Soybean Sulfur Fertilization Shawn P. Conley, WI Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist Many soybean growers are interested in the use of additional sulfur (S) to increase yields and profitability. However, with low profit margins, the effect …
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Soybean Planting Date, Seeding Rate and Seed Treatment Recommendations
SHAWN P. CONLEY, SOYBEAN AND WHEAT EXTENSION SPECIALIST, DEPARTMENT OF AGRONOMY, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN (from the https://coolbean.info/ website…) In this blog I will attempt to answer three very agronomically important and challenging questions in a …
2019 Wisconsin Corn Agronomy Research Report
Dr. Joe Lauer, UW-Madison Agronomy and Extension State Corn Specialist The 2019 Wisconsin Corn Agronomy Research Report is now available online! Website: http://corn.agronomy.wisc.edu/Research/Default.aspx PDF File: http://corn.agronomy.wisc.edu/Research/Report/2019.pdf 2019 Research Trials: Corn grain and silage hybrid performance …
Handy Bt Trait Table Updated
Bryan Jensen, Dept. of Entomology Thanks to Dr. Chris DiFonze, MSU, for taking the guess work out of understanding which Bt proteins are expressed in the different trait packages. The Handy Bt Trait Table has just …
Winners of the 2019 WI Soybean Yield Contest Announced
Shawn P. Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist, Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin The 1st place winner in Division 4, RnK DeVoe Farms of Monroe, grew Pioneer P28A42X and harvested 91.08 bu/a. In second …
Clover Cover Crop Management
Kevin Shelley, Farm Nutrient and Cover Crop Specialist with University of Wisconsin’s Nutrient and Pest Management Program, was recently mentioned by Practial Farmers of Iowa. His experience in red clover as a cover crop, along …
Wisconsin Waterhemp Herbicide Resistance Project – 2019 Update
Felipe Faleco (UW-Madison Agronomy Graduate Student), David Stoltenberg (UW-Madison Agronomy Professor), Mark Renz (UW-Madison Extension Weed Scientist) and Rodrigo Werle (UW-Madison Extension Weed Scientist) Link to blog post: http://www.wiscweeds.info/post/wisconsin-waterhemp-herbicide-resistance-project-2019-update/ Waterhemp is a competitive, prolific and genetically diverse weed species which has evolved …
Help with survey of herbicide adoption plans in soybean
Dr. Shawn Conley and team (www.coolbean.info) recently released the 2019 yield data from their soybean variety trials conducted across the state of Wisconsin and concluded that no yield differences were observed across herbicide tolerance traits …
New Resources For Making ARC and PLC Decisions
Dr. Paul D. Mitchell, Professor of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Director of Renk Agribusiness Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison This new webpage assembles a variety of resources to help farmers (and those working with farmers) make their decisions …
Agronomically Optimal Soybean Seeding Rates and Associated Risk
In a bean pod: 211 field studies were grouped into similar environmental (soil × climate) clusters and into high (HYL), medium (MYL), and low (LYL) yield levels. Within the two northern most clusters, the agronomically …