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▶ Watch: Wisconsin Ag Climate Outlook June 26
The June 26 Badger Crop Connect webinar featured Bridgette Mason, the Wisconsin Assistant State Climatologist. Bridgette walks through the effects of recent heavy precipitation, looks at the drought (or lack thereof) status across Wisconsin, and wraps up with an overview of weather patterns to come in late June and early July 2024.
Tools for Pricing Standing Corn Silage
Tools are available to help corn growers and dairy and livestock producers negotiate a fair price for corn silage.
Field Notes Episode 19: Warm Season Annual Forages
From severe drought to flooded fields, Wisconsin’s forage producers are turning to forage species that can provide adaptability and flexibility in the midst of abnormal conditions. We jump in with Yoana Newman, UW-River Falls professor and Extension forage specialist, and Matt Oehmican, from Short Lane Ag Supply, to talk the details of warm season annual forages, from the decision-making process for growing these species to the unique technical agronomy management warm season annuals need to grow in Wisconsin.
▶ 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.
▶ 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.
Should I clip my pasture?
Each year the question “Should I clip my pasture?” rekindles an age-old debate at a pasture walk. The debate is never quite settled because there is no straightforward answer.
Managing True Armyworm in Wisconsin Corn and Small Grain Fields
True armyworms (Mythimna unipuncta) are a species of moth that lays their eggs in lush, green grasses. They mainly affect corn and wheat production. Pastures and grassy hay fields can also be at risk of damage.
What happens to your crops in flooded fields?
Farming is a business that cannot avoid weather risks. A significant challenge farmers face is dealing with excessive water, especially flooded and saturated soil.
Ammonia loss from urea-containing fertilizers
Various soil and environmental factors such as soil texture, pH, cation exchange capacity (CEC), soil moisture, relative humidity and windspeed at the time of and directly following application affect ammonia volatilization. This article reviews soil properties and environmental factors that affect ammonia loss (AL) from surface applied urea and discuss management strategies to reduce AL from applied urea-based fertilizer.
