IN THIS ISSUE OF AG UPDATE
- Pesticide Applicator Training (PAT) Hosted Zoom Sessions
- Crop Insurance Recommendations for 2025
- 2025 Pest Management in Wisconsin Field Crops Now Available
- Extreme Cold and No Cover on Winter Wheat
- Wisconsin Weed Science Research 2024 Report
- Wisconsin Field Crops Pathology Fungicide Test & Disease Management 2024 Summary
- Field Notes Episodes 23: Doing On Farm Research
- Grazing and Virtual Fencing on Dairy Farms
- Youth Tractor Safety Resources
- Farmers Needed for Confidential Problem Solving Survey
| |
Dodge County Farmers Soil Health Expo | Juneau Community Building, Juneau
February 5, 2025, 8:30am - 4:00pm, to register click HERE
Focus on Forage Webinar Series | Focus on Alfalfa Companions
February 5, 2025, 12:30pm - 1:30pm, to register click HERE
Focus on Forage Webinar Series | Focus on Corn Silage
February 12, 2025, 12:30pm - 1:30pm, to register click HERE
Ag Water Quality Winter Webinar | Nitrate Leaching-Trends in the Midwest/Local Impacts in WI
February 18, 2025, 12:00pm - 1:00pm, to register click HERE
Drain Tile Workshop | Fond du Lac Cty Hwy Dept, 1820 S Hickory, Fond du Lac
February 20, 2025, 9:00am - 3:30pm, to register click HERE
Optimizing Nitrogen Management | Insights from NOPP on-farm research
Arlington Research Station, N695 Hopkins Rd, Arlington
February 21, 2025, 10:00am - 2:00pm, to register click HERE
Farmers for the Upper Sugar River Annual Meeting
Deer Creek Sports & Conservation Club, 8475 Miller Rd, Verona
February 24, 2025, 10:00am - 2:00pm
Pesticide Applicator Training | Dodge County Administration Building Auditorium, Juneau
February 25, 2025, 9:00am - 4:00pm, to register click HERE
Focus on Forage Webinar Series | Focus on Forage Cover Crops
February 26, 2025, 12:30pm - 1:30pm, to register click HERE
Conducting Effective On-Farm Research Webinar | On-Farm Research 101
February 27, 2025, 12:00pm - 1:00pm, to register click HERE
Yahara Pride Farms Annual Watershed Conference
Comfort Inn & Suites, 5025 Cty Rd V, Deforest
March 5, 2025, 10:30am
Dodge County Forage Council Annual Meeting | Pizza Ranch, Beaver Dam
March 7, 2025, 10:00am - 2:00pm
| |
Pesticide Applicator Training (PAT) Hosted Zoom Session
General Farming Training:
February 25, 2025 - Dodge County
Dodge Extension, 127 E Oak Street, Juneau WI 53039
County Contact: Amber Griswold - 920-386-3790
Cost: $10
Registration is required to attend. You must purchase a training manual before attending. Manuals will not be available at training.
To register, please go to the UW PAT Store. Walk-ins will not be allowed.
| |
Crop Insurance Recommendations for 2025
This site assembles resources to help farmers and those working with farmers make sign-up decisions for the commodity support programs ARC and PLC for the 2025 crop year.
| |
2025 Pest Management in Wisconsin Field Crops Now Available
This annually updated reference guide is one convenient source for management information on the key pests of corn, soybean, forages, small grains, and stored grains and provides targeted information for Wisconsin growers.
| |
Extreme Cold and No Cover on Winter Wheat
This It's too early to assess winter wheat fields for winterkill but....
| |
Wisconsin Weed Science Research 2024 Report
The purpose of this report is to share annual research results with crop production clientele of Wisconsin.
| |
Wisconsin Field Crops Pathology Fungicide Test and Disease Management Summary for 2024
Each year the Wisconsin Field Crops Pathology Program conducts a wide array of fungicide and disease management tests on alfalfa, corn, soybeans, and wheat. These tests help inform about the efficacy of certain fungicide products.
| |
Field Notes Episode 23: Doing On Farm Research
We talk quite a bit about on farm research results on Field Notes, so we thought it was high time to do an episode detailing the ins and outs of doing research on farms in Wisconsin. We dive into the details of asking the right question, trial design and logistics, and analysis with Ben Turzinski and Monica Schauer.
| |
Grazing and Virtual Fencing on Dairy Farms
Much research is taking place on how heifer grazing can fit into the modern dairy farm. Virtual fencing is also becoming more popular. This presentation will cover what you need to know to incorporate virtual fencing into an operation. In this webinar, Dr. David Jaramillo talks about how grazing fits into the modern dairy, and Stephanie Bowers, our Regional Dairy Educator in Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano & Winnebago Counties shares some information on virtual fencing for dairy systems who need it.
| |
Youth Tractor Safety Resources
Whether your child will be working for you or looking to get a job on a farm, it is important to determine if he or she is able to perform the work. As a parent/guardian, you need to have responsibility for your child’s safety at all times. Youth Tractor Safety Courses are a great step to ensure the answer to that question is yes, my child has the proper knowledge and respect for tractors and farm machinery.
Information and classes are added regularly to the below courses page.
| |
Farmers Needed for Confidential Problem-Solving Survey
Farmers in Dodge County, Wisconsin wanted! Researchers are looking for farmers to participate in a confidential interview and a short survey about how they problem-solve for financial and mental well-being on the farm and at home. Receive a $50 gift card as a thank you for your time. For more information call: 814-865-4982 or email: sarah.ruszkowski@psu.edu. To sign-up to participate, visit this link: https://redcap.link/Farmer_ProblemSolving_WellBeing or call the number above.
| |
Wisconsin Ag Climate Outlook | Stay ahead of the weather with the Wisconsin Ag Climate Outlook email list. Get timely updates, expert analysis, and strategic insights tailored to Wisconsin's agricultural landscape.
| |
|
| Will Fulwider
Regional Crops Educator - Dane and Dodge County Extension
Email: will.fulwider@wisc.edu l Ph: 608 220 3577
Alison Pfau
Bilingual Regional Dairy Educator - Dane, Dodge, Jefferson, Rock, & Walworth County Extension
Email: alison.pfau@wisc.edu | Ph: 970 402 9710
Manuel Peña
Regional Dairy Educator - Dodge, Fond du Lac, Ozaukee, & Sheboygan County Extension
Email: manuel.pena@wisc.edu | Ph: 920-449-0725
| |
| To insure equal access, please contact the Extension office if you require accommodations to read this newsletter in another format. Please make requests to the Extension office for reasonable accommodations for Extension-sponsored educational programs as early as possible preceding the scheduled program, service or activity. An EEO/AA employer, Uiversity 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.
| |
| |
*You are receiving this email because you opted in via our website, field day, or educational program from Dane/Dodge County Extension.
| |
|
|
|
|
