NOPP Cycle 3 Applications Open, New Strategies for Weed Management, Winter Learning Opportunities, and more! |
Now it really feels like fall! With just over 80% of soybeans and a quarter of Wisconsin's corn harvested, now is the time to look forward to 2025 and sign up for winter learning opportunities. We extended earlybird pricing for the Badger Crops and Soils Update Meetings until Nov. 1 and have earlybird pricing and room blocks still available for the Wisconsin Water and Soil Health Conference until Nov. 16. We're looking forward to seeing you this winter!
Daniel H. Smith, Crops and Soils Program Manager
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Timely Articles and Resources |
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Research across the Midwest has shown that early-planted soybean have greater yield potential compared to those planted later. In 2023, the Risk Management Agency (RMA) worked with Science for Success Soybean Specialists across the country and shifted the earliest soybean planting date in states where data was available. Read more and see the map here.
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The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) invites Wisconsin farmers and cooperating entities to apply for commercial Nitrogen Optimization Pilot Program (NOPP) research grants through January 17, 2025. These grants aim to enhance the understanding of and refine new methods that optimize commercial nitrogen applied to agricultural fields. Read more and apply here. Have questions? Attend an office hours session!
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| 2025 Wisconsin-Brazil Agricultural Expedition
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Dr. Rodrigo Werle and the AgroConnection Team are offering a trip to Dr. Werle’s home country, Brazil, Feb. 8 – 21, 2025. At this stage we are recruiting participants who may be interested in joining. It’s important to mention that spouses are invited and welcome to attend. If you are interested in attending, please email Dr. Rodrigo Werle for more information.
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The Wisconsin Initiative on Climate Change Impacts projects Wisconsin will experience more extreme weather events in the future. How can we enhance soil resilience to extreme weather? Could cover crops be a useful tool? This article considers how cover crops can contribute to the adaptive management of extreme weather events like droughts, floods, extreme precipitation, and extreme soil temperature fluctuations.
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Check out the results from two WiscWeeds bareground trials conducted in 2024 in southern Wisconsin by graduate research assistant Zaim Ugljic. We faced tough-to-control waterhemp at both research sites (O'Brien Family Farm near Brooklyn, WI and Rock County Farm in Janesville, WI), with some great visuals captured at the Brooklyn location.
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Creating your 2025 nutrient management plan? Explore these two helpful publications from the Nutrient and Pest Management Program. Start by reading the FastFacts Magazine to learn the basics of nutrient management planning and use the SnapPlus Guide to help gather and enter data into SnapPlus.
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These two articles are guides to help farmers with the decision of harvesting or not harvesting corn stover from fields harvested for grain. Corn stover has value as a livestock bedding material; however, the most value may come from leaving the stover on the field, if possible. Read more about harvesting corn stover and grazing corn stalks.
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Kevin Mueller of Fond du Lac, Wis., an agronomist with over 24 years of dedicated service at Country Visions Cooperative-Malone, has been named the 2024 Wisconsin Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) of the Year. Read more here.
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The Badger Crops and Soils Update Meetings return December 3-6, 2024. Each meeting will present the latest information on agronomic, pest, and nutrient management research from the University of Wisconsin with a lens to on-farm application. Read more and register here.
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The 2nd Annual Wisconsin Water and Soil Health (WWASH) Conference takes place December 17-18, 2024 in Wisconsin Dells. We'll bring together experts, farmers, and conservationists to discuss the latest advancements in soil health and practices that promote water quality. Read more and register here.
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Podcasts from the Crops and Soils Program |
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Will Fulwider, Regional Crops Educator, and Michael Geissinger, Nutrient & Pest Management Outreach Specialist, with UW-Madison Extension host 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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When: Nov. 11 from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
Where: Online via Zoom
Join your farmer peers, the Midwest Vegetable Growers Network (MVEG), and UW–Madison Extension, to learn about risk management courses available for farmers! Register here.
Navigating Your Ag Business incorporates farmer wellbeing alongside financial and strategic management; helps you to identify specific stressors on the farm, navigate visioning, and create an action plan to move your farm business forward; and serves a wide mix of farm scales and sizes.
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When: Nov. 16 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Where: Manitowoc County Office Complex (4319 Expo Drive
Manitowoc, WI)
This is an in-person workshop for Hmong farmers in Hmonglish. Workshop topics include recordkeeping, land leases, and USDA FSA programs.
Registration is required. To reserve your spot, contact Gaonou Thao at gaonou.thao@wisc.edu or call (715) 907-2527. Find more events for Hmong farmers here.
Lunch is provided, and free recordkeeping toolkits are available to all who register in advance!
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When: Mondays 9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Oct. 14 – Jan. 13
Where: Online via Teams
Join the NOPP team to share ideas or ask questions regarding Cycle 3 applications. Bring questions about research options, partnerships, collaborations, and general program questions. Monica, Susan and/or Lindsey will be available from 9:30-10:00 Monday mornings, from October 14, 2024 to January 13, 2025. Read more here.
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When: Dec. 4 from 12 – 1 p.m.
Where: Online via Zoom
The Wisconsin Ag Law Update is a biannual webinar dedicated to providing the latest legal insights impacting Wisconsin farms. Hosted by attorney Kelly T. Wilfert, Farm Law Outreach Specialist with UW-Madison Division of Extension, this series is designed to keep farmers, agricultural professionals, and other partners informed about critical changes in state and federal legislation, regulations, and case law. Register here.
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Join the Crops and Soils Program every second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 12:30 p.m. for Badger Crop Connect! Each session features research, resources, and strategies to help you optimize crop yield.
Register for future Badger Crop Connect webinars and read more here.
Watch recordings of previous webinars here.
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Work with us! We're hiring for:
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Statewide Fruit Outreach Specialist
The Fruit Outreach Specialist is a new and exciting position designed to serve the needs of both consumer and commercial fruit producers. This dynamic position will incorporate new research findings into outreach and educational materials.
While the Fruit Outreach Specialist position is based in the Horticulture Program, which predominantly serves consumer audiences, this position will also work with faculty and staff in the Crops and Soils program to meet the needs of commercial fruit producers. Read more and apply here.
Apply By: Nov. 14, 2024 at 11:55 PM CDT
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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 and read on the web here.
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UW–Madison Division of Extension Crops and Soils Program
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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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| 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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