IN THIS ISSUE OF AG UPDATE
- Recruiting cover-croppers for on-farm research
- Corn silage harvest and cover crops after corn silage
- Fall alfalfa cutting
- 2022 Winter Wheat Performance Trials
- Field Notes podcast // Interseeding cover crops into corn
- Strategizing on farm electric bills
- Upcoming events
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Cover crops & carbon sequestration research opportunity
Are you a cover cropper? Do you grow soybean and corn in rotation? If yes, do you want to host interesting on-farm research? UW-Extension's CoolBean is recruiting growers for on-farm research starting in the fall of 2022.
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Corn silage harvest considerations
We're nearing mid-September, which means it's corn silage time. Check out UW-Madison's Corn Agronomy for university recommendations for the harvesting and storage of corn silage HERE.
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Cover crops after corn silage
What is the value of a cover crop after corn silage harvest? Click on the video below to watch UW Madison's Nutrient and Pest Management Outreach Specialists Kevin Shelley and Dan Smith discuss varieties and timing issues for establishing cover crops after corn silage harvest.
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Fall alfalfa harvest: is a late cutting worth it?
The decision to take a late summer or fall cutting of alfalfa should be considered carefully. If not correctly timed, late cuttings have the potential to increase winterkill and reduce stand longevity. Read more HERE.
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2022 Winter Wheat Performance Trials
The Wisconsin Winter Wheat Performance Trials are conducted each year to give growers information to select the best-performing varieties that will satisfy their specific goals. The performance trials are conducted each year at four locations in Wisconsin: Arlington, Chilton, Fond du Lac, and Waterloo. Trials include released varieties, experimental lines from university breeding programs and lines from private seed companies. Read about the trial HERE.
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Episode 1: Interseeding
In this, the first episode of Field Notes, we dive headlong into the practice of interseeding cover crops into standing corn, a practice becoming more and more popular in Wisconsin. To help us out, we talk with Anne Pfeiffer, program manager for UW-Madison's on-farm research research network, and Marty Weiss, a farmer in Dodge County and the vice-president of Dodge County Farmers for Healthy Soils Healthy Waters farmer-led watershed group.
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Farm energy management strategies to save on electric bills
This webinar series is designed to teach farmers strategies to save on their electric bills. Electric bills are rapidly changing and becoming more complex. Simply using less electricity does not always yield significant savings. This three-part webinar series will cover electric bill components and how to interpret them as well as detail strategies to save on energy charges, demand charges, and power factor charges. These webinars are taught by Extension energy experts John Hay and Eric Romich from University of Nebraska and The Ohio State University. Register HERE.
Dates:
Sep 30, 2022 11:00 AM
Oct 7, 2022 11:00 AM
Oct 14, 2022 11:00 AM
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension and Nutrient & Pest Management Program welcome you to the Fall 2022 series of the Badger Crop Connect.
This series includes:
September 14, 12:30 PM: John D. Jones, Data Behind Soil Nutrient Recommendations
September 28, 12:30 PM: Dan Smith, Combine Cleaning; Brian Luck, Yield Monitor Calibration
October 12, 12:30 PM: Meet the New Extension Specialists
October 26, 12:30 PM: Brenda Boetel, Grain Marketing Outlook
Learn About Your Land | ONLINE Sep 29, Oct 6, Oct 13 | Cost is $15 for 3 classes
This online program is a UW-Madison Extension Forestry program intended for Wisconsin woodland owners. This series of classes introduces landowners to forestry topics and local DNR foresters. Session 1: Stress-free Timber Sales; Session 2: Assistance with your Woodland; Session 3: Success with Tree Planting. More HERE.
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A roundup of regional prices for hay, published every two weeks.
The Farmer to Farmer Hay, Forage and Corn List put Wisconsins farmers in touch with one another for the purpose of buying and/or selling corn and forage.
Trying to find a favorable forage? Team Forage's forage trials compare species and varieties for yield, grazing intake and palatability. Often the variety of forage is as important or more important than the species!
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| Will Fulwider
Regional Crops Educator - Dodge and Dane County Extension
Email: will.fulwider@wisc.edu l Ph: 608 220 3577
Alison Pfau
Regional Dairy Educator - Dodge, Dane, Jefferson, Rock & Walworth County Extension
Email: alison.pfau@wisc.edu | Ph: 970-402-9710
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