Winter webinars, fungicide and disease management reports, and more |
Featured in this monthly winter newsletter are several winter webinar series, presentations, and articles to help you plan your 2026 growing season. Read below and visit our website to learn more.
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Timely Articles and Resources |
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As high oleic soybeans become more available in Wisconsin, growers are interested in how these soybeans can improve the economics on their farm. Local markets commercially selling these soybeans at a premium price are developing, as much of the interest in high oleic soybeans in Wisconsin is centered around the dairy feed industry.
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Missed our regional in-person meetings this December? Have no fear! Recordings of the 2025 Badger Crops and Soils Update Meetings are available online. Talks include:
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- Best Practices to Reduce Agricultural Phosphorus Losses
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2026 Updates to Wisconsin Phosphorus and Potassium Test Interpretations and Rate Recommendations
- Next Steps in Wisconsin Corn Production Systems
- Forage Management for Success
- Soil Infiltration and Aggregation: What's in it for you?
- Data, Insecticides, and Indirect Effects
- Wisconsin Corn and Soybean Weed Management Updates and Considerations for 2026 and Beyond
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Jerry Clark, a regional crops and soils educator with the University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of Extension, was named the 2025 Wisconsin Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) of the Year in recognition of his decades of service providing trusted, research-based agronomic guidance to Wisconsin farmers.
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Most graziers value pasturing their livestock because these systems work with ruminants’ natural behaviors and herd instincts, reducing stress for both the handler and the animal. However, there are times when graziers need to work with livestock on the farmers’ terms, pushing the limits of the animals’ comfort zone.
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Fiber flax and seedless table grapes are two emerging crops in Wisconsin. Listen to two new episodes of The Cutting Edge podcast to explore how these two crops can be grown in Wisconsin.
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Feb. 12: Janesville (Rock Co.)
March 2: Larsen (Winnebago Co.)
March 12: Juneau (Dodge Co.)
March 19: Eau Claire (Eau Claire Co.)
These late-winter workshops explore strategies to advance nitrogen management for improved profitability and water quality through local research results and discussions with participating farmers, agronomists, and other regional partners.
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Feb. 12: Focus on Forage Research
Feb. 19: Focus on Managed Grazing
Feb. 26: Focus on Forage Cover Crops
Focus on Forage is a four-part webinar series highlighting research-based information and farmer strategies to optimize forage yield, quality, and profitability in Wisconsin. Webinar speakers include forage industry experts, UW–Madison specialists, and extension educators. Certified Crop Advisor CEUs and ARPAS credits are available for each webinar. Webinars are free and online, but registration is required.
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Feb. 13: NEWA Fire Blight and Apple Scab
March 13: Organic Fire Blight and Apple Scab Management
April 10: Achieving Maximum Sprayer Effectiveness
Join the UW Fruit program for four cold-climate apple-growing webinars focused on disease management this spring. Webinars are free and online, but registration is required.
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Feb. 19: Vegetable Irrigation Planning
March 4: Managing Soil and Water for Irrigated and Dryland Farming
March 18: Irrigation Basics for Diversified Vegetable Systems
April 1: Produce Safety Considerations in Irrigation
Join us for four engaging conversations with experts who will share their research, successes, and challenges when designing irrigation systems and what it means for produce safety concerns.
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March 5: Elderberries and Currants
April 2: Farmer Panel
Join Extension's emerging crops staff in three winter webinars to dive into growing four emerging berry crops in Wisconsin — day-neutral strawberries, table grapes, elderberries, and currants — and hear from farmers who grow them. Webinars are free and online, but registration is required.
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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 and Environmental 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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The University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming in compliance with state and federal law.
Partially supported by National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Crop Protection and Pest Management-Extension Implementation Program award number 2024-70006-43559.
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