Janet van Zoeren and Christelle Guédot, UW-Extension https://go.wisc.edu/3s74m8 This week in the Wisconsin Fruit Newsletter you can read about: Is it a brown marmorated stink bug? If you’re wondering, check out these new apps! Insect …
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Strategies for Late Termination of Cereal Rye Cover Crop
Rodrigo Werle (UW-Madison Extension Cropping Systems Weed Scientist) andDan Smith (UW NPM Southwest Wisconsin Regional Specialist) Fall-planted cereal rye is increasingly used as a cover crop to protect the soil during winter and spring in corn and …
New smartphone app: Sporecaster, The Soybean White Mold Forecaster
Damon Smith, Field Crops Extension Pathologist, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Roger Schmidt, Nutrient and Pest Management Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Shawn Conley, Soybean Extension Agronomist, University of Wisconsin-Madison Sporecaster is a new smartphone application designed to help farmers …
Despite the Weather 2018 Weed Emergence Only One Week Behind
Mark Renz Extension Weed Scientist, Agronomy Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison Knowledge of weed emergence is important as it can help in the selection and optimization of early season weed control. While typically weed emergence is …
Use FieldWatch to Locate Managed Honey Bee Colonies
Bryan Jensen, UW Extension and IPM Program Looking for help in identifying the location of managed bee hives (or other sensitive crops) in your application area? Try FieldWatch ®. Honey bee colonies are not always painted …
2018 Agronomy/Soils Field Day on August 22nd
Carrie Laboski, Professor & Extension Soil Scientist Save the date: Agronomy/Soils Field Day at Arlington Ag Research Station will be held on August 22. The Departments of Agronomy and Soil Science in conjunction with the …
Healthy Grown Series of Videos
A new video series describing the high-bar, certified, nationally recognized “Healthy Grown” sustainable potato production program has been developed and published by the Nutrient and Pest Management Program. “Healthy Grown” has been thriving in advancing …
Has April rain and snow caused loss of March N applications to winter wheat?
Carrie Laboski, Professor & Extension Soil Scientist Recent Wisconsin research has indicated that applying N to winter wheat at green-up was generally more profitable than applications at Zadoks growth stage 30 (GS30, hollow stem – …
Wisconsin Agricultural Land Prices 2017
Arlin Brannstrom, University of Wisconsin Center for Dairy Profitability Low commodity prices did not dampen average agricultural land prices in 2017. The WI Department of Revenue transfer return data finds average agricultural land values were …
New CCAs for 2018
Bryan Jensen, UW Extension and Dept. of Entomology We have a new group of CCAs for the coming year! Please join the Wisconsin CCA Board in welcoming those who have recently received full certification. We all …