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Timely Crop Production Information

December

Plan to Attend:  2002 Agronomy Seed Update Meeting, Jan. 8, UW-FdL
Plan to Attend:  Soybean Profitability Workshop Dec. 17, Ripon

November

Youth Tractor and Machinery Safety Certification Program Offered
Private Pesticide Applicator Training in Fond du Lac County
Quality Tested Hay Auction Results Available on FORAGEline
News and Notes From the WI Pest Management Update Meeting
University of Wisconsin Hybrid/Variety Performance Trials
          Corn - .pdf / html / Excel spreadsheet
          Soybean - .pdfExcel spreadsheet
          Alfalfa - .pdf / html / Excel spreadsheet
Plan to Attend: 
2001 Dairy Forage Day - Thursday, December 6 (CEU's approved)
Final 2001
Fond du Lac Co. Growing Degree Unit (GDU) and Precipitation Report

October, '01  

UW Alfalfa Variety Performance Trial - Fond du Lac Co. - (html or pdf)
The Fall Cutting Decision - Again
Bushels, Test Weight, Shrink, and Storage
Plan to Attend: 
2001 Wisconsin Pest Management Update Meeting (11-12)
Agronomic Considerations for Molds and Mycotoxins in Corn Silage and HMC
Combine Losses = Dollar Losses
Corn Dry Down Rates During Late Fall and Winter
Silage Density and Dry Matter Loss in Silo Bags
A Question of Digestibility
Check-out lots of great new "Focus on Forage" additions from UW Team Forage
Benchmark Corn Silage Dry Down Results

September, '01

Corn Silage Dry Down Results - farm samples from 9-11
Corn Silage Dry Down Results - farm samples from 9-05

August, '01

Corn Silage Dry Down Results - farm samples from 8-28
Plan to Attend:  2001 FdL Co. Forage Council Fall Field Day (pdf file)
Plan to Attend:  2001 Agronomy Field Day
Soybean Aphids Assault Baseball Game (Is nothing sacred to these critters?)
2001 UW Winter Wheat Variety Trial Results - available in .pdf or MS Excel format
Will Fond du Lac Corn Mature in 2001?
Wet haylage? .... watch for clostridial fermentation
Successful Corn Pollination:  One Key to High Yield
Soybean Aphid Insecticide Tests - Preliminary results -
Wisconsin Crop Manager
Soybean Aphid Update -
Wisconsin Crop Manager

July, '01

Establishing Alfalfa During Late Summer
Corn Post-emerge Weed Control Timing

Wet soils...effect on corn and soil nitrogen status

What's bugging you? .... a plethora of insects in 2001

June, '01

Postemergence Herbicide Timing in Corn - (Wisconsin Crop Manager)
It's Not Easy Being Yellow (Again!)
Nitrogen Losses from Denitrification -
(2000 Wisconsin Crop Manager)
UW Alfalfa Variety Performance Trials (first-cut results - Fond du Lac)
Be on the lookout for these alfalfa insects
2001 Alfalfa Scissors Cutting / PEAQ Results

May, '01

Responses to Starter Fertilizer Likely with Delayed Corn Plantings by L. Bundy
Forage Tidbits
3 Convenient Ways to Get Alfalfa Scissors-cut Information This Spring

Timing First-cut Alfalfa is Both an Art and a Science 

April, '01

Quality Tested Hay Auction Results
Some Corn Planting FAQ's
UW Soybean Seeding Rate Chart
Grain Drill Calibration - by Ron Schuler, UW Ag Engineer
Winter Weather and Its Effect on Field Crop Insect Pests - by John Wedberg, UW Entomologist

March, '01

Baseball and Weed Control Demand Similar Strategies
15 Reasons to Avoid the "Bean-Bean-Bean" Rotation - Ohio State University
Can alfalfa stands be revived with a quackdigger?
Timing Alfalfa First-cut is Both an Art and a Science
Reacting to High Nitrogen Costs and Limited Supplies - by L. Bundy and K. Kelling

Will it pay to use a nitrification inhibitor in 2001?
Adjust for Soybean Seed Quality with Management

Plan to Attend: Northeast WI Manure Management Update - March 23
Plan to Attend: 2001 Graziers' Gathering - March 20

February, '01

Crop News and Notes - soybean white mold, rotating soybeans, flea beetles, N x tillage
Here's What We've Learned About Soybean Aphid in 2000
Check Hay Preservative Products For New Labels …… the latest from WDATCP
Grain Market Outlook - by Randy Fortenbery, UWEX Grain Marketing Specialist

January, '01

Plan to AttendCanning Pea and Sweet Corn Growers Clinic (Lomira, Feb. 1)
MS Excel Spreadsheet for Nitrogen Source, Nitrogen Cost, and Corn Price Comparisons 

Should Higher N Prices Translate to Lower N Rates?
Determination for Propionic Acid Will Impact Dealers, Custom Hay Balers
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) 

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