. [wpfilebase tag=file path=’wcm-pdf/WCM2013/WCM_26_with_extras.pdf’ /] Wisconsin Crop Manager #26
Vegetable Crop Update 9/11/13
The 20th issue of the Vegetable Crop Update is now available. Follow the link below to view this issue. Vegetable Crop Update #20
Planting Winter Wheat into Dry Soil
Shawn Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist Dry soil conditions have sparked many questions from growers on how best to establish their winter wheat crop. As we were reminded last year and this there is …