Team Grains educates producers and ag professionals to enhance their management capability to produce and market grain crops profitably, while protecting our soil and water resources.
Grain Crop PROGRAMS IN WISCONSIN
RESOURCES
Grain Crop Agronomy
- Small grain varieties for grain and forage in Wisconsin, Shawn Conley, Heidi Kaeppler, John Mochon, Mark Martinka, and John Gaska, 2007, (274KB)
- Growing and Marketing Spring Wheat in WI, Shawn P. Conley and John M. Gaska, Jan 2008, (170KB PDF)
- 2008 Spring Wheat Sample Budget for Western Wisconsin, Greg Andrews, March 2008, (42KB Word doc)
- Realities of Disease Management in Wheat , Paul Esker, March 2008, (1.2MB Powerpoint)
- Spring wheat in 2008, Shawn P. Conley and John Gaska, March 2008, (5.02MB Powerpoint)
- Spring Wheat - Opportunities and Challenges for 2008, Greg Andrews, March 2008, (1.5MB Powerpoint)
- Corn Management
- Soybean and Small Grain Management
- Forage Research and Extension
- Wisconsin Crop Manager Newsletter
Resources for on-farm demonstrations
Integrated Pest Management
Resources for on-farm demonstrations
Soil Fertility and Management
Resources for on-farm demonstrations
Grain Marketing/Economics/Budgets
Biotechnology
Ethanol
Renewable Fuels
Energy Conservation
General
PARTNERS
Team Forage
Nutrient Management Team
Farm and Risk Management Team
Wisconsin Corn Growers Association
Wisconsin Soybean Association
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
WHAT WE DO
Work Groups
Grain Crop Agronomy
Contact: Joe Lauer and Kevin Jarek
As crop production systems and crop genetics change, Wisconsin grain producers face new challenges to maximize crop production and/or profitability. In some instances, maximum production is not equal to maximum profitability. In-field research, testing, and demonstration of practices ensure that producers will have solid recommendations as well as providing an effective means for farmers to gain knowledge and skills.
Integrated Pest Management
Contact: Eileen Cullen and David Fischer
The IPM Work Group will focus on the Emerging Soybean Pest Complex in Wisconsin . Several new or newly adapted pests recently emerged within the last several years in WI (soybean aphid, bean leaf beetle, Variant western corn rootworm and glyphosate resistant/tolerant weed escapes). In addition, there are potential future challenges to Wisconsin soybean production such as soybean rust. The work group's strategy will be to provide educational outreach on pests as a Complex in soybeans. Decisions on scouting methods, seed treatments, foliar insecticide timing, soybean planting date, herbicide stewardship, and crop rotation length and diversity all must be made within the context of this pest complex.
Programming will reflect the fact that a grower rarely makes management decisions with only one pest or disease in mind, and the fact that insect populations fluctuations, climate conditions, soil types and location in the state influence how the complex should be managed from year to year. Educational efforts will focus on providing strong pest management decision support and basic IPM practices to grain producers, consultants and agri-business with the goal of improving producer profitability and supporting environmental stewardship efforts.
Soil Fertility and Management
Contact: Mark Kopecky and Dick Wolkowski
Maintenance and enhancement of our soil resource is vital to the long-term profitability and productivity of Wisconsin agriculture. Use of appropriate soil, crop and residue management practices can also profoundly enhance the quality of our environment. Lack of widespread use of suitable management practices can lead to physical loss of soil through erosion, decreased soil quality, lack of rotational diversity and a growing dependence on purchased inputs. Changes in Wisconsin agriculture such as more acres of corn harvested for silage, more acres in a corn-soybean rotation and use of heavier and larger equipment are trends that could be detrimental to soils and the environment.
Focused educational efforts and increased adoption of best management practices in the areas of residue management, use of cover crops and maintenance of soil quality will address these concerns. For each of these topics, three resources will be developed for county faculty and staff to utilize in educational programs. These include a protocol for an on-farm demonstration, a fact-sheet, and a power point presentation. These will be made available on the Team Grain website.
