Division of Extension
Extension specialists and educators provide timely resources and information to help Wisconsin crop producers and their agricultural consultants manage crops efficiently and profitably.
This is one of a nine-part video series on the basics of planting corn and soybean into a green living cover crop. These videos detail the basics of rye establishment the previous fall, planter set-up, weed control, water quality and soil health considerations, and a field scouting trip to see how these practices come together […]
A researcher’s perspective. This is one of a nine-part video series on the basics of planting corn and soybean into a green living cover crop. In this video, Dan Smith, Extension Nutrient and Pest Management program manager, and Rodrigo Werle, an associate professor in the UW–Madison Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences and Extension weed […]
These are two parts of a nine-part video series on the basics of planting corn and soybean into a green living cover crop. In the first video, Dan Smith, Extension Nutrient and Pest Management program manager, and Tony, a Dodge County farmer, discuss planter set-up tips. Tony explains his setup, which has evolved with his […]
A grower’s perspective. This is one of a nine-part video series on the basics of planting corn and soybean into a green living cover crop. Andy Paolucci, a soil scientist with USDA NRCS, and Tony, a Dodge County farmer, talk through the basics of fall seeding rye in southern Wisconsin. They discuss why planting green […]
The April 10, 2024 Badger Crop Connect session features discussions by Francisco Arriaga, UW-Madison Associate Professor & Extension Specialist of Soil & Water Conservation & Management.
The April 10, 2024 Badger Crop Connect session features discussions by Dan Smith, UW-Madison Extension Crops & Soils Nutrient & Pest Management Program Manager.
The April 10, 2024 Badger Crop Connect session features discussions by Dr. Steve Vavrus, Wisconsin State Climatologist.
The October 25, 2023 Badger Crop Connect session features discussions by Brenda Boetel, Professor and Department Chair of Agricultural Economics at UW-River Falls and Extension Agricultural Marketing Specialist.
There are a lot of weedy soybean fields across Wisconsin this year and the dry conditions are the major culprit. A lack of precipitation reduced the effectiveness of many residual herbicides and drought-affected soybeans were slower to close the canopy. To make matters worse, the dry conditions seem to be accelerating soybean dry down while weeds remain green.
Since May much of Wisconsin has faced drought. While some areas got spotty summer thunderstorms other areas have not. The scarcity of rainfall and unrelenting heat means that since the first Badger Crop Drought Webinar in June the drought has gotten worse in parts of Wisconsin.
A recap of the Badger Crop Connect webinar on July 12, 2023 Flash Drought in Corn: Where do we go from here? Joe Lauer UW-Madison Corn Agronomist and Extension Specialist UW-Madison corn agronomist Joe Lauer explains to webinar viewers that as the state’s corn crop nears mid-July the water-holding capacity of soils has allowed deep […]
While the early part of the year was characterized by large amounts of precipitation, the May Wisconsin experienced this year was the 4th driest on record. While some areas are receiving scattered amounts of precipitation this week, the speed with which the drought came on and led to the designation of “flash drought” for much of the state led UW-Madison State Climatologist Steve Vavrus to call this time “remarkable.”
