Six Possible Impacts of COVID-19 on Farming
Here are six specific things that farmers, farming families, ag employers, and employees need to be aware of and plan for.
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Crop Management Field Day 2019
Tuesday, August 20th is the Crop Management Field Day! Extension Agriculture Educators and UW Soil Scientists will be speaking, and you can bring samples of problems you’re having with crops for identification and management considerations.
Read More...Using Corn and Soybean as cover crops on Prevented Planted acres in Wisconsin during 2019
For a crop to be considered a cover crop RMA states that “For crop insurance purposes, a cover crop is a crop generally recognized by agricultural experts as agronomically sound for the area for erosion control or other purposes related to conservation or soil improvement.” Soybean and corn both meet this requirement. However please remember that BMP’s must be followed to meet this requirement. Every producer who eclares Prevent Planting must get approval from his or her crop insurance agent before any Prevent Planting management plan is implemented.
Read More...Soybean Nematode Testing
“The WI Soybean Marketing Board (WSMB) sponsors free nematode testing to help producers stay ahead of the most important nematode pest of soybean, the soybean cyst nematode (SCN). Eggs of SCN persist in the soil between soybean crops so a sample can be submitted any time that is convenient. The soil test report indicates the […]
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Japanese Beetles Considerations for Corn and Soybeans
The high number of Japanese Beetles emerging might result in some corn and soybean fields, or parts of some corn and soybean fields needing to be treated with an insecticide.
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