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Growing season ends:
2011 Fond du Lac Growing Degree Units + Rainfall Accumulations
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December, '11 |
Plan to
attend:
2012 Agronomy Update Meeting - January 3 @ Fond du Lac

Plan to attend: 2011
Dairy Forage Day - December 16 @ Fond du Lac

Plan to attend:
2011 Dodge-Fondy
Corn Growers Production Meeting - December 14 @ Lomira

Tractor and Machinery Safety
Certification Program |
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November, '11 |
What did the November
Crop Report tell us?
Handy Bt Refuge Table Updated
- Eileen Cullen,
UW-Extension Entomologist

Field Crop News
and Notes
Plan to
attend: SNAP+
Computer Software Training Program - December 7th
Flexible Land Rental
Agreements --- has their time come for Wisconsin?
Palmer amaranth is in Wisconsin crop production fields - Vince Davis,
UW-Extension Weed Scientist
New video:
Potassium
Deficiency in Soybean
- Carrie Laboski., UW Extension Soil Scientist |
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October, '11 |
Fair Labor Standards Act:
Likely Big Changes for Hiring Youth Farm Employees (Comments now
until Dec. 1st)
Plan to
attend: 2011 Pest
Management Update Meeting - November 14 @ Fond du Lac

USDA October Crop Report
Harvesting October
Alfalfa
Dealing with
Frosted Sorghum x Sudangrass
Lodging in Corn
- Joe Lauer, UW Extension Corn
Agronomist
Resources
for Making Those Pesky Wet Corn Conversions
Converting Wet Corn Price (per bu) to Dry Corn Price (per bu)

Equivalent Price / Ton of: High Moisture Shelled Corn
Excel spreadsheet
Equivalent
Price / Ton of: High Moisture Ear Corn
Excel spreadsheet
Estimating the Value
of Wet Ear Corn (UW Pub A3410)

Buying High Moisture Corn at Harvest Time
Estimated Pounds of Corn at Selected
Moisture Levels to Equal One Bushel of Shelled Corn
Selecting Corn
Silage Hybrids - Joe Lauer, UW Extension Corn
Agronomist
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September, '11 |
Maximizing corn
grain and forage yields: How high can we go and How do we get there? - Joe Lauer, UW Extension Corn
Agronomist

Fall is a great time to manage pasture weeds-
Mark Renz,
UW-Extension Weed Scientist
It’s time to scout for weeds that escaped in-season control - Vince Davis,
UW-Extension Weed Scientist
Top 7 Recommendations for Establishing Winter Wheat
in 2011
- Shawn Conley, UW Extension Soybean and Small Grains Agronomist

Corn Yield
Estimates and their Predictive Value: The Art and Science of Estimating
Yield
- Joe Lauer, UW Extension Corn
Agronomist

Corn Silage
Whole Plant Moisture Results from September 13th
Corn Silage
Whole Plant Moisture Results from September 6th
Late Season Soybean Diseases
- Paul Esker, UW Extension Plant Pathologist |
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August, '11 |
Corn Silage
Whole Plant Moisture Results from August 30th
Resistance of Western Corn Rootworm Field Populations to Bt CRW
(Cry3Bb1) Corn
- Eileen Cullen,
UW-Extension Entomologist
Plan to
attend:
Arlington Agronomy and Soils Field
Day - August 31st @ Arlington ARS 
Plan to
attend:
Fond du Lac Co. Agronomy Field
Day - August 30th @ Lamartine 
UW Winter
Wheat Variety Performance Results 
For Fall Forage.......Think Oats
Less Familiar Mid- to Late-Season Bugs to Watch For
Field Crop News and Notes
A July Comeback for Growing Degree Units |
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July, '11 |
Plan to
attend:
Dodge-Fondy Corn Growers'
Twilight Meeting - July 28th @ Lamartine 
What’s the value of
wheat straw in 2011?
Scout Soybean for Soybean Aphid
- Eileen Cullen,
UW-Extension Entomologist
Yield Response of Flattened (Lodged) Corn
- Joe Lauer, UW Extension Corn
Agronomist
Examining Risk Factors Associated with White Mold in Soybean
- Paul Esker, UW Extension Plant Pathologist
Western Bean Cutworm Moth Flight Has Begun - Eileen Cullen,
UW-Extension Entomologist
What did we learn
from the June Crop Report? |
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June, '11 |
Have you checked stand
counts for 2011?
Corn Market Changes - David Moll, Outreach Specialist,
Agricultural & Applied Economics
Assessing the Potential for Nitrogen Loss from Heavy Rainfalls
- Carrie Laboski., UW Extension Soil Scientist
Early Planted Soybeans Starting to Bloom - Shawn Conley, UW Extension Soybean and Small Grains Agronomist
True Armyworm Larva – Scout Corn and Wheat Fields - Eileen Cullen,
UW-Extension Entomologist
Black Cutworm Feeding on Bt Corn Technology - Eileen Cullen,
UW-Extension Entomologist
Plan to
attend: Forage Council Twilight
Meeting -
June 15th @ Double S Dairy, Markesan

