Paul D. Mitchell, Extension State Specialist in Cropping Systems and Environmental Management, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics As many Wisconsin farmers are taking prevented plant payments for their insured corn or soybeans acres, they …
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Soybean and Corn are Considered Cover Crop Options in WI
Article written by Shawn P. Conley, Joe Lauer and Paul Mitchell Today Joe Lauer and myself had the opportunity to travel to Door County and participate in an Extension meeting hosted by Annie Deutsch, Jamie Patton …
Interseeding Cover Crops In Row-Cultivated Corn A4175
Daniel H. Smith, Nutrient and Pest Management Program – University of Wisconsin-Madison Interseeding cover crops can be a challenge. A recent study at Arlington Agriculture Research Station evaluated interseeding cover crop into row-cultivated corn. For …
Soybean Flowers, Herbicide Labels, and Wheel Track Damage…Oh MY!
Authored by Shawn P. Conley and Rodrigo Werle We are starting to get the first reports of soybean beginning to flower (R1) in our early planted situations. As we enter the soybean reproductive growth phase …
I Finally Got My Soybeans Planted and Now They Look Sick!
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Shawn Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist, Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison The 2019 growing season has been nothing but full …
Are Your Beans “Feelin The Burn”?
Shawn P. Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist, Department of Agronomy Weed management has been a significant challenge for many farmers and retailers in 2019. The challenges range from short planting windows to shorter pre-emergence …
True Armyworm
Bryan Jensen, UW Department of Entomology and Division of Extension It is time to start monitoring for armyworms. There have been several significant flights in WI and in states to our south. Will it be …
Herbicide Rotation Restrictions Before Planting Industrial Hemp
Dr. Rodrigo Werle Assistant Professor & Weed Specialist Department of Agronomy Growing Industrial Hemp in Conventional Agricultural Fields? Don’t forget to check what herbicides were sprayed last year(s) and adjust your spray program moving forward …
Can Brand or Generic Herbicides Be Tank-Mixed? Part 2
Dr. Rodrigo Werle Assistant Professor & Weed Specialist Department of Agronomy This article describes some of the considerations regarding tank mixing S-metolachlor/safened metolachlor, atrazine &/or mesotrione products for weed control in corn (in other words, …
Soybean Gall Midge
Bryan Jensen, UW Department of Entomology and Division of Extension Although not currently found in Wisconsin, the soybean gall midge was detected in 66 counties in Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota (Figure 1) during …