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Disease Profile: Ergot
Dan Undersander, Extension Forage Agronomist, Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Plant Pathologist We have had a report of ergot in pastures. This is not unexpected with the cool, wet spring we had. This can be …
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 …
Consultant alfalfa winter injury survey
Dr. Dan Undersander, Extension and Forage Agronomist Wisconsin Forage Team and The University of Minnesota are working to better understand the scope, severity and causes of this year’s alfalfa winter injury that has been reported throughout …
Alternate Forage Crops
Alternate Forage Crops Dr. Dan Undersander, Forage Agronomist, Paul Mitchell, Extension Agricultural Economist The alfalfa winterkill losses are very high. This problem is especially severe since the drought last summer meant less forage production and …
Maximizing Forage in Winter Injured and Killed Stands, Spring of 2013
Maximizing Forage in Winter Injured and Killed Stands, Spring of 2013 Dan Undersander, Forage Agronomist We are getting reports of significant alfalfa stand damage across Wisconsin and southern Minnesota. The situations vary from low spots …
Grazing Drought Stressed Corn Stalks
Grazing Drought Stressed Corn Stalks Dan Undersander, Forage Agronomist Some farmers are beginning to graze drought stressed corn stalks and are encountering nitrate toxicity problems. Remember that nitrate accumulates in the stalk and is more …
Late Summer Cutting Management of Alfalfa
Late Summer Cutting Management of Alfalfa Dan Undersander, Extension Forage Agronomist Difficult alfalfa harvesting conditions sometimes result in farmers being off schedule for late summer harvesting alfalfa. This raises the question of best cutting management …
Late Summer Cutting Management of Alfalfa
Late Summer Cutting Management of Alfalfa Dan Undersander (Forage Agronomist) and Bill Bland (Climatologist) Difficult alfalfa harvesting conditions sometimes result in farmers being off schedule for late summer harvesting alfalfa. This raises the question of …
Getting Additional Forage this Fall
Getting Additional Forage this Fall Dan Undersander (Forage Agronomist), Shawn Conley (Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist) Some farmers need additional forage and want to plant a second crop following wheat or corn taken early for …