Daniel H. Smith, Mimi Broeske, and Kevin Shelley- Nutrient and Pest Management Program University of Wisconsin-Madison Termination of cover crops can be a challenge. A new publication from the Nutrient and Pest Management program details …
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Cover crops following wheat or other small grains – Selection and management guidelines
Kevin Shelley, UW Nutrient and Pest Management Program 608-575-4746 Following harvest of winter wheat or other small grains in Wisconsin, if not planted to alfalfa, these fields are often left fallow. However, with more than …
Pub: Frost seeding red clover in winter wheat
Grow your own nitrogen! If you plant winter wheat, you have an opportunity to “grow” your own nitrogen (N) to help manage input costs and accrue soil quality benefits. The age-old practice of green manuring, …
Cover cropping – Avoid clover competition
Cover cropping: Avoid clover competition when frost seeding medium red clover into winter wheat Kevin Shelley, UW-Madison Nutrient and Pest Management Program One cover cropping practice used by winter wheat growers involves frost seeding medium …
Monitor Seedcorn Maggot Degree Days for Successful Planting of Untreated Soybean Seed
Kevin Shelley, UW Nutrient and Pest Management Program In this year of predicted tight margins for producing field crops, farmers are asking which expenses they might be able to cut—treated soybean seed might be an …
Calibrate manure spreaders to determine nutrient credits
Kevin Shelley, UW NPM Program As much of Wisconsin continues to either thaw out, or dry out, now might be a good time for manure spreader weighing and calibration on dairy and livestock farms. Determining …
MOSES Organic Farming Conference and Organic University to offer Continuing Education Units (CEU) for Certified Crop Advisors (CCA)
Kevin Shelley, UW NPM Program Professionals certified through the American Society of Agronomy as Certified Crop Advisors (CCA) working in organic crop production, and those professionals interested exploring approaches to organic production, can obtain continuing …
Basic Soil Sampling for Wisconsin Agriculture
Kevin Shelley, Nutrient and Pest Management Program Specialist This video demonstrates the recommended procedures for collecting soil samples for basic, field-average fertility analyses from farm fields in Wisconsin. It also discusses procedures for submitting the …
New video – Wisconsin’s pre-sidedress nitrate test (PSNT)
New video – Wisconsin’s pre-sidedress nitrate test (PSNT) Carrie Laboski, Extension Soil Scientist, Dept. of Soil Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Kevin Shelley, Outreach Specialist, Nutrient & Pest Management Program, University of Wisconsin- Madison The corn …
Radish as a cover crop
Radish as a cover crop Matt Ruark, Extension Soil Scientist, UWEX and Dept. of Soil Science,Kevin Shelley, UW – Nutrient and Pest Management Program,Jim Stute, Extension Agent – Rock County There has been much recent …