Wisconsin to Host 1998 Tri-
State Hay Expo on July 1st
The Wisconsin Forage Council is joining with the University of Wisconsin
to host the Tri-State Hay Expo at the UW Arlington Research Station on
July 1st. This is the first time the show has been held in Wisconsin
and from 3000 to 5000 people are expected to attend. The show will
start at 8:30 am and continue until 4:30 pm. There will be field
demonstrations of hay making equipment, including mowing, chopping, raking
and baling. Commercial exhibits will showcase a variety of exhibits
and displays relating to forage production. There will be five
1-hour tours of University research plots to show the latest research developments
and answer questions on forage production and use. The tours are:
1) What's New with Forages?
More milage from corn silage: management options.
(Joe Lauer)
Kura clover: a new legume for pasture and hay.
(Ken Albrecht and Rob Zemenchik)
Alfalfa blotch leafminer: a new pest of Wisconsin alfalfa.
(John Wedberg)
Influence of plant maturity on mineral composition of forages.
(John Peters)
2) What's New in Grain Crop Production?
Soybean management with transgenetic varieties.
(Ed Oplinger, Mike Bertram, John Gaska)
Management strategies for white mold control in soybean.
(Craig Grau, Ed Oplinger, Jim Kurle)
Post-emergence weed control effects on soybean yield.
(Chris Boerboom)
Winter wheat variety performance and selection.
(Ed Oplinger, Mark Martinka, Heidi Kaeppler)
3) Weed Management in Forage and Field Crops
Finding, identifying, and controlling new weeds.
(Jerry Doll)
Weed management in direct seeded alfalfa.
(Gordon Harvey)
Factors that affect weed-crop competition.
(Dave Stoltenberg)
Preventing or delaying development of herbicide resistant weeds.
(Gordon Harvey)
4) Soil Fertility and Management
Nitrogen management for winter wheat.
(Larry Bundy)
Composted manure as a soil amendment.
(Leslie Cooperband)
Field verification of soil K buffering.
(Keith Kelling)
Effect of subsoiling on corn and soybeans.
(Dick Wolkowski)
5) Grazing and Pasture Topics
Palatability of orchardgrass.
(Dan Undersander)
Selecting the right orchardgrass variety.
(Dan Undersander)
Stockpiled forage.
(Janet Riesterer)
Nitrogen cycling in pastures.
(Michael Russelle)
For more information contact Mike
Rankin