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 …
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Corn Seed Survival: An update
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 …
The Corn Yield Gap In Wisconsin
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 …
“One and Done” or a Disease Problem Here to Stay: Planning for Tar Spot in 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 …
2018 Wisconsin Corn Hybrid Performance Trials- Grain, Silage, Specialty, Organic
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 …
2019 Agronomy Update Meetings
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 …
Handling Flooded and Down Corn at Silage and Grain Harvest
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 …
Corn Cost of Production Estimates for 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 …
Economic Forecast for Corn Production Next Season
Dr. Joe Lauer, UW-Madison Agronomy and UWEX state corn specialist As the holiday season starts to wind down, plans more and more firm for the 2018 production season. There is still quite a bit of …
2018 Wisconsin Agronomy Update Meetings
Attached is the the schedule for the 2018 Agronomy Update meeting series to be held January 3-9, 2018. This annual meeting series is designed to bring current information to consultants, farmer / seed dealers, seed …