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Harvest Aid Considerations for Weedy Soybean Fields

September 22, 2023 in Uncategorized /by shawnc

Authored by: Sam Bibby, Regional Crops & Soils Educator- UW Madison Extension; Dr. Rodrigo Werle, Associate Professor and Extension Cropping Systems Weed Scientist- UW Madison; and Dr. Shawn P. Conley, […]

Wildfire smoke and potential impacts to crops

July 7, 2023 in Uncategorized /by shawnc

Written by: Christopher J. Kucharik The presence of wildfire smoke in our skies has the potential to impact crops in three primary ways: 1) reduction in amount of solar radiation […]

Impact of Early Season Drought on Soybean Yield?

June 8, 2023 in Uncategorized /by shawnc

Authors: Shawn P. Conley and Dr. James Specht (UNL)….well mostly Dr. Specht, but I did have to double-check his Nowledge… tee hee! It’s been a week since the article A […]

A Flash Drought, Cover Crops and Dry Dirt… Which Soybean Seeds Are Still Viable?

June 1, 2023 in Uncategorized /by shawnc

Many of us, including myself, have finished our 2023 soybean planting in less than ideal soil conditions. Often the ground was worked, a little on the wet side, leading to […]

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Will My Wheat and Soybean Crop Freeze and Fall?

May 26, 2023 in Uncategorized /by shawnc

Well folks its the end of May and frost was in the air. I figured we would be getting some questions about the impact of the predicted cold temperatures on […]

Analyzing more than two decades of Wisconsin soybean planting progress (2000-2022)

May 11, 2023 in Uncategorized /by shawnc

Authors: Tatiane Severo Silva, Spyros Mourtzinis, James Specht (UNL), Shawn P. Conley In a bean pod: Twenty-two out of the past 23 years, the 50% WI soybean planting progress date […]

Winners of the 2022 WI Soybean Yield Contest are Announced

February 2, 2023 in Uncategorized /by shawnc

Division 4: 1st Don and Doug Midthun, Arlington (96.57 bu/a with Asgrow AG20X9) 2nd Ron Digman, Mount Hope (96.33 bu/a with Pioneer P28A42X) Division 3: 1st Kelley Farms, Arlington (88.33 […]

Finalists for the 2022 WI Soybean Yield Contest are Announced

December 16, 2022 in Uncategorized /by shawnc

The finalists for the 2022 WI Soybean Yield Contest were announced today. The top two entries in each division (in no particular order) are: Division 4: Ron Digman, Mount Hope […]

(SBOC)…..One MORE thing to think about this fall?

September 1, 2022 /1 Comment/in Uncategorized /by shawnc

By: Seth Naeve and Shawn Conley Fall is time where farmers literally reap the production of their year’s efforts, but fall can be a crazy and chaotic time as well. […]

Winners of the 2021 WI Soybean Contest are Announced

February 4, 2022 in Uncategorized /by shawnc

Division 4: 1st Ron Digman, Mount Hope (107.19 bu/a with Pioneer P28A42X) *Inducted into WI 100 Bushel Soybean Club 2nd Don and Doug Midthun, Arlington (97.95 bu/a with Asgrow […]

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