Pest Management Tips and Surveys, Focusing on Forage, and more! |
Fresh off the digital presses this month are several articles and surveys related to pest and crop management, our entire Focus on Forage webinar series, upcoming events, and more. Read below and visit our website to learn more.
- Extension Crops and Soils Team
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Timely Articles and Resources |
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Slugs are becoming an increasingly challenging pest for Wisconsin farmers who use conservation cropping practices like no-till and cover crops. The increased adoption of these practices in recent years, along with milder winters and wetter springs projected for Wisconsin in the future, may increase the importance of slugs as pests of field crops.
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Are there differences in soil health indicators between higher and lower yielding cranberry beds in Wisconsin? Read this article to find out!
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One of the most common questions that grazing planners and technical service providers get is “What should I plant in my pasture?” The forage base is the foundation of successful managed grazing, and building a robust pasture should be a high priority for every grazing operation.
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In 2023, a grazing farmer network in northwestern Wisconsin was asked to identify the greatest needs for research. At the top of their list was the practice of winter bale grazing. We designed a research project that sought to answer some of their questions about the practice.
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The growing season is approaching fast, and the Pesticide Applicator Training (PAT) Program wants you to start off on the right foot. In January and February 2025, we’ve trained more than 250 commercial applicators in Category 1.1: Field and Vegetable and over 650 private applicators in Category 100: General Farming. Should you have been one of them?
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Darren Eichelkraut farms on a 50 cow organic dairy with his family, including his dad, Junior Eichelkraut, outside of Paoli, Wisconsin. Darren and Junior tell us the story about how Junior transitioned the farm to organic, allowing Darren to come back to and eventually take over the farm.
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Podcasts from the Crops and Soils Program |
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Will Fulwider, Regional Crops Educator, hosts Field Notes, where specialist guests, farmers, and industry reps collaborate with them to combine their skills, knowledge, and experience to help farmers and agronomists develop research-based solutions to issues facing agriculture in Wisconsin. Subscribe where you listen to podcasts or check out the episodes here!
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Join the UW-Madison Division of Extension as they search for new crops for Wisconsin growers, processors, and consumers on The Cutting Edge. The strength of Wisconsin’s agricultural economy is its diversity…something that doesn’t just happen by chance. It is a product of the relentless drive of researchers and farmers to innovate, explore, and experiment. Join us for a glimpse into the exciting new research and development bringing new crops and diversity to Wisconsin. Subscribe where you listen to podcasts or check out the episodes here!
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Second and fourth Thursdays from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. beginning April 10
The Badger Crop Connect series provides agronomists, crop consultants, and farmers with timely crop updates for Wisconsin. Webinars take place all season long, from April through October. CCA CEUs are available by topic for each presentation.
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March 13 from 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Lafayette Co Multipurpose Building
Farmers and crop advisors, join us for a workshop to optimize nitrogen use! Learn about how and why to assess your nitrogen efficiency, advice from other farmers, and how you can maximize your fertilizer investment. Presenters will be UW-Madison Division of Extension experts plus a local tamer panel. Free event. Coffee and donuts provided.
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March 15 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
West Madison Agricultural Research Station
These workshops are for beginners and experienced commercial growers as well as home gardeners, and we’ll be covering pruning techniques for both new vines and mature vines to maximize vine yield and health.
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March 13 and March 27 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. live via Zoom
Whether you’re new to or experienced with on-farm research, this three-part webinar series has something for everyone! Join UW-Madison Extension as we explore fundamentals in on-farm research (Feb. 27), technology considerations (March 13), and UW on-farm research findings and opportunities (March 27).
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Hear from us and our partners more often! |
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Veggie producers, sign up to receive tailored updates from the UW–Madison Departments of Plant Pathology, Entomology, Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences, and Soil Science.
Sign up by contacting Dr. Amanda Gevens.
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Fruit producers, sign up to receive tailored updates from the UW–Madison Fruit Program. Sign up and read more here.
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Sign up to receive pest monitoring data and maps, current articles on economically important plant pests affecting Wisconsin's field crops, fruits, vegetables, nurseries, and forests. Sign up on DATCP's website or read newsletters on the web here.
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UW–Madison Division of Extension Crops and Soils Program
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Partially supported by National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Crop Protection and Pest Management-Extension Implementation Program award number 2024-70006-43559.
An EEO/AA employer, University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title VI, Title IX, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act requirements. Please make requests for reasonable accommodations to ensure equal access to educational programs as early as possible preceding the scheduled program, service, or activity. For communicative accommodations in languages other than English, please contact oaic@extension.wisc.edu. For communicative accommodations based on a disability, please contact Heather Lipinski Stelljes at: heather.stelljes@wisc.edu for the public.
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