Alfalfa Weevil and Potato Leafhopper Update
- Eileen Cullen,
UW-Extension Entomologist |
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May, '11 |
Considerations for Switching Soybean Maturity Groups for Delayed
Plantings
-Shawn Conley, UW Extension Soybean and Small Grains Agronomist
Spring Crop Video Extravaganza (don't
attempt with a dial-up connection)
Soybean Emergence and Germination: Early Season
Soybean Disease Risk Assessment: Early Season
Winter Wheat Disease Risk Assessment: Early Season
Wheat Scouting Update and Disease Thresholds
- Paul Esker, UW Extension Plant Pathologist
Corn Hybrid
Switch Dates
Status of
early planted soybean (Early relative to 2011 weather)
-Shawn Conley, UW Extension Soybean and Small Grains Agronomist
Early Season Insect Calendar: Seedcorn Maggot
- Eileen Cullen,
UW-Extension Entomologist
USDA Corn Planting Progress
- David Moll, Outreach Specialist,
Agricultural & Applied Economics
Longevity of S Availability from Large Gypsum Applications
- Dick Wolkowski., UW Extension Soil Scientist
How Cold was April?
Glyphosate Under
Fire...again
New FORAGEline Number
for Alfalfa Scissors-cutting Information
Fond du Lac County Agriculture: Value and Economic Impact

Soil Temperature and Moisture and Seed Treatments
- Paul Esker, UW Extension Plant Pathologist
It’s still not the time to skip residual herbicides
- Vince Davis,
UW-Extension Weed Scientist |
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April, '11 |
Hazardous Waste Clean Sweep - May 14, Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds
Updated "Handy Bt Trait Table"
- Eileen Cullen,
UW-Extension Entomologist
Gypsum: where does it fit as a soil nutrient
source and amendment?
Use automatic steering to avoid mowing the same ground twice
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Matt Digman, USDA Dairy Forage Research Center Ag Engineer
New Cover Crop Videos and Presentations Available
- Matt Ruark., UW Extension Soil Scientist
Selecting a N fertilizer rate when corn is $7/bu
- Carrie Laboski., UW Extension Soil Scientist
Alfalfa Seeding
Rates: How Much is Too Much? 
Latest Bt Corn Approval by EPA Includes 5% Refuge In The Bag
- Eileen Cullen,
UW-Extension Entomologist
2010 Wisconsin Corn Hybrid Performance Trials: Grain – Silage –
Specialty – Organic
- Joe Lauer, UW Extension Corn
Agronomist
Wet Soils Increase the Potential for Soil Compaction
- Dick Wolkowski., UW Extension Soil Scientist
Early Assessment of Wheat Stands Suggest We are Off to a Great Start
-Shawn Conley, UW Extension Soybean and Small Grains Agronomist
Meet Vince Davis: New UWEX Weed Scientist |
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March, '11 |
Carly Simon, Zack
Greinke, and $6 corn
Fond du Lac County
Agriculture-2010
- a new factsheet highlighting FdL Agriculture  |
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February, '11 |
New 2010 Wisconsin Custom
Rate Guide Now Available
Search Papers and
Presentations from 2011 WI Crop Management Conference
USDA-APHIS Grants Non-regulated status for Roundup-Ready Alfalfa
-
Mark Renz,
UW-Extension Weed Scientist
Plan to
attend: Processed Vegetable
Growers Clinic -
February 22nd @ Lomira Legion Hall

Nutrient Content for Dairy and Swine Manure in Wisconsin, 1998-2010
- John Peters, UW-Extension
Soil Scientist
Average Soil Test Phosphorus and Potassium Levels Decline in Wisconsin
- John Peters, UW-Extension
Soil Scientist
Wisconsin Farm Fatalities:
where’s the trendline heading?
Soybean Production Trends in Wisconsin and Fond
du Lac Co.
Field Crop News and Notes |
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January, '11 |
What's the status of
Wisconsin agriculture?
WI ALFALFA YIELD AND PERSISTENCE (WAYP) PROGRAM - 2010 SUMMARY REPORT
Plan to
attend:
Nutrient Management Farmer Training Program -
February 2nd and 9th @ UW-FdL

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