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2016 Wisconsin Corn Hybrid Performance Trials
2016 Wisconsin Corn Hybrid Performance TrialsGrain - Silage - Specialty - OrganicEvery year, the University of Wisconsin Extension-Madison and College of Agricultural and Life Sciences conduct a corn...
View ArticleState Crop Hybrid/Variety Trials: A Wealth of Information
Seed is one of the best ways to transfer technology to the farm-gate. Every year universities across the country conduct crop hybrid/variety evaluation programs. The purpose of these programs is to...
View ArticleState Corn Yield Contest Winners
The winners of the 2016 National Corn Growers Association corn yield contest were announced recently. The highest yield recorded in Wisconsin during 2016 was by Luke Mezera of Bagley who grew Dekalb...
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Evaluation of Ascend®: Hormones that stimulate corn root growth - Experiment 2
During good times and bad, but especially years with strong grain prices, numerous products appear on the market that seem too good to be true. Often these products come with wild claims. Little...
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Corn Planting Date Concerns for 2017
The recent cool, wet weather has some farmers concerned about corn planting. We are currently in the optimum range for the corn planting date response. Soon we will be on the downhill side of this...
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How Quickly Can Farmers Plant Corn in Wisconsin?
Today, corn planters will begin to roll again in many areas of Wisconsin. We have some good weather coming up and quite a few acres will be planted. I was curious about how quickly can Wisconsin...
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Now is the Time to Begin Evaluating Corn Fields for Harvest
For most corn fields in Wisconsin, pollination and the "lag" phase of kernel development is wrapping up and we are in a "linear" phase of development where kernels are accumulating 4-6 bu/A per day....
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Corn yields of Wisconsin's Top Producers
Every day that passes without a killing frost means more and more cornfields in Wisconsin will mature normally. The extended fall during 2017 should improve grain yield and more importantly reduce...
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2017 Wisconsin Corn Hybrid Performance Trials Grain - Silage - Specialty -...
2017 Wisconsin Corn Hybrid Performance TrialsGrain - Silage - Specialty - OrganicEvery year, the University of Wisconsin Extension-Madison and College of Agricultural and Life Sciences conduct a corn...
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Economic Forecast for Corn Production Next Season
As the holiday season starts to wind down, plans become more and more firm for the 2018 production season. There is still quite a bit of time before planters start rolling in the field, but some key...
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Corn Cost of Production Estimates for 2018
It is difficult to predict the economics of corn production next year. In the last blog we discussed how someone might go about forecasting the 2018 price. A grower has little control over price, but...
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Corn Nitrogen Fixation - Getting closer to a reality
Corn is a major user of nitrogen fertilizer. Nitrogen fertilizer production is an energy intensive process that uses 1-2% of the total global energy supply and produces an equivalent share of...
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Handling Flooded and Down Corn at Silage and Grain Harvest
Rain events during August produced localized flooding affecting numerous corn fields. Recent high winds combined with saturated soils have resulted in lodged corn. All this is occurring at the dent...
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2018 Wisconsin Corn Performance Trials: Grain - Silage - Specialty - Organic
The 2018 Wisconsin Corn Performance Trial results are now available on the web. Every year, the University of Wisconsin Extension-Madison and College of Agricultural and Life Sciences conduct a corn...
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"One and Done" or a Disease Problem Here to Stay: Planning for Tar Spot in 2019
Map showing Midwest U.S. counties where tar spot infections were confirmed. Figure credit: Kleezewski et al., 2019In 2018, southwest Wisconsin was especially hard hit with a new disease called Tar...
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The Corn Yield Gap in Wisconsin
Corn yields have been increasing in Wisconsin at the rate of 2 bu/A*yr (USDA-NASS) and there is no indication that corn yields are plateauing. The highest recorded state average yield occurred in 2016...
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Corn Seed Survival: An update
After a corn seed is planted, it is a wonder that the seed can survive and return 400 to 600 fold or more. If Wisconsin's cool, wet spring soils do not kill the plant through imbibitional chilling,...
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Corn Response to Banded Fertilizers at Planting
Banding fertilizer around the corn seed during planting is a common practice in the northern Corn Belt. Corn planting is frequently delayed in this region due to cold, wet soils, which result in slow...
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Brown Midrib and Leafy Corn Silage Performance + A New BMR Economics Calculator
Commercial corn hybrids grown in Wisconsin are often marketed to dairy farmers as "silage-specific." In the UW Corn Performance Evaluation Trials, conventional hybrids have similar yield and quality as...
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How Thick Should I Plant My Corn? What are other farmers doing?
Farmers continue to increase corn plant populations in Wisconsin and the U.S. Midwest. Every year as part of the Objective Yield Survey, the USDA-NASS counts plants in September at 150 locations in...
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