Making a difference
Success stories and impact reports
Asian Soybean Rust, a fungal disease, has traveled north from South America and was first observed in the continental United States in 2004. While the disease is unlikely to survive Wisconsin’s winters, its spores can travel rapidly on the wind, threatening Wisconsin’s valuable soybean crop.
 Tracking and Monitoring Soybean Rust
In 2003, individual monitoring efforts came together in the UW-Extension Southeast Wisconsin Variant Western Corn Rootworm Trapping Network. The network is determining the geographical range of the variant rootworms and developing educational programs to share results and management recommendations. The network monitors more than 71 sites in eleven southern Wisconsin counties for rootworm damage in first-year corn and for beetle activity in soybeans.
Trapping Southeast Wisconsin Variant Western Corn Rootworm
Maintaining and enhancing soil quality is vital to the long-term profitability and productivity of Wisconsin agriculture and to the quality of the environment. Focused educational efforts can help farmers improve management practices in tillage, residue management, and using cover crops to maintain and improve soil quality.
Wisconsin soil quality outreach
WHO WE ARE
updated 11/13/08
Co-Leaders
Bill Halfman
Bryan Jensen
Coach
Dave Williams
Communications Liaison
Eileen Cullen |
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Members
- Greg Andrews, Pierce Co.
- Mike Ballweg, Sheboygan Co.
- Chris Baxter, UW-Platteville Soil+Crop Science
- Chris Boerboom, UW Agronomy
- Larry Bundy, UW Soils Dept.
- Jerome Clark, Chippewa Co.
- Eileen Cullen, UW Entomology
- Kevin Erb, UW NPM Program
- Paul Esker, UW Plant Pathology
- David Fischer, Dane Co.
- Roger Flashinski, UW Agronomy
- Randy Fortenbery, UW AAE
- Dennis Frame, Discovery Farms
- John Gaska, UW-Madison
- Donald Genrich, Adams Co.
- Craig Grau, UW Plant Pathology
- Bill Halfman, Monroe Co.
- Matt Hanson, Dodge Co.
- Carla Hargrave, Green Lake Co.
- Brian Hudelson, UW Plant Pathology
- Steve Huntzicker, LaCrosse Co.
- Kevin Jarek, Outagamie Co.
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- Bryan Jensen, UW Entomology
- Mark Kopecky, Price Co.
- Carrie Laboski, UW Soils Dept.
- Joe Lauer, UW Agronomy
- James Leverich, On-Farm Research
- Alan Linnebur, Washington Co.
- Paul Mitchell, UW AAE
- Dwight Mueller, Ag Research Stations
- Richard Proost, UW NPM Program
- Mike Rankin, Fond du Lac Co.
- Peg Reedy, Walworth Co.
- Scott Reuss, Marinette Co.
- Mark Renz, UW Agronomy
- Scott Sanford, UW BSE
- Nick Schneider, Clark Co.
- Ron Schuler, UW BSE
- Kevin Shelley, UW NPM Program
- Ryan Sterry, Polk Co.
- Jim Stute, Rock Co.
- Karen Talarczyk, UW NPM Program
- Dean Volenberg, Door Co.
- Dick Wolkowski, UW Soils Dept.
- Randy Zogbaum, Columbia Co.
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CONTACT
Team Co-leaders
Bill Halfman
UW-Extension Agricultural Agent, Monroe County
(608) 269-8722
Bryan Jensen
UW-Madison/Extension, Department of Entomology
(608) 263-4073
Team Coach
Dave Williams
Assistant Program Director
Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension
(608) 262-9309
FOR TEAM MEMBERS AND AFFILIATES
Planning and Results System
Team Grains Logo (downloadable jpg file)
Team Grains Header (downloadable Word file)
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