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Week of September 27, 2021
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Hay Market Report - September 27, 2021
If you have excess straw, hay, or forages to sell or are looking to buy forage, connect to the Farmer-to-Farmer webpage to place an ad. Contact us if you need help placing an ad. There is no charge for the service.
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Top 8 Recommendations for Winter Wheat Establishment in 2021Cool Bean Advisor - Variety selection: please see the 2021 WI Winter Wheat Performance Test
- Plant new seed (DO NOT plant saved seed)
- A fungicide seed treatment is recommended for winter wheat in WI, especially for seed damaged by Fusarium head blight (FHB).
- Wheat should be planted 1 to 1.5 inches deep regardless of planting date.
- Plant between September 20 and October 10.
- The target seeding rate for wheat planted from September 20th to October 1st is 1,750,000 seeds per acre.
- The optimal seeding rate for wheat planted after October 1st should be incrementally increased as planting date is delayed to compensate for reduced fall tillering.
- Crop rotation matters.
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BQA Certification In-Person Meetings Set
UW-Madison’s Division of Extension and Wisconsin Beef Council is hosting a set schedule of in-person Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) certification meetings. Farmers are encouraged not to wait until the last minute to earn BQA certification or to recertify, as it is better that a current certification overlaps rather than expires. BQA certification is valid for three years, so producers who certified in 2018-2019 will need to be recertified. Continue Reading
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Calf VIGOR Scorer App
Similar to an Apgar scoring system used to assess newborn human infants, the calf VIGOR scoring system is designed to be applied to calves shortly after birth to assesses their Visual appearance, Initiation of movement, General responsiveness, Oxygenation, heart and respiration Rates.
Developed by UW-School of Veterinary Medicine, the input categories include meconium staining, appearance of the tongue, time to initiation of selective calf movements such as sitting, standing attempts, suckling, head shaking, tongue withdrawal after a pinch, and eye blinking. Mucous membrane color, heart and respiration rates are additional clinical signs that are assessed and assigned scores ranging from 0 to 3. The higher the score, the more vigorous the calf. Additional Information Apple App Store
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Badger Crop Connect: Winter Wheat and Soil CarbonSeptember 22 | 12:30-1:30PM
The fall session will run in the months of September and October on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month at 12:30 PM. The purpose of this series is to provide agronomists, crop consultants, and farmers timely crop updates for Wisconsin. Badger Crop Connect is hosted by Extension Crops and Soils educators. CCA CEUs available.
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Hands-On Soil Health ClinicOctober 20 | 10:00AM-2:00PM
Dale Theel's Greendale Farm W3102 WI-23 Trunk, Fond du Lac, WI 54937
View no-till corn planted green, different cover crop options for wheat fields, results from three different multi-species mixes interseeded into corn, and a no-herbicide soybean field. We'll also have a soil pit demonstration featuring University of Wisconsin Nutrient and Pest Management Program's Jamie Patton, and a prairie strips planting demo with Sand County Foundation! Lunch is included! Check out the flyer
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BQA Certification In-Person MeetingOctober 26 | 5:30PM
Brownsville Community Center, 871 W Main Street, Brownsville, WI 53006
Attendance may be limited based on location capacity and to follow any COVID guidelines in place at that time. NO walk-ins will be allowed. Due to limited capacity, it is encouraged that only one individual per farm attend the in-person meetings.
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