Shawn P. Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist, Department of Agronomy Weed management has been a significant challenge for many farmers and retailers in 2019. The challenges range from short planting windows to shorter pre-emergence …
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Soybean Flowering Fallacy
Shawn P. Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist, Department of Agronomy Summary There is an old rule-of-thumb that soybean does not flower until after the summer solstice — the longest day of the year occurring …
Coolbean.info update 6/4/19: Assessing Flood Damage to Soybean
Shawn P. Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist, Department of Agronomy Severe rainfall events and flooding over the last 6+ weeks have many of the few planted soybean fields completely saturated or underwater. As the …
Soybean Replant Decisions: Just the Facts Jack!
Shawn P. Conley, Department of Agronomy, and Damon Smith, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Though farmers continue to struggle to get their crops established in #plant19 we are starting to see the first …
First Thoughts on Managing your Prevent Plant Acres
Shawn P. Conley, Department of Agronomy, and Damon Smith, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison I want to start out this blog being very clear and honest…… I don’t exactly know what the right …
Is Strip-till a Useful Soil Management Tool for Wisconsin Corn and Soybean Production?
Shawn P. Conley, Department of Agronomy, and Damon Smith, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison IN A BEAN POD Strip-till reduced penetration resistance in the root zone of strip-till rows. Soybean seed yield was …
Adjust Your Seeding Rate (Higher) But Not Your Maturity Group For Late May Planted Soybean
Adapted from original article written in 2018 by Authors: S.P.Conley, J.M Gaska, S. Mourtiznis, D. Mueller, and A. Varenhorst With only 11 days left in May and roughly only 19% of the Midwestern soybean crop …
The Soybean Seeding Rate Conundrum
Shawn P. Conley, Department of Agronomy, and Damon Smith, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison In a bean-pod… Use a soybean seed treatment Plant less than 140,000 seeds in white mold areas Target a …
Soybean Management Strategies to Facilitate Timely Winter Wheat Establishment in 2019
Adapted from original article written by Dr. Adam Gaspar and Dr. Shawn P. Conley Winter wheat acres across WI have declined over the past few years due to late grain harvests, disease concerns (FHB or …
Soybean Planting Date and Maturity Group Considerations Moving into 2019
Adapted from original article written by Dr. Adam Gaspar and Dr. Shawn P. Conley, 2017. Early planting is critical for higher yields through increased light interception, and can be further maximized by planting longer MG’s. …