IN THIS ISSUE OF AG UPDATE
- Mid Season Disease Update
- Comparing 2024 and 2023 in Soybean and Winter Wheat
- DON Considerations for Small Grains Grown for Livestock Feed
- Field Notes Episode 19: Warm Season Annual Forages
- El "Break" Info-Lechero 2.0 Webinar
- Top Strategies to Streamline Your Milking Parlor
- Dairy Cow Stress and Strain: Impacts on Reproduction
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HSHW Field Day | Manure Management and Covers After Wheat
August 7, 2024, 2:30pm, to register click HERE
American Farmland Trust Workshop | Perennial Bioenergy Crops Technical Assistance
August 7, 2024, 9:30am - 12:00pm, Waunakee Public Library Comm. Hall, to register click HERE
Badger Crop Connect l Corn Silage and Alfalfa in 2024
August 14, 2024, 12:30pm - 1:30pm, to register click HERE
Badger Dairy Connect | Cows need fiber too! Storage & feeding tips minimizing nutrient loss.
August 20, 2024, 9:30am - 3:00pm, to register click HERE
UW Organic Agriculture Research Field Day
August 26, 2024, 9:30am - 3:00pm, to register click HERE
UW Agronomy and Soils Field Day | Arlington Agricultural Research Station
August 28, 2024, to register click HERE
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Mid Season Disease Update
The July 24 Badger Crop Connect webinar featured Dr. Damon Smith, Extension field crops pathologist and Professor in the Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin–Madison. Damon gives an update on what diseases he’s seeing in Wisconsin farm fields in late July 2024. He mainly discusses white mold in soybean and tar spot in corn and management practices for each. Damon heavily emphasizes making fungicide application decisions based on projected economic return on investment (ROI) and showcases tools that help farmers make those decisions.
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With sub $4 and $10 corn and soybeans respectively, rescue applications may not be worth it. Wondering whether a fungicide application will be worth it? Check out the Crop Protection Network's new ROI calculator for fungicides in corn.
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For most of the fields in southern Wisconsin, it is likely too late to spray for white mold in soybeans (R3). Growth staging corn and soybeans is vital when timing fungicide applications to ensure an application will fall within the disease treatment window and provide a return on investment. This is especially true in a year with uneven emergence and development in many fields. Mistaking R4 for R2 soybeans could lead to wasted dollars.
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Comparing 2024 and 2023 in Soybean and Winter Wheat
The July 24 Badger Crop Connect webinar featured Dr. Shawn Conley, Extension soybean and small grains agronomist and professor in the Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences, University of Wisconsin–Madison. Shawn discusses preliminary results from 2024 Wisconsin winter wheat performance trials including yield, test weight and disease presence data; cover crop challenges in 2024; and the status of soybean stands across Wisconsin.
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DON Considerations for Small Grains Grown for Livestock Feed
DON (deoxynivalenol or vomitoxin) is a mycotoxin produced by the fungus responsible for Fusarium Head Blight (FHB), a common and economically important disease in small grains. DON is a problem because it is toxic to humans and animals. Grain grown on-farm and fed to livestock should be managed properly to avoid negative effects.
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Field Notes Episode 19: Warm Season Annual Forages
From severe drought to flooded fields, Wisconsin’s forage producers are turning to forage species that can provide adaptability and flexibility in the midst of abnormal conditions. We jump in with Yoana Newman, UW-River Falls professor and Extension forage specialist, and Matt Oehmican, from Short Lane Ag Supply, to talk the details of warm season annual forages, from the decision-making process for growing these species to the unique technical agronomy management warm season annuals need to grow in Wisconsin. Are warm season annual forages a fit for your farm’s forage inventory?
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El "Break" Info-Lechero 2.0 - Dairy Spanish Webinar
To help Wisconsin Spanish dairy workers and the Spanish dairy community to get the most current and update research information, UW-Extension has developed the Dairy Spanish Webinar El “Break” Info-Lechero 2.0. This Webinar is an update on different dairy topics covering reproduction, data management, animal welfare, animal nutrition, genetics selection, environment and more.
Join The University of Wisconsin-Madison- Division of Extension’s Dairy Program every Wednesday to the September, October, and November months from 12pm – 1pm CST for El “Break” Info-Lechero webinar series.
The Dairy Spanish Webinar is going to be in Spanish ONLY.
There is no charge to participate in these sessions, however, pre-registration is required to allow access.
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Top Strategies To Streamline Your Milking Parlor
Ensuring a comfortable and safe parlor environment for both cows and workers, while efficiently using all available resources—including time—is crucial for the dairy business’ profitability. Milking time on a dairy farm is a balancing act between maintaining cleanliness and calmness while moving quickly enough to finish on time and get the cows back to their pens, where they can eat, drink, rest, and produce milk.
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Dairy Cow Stress and Strain: Impacts on Reproduction
Most dairy managers dream of the “anonymous” cow. Trouble-free in udder conformation and mobility; rarely, if ever, treated for health events; and breeds back year after year. She is anonymous because, on a day-to-day basis, our only interaction with her is milking. Anonymous cows do not need to be handled or receive special attention. Dr. Matt Lucy at the University of Missouri posits that these anonymous cows can better handle the daily stressors they encounter. Why do cows that face a common challenge (Stress) respond differently to it (Strain), and how do managers capitalize on this? The short answer is genetics, but it isn’t that simple, and we will discuss it in this article.
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| 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
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