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Timely Crop Production Information

December, '99

Wisconsin Narrow Row Corn Conference (Fond du Lac, Feb. 4)
Soybean and GMO Meeting (Ripon, Jan. 27) - pdf file
2000 Agronomy Seed Update Meeting (Fond du Lac, Jan. 5) - pdf file

November, '99

Quality Tested Hay Auction Season Begins December 3rd
Private Pesticide Applicator Training in Fond du Lac County
Grain Market Outlook - by Randy Fortenbery, UW Grain Marketing Specialist
1999 UW Soybean Variety Performance
1999 Dairy Forage Seminar - December 8th or pdf
Effect of Planter Seed Firmers on Corn Stand Uniformity and Grain Yield | html | pdf |
Fond du Lac Growing Degree Unit Accumulations - the Final Tally
1999 UW Corn Hybrid Grain and Silage Performance Trials (html or MS Excel.xls)
1999 UW Alfalfa Variety Performance (+ other forage species)
Be Ready to Aerate Grain for Safe Winter Storage
Visit the Wisconsin Team Forage Home Page - check-out UW Forage Resources
Wisconsin Pest Management Update Meeting - Nov. 15 -  pdf file

October, '99

ALS + ALS + ALS + ALS + ALS + ALS = Resistant Weeds
Timing and Manure Nitrogen Credits in a Daily Haul System
Grain Market Outlook and Situation from the October Crop Report
Calculating Grain and Silage Yields for Loan Deficiency Payments - by Joe Lauer, UWEX Corn Agronomist

1999 Corn Silage Dry Down Results - Dry weather = Rapid dry down!!!!
Fall Field Scouting and Test Plot Evaluation - by Joe Lauer, UWEX Corn Agronomist

September, '99

To Cut or Not to Cut? - that is the question
September Grain Market Comments (pdf file) - by Randy Fortenbery, UW Ag Economist

Alternatives for Storing High Moisture Corn
Temporary Grain Storage Site - Univ. of Minnesota
Watch Out for Silo Gas
1997 - 1999 WI Alfalfa Variety Performance in Fond du Lac Co. <html>  <pdf>

August, '99

Plan to Attend the 1999 WI Forage Council Fall Field Day - pdf file
Plan to Attend the 1999 FdL Co. Forage Council Field Day - pdf file
Plan to Attend the 1999 Fond du Lac Agronomy Field Day
- pdf file
Now that you own a crop processor, what should you be looking for?
Raindrops Keep Falling on my Hay
Evidence for Processing Corn Silage Continues to Mount

Adding Urea to Corn Silage - by Patrick Hoffman, UW Extension Dairy Scientist
Tips on Corn Silage Harvest Management - pdf file by Shaver/Lauer/Shinners
UW 1999 Winter Wheat Variety Trial Results <htm file>  <pdf file>

July, '99

Time Again for those Late-summer Alfalfa Seedings
Reed Canarygrass - good forage, high nitrogen requirement
A-maize-ing Corn Facts
Wheat Harvest Nearing -- capture those LDP's

Wisconsin Farm Progress Days 2000 in Fond du Lac County

June, '99

Here's Why Potato Leafhopper Control is Important
Large Bale Forage Preservation - Ron Schuler, UWEX Ag Engineer
It's Not Easy Being Yellow
1999 First-cut UW Alfalfa Variety Trial Results for Fond du Lac

Return of the Waterhemp
Switching from "Full" to "Shorter Season" Corn Hybrids - Joe Lauer, UWEX Corn Agronomist

Corn Post-emergence Herbicide Timing Important for 3 Reasons
Fond du Lac Co. Alfalfa Scissors Cut Results

May, '99

How to Get Alfalfa Forage Quality Information This Spring
Don't Take Shortcuts with B. japonicum
The Silage Bacteria Battle

April, '99

Quality Tested Hay Auction Results - Equity Livestock, Lomira (the season comes to an end on a high note)
Silage Bag Capacity - by Brian Holmes, Wisconsin Extension Ag Engineer

The Long and Short of Alfalfa Cutting Height - by Dan Wiersma, Marshfield Ag Research Station
More on Acceptance of GMO Events - by Joe Lauer, Wisconsin Extension Agronomist - .pdf file
EU Approval Status of Transgenic Corn Hybrids - by Bob Nielson, Purdue Corn Agronomist
Soybean Growers Encouraged to Test for Soybean Cyst Nematode
Predicting Pre-Harvest Alfalfa Quality Using PEAQ (new information for 1999)
Optimize Corn Populations for Top Yields
Update on Predicting Harvest Time for Alfalfa - by Mark Sulc, Ken Albrecht, et al. - .pdf file
Seeding Alfalfa into Alfalfa --- the "Zone of Influence"
The 17 Cent Blower Check-up
Take Advantage of Invisible Crop Inputs

March, '99

1998 Wisconsin Custom Rate Guide - .pdf file
How Much Can I Pay for Standing Hay?
Take Advantage of Invisible Crop Inputs
Getting a Good Corn Stand Starts with the Planter

February, '99

Farmers Must Take Responsibility to Maintain Bt Effectiveness
Combined 2-year Results from Wisconsin and Local Narrow Row Corn Plots
Plan to Attend 1999 Graziers' Gathering
One More Reason to Think About Direct Seeded Alfalfa

January, '99

Making the Roundup Ready Soybean Decision
Attend:  1999 Canning Pea and Sweet Corn Growers Clinic
1st Year Summary of Corn Stand Uniformity Study (html) or  (pdf file) 
Narrow Row Corn Silage Update
Plan to Attend 1999 Agronomy Seed Update Meeting - Jan. 8th (.pdf file)
1998 UW Corn Hybrid Performance Results

1998 UW Soybean Variety Performance Results - 3 formats available

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