Badger Crop Connect

WI Extension Weed Management Workshop

Badger Crop Connect

All About Farm Leasing

Managing Silage Corn Diseases and Mycotoxins at Chopping Time

We are quickly approaching that time of year where we will see silage choppers working the 2025 corn crop. This means it is time to understand overall crop health and how diseases might be affecting the crop so that you can make the best silage product you can.

Winter Wheat Planting For Success in 2025

For growers looking to plant winter wheat without investing in a grain drill, 15-inch row spacing offers a practical alternative. While traditional 7.5-inch rows are generally reported to deliver higher yields than wider row spacings, 15-inch rows may still perform respectably, especially when paired with the correct seeding rate.

Managing Fall Alfalfa Cutting for Persistence 

Fall cutting management is an important part of managing alfalfa persistence and maintaining productivity through the life of a stand. When taking a final fall cut, we either want to leave enough time for regrowth that root reserves can be nearly fully replenished, or we want to leave too little time for regrowth so we don’t draw them down in the first place.

Maintaining Udder Cleanliness Without Adding Stress

Clean udders are easier to prepare for milking and are important in maintaining milk quality and udder health. One method to improve udder hygiene is removing udder hair, which can trap manure and debris and harbor bacteria that increase the risk of infection and elevated somatic cell counts.  Shorter udder hair limits bacterial growth and reduces the likelihood of milk contamination.

All About Farm Leasing

Land is an increasingly rare and valuable resource, and across the nation farmers report that farmland access remains a major challenge. Accessing farmland requires farmers and landowners to navigate pricing, contracts, and plans for the farm's future. The UW–Madison Division of Extension strives to help you navigate this challenge by providing research-based data and information to aid in decision-making for your farm.

Farmland lease workshops will be held in five Wisconsin communities in October 2025 for farmers, farmland owners, and other individuals with an interest in farmland leasing. Topics will include:

• Setting a rental rate
• Land management considerations
• Legal risks associated with leases
• Strategies for effective communication with tenants and landowners
• Terminating an agricultural lease
• Miscellaneous topics in agricultural leasing

Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions, and each will receive a copy of The Wisconsin Guide to Farmland Leasing.

2024 Wisconsin Custom Rate Guide

In this report, we present the 2024 Wisconsin custom rates to facilitate negotiations because many farms rely on custom agricultural services. These rates are based on the 2024 Wisconsin Custom Rate Survey of Wisconsin farmers, farm managers and custom operators. The custom rates reported in this survey include fuel cost unless otherwise stated.