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Badger Crop Connect

The Badger Crop Connect series is developed by University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension educators and specialists, and provides agronomists, crop consultants and farmers timely crop updates for Wisconsin.

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▶ Watch: Fine tuning crop nutrients with PSNTs and plant tissue tests

▶ Watch: Fine tuning crop nutrients with PSNTs and plant tissue tests

The June 12 Badger Crop Connect webinar features Chris Clark, an outreach specialist in NE Wisconsin with the UW–Madison Extension Nutrient and Pest Management Program; Chris presents about pre-sidedress nitrate and plant tissue testing to help you capture a nutrient deficiency you don’t know about in your field this season.

▶ Watch: Wisconsin Ag Climate Outlook June 12

▶ Watch: Wisconsin Ag Climate Outlook June 12

The June 12 Badger Crop Connect webinar featured Josh Bendorf, an ORISE Research Fellow with the USDA’s Midwest Climate Hub, giving a brief overview of weather and climate trends this growing season as well as an outlook for future weather patterns that may affect Wisconsin farmers.

▶ Watch: Early season field crop disease considerations

▶ Watch: Early season field crop disease considerations

The May 22 Badger Crop Connect session features Dr. Damon Smith, Professor and Extension Specialist of Field Crops Pathology. Damon talks about the disease situation in field crops as the field season gets started.

▶ Watch: Considerations for post-planting herbicide applications

▶ Watch: Considerations for post-planting herbicide applications

The May 22 Badger Crop Connect session features Dr. Rodrigo Werle, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist of Weed Science.

▶ Watch: Nitrogen Rate and Timing Considerations

▶ Watch: Nitrogen Rate and Timing Considerations

The May 8 Badger Crop Connect session features Chris Bandura, Extension’s Conservation Cropping Outreach Specialist, speaking about nitrogen rate and timing considerations. 

▶ Watch: Interacting with WI’s Insect Pest Network and Alert System

▶ Watch: Interacting with WI’s Insect Pest Network and Alert System

The May 8 Badger Crop Connect session features Dr. Emily Bick, an Assistant Professor of Precision Pest Ecology & Extension Specialist for Field & Forage Crops at UW—Madison.

▶ Watch: Planter setup and closing wheel operations for no-till corn planting

▶ Watch: Planter setup and closing wheel operations for no-till corn planting

The April 24 Badger Crop Connect session features Dr. Brian Luck, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist for Ag Machinery and Precision Ag, UW–Madison Biological Systems Engineering Department.

▶ Watch: Set up for success – alfalfa management strategies

▶ Watch: Set up for success – alfalfa management strategies

The April 24 Badger Crop Connect session features Scott Newell, Extension’s Alfalfa Outreach Specialist.

▶ Watch: Soil Moisture and Planting

▶ Watch: Soil Moisture and Planting

The April 10, 2024 Badger Crop Connect session features discussions by Francisco Arriaga, UW-Madison Associate Professor & Extension Specialist of Soil & Water Conservation & Management.

▶ Watch: Thirsty Cover Crops

▶ Watch: Thirsty Cover Crops

The April 10, 2024 Badger Crop Connect session features discussions by Dan Smith, UW-Madison Extension Crops & Soils Nutrient & Pest Management Program Manager.

▶ Watch: Wisconsin Weather Outlook for Spring 2024

▶ Watch: Wisconsin Weather Outlook for Spring 2024

The April 10, 2024 Badger Crop Connect session features discussions by Dr. Steve Vavrus, Wisconsin State Climatologist.

Winter Wheat and Soil Carbon

Winter Wheat and Soil Carbon

September 22, 2021 12:30-1:30 pm   Local Update Michael (Mike) Ballweg, Extension Crops and Soils Agent Cropping Systems and Practices that Build Soil Carbon  Randy Jackson, UW-Madison Agronomy Professor Setting Up the Winter Wheat Crop for Success Shawn Conley, UW-Madison Extension Soybean & Small Grain Specialist

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