The Departments of Agronomy and Soil Science in conjunction with the Arlington Agricultural Research Station will host their annual field day on August 28, 2013. The field day will highlight UW-Madison research with a theme …
Fertility & Soil
Potential for Nitrogen Loss Following Heavy Rainfalls
Carrie Laboski, Soil Fertility/Nutrient Management Extension Specialist Rainfall totals over the past week (June 19 to 26) in the southern half of Wisconsin range from 1 to 15 plus inches. Many soils are saturated and …
Basic Soil Sampling for Wisconsin Agriculture
Kevin Shelley, Nutrient and Pest Management Program Specialist This video demonstrates the recommended procedures for collecting soil samples for basic, field-average fertility analyses from farm fields in Wisconsin. It also discusses procedures for submitting the …
Update on Soil Profile Nitrate Concentrations
Update on Soil Profile Nitrate Concentrations Carrie Laboski, Extension Soil Fertility/Nutrient Management Specialist The soil nitrate monitoring network website was just updated with soil profile nitrate concentrations for 26 sites throughout Wisconsin. The results are …
August 2013 Nitrogen Use Efficiency Conference in Kansas City
August 2013 Nitrogen Use Efficiency Conference in Kansas City Carrie Laboski, Extension Soil Fertility/Nutrient Management Specialist I’m passing along some information about a N use efficiency conference that may interest you. Managers and advisers on …
Heavy rainfall causes loss of carry-over nitrogen on some fields
Heavy rainfall causes loss of carry-over nitrogen on some fields Carrie Laboski, Extension Soil Fertility/Nutrient Management Specialist Last week I answered the question: “Are chances for carry-over N diminishing?” The short answer was maybe. Large …
Nitrogen Credits Following Winter-killed Alfalfa
Nitrogen Credits Following Winter-killed Alfalfa Carrie Laboski, Extension Soil Fertility/Nutrient Management Specialist As alfalfa is greening up across the state, it is becoming apparent that there is a varying amount of winter-killed alfalfa. Based on …
Are Chances for Carry-Over Nitrogen Diminishing?
Are Chances for Carry-Over Nitrogen Diminishing? Carrie Laboski, Extension Soil Fertility/Nutrient Management Specialist With last summer’s drought throughout much of the state, we headed into winter with variable and sometimes high (eg. 325 lb N/a) …
Rains may not completely alleviate herbicide carryover concerns
Rains may not completely alleviate herbicide carryover concerns Vince M. Davis, University of Wisconsin-Madison This is just a reminder that while the excessive rain we’re experiencing is replenishing water in the soil profiles, it may …
Wisconsin Certified Soil Testing Laboratories
Wisconsin Certified Soil Testing Laboratories John Peters, Director – UW Soil Testing Laboratories As of April 2013, there are six laboratories certified by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection for soil testing …