Save the Date: November 19-20, 2014 Holiday Inn Airport, Des Moines, IA We would like to invite you to attend the 2014 North Central Extension-Industry Soil Fertility Conference being held Nov. 19-20 at the Holiday …
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Potential for Nitrogen Loss Following Heavy Rainfalls
Carrie Laboski, Soil Fertility/Nutrient Management Extension Specialist Some areas in the state have experienced heavy rainfall that has resulted in water standing in fields. If you are concerned about potential N loss following heavy rainfall …
Save the date: Agronomy/Soils Field Day August 27, 2014
Carrie Laboski, Associate Professor & Extension Soil Scientist The Agronomy/Soils Field Day will be held on August 27, 2014 at the Arlington Ag Research Station. Details of topics and tours will be provided as they …
Fall soil sampling: Another challenging prospect?
Carrie A.M. Laboski, Extension Soil Fertility/Nutrient Management Specialist The dry conditions over the past four plus weeks may be giving you flash backs to 2012 and leave you wondering when you should soil sample this …
Late Summer Planting Legumes to Produce Nitrogen Credits for Next Year
Dan Undersander, Department of Agronomy, Carrie Laboski, Department of Soil Science The high price of nitrogen fertilizer has increased interest in planting a legume crop after wheat or canning crop harvest as a green manure to …
Potential for Nitrogen Loss Following Heavy Rainfalls
Carrie Laboski, Soil Fertility/Nutrient Management Extension Specialist Rainfall totals over the past week (June 19 to 26) in the southern half of Wisconsin range from 1 to 15 plus inches. Many soils are saturated and …
Update on Soil Profile Nitrate Concentrations
Update on Soil Profile Nitrate Concentrations Carrie Laboski, Extension Soil Fertility/Nutrient Management Specialist The soil nitrate monitoring network website was just updated with soil profile nitrate concentrations for 26 sites throughout Wisconsin. The results are …
August 2013 Nitrogen Use Efficiency Conference in Kansas City
August 2013 Nitrogen Use Efficiency Conference in Kansas City Carrie Laboski, Extension Soil Fertility/Nutrient Management Specialist I’m passing along some information about a N use efficiency conference that may interest you. Managers and advisers on …
Heavy rainfall causes loss of carry-over nitrogen on some fields
Heavy rainfall causes loss of carry-over nitrogen on some fields Carrie Laboski, Extension Soil Fertility/Nutrient Management Specialist Last week I answered the question: “Are chances for carry-over N diminishing?” The short answer was maybe. Large …
Nitrogen Credits Following Winter-killed Alfalfa
Nitrogen Credits Following Winter-killed Alfalfa Carrie Laboski, Extension Soil Fertility/Nutrient Management Specialist As alfalfa is greening up across the state, it is becoming apparent that there is a varying amount of winter-killed alfalfa. Based on …