Cover crops have exploded the last week and the projected forecast is looking dry for much of the Midwest. If I had green cover growing and recently planted corn/soy or will plant soon I would terminate covers ASAP if worried about conserving soil moisture.
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Kolby Grint retweeted
New @UWNPM @UWMadisonExt #WiscWeeds publication (@KolbyCoverCrops et al):
Soybean PRE Herbicide Evaluation in Challenging Soils (coarse texture with low OM &/or high pH)
🔗 wiscweeds.info/images/2023Re…
We appreciate all the producers & agronomists that collaborated on this project!
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Kolby Grint retweeted
Check the latest #WiscWeeds blog post led by PhD student @JoseJr_Nunes:
What benefits (and challenges) can the planting green system bring to soybean production?
🔗wiscweeds.info/posts/2023soy…
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Great points about cover crop adoption for weed suppression and cover crop adoption in general.
Four Takeaways on Cover Crops and Weed Control from WSSA growiwm.org/four-takeaways-o… via @getridofweeds @WorldofWeeds @WSSA_GSO
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I visualized the responses from a recently conducted cover crop survey for farmers participating in the county cost-share program in Chippewa County, WI. Fun seeing the variety of approaches and motivation for #covercrop adoption happening locally!
ALT Figure displaying the range in 2022 cover crop planting dates and estimated plant height in December 2022.
ALT Figure displaying farmer indicated reasoning for planting cover crops.
ALT Figure displaying the frequency of farmers utilizing cover crops funded by County cost-share on farmland in Chippewa County, WI townships.
ALT Figure displaying acres cover cropped, total cropland acres, and percentage of acres cover cropped.
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Kolby Grint retweeted
It’s #CoverCrop season & here is a great @UWNPM Extension publication led by @KolbyCoverCrops:
Cereal Rye Cover Crop Management in Wisconsin ipcm.wisc.edu/download/pubsN…
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Kolby Grint retweeted
Great article from @UNLNateDorsey, @UNLWeedSci @agtechluan on combine cleaning. Had the chance to spend a fun week teaching combine cleaning earlier summer with this team. Preventing Weed Seed Distribution from Combines from @UNL_Cropwatch cropwatch.unl.edu/2022/preve…
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Kolby Grint retweeted
With #harvest22 around the corner, here's that friendly reminder that combines are THE MOST effective weed seed dispersal agents out there!
Start from weed free areas & clean the machine as often as possible.
Check this #WiscWeeds pub for more info: wiscweeds.info/img/2020%20co…
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Kolby Grint retweeted
Silage plot harvest for the @USDA sponsored corn silage/alfalfa interseeding project the @UWNPM program has this year. @UWMadisonCALS Lancaster Farm
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Kolby Grint retweeted
Tune into tomorrow’s #BadgerCropConnect to hear John talk about the research behind Wisconsin fertilizer recommendations
Register here 👉 uwmadison.zoom.us/meeting/re…
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Kolby Grint retweeted
A great new publication out on managing winter rye as a cover crop in Wisconsin! ipcm.wisc.edu/download/pubsN…
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Kolby Grint retweeted
Don’t forget to tune into tomorrow’s #BadgerCropConnect webinar from 12:30-1:30 PM covering “Hybrid Rye Forage Yields and Quality” with @hortmeierclarke & “Fall Alfalfa Harvest Management” with Kevin Jarek! #CCA credits available.
t.e2ma.net/click/rux5bg/fhzw…
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Enjoying these realistic takes on soil health! This aligned well with what we experience in Wisconsin with trying to use no-till and cover crops to fine-tune systems to address common issues of compaction, drainage, and erosion. If managed incorrectly, productivity can be lost.
Fine-tuning WATER USE with soil health:
Climate determines the size of water-related effects.
Irrigation diminishes those effects.
New post…
csanr.wsu.edu/fine-tuning-wi…
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SO BASICALLY YOU TAKE SOIL SAMPLES FROM YOUR FIELDS AND SEND THEM TO A LAB THAT TELLS YOU WHAT THE NUTRIENT CONCENTRATIONS ACTUALLY ARE TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ON NUTRIENT AMOUNTS TO APPLY SO YOU AREN’T JUST GUESSING. THERES EVEN ASSISTANCE AND FREE EDUCATION ON HOW TO DO IT!
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Great field day last night in Douglas County discussing nutrient management in pastures and optimizing pasture management. The friendly cows definitely stole the show!
ALT Friendly cow interrupting discussion on cattle watering systems to get a drink of water.
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Kolby Grint retweeted
Tar Spot of #corn continuing to increase in Wisconsin. We are adding 1-2 counties daily now. If you are in a Wisconsin County not in yellow yet, please DM me a picture of tar spot so I can verify. Get out and scout. Fungicide apps should have happened between VT and R3!
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Check it out!
.@KolbyCoverCrops strikes again with another great paper (foundation of our #WiscWeeds cover crop research)!
#CoverCrops & preemergence herbicides: An integrated approach for weed management in corn-soybean systems in the US Midwest (Grint el al. 2022)
frontiersin.org/articles/10.…
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Snagged some photos while in the field this morning. Good reminder to keep finding ways for more crop diversity and cover crops on the landscape so our waters don’t look like this ☹️
ALT Recently harvested oat field with a newly planted cereal rye cover crop establishing
ALT Algal blooms in a Wisconsin lake.
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