Shawn P. Conley Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist This is a friendly reminder that entry forms for the WSA Soybean Yield Contest need to be post marked by October 15, 2016. Click here to obtain …
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Start Managing Stripe Rust of Winter Wheat in 2017 At Planting
Brian Mueller, Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Shawn Conley, Extension Soybean and Small Grains Agronomist, Department of …
Start Managing for Fusarium Head Blight Now Before You Plant the 2016/17 Crop
Shawn Conley, State Soybean and Small Grains Specialist Damon Smith, State Field Crops Pathology Specialist Most WI winter wheat growers dodged the Fusarium head blight (FHB or scab) bullet in 2016; though many farmers especially …
Top 8 Recommendations for Winter Wheat Establishment in 2016
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 2016 WI Winter Wheat Performance …
Intensive Winter Wheat Management
Shawn Conley, State Soybean and Small Grains Specialist John Gaska, Senior Outreach Specialist A research trial was initiated at the Arlington Agricultural Research Station to assess the impact of various management levels (Table 1) on …
Wisconsin Winter Wheat Performance Trials 2016
Shawn Conley, Adam Roth, John Gaska and Damon Smith The Wisconsin Winter Wheat Performance Trials are conducted each year to give growers information to select the best- performing varieties that will satisfy their specific goals. …
Benchmarking Soybean Production Systems in the North-Central USA
Shawn P. Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist This is our preliminary report (year 1) from our Region‐Wide Project aimed at generating baseline producer data on current soybean management practices across the North-Central soybean production region. …
The Nebulous of Non-Nodulating Soybean in 2015 and Again in 2016
Shawn P. Conley Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist Every year I get an occasional phone call, email or text regarding issues surrounding soybean nodulation concerns. This year it has been non-stop for several weeks! Here …
Soybean Flowers, Glyphosate Label, and Wheel Track Damage…Oh My!
Shawn P. Conley Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist Given the quick start to our soybean growing season we will begin to see many soybean fields begin to flower (R1) over the next week. As we …
Using High-Input Systems for Soybean Management Increases Yield but Not Profitability
Shawn P. Conley Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist As fields begin to dry out and growers look to get across their fields to apply inputs here are a few points to ponder for Midwestern farmers …