Agronomy Resources

Forages
UW Forage Research and Extension
Wisconsin Team Forage Home Page
UW Forage Resources
Midwest Forage Association

Corn
UW Extension Corn Agronomy
Wisconsin Corn Growers

Soybeans
UW Extension Soybean Agronomy
Soybean Health Web Page
Wisconsin Soybean Association

Small Grains
UW Extension Small Grains Agronomy

Soils
UW Soil Science Extension

Pest Management
UW Extension Weed Science
Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic
Insect Diagnostic Lab
UW Integrated Pest and Crop Management Program
Pesticide Applicator Training

Crop Marketing and Economics
UW Renk Agribusiness Institute
UW Extension Resources from Paul Mitchell
UW Extension FARM Team

Selected University Extension Agronomy Newsletters

Wisconsin Crop Manager
WI DATCP Cooperative Pest Survey Bulletin
Iowa State Integrated Crop Management
Purdue Pest & Crop Newsletter
Minnesota Crop eNews
Michigan State Crop Advisory Team
Ohio State C.O.R.N. Newsletter
Penn State - Field Crop News //// Agronomy Gleanings
Missouri Pest and Crop Management
Illinois - Pest Management and Crop Development

Wisconsin Extension Crop Bulletins - from UW publications office
Wisconsin Team Forage "Focus on Forage" Fact Sheets
Wisconsin Soybean Health Bulletins and Fact Sheets - from UW Plant Pathology
Wisconsin Soybean and Small Grain Fact Sheets - from UW Agronomy
Wisconsin NPM Program Publications
Wisconsin Corn Agronomy Advice - from UW Agronomy
Michigan State University
Purdue University - includes National Corn Handbook Fact Sheets
Iowa State University
University of Minnesota
Ohio State University
University of Missouri
University of Nebraska
Penn State University

General Agronomy

Doing the Right Thing
Crop Enterprise Decisions for Expanding Dairy Farms

Alfalfa and other Forage Legumes

Wide Swath Haymaking: an old concept revisited with a new twist
How much should I charge or pay for standing hay?
Alfalfa Seeding Rates:  How Much is Too Much?
Summer Manure Applications to Alfalfa
Is Roundup Ready Alfalfa Worth the Investment?
The Fall Cutting Decision
Silage Density and Dry Matter Loss in Silo Bags
A Question of Digestibility
Wet haylage? .... watch for clostridial fermentation
Timing Alfalfa First-cut is Both an Art and a Science

Alfalfa Heaving Occurs Throughout Winter
Here's How Alfalfa Prepares for Winter
Coring Medium Rectangular Bales for Forage Analysis
Establishing Alfalfa During Late Summer
Rain Damage to Forage During Hay and Silage Making
Preserving Baled Hay With Organic Acids
Manure on Alfalfa .... a good or bad idea?
High Tissue Potassium in Alfalfa: some agronomic considerations
Another Look at Alfalfa Variety Selection

The Silage Bacteria Battle
The Race to Beat Race 2
How Dry is Dry Matter?
Just How Accurate is NIR?
To Inoculate or not to Inoculate?.....that is the question
Choosing Between a Disc and Sickle Mower-conditioner
Choosing Between Alfalfa and Corn Silage
            ........or when do you trade Medicago for Maize (.pdf file)
Potassium Fertilizer for Alfalfa --- how much, what source, and when?
Temperature and Moisture Effects on Forage Quality
Alfalfa Fall Aftermath Growth - impact on forage quality
First-cut Forage is "Different"
Monitor First-cut Forage for Quality
Seeding Alfalfa into Alfalfa
Estimating How Much Silage is on a Forage Wagon

Common Questions When Faced with Alfalfa Winterkill or Injury

Using PEAQ to Predict First-cut Alfalfa Quality

Predicing First-cut Alfalfa Relative Feed Value Using PEAQ - speadsheet table to make field evaluations easy

Grasses and Management Intensive Grazing

Frost Seeding Legumes and Grasses into Pastures

Ryegrass Types for Pasture and Hay

Reed Canarygrass for Fond du Lac County

Corn

Corn on Corn on Corn on Corn on.....
Pass the Corn Please
Corn Stand Uniformity in Wisconsin html or pdf
Be Ready to Aerate Grain for Safe Winter Storage
Effect of Planter Seed Firmers on Corn Stand Uniformity and Grain Yield | html | pdf |
Bushels, Test Weight, Shrink, and Storage
Agronomic Considerations for Molds and Mycotoxins in Corn Silage and HMC
Successful Corn Pollination:  One Key to High Yield

Wet soils...effect on corn and soil nitrogen status
Should Higher N Prices Translate to Lower N Rates?

Alternatives for Storing High Moisture Corn
Evidence for Processing Corn Silage Continues to Mount
High Moisture Corn Harvest Considerations

What's the Relationship Between Corn Grain Yield and Silage Yield?
Contracting Corn Silage Acres - *.pdf file
  includes a table for pricing corn silage at different moisture levels
Corn Silage after First-cut Alfalfa - just how profitable?
Corn Starter Fertilizer - Best Payback with Late Planting Dates/Long Maturity Hybrids
Nitrification Inhibitors and Use
Getting a Good Corn Stand Starts with the Planter
Limitations to Kernel Milk-line for Predicting Silage Moisture
Converting Wet and Dry Corn Prices
How long does it pay to let standing corn dry down?
Guidelines for Cribbing Ear Corn

Soybeans

It's Getting Harder to Get Top Soybean Yields
Take Time to Properly Inoculate Soybean Seed
Variety Selection Important for These Two Soybean Diseases
Phytophthora Root Rot in Soybean ----- variety selection is key
How Will an Early Fall Frost Impact Soybean Yields?
Fungicide Seed Treatments for Soybeans
White Mold a Problem in Some County Soybean Fields
Soybean Acres Rising Sharply in Fond du Lac County

Small Grains

Winter Wheat Important in Past and Present
Here's What You Need to Know About Brown Bag Seed

Plant Oats Early for Best Yields
Producing and Feeding High Moisture Barley

No Single Recipe for Top Wheat Yields

Pest Management

Thistles….to know them is to hate them
Be on the lookout for these alfalfa insects
Baseball and Weed Control Demand Similar Strategies
ALS + ALS + ALS + ALS + ALS + ALS = Resistant Weeds
Waterhemp Invades Fond du Lac County (includes two photos)
Corn Post-emergence Herbicide Timing Important for 3 Reasons
Eastern Black Nightshade Assaults Area Fields