2010 Wisconsin Corn Hybrid Performance Trials: Grain – Silage – Specialty – Organic Joe Lauer, Extension Corn Agronomist, UW-Madison Agronomy Dept., Kent Kohn and Thierno Diallo, UW-Madison Agronomy Dept. Every year, the University of Wisconsin …
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Wet Soils Increase the Potential for Soil Compaction
Wet Soils Increase the Potential for Soil Compaction Dick Wolkowski, Extension Soil Scientist The late heavy snow and persistent rains this spring have saturated Wisconsin soils. Therefore, what producers do in their fields in the next …
IRM Calculator Helps Growers Plant the Right Refuge for the Right Bt Corn Hybrid
IRM Calculator Helps Growers Plant the Right Refuge for the Right Bt Corn Hybrid Eileen Cullen, Extension Entomologist In 2011, more corn hybrids contain multiple Bt traits for insect control or suppression. Refuge requirements have …
Radish as a cover crop
Radish as a cover crop Matt Ruark, Extension Soil Scientist, UWEX and Dept. of Soil Science,Kevin Shelley, UW – Nutrient and Pest Management Program,Jim Stute, Extension Agent – Rock County There has been much recent …
Applying Gypsum to Wisconsin Soils
Applying Gypsum to Wisconsin Soils Dick Wolkowski, Extension Soil Scientist The interest in the use of gypsum in crop production has increased in Wisconsin for a variety of reasons. The installation of “scrubbers” at coal-fired power …
Nutrients to Watch in 2011: Sulfur and Potassium
Nutrients to Watch in 2011: Sulfur and Potassium Carrie Laboski, Extension Soil Fertility Specialist, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Jerry Clark, Crop & Soils Agent, University of Wisconsin-Extension, Chippewa and Eau Claire Counties Sulfur (S) and potassium …
Is Land Rolling a Practice for Wisconsin Crop Production?
Is Land Rolling a Practice for Wisconsin Crop Production? Dick Wolkowski, Extension Soil Scientist Land rolling is the practice of pulling large cylindrical rollers over fields with the objective of smoothing the ground. Typically the practice …
Phosphorus Content of Dairy Rations and Manure Wisconsin Trends 2002-2010
Phosphorus Content of Dairy Rations and Manure Wisconsin Trends 2002-2010 John Peters, Department of Soil Science Comparison of dairy TMR total P levels with manure P content For the past nine years the UW Soil …
New Instructional Video on Calibrating a Manure Spreader
New Instructional Video on Calibrating a Manure Spreader Kevin B. Shelley, UWEX Nutrient and Pest Management Program The UW Extension Nutrient and Pest Management Program has produced an instructional video on determining manure application rates …
Soil Sampling and Testing Issues For Nutrient Management: Certified Labs and Grid Sampling
Soil Sampling and Testing Issues For Nutrient Management: Certified Labs and Grid Sampling Kevan Klingberg, UW Discovery Farms Program Twice this winter I have run into snags helping individual producers walk their way into loading …