Badger Crop Connect
About the Program
The Badger Crop Connect series provides agronomists, crop consultants, and farmers with timely crop updates for Wisconsin. CEUs are available by topic for each presentation.
Recordings for on-demand viewing are available on the Divison of Extension’s YouTube channel or by expanding the Recordings tab below. To receive emails about upcoming webinar topics, recorded video availability, and other training opportunities and resources, sign up below.
Webinars are held at 12:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesdays each month from April to October.
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2024 Topics
- October 23: Fall Economics Special
- Dr. Paul Mitchell – Inputs Cost Expectations for 2025
- Dr. Brenda Boetel – Corn and Soybean Price Outlook
- Dr. Jeff Hadachek – Conservation Economics Tool
- October 9: Tools to Assist with Making the Seed Selection Decision
- Dr. Shawn Conley – Soybeans and Small Grain Varieties
- Dr. Harkirat Kaur – Corn Hybrids
- Josh Kamps – Pest Management Traits
- September 25: Fall Nitrogen
- Monica Schauer – Nitrogen Optimization Pilot Program: Highlights and Successes
- Dr. Steven Hall – Nitrogen-Fixing Biologicals
- September 11: Cover Crops and Corn Silage
- Dr. Matt Ruark – Fall-Planted Cover Crops
- Dr. Harkirat Kaur – Introduction to UW’s New Corn Agronomist
- Kevin Jarek – Corn Silage Dry Down Observations & Changes In 2024
- August 14: Corn Silage and Alfalfa in 2024
- Dr. John Goeser – The 4th Quarter Plan for 2024 Corn Silage
- Scott Newell – Alfalfa Persistence is Profit
- July 24: Mid-Season Grain Updates
- Dr. Damon Smith – Midseason Disease Update
- Dr. Shawn Conley – Wheat and Soybean in 2024: When Grains Do the Hokey-Pokey
- July 10: Cutting Edge Cover Crop Research
- Dane Elmquist – Building knowledge about Wisconsin’s cover crops through citizen science
- Jose Franco – Update on Cover Crop Research at the U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center
- June 26: Mid-Summer Marketing Special
- Dr. Brenda Boetel – 2024 Mid-Summer Grain Marketing Outlook
- Dr. Paul Mitchell – Farm Finance and Ag Policy Update
- June 12: Soil Fertility
- Chris Clark – How to Fine-Tune Crop Nutrients with PSNTs & Plant Tissue
- Dr. Natasha Rayne – Soil Fertility Research at UW-Madison
- May 22: Weed Science and Early Season Crop Diseases
- Dr. Rodrigo Werle – Considerations for Post-Planting Applications
- Dr. Damon Smith – Early Season Field Crop Disease Considerations
- May 8: Nitrogen Rates and Insect Pests
- Chris Bandura – Spring Nitrogen Timing & Rate Considerations
- Dr. Emily Bick – Interacting with Wisconsin’s Insect Pest Network and Alert System
- April 24: Planter Setup and Alfalfa Assessment
- Scott Newell – Alfalfa Stand Assessment and Management
- Dr. Brian Luck – Spring Planter Setup and Precision Ag at Planting
- April 10: Water and Weather – Trends, Outlooks, and Learnings from 2023
- Dan Smith – Thirsty Cover Crops in Spring 2024
- Steve Vavrus – Wisconsin Weather Status Report and Outlook for Planting
- Dr. Francisco Arriaga – Soil moisture: Outlook and considerations for the 2024 planting season
- More topics to be announced. Sign up for our email list to receive updates directly to your inbox!
2024 Recordings
Badger Crops and Soils Update Meeting Resources
Registration is open for the 2024 Badger Crops and Soils Update Meetings December 3-6 in Eau Claire, Arlington, and Appleton and online!
2023 Recordings
This program is sponsored by the University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of Extension Crops and Soils and Nutrient and Pest Management Programs with special support from the following
Crops and Soils Extension Educators and Outreach Specialists:
Chris Bandura – Conservation Cropping Outreach Specialist
Sam Bibby – Crawford, LaCrosse, Vernon Counties
Becky Brathal – Barron, Pierce, St. Croix Counties
Jerry Clark – Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire Counties
Dane Elmquist – Conservation Cropping Outreach Specialist
Liz Gartman – Fond du Lac, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Washington Counties
Kevin Jarek – Outagamie, Winnebago Counties
Josh Kamps – Jefferson, Rock, Walworth Counties
Steve Okonek – Trempealeau, Jackson Counties
Natasha Paris – Adams, Green Lake, Marquette, Waushara Counties
Scott Reuss – Langlade, Marinette, Oconto, Shawano Counties
Jordyn Sattler – Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette Counties
Nutrient and Pest Management Program Outreach Specialists:
Dan Marzu – North Central Region Specialist
Jordan Kampa – Southeast Region Specialist
Dan Smith – Nutrient and Pest Management Program Manager
