Local cash and futures prices topping $6.10 and $7.00 per bushel, respectively coupled with the strong likelihood of early corn and soybean harvest have many growers considering winter wheat in […]
Many growers are confronted with the following question….. It is R1/R2 soybean and I am making my last glyphosate application. Should I tankmix an insecticide with my herbicide to clean […]
Drs. Shawn Conley (University of Wisconsin) and Vince Davis (University of Illinois) are conducting a communication methods survey and are asking for your participation. The objective of this survey is […]
Across many areas of Wisconsin the soybean crop is just starting to bloom. As we enter the soybean reproductive growth phase there are a few things to keep in mind. […]
2009 was known to many in WI as the “Year of the Yellow Bean“. Growers are again experiencing yellow soybeans in 2010, but for a different reason (Image 1). We […]
In a recent article published in Reuters, “Monsanto making changes amid farmer complaints” by Carey Gillam, Monsanto executive vice president Brett Begemann, indicated that growers will no longer be required […]
As wheat begins to move into the flag leaf (Feekes 9) and boot (Feekes 10) growth stages many growers and consultants are commenting on the short stature of the 2010 […]
Cold temperatures (30 to 32 degrees F) are predicted across the state of WI for Friday and Saturday mornings. Our winter wheat plots at Arlington and Lancaster WI are arguably […]
The UW-Madison Agronomy Department, in cooperation with the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board, is again offering free soybean cyst nematode (SCN) soil testing for Wisconsin growers. This program is intended for […]
