Shawn Conley, State Soybean and Small Grains Specialist Understanding and being able to correctly identify the growth stages of soybean is important for making sound agronomic management decisions. This guide describes the growth stages starting …
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Soybean Response to Nitrogen Application Across the U. S.
Shawn Conley, State Soybean and Small Grains Specialist U.S. soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] production has increased by 60% from 1996 to 2016 due to a 30% increase in area planted to soybean, and due …
Harvest Considerations for Variable Soybean Maturity
Shawn P. Conley Variable soil types, knolls, flooding and ponding, variable planting dates and late season drought have left many growers with extreme in-field variability of soybean maturity. There are areas in fields where the …
Fall is Still a Good Time to Sample for SCN and Other Plant Parasitic Nematodes
Ann MacGuidwin, Damon Smith and Shawn P. Conley The WI Soybean Marketing Board (WSMB) sponsors free nematode testing to help producers stay ahead of the most important nematode pest of soybean, the soybean cyst nematode …
Start Managing for Fusarium Head Blight Before Planting 2017/18 Winter Wheat
By Shawn P. Conley and Damon Smith Most Wisconsin winter wheat growers dodged the Fusarium head blight (FHB or scab) bullet again in 2017. Though many farmers, especially those in SW WI, became so disgusted …
Top 8 Recommendations for Winter Wheat Establishment in 2017
Shawn Conley, State Soybean and Small Grains Specialist John Gaska, Outreach Specialist, Damon Smith, State Field Crops Pathology Specialist Top 8 winter wheat establishment recommendations: Variety selection: please see the 2017 WI Winter Wheat Performance …
Research: Key Management Practices That Explain Soybean Yield Gaps
Shawn Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist, UW-Madison Department of Agronomy To date, identification of causes of yield gaps (difference between maximum yield potential and measured yield in producer yields) has been restricted to small geographic areas. …
Does the Application of a Plant Growth Regulator and Fungicide Increase Oat Yield
Shawn Conley, State Soybean and Small Grains Specialist John Gaska, Senior Outreach Specialist Adam Roth, Program Manager In an Oat Shock: The addition of Palisade PGR and Trivapro fungicide increased oat yield and reduced lodging …
2017 Wisconsin Winter Wheat Performance Trials
Shawn Conley, Adam Roth, John Gaska, Brian Mueller and Damon Smith, Departments of Agronomy and Plant Pathology, College of Agricultural and Life Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison The Wisconsin Winter Wheat Performance Trials are conducted each …
Results of Intensive Winter Wheat Management in 2017
Shawn P. Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist, Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin, Madison A research trial was initiated at the Arlington Agricultural Research Station to assess the impact of various management levels (Table …