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Growing season ends: 2011 Fond du Lac Growing Degree Units + Rainfall Accumulations
2011 Alfalfa Quality Watch - Scissors-cut Results
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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  - 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
March, '11
Carly Simon, Zack Greinke, and $6 corn
Fond du Lac County Agriculture-2010
- a new factsheet highlighting FdL Agriculture
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
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
Field Crop News and Notes
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