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Timely Crop Production Information

December, '00

Plan to Attend: 2001 Agronomy Seed Update Meeting - Jan. 9
Plan to Attend: 2000 Dairy Forage Day - Dec. 20th
  Alfalfa Heaving Occurs Throughout Winter
  Here's How Alfalfa Prepares for Winter
  A Point to be Made With 'Pointer'
  Coring Medium Rectangular Bales for Forage Analysis
  More Glyphosate Products Than Ever
  Corn Rootworm Seed Treatments
  Quality Tested Hay Auction Season is Here
Private Pesticide Applicator Training in Fond du Lac County
2000 UW Alfalfa Variety Performance Results 

2000 UW Soybean Variety Performance Results (also available as downloadable Excel spreadsheet/Word document) 
2000 UW Corn Hybrid Performance Results (also available as downloadable Excel spreadsheet) 

2000 Fond du Lac County Growing Degree Unit Accumulations
(FINAL RESULTS)

November, '00

Grain Market Comments - Randy Fortenbery, UW Extension Marketing Specialist
Temporary Grain Storage Considerations - Purdue University
The StarLink Situation - by Neil Harl, et al., Iowa State University
Plan to Attend: Wisconsin Pest Management Update Meeting - Nov. 13th

October, '00

High Moisture Corn Harvest Considerations
What's the Relationship Between Corn Grain Yield and Silage Yield?
Does it Hurt to Cut Alfalfa in October?

September, '00

2000 CORN SILAGE DRY DOWN RESULTS
Preventing Silage Storage Losses (11 pages) - by Brian Holmes and Rich Muck
It's Getting Harder to Get Top Soybean Yields
Farm Field Silage Dry Down Results from 9-13

2000 UW Alfalfa Variety Performance Results - Fond du Lac Co. + other sites

Farm Field Silage Dry Down Results from Forage Field Day - 9-6

August, '00

Farm Field Silage Dry Down Results from Agronomy Field Day - 8-29
Farm Field Silage Dry Down Results from Agronomy Field Day - 8-22

Plan to Attend:  Forage Council Fall Field Day
Soybean Aphids in China -  - and now WISCONSIN!

2000 UW Winter Wheat Variety Trial Results (Table 1)  (Table 2)
Plan to Attend:  Fond du Lac Agronomy Field Day
Why does my new seeding alfalfa look so bad this year?
When will my corn be ready for silage or grain harvest?

July, '00

Time Again for Those Late Summer Alfalfa Seedings
Suggestive Behavier in the Corn Field - Bob Nielson, Purdue University

June, '00

Those Pesky Leafhoppers are Back
Seed Corn Maggot (still/again)
(Wisconsin Crop Manager)
2000 UW Alfalfa Variety Trial Results (first-cut) - Fond du Lac Location
Glyphosate Application, Does the Time of Day Make a Difference?
(Wisconsin Crop Manager)
Nitrogen Losses from Denitrification
(Wisconsin Crop Manager)
Rain Damage to Forage During Hay and Silage Making
Fond du Lac County Alfalfa Quality Watch

May, '00

Preserving Baled Hay With Organic Acids
Update on Alfalfa Cutting Height Research
Be on the Look-out for Alfalfa Weevil Feeding in 2000
Alfalfa Scissors-cut Season!

Alfalfa Maturity Stage is Only Part of the Forage Quality Story
Rotary Hoe Can be an Effective Weed Control Tool
Compatibility of Soybean Fungicide Seed Treatments with Inoculants
   2000 Pasture Walk Schedule

April, '00

Quality Tested Hay Auction Results - Equity Livestock, Lomira
Seeding Depth Decisions for Corn
- Bob Nielson, Purdue University
Crabgrass Control in Field Crops
- UW Weed Scientists
Combined 3-year Results From WI Narrow Row Corn Trials - grain
Fond du Lac County Agriculture Web Site
Wisconsin Weed Science Web Site

March, '00

Update on DNR and WDATCP Nonpoint Pollution Standards
Crop News and Notes
Manure on Alfalfa .... a good or bad idea?

February, '00

NONPOINT PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED; FARMERS URGED TO ATTEND
   
Plan to AttendGraziers' Gathering 2000 (Fond du Lac, March 16)
High Tissue Potassium in Alfalfa: some agronomic considerations

Preserving Forage Quality and Dry Matter in Large Square Bales
Narrow Row Corn Silage Update
Anything New With Potato Leafhopper Resistant Alfalfa?

January, '00

Plan to AttendCanning Pea and Sweet Corn Growers Clinic (Lomira, Feb. 1)
Corn Stand Uniformity in Wisconsin html or
GMOs and Grain Marketing:  Issues facing Wisconsin's Farmers, Elevators, and Processors for 2000 

Plan to Attend
Wisconsin Narrow Row Corn Conference (Fond du Lac, Feb. 4)
Plan to AttendSoybean and GMO Meeting (Ripon, Jan. 27)

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