Joe Lauer, Corn Agronomist, University of Wisconsin-Madison The last USDA-NASS report indicated that 74% of the Wisconsin corn acres have been planted, so we still have over 1 million acres to plant. As weather delays …
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Switch Dates For Corn Silage
Joe Lauer, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Corn Agronomist The Wisconsin USDA-NASS Crop Progress report for May 20 indicated that only 43% of the corn crop had been planted. For Week 20, only the growing seasons of …
Evaluation of Ascend®: Hormones that stimulate corn growth
Evaluation of Ascend®: Hormones that stimulate corn growth Joe Lauer, University of Wisconsin – Madison During years with strong grain prices numerous products appear that seem too good to be true. If there was any growing season when …
New State All-Time Corn Yield Record Set in 2012
New State All-Time Corn Yield Record Set in 2012 Joe Lauer In spite of the 2012 drought, a new all-time state record corn yield was produced in Portage County. The previous all-time record was from …
2012 Wisconsin Corn Hybrid Performance Trials
2012 Wisconsin Corn Hybrid Performance Trials Joe Lauer, Kent Kohn, and Thierno Diallo Every year, the University of Wisconsin-Extension and the University of Wisconsin – Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences conduct a corn …
To Rotate, or Not to Rotate – What Are You Going to Do in 2013?
To Rotate, or Not to Rotate – What Are You Going to Do in 2013? Joe Lauer, Corn Agronomist Crop rotation is a universal management practice that has been recognized and exploited for centuries and …
Demonstration/Strip Trials – What should you learn from them?
Demonstration/Strip Trials – What should you learn from them? Joe Lauer, Corn Agronomist The drought experienced this year has been unique. Drought occurs somewhere in Wisconsin nearly every production season. What has been unique this …
First Announcement for the 2013 Wisconsin Corn Conferences
First Announcement for the 2013 Wisconsin Corn Conferences Joe Lauer, Corn Agronomist Hold the dates of January 22-24, 2013 for the Wisconsin Corn Conferences Profitable corn production is extremely important to Wisconsin agriculture. Farmers today …
Will we have enough corn?
Will we have enough corn? Joe Lauer, University of Wisconsin Corn Agronomist I have been getting questions about the impact of the drought on corn production from this year’s crop. It is still too early …
Corn Pollination: How to determine success under stress (video)
Dr. Joe Lauer, University of Wisconsin Corn Agronomist, takes you into the field to show you how to determine if pollination has occurred using the ear shake test. By knowing if pollination has been successful …