1997 Timely Crop Production Information


1997 Fond du Lac GDD and Precipitation Summary
   

December, 97

November, 97

October, 97

September, 97

How Will an Early Fall Frost Impact Soybean Yields?
Killing Frost in Corn - by Joe Lauer, UW Corn Specialist
Welcome to the Corn Crop Post-game Show
Is Extension Too Conservative?
Fall Forage Field Day Whole Plant Moisture Testing Results
A Lesson in Vernal
Still Not Too Late to Seed Winter Rye
1997 UW Alfalfa Variety Trial Results
Seven Years of Alfalfa Scissor-cutting
Potato Leafhopper............post-mortem
Corn Hybrid Tests - points to ponder - by Joe Lauer, UW Corn Specialist

August, 97
 

Limitations to Kernel Milk-line for Predicting Silage Moisture
Phytophthora Root Rot in Soybean ----- variety selection is key
White Mold a Problem in Some County Soybean Fields
Fall Forage Field Day
Corn Maturity Race Tightens-up in August
Agronomy Field Day - August 26, Lamartine
1997 UW Winter Wheat Performance Trial Results
Now's the Time for Late-summer Alfalfa Seedings

July, 97
 

Potato Leafhoppers are Here!
Be Alert for Hot Hay
Corn Borers Arrive....smaller army than 1996
"My plants are white but it ain't snowin'!"

June, 97
 

Alfalfa Quality Watch - 1997 Alfalfa Scissor-cut Results
An alfalfa blotch leafminer? ----- You gotta be kidding!
Farming After a Toad Strangler - 1997 style
Cultivation Usually Pays ---- type of unit less important
Planting Corn or Soybeans after a First-cut Hay Harvest
Timing of post- grass control in corn
Some thoughts on the first-cut hay harvest

May, 97
 

Adjusting the Forage Harvester Length of Cut - by Ron Schuler, UWEX Ag Engineer
Early Season Corn Herbicide Injury Review - by Chris Boerboom, UWEX Weed Specialist
How Much Can I Pay for Standing hay?
Potassium Fertilizer for Alfalfa --- how much, what source, and when?
Temperature and Moisture Effects on Forage Quality
Grain Market Comments - by Randy Fortenbery, UWEX Grain Marketing Specialist
Using PEAQ to Predict First-cut Alfalfa Quality
Forage Quality Information Available on FREELINE and WWW
Take Time to Properly Inoculate Soybean Seed

April, '97
 

Anhydrous Ammonia - considerations for use
Seeding Alfalfa into Alfalfa
Producing and Feeding High Moisture Barley
Did you buy enough corn seed this year to optimize corn yields?
Quality Tested Hay Auction Results - April 18, Equity Livestock, Lomira
Grain Market Comments - by Randy Fortenbery, UWEX Grain Marketing Specialist
Planter Box Seed Treatments - by John Wedberg, UW-Extension Entomologist
Eastern Black Nightshade Assaults Area Fields
Plant Oats Early for Best Yields
Common Questions When Faced with Alfalfa Winterkill or Injury
Quality Tested Hay Auction Results - April 4, Equity Livestock, Lomira

March, '97
 

Corn Starter Fertilizer -Best Payback with Late Planting Dates/Long Maturity Hybrids
Getting a Good Corn Stand Starts with the Planter
Quality Tested Hay Auction Results - March 21, Equity Livestock, Lomira
Grain Market Comments - by T. Randall Fortenbery, UWEX Grain Marketing Specialist
Frost Seeding Legumes and Grasses into Pastures
MAP and DAP as Corn Starter P Fertilizers - 1995-96 field trial results
Quality Tested Hay Auction Results - March 7, Equity Livestock, Lomira
Graziers' Gathering - March 12, Eden Community Center

February, '97

Wisconsin Corn Starter Fertilizer Trials
Quality Tested Hay Auction Results - Feb. 21, Equity Livestock, Lomira
Ice Ain't Nice
Amisorb - What is it and does it work?????
Nitrification Inhibitors and Use
Quality Tested Hay Auction Results - Feb. 7, Equity Livestock, Lomira
Here's What You Need to Know About Brown Bag Seed
Canning Pea and Sweet Corn Growers Clinic at Fox Lake, February 11
Some Reflections on Alfalfa Cutting Management
Is RFV on its Way Out as a Forage Quality Indicator?

January, '97
 

Predicting First-cut Alfalfa Yields from Preceding Winter Weather
Quality Tested Hay Auction Results - Jan. 17, Equity Livestock, Lomira
Grain Market Comments - by Randy Fortenbery, UWEX Grain Marketing Specialist
Quality Tested Hay Auction Results - Jan. 3, Equity Livestock, Lomira

1996 Timely Crop Production Information Entries 

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