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Timely Crop Production Information

December, '08

Top 10 Tips for Fertilizing Your 2009 Crop
Field Crop News and Notes
Plan to Attend:
 2009 Agronomy Update Meeting - January 9th

Plan to Attend:
 2008 Dairy Forage Day December 12th

Plan to Attend:
 
2009 Crop Decision Webinars Next up: December 3rd
Plan to Attend: Wisconsin Area Soybean Conference - December 17th
Plan to Attend: Nutrient Management Training for Farmers
Tractor and Machinery Safety Certification Program

November, '08

Geese and Glyphosate
Wild Parsnip Gone Wild
Field Crop News and Notes / Private Pesticide Applicator Information
Corn Stalk Nutrient Removal....An Update
First call: 
Nutrient Management Training for Farmers
First call: 
Tractor and Machinery Safety Certification Program

October, '08

Plan to Attend:  Wisconsin Pest Management Update Meeting - November 18th
Plan to Attend:  Crop Decisions 2009 Series - begins November 7th

Field Crop News and Notes
Putting a Value on Corn Stover
Time for Some Fertilizer Math with the Old Abacus

September, '08

Corn Silage Dry Down Results - 9-16-08
Corn Silage Dry Down Results - 9-9-08
Corn Silage Dry Down Results - 9-2-08

Corn Silage Pricing Decision Aid Spreadsheet (MS Excel format)

August, '08

Corn Silage Dry Down Days
2008 WISCONSIN WINTER WHEAT PERFORMANCE TESTS
Soybean Aphid Update for Late August 2008 - Eileen Cullen, UW Extension Entomologist
Late Season Foliar Diseases of Corn - Paul Esker, UW Extension Plant Pathologist
Planting Bin Run Wheat Seed is Not a Good Idea in 2008 - Shawn Conley, UW Extension Soybean and Small Grains Agronomist 
Public Hearings for New Wisconsin Invasive Species Rule
Field Crop News and Notes
Plan to Attend:
  Fond du Lac Agronomy Field Day - August 26 

How are we stacking-up in 2008 from a corn maturity standpoint?
2008 Crop Year Buy-in for Disaster Assistance Programs

July, '08

What’s the value of wheat straw?
Public Hearing Scheduled for proposed invasive species rule for Wisconsin - Mark Renz, UW Extension Weed Mgt. Specialist
Soybean Aphid Increasing and Variable – Scout Fields Now - Eileen Cullen, UW Extension Entomologist

Establishing Alfalfa During Late Summer
Giant Ragweed and Nightcrawlers
- Chris Boerboom, UW Extension Weed Mgt. Specialist
How did the rain and flooding impact planted acreage?

Warnings on Following Pesticide Labels - Chris Boerboom, UW Extension Weed Mgt. Specialist
Time to Work Potato Leafhopper Scouting into Hay and Forage Schedule - Eileen Cullen, UW Extension Entomologist
Random Ramblings on Rain and Crops

June, '08

Planting Corn in June and July! – What can you expect?  - Joe Lauer, UW Extension Corn Agronomist
A Lot of Rain in a Few Days:  a pictorial review

Rain and Flooding Resources
  Flooding Impacts on Corn Growth and Yield
- Joe Lauer, UW Extension Corn Agronomist
  Assessing Flood Damage to Soybean
- Shawn Conley, UW Extension Soybean and Small Grains Agronomist

  Potential for Nitrogen Loss from Heavy Rainfalls - Carrie Laboski, UW Extension Soil Scientist
 
Late and Prevented Planting and Replant Provisions - Paul Mitchell, UW Extension Ag Economist
  Practical Recommendations for Farmers for Rapid Claim Adjustment - Paul Mitchell, UW Extension Ag Economist  
  Floods, Droughts and Crop Insurance: Alternative Uses of Insured Crops
- Paul Mitchell, UW Extension Ag Economist

  Rain Damage to Forage During Hay and Silage Making

Diagnosing Early Season Corn Insect Damage - Bryan Jensen, UW Extension IPM Program
May, '08
So What's Standing Hay Worth?
Determining the Optimum Alfalfa Seeding Rate
"Switch" Date Decisions for Corn Hybrids - Joe Lauer, UW Extension Corn Agronomist
You Can’t Afford to Lose Feed Value This Year! - Brian Holmes, UW-Extension Ag Engineer
Don't Get Caught Fertilizing Weeds
Late-Planted and Replanted Corn Likely to Respond to Starter Fertilizer - Carrie Laboski, UW Extension Soil Scientist
Insect Resistance Management and Refuge Requirements for Bt Corn - Eileen Cullen, UW Extension Entomologist
April, '08

Foliar Fungicides for Winter Wheat in 2008 - Paul Esker, UW Extension Plant Pathologist et al.
Proline Fungicide Approved for Soybean Rust and Powdery Mildew - Paul Esker, UW Extension Plant Pathologist
Field Crop News and Notes
Baled Hay Treatments: Is Yours Legal? - Roger Flashinski, UW PAT Program Director
Does Glyphosate Price Matter? - Chris Boerboom, UW Extension Weed Mgt. Specialist
Following a Crop Production Code of Ethics
Buying Standing Alfalfa.....a tough call
High K Prices....implications for alfalfa
Sweet Corn Herbicide Updates - Chris Boerboom, UW Extension Weed Mgt. Specialist
Glyphosate Resistance Update - Chris Boerboom, UW Extension Weed Mgt. Specialist
Resistance: It’s A Numbers Game - Chris Boerboom, UW Extension Weed Mgt. Specialist
Early and Reduced Rate Applications of Foliar Fungicides for Wheat - Shawn Conley and Paul Esker, UW Extension Soybean and Small Grains Agronomist/Plant Pathologist
Midwest Strip-till Expo - Dick Wolkowski, UW Extension Soil Scientist

March, '08
Early Season Wheat Stand and Yield Assessment - Shawn Conley, UW Extension Soybean and Small Grains Agronomist
Avitec™ Approved for 2008: Corn Seed Treatment to Protect Against Sandhill Crane Damage - Eileen Cullen, UW Extension Entomologist
2007 Custom Rate Guide Available
Plan to Attend: 
Graziers' Gathering  March 27, 2008 
Special note about Quality Tested Hay Auctions
February, '08
Read the Tag and Check the Germ in 2008 - Shawn Conley, UW Extension Soybean and Small Grains Agronomist
Plan to Attend: 
2008 Processed Vegetable Growers Clinic
February 27, 2008
Plan to Attend:  NE Wisconsin Grain Crops Clinic  February 22, 2008
Using Foliar Fungicides on Corn:  2007 Plot Results from UW 
Comments on Ken Ferrie’s Corn/Soy Expo Nitrogen Management Presentation - Larry Bundy,  Retired UW Extension Soil Scientist
Soybean Cyst Nematode Update

Plowing New Ground
January, '08
The Coexistence of Cows, Crops, and People
Plan to Attend: 2008 Agronomy Update Meeting
Plan to Attend: Nutrient Management Training for Farmers
Private Pesticide Applicator Training in FdL County
Nitrogen $ Rate of Return Calculator - MS Excel spreadsheet that calculates MRTN
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