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How Thick Should I Plant My Corn? What are other farmers doing?

Posted on April 11, 2019

Dr. Joe Lauer, UW-Madison Agronomy and Extension State Corn Specialist Farmers continue to increase corn plant populations in Wisconsin and the U.S. Midwest. Every year as part of the Objective Yield Survey, the USDA-NASS counts …

Posted in Crops, WCM newsletterTagged Lauer

Brown Midrib and Leafy Corn Silage Performance, A New BMR Economics Calculator

Posted on April 9, 2019

Dr. Joe Lauer, UW-Madison Agronomy and Extension State Corn Specialist Commercial corn hybrids grown in Wisconsin are often marketed to dairy farmers as “silage-specific.” In the UW Corn Performance Evaluation Trials, conventional hybrids have similar …

Posted in Crops, WCM newsletterTagged Lauer

Corn Response to Banded Fertilizers at Planting

Posted on March 21, 2019

Dr. Joe Lauer, UW-Madison Agronomy and Extention State Corn Specialist Banding fertilizer around the corn seed during planting is a common practice in the northern Corn Belt. Corn planting is frequently delayed in this region …

Posted in Crops, Fertility & Soil, WCM newsletterTagged Lauer

Corn Seed Survival: An update

Posted on March 14, 2019

Dr. Joe Lauer, UW-Madison Agronomy and Extention State Corn Specialist After a corn seed is planted, it is a wonder that the seed can survive and return 400 to 600 fold or more. If Wisconsin’s …

Posted in Crops, WCM newsletterTagged Lauer

The Corn Yield Gap In Wisconsin

Posted on March 14, 2019

DR. JOE LAUER, UW-MADISON AGRONOMY AND UWEX STATE CORN SPECIALIST Corn yields have been increasing in Wisconsin at the rate of 2 bu/A*yr (USDA-NASS) and there is no indication that corn yields are plateauing. The …

Posted in Crops, WCM newsletterTagged Lauer

“One and Done” or a Disease Problem Here to Stay: Planning for Tar Spot in 2019

Posted on February 25, 2019

DR. JOE LAUER, UW-MADISON AGRONOMY AND UWEX STATE CORN SPECIALIST In 2018, southwest Wisconsin was especially hard hit with a new disease called Tar Spot, Phyllachora maydis. I have talked to many growers this past …

Posted in Crops, Plant Disease, WCM newsletterTagged Lauer

2018 Wisconsin Corn Hybrid Performance Trials- Grain, Silage, Specialty, Organic

Posted on November 20, 2018

Kent Kohn, Thierno Diallo, and Joe Lauer Every year, the University of Wisconsin Extension-Madison and College of Agricultural and Life Sciences conduct a corn evaluation program. The purpose of this program is to provide unbiased …

Posted in Crops, WCM newsletterTagged Lauer

2019 Agronomy Update Meetings

Posted on October 18, 2018

This is the first announcement for the 2019 Agronomy Update meeting series. The Department of Agronomy and UWEX will offer Crop Production and Management meetings at eight locations during 2019. Joe Lauer and Shawn Conley …

Posted in WCM newsletter, What's New?Tagged Lauer

Handling Flooded and Down Corn at Silage and Grain Harvest

Posted on September 10, 2018

  Dr. Joe Lauer, UW-Madison Agronomy and UWEX state corn specialist Rain events during August produced localized flooding affecting numerous corn fields. Recent high winds combined with saturated soils have resulted in lodged corn. All …

Posted in Crops, WCM newsletterTagged Lauer

Corn Cost of Production Estimates for 2018

Posted on January 18, 2018

Dr. Joe Lauer, UW-Madison Agronomy and UWEX state corn specialist A new blog post is available on the Wisconsin Corn Agronomy website. “It is difficult to predict the economics of corn production next year. In …

Posted in Crops, WCM newsletterTagged Lauer
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