▶ Watch: Soil fertility research at UW–Madison
The June 12 Badger Crop Connect webinar features Dr. Natasha Rayne, a new Extension faculty specialist in soil fertility. Dr. Rayne introduces us to her and her work and research in soil fertility.
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
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
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
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
The May 22 Badger Crop Connect session features Dr. Rodrigo Werle, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist of Weed Science.
▶ 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
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
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
The April 24 Badger Crop Connect session features Scott Newell, Extension’s Alfalfa Outreach Specialist.
▶ 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
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
The April 10, 2024 Badger Crop Connect session features discussions by Dr. Steve Vavrus, Wisconsin State Climatologist.