Shawn P. Conley, Department of Agronomy, and Damon Smith, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Though farmers continue to struggle to get their crops established in #plant19 we are starting to see the first …
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First Thoughts on Managing your Prevent Plant Acres
Shawn P. Conley, Department of Agronomy, and Damon Smith, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison I want to start out this blog being very clear and honest…… I don’t exactly know what the right …
Is Strip-till a Useful Soil Management Tool for Wisconsin Corn and Soybean Production?
Shawn P. Conley, Department of Agronomy, and Damon Smith, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison IN A BEAN POD Strip-till reduced penetration resistance in the root zone of strip-till rows. Soybean seed yield was …
Adjust Your Seeding Rate (Higher) But Not Your Maturity Group For Late May Planted Soybean
Adapted from original article written in 2018 by Authors: S.P.Conley, J.M Gaska, S. Mourtiznis, D. Mueller, and A. Varenhorst With only 11 days left in May and roughly only 19% of the Midwestern soybean crop …
The Soybean Seeding Rate Conundrum
Shawn P. Conley, Department of Agronomy, and Damon Smith, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison In a bean-pod… Use a soybean seed treatment Plant less than 140,000 seeds in white mold areas Target a …
Soybean Management Strategies to Facilitate Timely Winter Wheat Establishment in 2019
Adapted from original article written by Dr. Adam Gaspar and Dr. Shawn P. Conley Winter wheat acres across WI have declined over the past few years due to late grain harvests, disease concerns (FHB or …
Soybean Planting Date and Maturity Group Considerations Moving into 2019
Adapted from original article written by Dr. Adam Gaspar and Dr. Shawn P. Conley, 2017. Early planting is critical for higher yields through increased light interception, and can be further maximized by planting longer MG’s. …
The 2019 Wisconsin Soybean Yield Contest is Announced!
Shawn P. Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist, Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin The Wisconsin Soybean Association (WSA) Soybean Yield Contest is organized to encourage the development of new and innovative management practices that …
Identifying Optimal Soybean Planting Dates across the U.S.
Shawn P. Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist, Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin The U.S. is a major soybean producing country that supplies 34% of global annual soybean production. Most U.S. soybean-producing regions are …
WSMB Free Soybean Cyst Nematode Testing Program is Back in 2019
by Ann MacGuidwin, Damon Smith and Shawn P. Conley, UW-Madison agriculture specialists The WI Soybean Marketing Board (WSMB) sponsors free nematode testing to help producers stay ahead of the most important nematode pest of soybean, …