June 2024
Providing unbiased, research-based resources to the agriculture community to improve profitability, productivity, and vitality.
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Assessing Flood Damage to Soybean
Excessive moisture has plagued much of Wisconsin, leaving many corn and soybean fields submerged in water. As water dissipates, yield potential and replant questions will follow. Soybean survival depends on how long they are submerged, along with air temperature, humidity, cloud cover,soil moisture prior to flooding and rate of soil drainage.
Read more about what happens to waterlogged soybeans and find links to replant timing suggestions from state soybean specialist Shawn Conley.
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Prevented Plant Resources for Wisconsin
Wisconsin’s wet spring has slowed planting for many farmers and provided poor conditions for making forage. Some farmers will be claiming prevented plant and many will be assessing options for higher quality or additional forages. Extension has several resources available to help producers determine what options they have regarding this situation. Use the links below to access the appropriate articles from Paul Mitchell & Jeff Hadachek with the Ag & Applied Economics department at UW Madison.
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Wisconsin Alfalfa Seedings a Mixed Bag
This spring has been a scramble in the Upper Midwest. Between long periods when rain seemed to never end, farmers worked tirelessly on the few favorable days to get the ground worked and plant their acres. Across Wisconsin, alfalfa went in the ground with plenty of moisture, followed by long spells of rain. While some areas of the state report strong establishment, we have also seen numerous reports of stands struggling to establish, and I have heard similar reports from neighboring states.
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Automatic Milking System (AMS) User Group Meeting
Join us on Thursday, July 18th, 2024, from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM at Never Rest Dairy in Watertown, Wisconsin for the second Automatic Milking System (AMS) User Group meeting.
Study topics will be feeding and milking permission settings, which are essential aspects of AMS directly impacting efficiency and profitability. In person attendance is encouraged for the best experience and networking opportunities within the AMS community, however there is a Zoom option. Pre-registration is required by July 10th.
We encourage you to bring an AMS friend to our next meeting. Together, we can enrich our discussions, expand our network, and learn from one another. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out.
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Badger Crop Connect - Cutting Edge Cover Crop Research
WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 2024 - 12:30 - 1:30 P.M.
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Biological Nitrogen-fixing Product Field Day
THURSDAY - JULY 11, 2024 - 10 A.M. - NOON
Marshfield Ag Research Station
Join the UW–Madison Division of Extension Agriculture Institute for a field day at Marshfield Agricultural Research Station on July 11 for discussions and hands-on learning around biological nitrogen-fixing products and ongoing field studies.
The field day begins at 10 a.m. at the Marshfield Agricultural Research Station (208356 Drake Ave N, Stratford, WI 54484) and ends at 12 p.m. CCA CEUs will be available.
Dan Marzu will introduce ongoing biological nitrogen-fixing product trials, treatments, measurements, and hypotheses. Chris Bandura will discuss nitrogen management considerations on poorly drained soils. Steven Hall will then present “Biologicals: what are they, and do they work?”
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Badger Dairy Insight Webinar- Leveraging digital technologies to improve management decisions in dairy farms
TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2024 - 11 A.M. - NOON
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Clean Farm Families Poker Run
TUESDAY, JULY 16, 2024 - 10 A.M. - NOON
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Efficiencies for Scaled Dairy Grazing
THURSDAY, JULY 18 - 11 A.M. - 2 P.M.
Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center - Newton
Economic pressures in the dairy sector make optimizing scale and providing options to farmers essential, including for graziers. This workshop will focus on infrastructure, management, and technology to increase efficiency when running a larger dairy herd on pasture. The Klessigs graze over 600 cows using both managed grazing and feeding a TMR; They milk in a 24-unit swing parlor.
This workshop is a collaboration between the Klessig family, Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship, the Wallace Center at Winrock International, GrassWorks, Glacierland RC&D, Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership. Funding support comes from Great Lakes Protection Fund, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and GrassWorks.
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