Joe Lauer, University of Wisconsin-Madison This article first appeared May 2013 The 2013 corn growing season is off to its slowest start in a long time. On May 12 USDA-NASS reported 14% of the corn …
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Planting Date Effects on Corn Silage Yield and Quality
Planting Date Effects on Corn Silage Yield and Quality Joe Lauer, University of Wisconsin – Madison This article first appeared May, 2013 We have written quite a bit about planting date effects on corn grain …
Optimum Corn Planting Dates Are Later ‘Up North’
Optimum Corn Planting Dates Are Later ‘Up North’ Joe Lauer, University of Wisconsin-Madison This article first appeared May, 2013 Optimum corn planting dates vary with latitude. The northern Corn Belt is limited by heat units …
The “Double-Whammy” of Delayed Corn Planting
The “Double-Whammy” of Delayed Corn Planting Joe Lauer, University of Wisconsin This article first appeared April, 2013 Not all corn farmers and agronomists feel that planting date is a significant yield impact factor. However, in …
The Best Corn Planting Dates are yet to Come
The Best Corn Planting Dates are yet to Come Joe Lauer, University of Wisconsin This article first appeared April 2013. “This year (2013) farmers have been challenged by cool, wet conditions during April. Snow is …
The Corn-Soybean Rotation X Tillage Interaction: No Tillage Required When Rotating
Joe Lauer, Corn Agronomist Crop rotation is the easiest yield you can get. I call it “the gift that keeps on giving.” Corn yield increases 10 to 19% when rotated with soybean, while soybean yield …
Final Announcement for the 2014 Wisconsin Corn Conferences
Joe Lauer, Corn Agronomist Announcing the 2014 Corn Conference meeting series sponsored by UWEX and the Wisconsin Corn Growers Association. We invite you to be a part of these conferences. We have a limited mailing …
Second Annoucement for the 2014 Wisconsin Corn Conferences
Joe Lauer, Corn Agronomist This is the second announcement for the 2014 Corn Conference meeting series sponsored by the Wisconsin Corn Growers Association, Wisconsin Corn Promotion Board, UWEX and industry. We invite you to be …
2013 Wisconsin Corn Hybrid Performance Trials: Grain-Silage-Specialty-Organic
Joe Lauer, Corn Agronomist Every year, the University of Wisconsin-Extension and the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences conduct a corn evaluation program in cooperation with the Wisconsin Crop Improvement Association. The …
2014 Wisconsin Agronomy Update Meetings
The Department of Agronomy will offer Crop Production and Management Meetings at eight locations during 2014. Joe Lauer, Dan Undersander and Shawn Conley will present the latest information on hybrid/variety performance, an analysis and discussion …