Dr. Joe Lauer, UW-Madison Agronomy and Extension State Corn Specialist The Kernels Corn has two peaks in forage quality: one at pollination and one at 50% kernel milkline. Bareness generally reduces yield and grain content …
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Should I Be Applying Fungicide to My Fall Forage Oat Crop?
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Shawn Conley, Extension Soybean and Small Grains Agronomist, Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison Record prevent-plant acres and lack of on-farm forage has …
2019 Pest Management Update Meeting Series Announced for November
The schedule for the 2019 Wisconsin Pest Management Update meeting series has been set. Presentations will include agronomic pest management information for Wisconsin field and forage crops. Speakers include Mark Renz and Rodrigo Werle, weed …
The “Normal” Pattern of Corn Forage and Grain Development
Dr. Joe Lauer, UW-Madison Agronomy and Extension State Corn Specialist The Kernels Corn exhibits a “double peak” for corn silage quality during its life cycle with the first NDFD peak at R1 and the second …
A “Post-Mortem” of the 2019 Corn Planting Season and What We Can Do About It
Dr. Joe Lauer, UW-Madison Agronomy and Extension State Corn Specialist The Kernels: The 2019 planting season was “unprecedented.” Harvest season will be extended this year. Corn maturity is all over the board due to late …
2019 On-farm Rye Forage Comparison: Progas Hybrid Forage Rye vs. VNS Rye
Authors: Kevin Shelley, UWEX Nutrient and Pest Management Program, 608-575-4746 Meffert’s Homestead Dairy, Waunakee, WI Many Wisconsin farmers harvesting corn as silage are following that with a winter cereal grain, such as rye or triticale, …
Top 8 Recommendations for Winter Wheat Establishment in 2019
Shawn Conley, State Soybean and Small Grains Specialist, John Gaska, Senior Outreach Specialist, Damon Smith, State Field Crops Pathology Specialist Top 8 winter wheat establishment recommendations: Variety selection: please see the 2019 WI Winter Wheat Performance …
Wisconsin Fruit News, Vol. 4 Issue 10
Christelle Guedot, Fruit Crop Entomology and Extension Specialist, Wisconsin-Madison Fruit Program Welcome to the latest issue of Wisconsin Fruit News. This week you will find articles on: Tissue analysis to determine nutrient status of cold-hardy …
Response of Four Oat Varieties to a Plant Growth Regulator and Foliar Fungicide Combination-2019
Shawn Conley, State Soybean and Small Grains Specialist, John Gaska, Senior Outreach Specialist, Adam Roth, Program Manager, Spyros Mourtzinis (AgStat) In an Oat Shock: Trivapro® fungicide increased oat yield and test weight in 3 out of …
Integrated Wheat Management Selected Inputs Interaction Trial – 2019
Shawn P. Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist, Department of Agronomy. This research trial was conducted at the Arlington Agricultural Research Station to assess 10 management levels with varying inputs on the yield, grain quality, …