About the Program
The Badger Crop Connect series provides agronomists, crop consultants and farmers timely crop updates for Wisconsin. CEU’s are available by topic for each presentation.
Webinars offered on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at 12:30 p.m. (April – October 2023)
2023 Badger Crop Connect Series begins April 12
Registration required. Please register for EACH webinar you plan to attend.
Upcoming Topics
12:30 – 1:30 pm
July 26: Cover Crop Considerations and Management after Corn Silage
Presenters: Dr. Matt Ruark, UW-Madison Professor and Extension Soil Scientist
July 28: Special Topic: Drought (#2)
The Badger Crop Connect team will be hosting a second webinar focused on the drought affecting the state of WI. A series of topics will be discussed in a quick-paced format to connect growers with resources to assist decision-making. The topics will include federal assistance programs, risk management, corn pollination success, soybean development, weather outlook, feed considerations, and late season forages.
August 23: Corn Silage Harvest
Presenters: Dr. Joe Lauer, UW-Madison Professor and Extension-funded Faculty of Agronomy and Dr. Brian Luck, UW-Madison Associate Professor and Extension Specialist
September 13: Fall Alfalfa Management & Fall Soil Management
Presenters: Kevin Jarek, UW-Madison Extension Regional Crops and Soils Educator and Fransisco Arriaga, Extension funded Soil Scientist and UW-Madison Assistant Professor
September 27: Combine Setup and Fall Manure Management
Presenters: Eric Redeker, Combine Specialist of Reisterer & Schnell in Crivitz and Richard Halopka, UW-Madison Extension Crops and Soils Educator
October 11: Pest & Entomology Report from 2023 and Considerations for 2024
Presenters: Krista Hamilton, Entomologist- WI DATCP Pest Survey Program and Emily Bick, Assistant Professor in Entomology- UW-Madison and Precision Pest Ecology Extension Specialist- Field and Forage Crops
Recordings
This program is sponsored by University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension and University of Wisconsin-Madison Nutrient and Pest Management Program with special support from the following
Crops and Soils Extension Educators:
Steve Okonek– Trempealeau and Jackson Counties
Josh Kamps- Regional Crops and Soils Educator- Grant, Green, Iowa, and Lafayette
Jerry Clark– Chippewa County
Scott Reuss– Marinette and Oconto Counties
Kevin Jarek– Outagamie County
Sam Bibby– Regional Crops and Soils Educator- Sauk, Juneau, Vernon
Natasha Paris-Regional Crops Educator-Adams, Green Lake, Marquette, and Waushara
Nutrient and Pest Management Program Outreach Specialists:
Dan Marzu– North Central Region Specialist
Dan Smith– Southwest Region Specialist
Jordan Schuler– Southeast Region Specialist
