Shawn Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist 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 (SCN). …
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Harvest Considerations for Variable Soybean Maturity
Shawn Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist Variable soil types, knolls, and drought have left some growers with extreme in-field variability of soybean maturity. There are areas in fields where the soybean seed is 13% …
Planting Winter Wheat into Dry Soil
Shawn Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist Dry soil conditions have sparked many questions from growers on how best to establish their winter wheat crop. As we were reminded last year and this there is …
Odds my Soybean Crop will Mature Before a Killing Frost Hits
Shawn Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist The Wisconsin soybean crop is slowly starting to mature, however many growers and crop consultants are still concerned about the risk of frost damage to late planted fields. …
Late Planted Drought Stricken Soybean II: More Valuable as a Forage or Green Manure?
Shawn Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist Now that we have checked the label and determined we can legally harvest our soybean crop as a forage now lets consider the calendar for our full suite …
Late Planted Drought Stricken Soybean as a Forage?…Check the Label First
Shawn Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist Severe alfalfa winterkill coupled with late soybean plantings followed by dry conditions have growers considering chopping their soybean as a forage. Before you even consider this option make …
Video on Late Season Drought Stress in Soybean
Shawn Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist Common issues growers may have concerning soybean yield when affected by drought during late season growth are discuss by Wisconsin State Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist Dr. Shawn …
Top 7 Recommendations for Winter Wheat Establishment
Shawn Conley, UWEX Soybean and Small Grains Specialist, John Gaska, Outreach Specialist Top 7 winter wheat establishment recommendations: Variety selection: please see the 2013 WI Winter Wheat Performance Test Plant new seed (don’t plant saved seed). …
2013 Wisconsin Winter Wheat Performance Test Results
Shawn Conley, Adam Roth, John Gaska The Wisconsin Winter Wheat Performance Tests are conducted each year to give growers information to select the best-performing varieties that will satisfy their specific goals. The performance tests are …
Have these Recent Cool Temperatures Impacted my 2013 Soybean Crop..In Short Not Yet
Shawn Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist Delayed soybean plantings coupled with unseasonably cool temperatures in late July and early August have many growers and crop consultants concerned over the stage and state of the …