Save the Date: November 19-20, 2014 Holiday Inn Airport, Des Moines, IA We would like to invite you to attend the 2014 North Central Extension-Industry Soil Fertility Conference being held Nov. 19-20 at the Holiday …
Fertility & Soil
Videos: Soil pit showing long-term conventional vs. no-tillage
Francisco Arriaga, University of Wisconsin Extension Soil Scientist 1. Long-Term Conventional and No-tillage Systems Compared Soil pit discussion of two tillage systems (conventional vs. no-tillage) that have been managed for over 25 years in a …
2014 Agronomy/Soils Field Day Highlights UW-Madison Research
The Departments of Agronomy and Soil Science in conjunction with the Arlington Agricultural Research Station will host their annual field day on August 27, 2014. The field day will highlight UW-Madison research on emerging technologies, …
Potential for Nitrogen Loss Following Heavy Rainfalls
Carrie Laboski, Soil Fertility/Nutrient Management Extension Specialist Some areas in the state have experienced heavy rainfall that has resulted in water standing in fields. If you are concerned about potential N loss following heavy rainfall …
Nutrient Management Plans Working on Wisconsin Farms
Kim Meyer, NPM Southwest Regional Specialist The Nutrient and Pest Management Program, in partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection, have a new brochure available that highlights farmer’s success with nutrient …
Calibrate manure spreaders to determine nutrient credits
Kevin Shelley, UW NPM Program As much of Wisconsin continues to either thaw out, or dry out, now might be a good time for manure spreader weighing and calibration on dairy and livestock farms. Determining …
New publication from NPM Program- SnapPlus Prep
Kim Meyers, NPM Southwest Wisconsin Regional Specialist SnapPlus Prep is a new publication available from the Nutrient and Pest Management Program. It provides guidance to help you write a nutrient management plan using SnapPlus software. The …
2013 Soil, Water, & Nutrient Management Update Meetings
Francisco Arriaga, UW-Madison Soil Science To view this announcement as a PDF follow the link below: http://www.soils.wisc.edu/extension/cal/2013area.pdf The Department of Soil Science and the University of Wisconsin-Cooperative Extension will host eight meetings to provide updates …
Fall soil sampling: Another challenging prospect?
Carrie A.M. Laboski, Extension Soil Fertility/Nutrient Management Specialist The dry conditions over the past four plus weeks may be giving you flash backs to 2012 and leave you wondering when you should soil sample this …
Late Summer Planting Legumes to Produce Nitrogen Credits for Next Year
Dan Undersander, Department of Agronomy, Carrie Laboski, Department of Soil Science The high price of nitrogen fertilizer has increased interest in planting a legume crop after wheat or canning crop harvest as a green manure to …