Crops
Soil Conservation/ Cover Crops
Cover Crops:
For more information about cover crops and management: http://www.soils.wisc.edu/extension/covercrop.php
Pierce County Land Conservation Department: Pierce County Land Conservation
Farm Service Agency (FSA): www.fsa.usda.gov/wi
No-Till Information:
Nutrient Management & No-Till System
Grazing/Forage Management
Pierce County alfalfa growers may want to view the latest research on foliar fungicide efficacy, read more……2012 Alfalfa Foliar Fungicide Research Summary 05-30-13
Across Pierce County and some of Wisconsin, alfalfa winter injured and winter killed stands are being reported. Greg Andrews obtained management advice from UW Extension Forage Agronomist Dr. Dan Undersander, read more… Maximizing Forage in Winter Injured and Killed Stands
Selecting the right grass and the right variety is more important than ever. Whether the grass is a mix in your hay seeding, a grassed waterway or a pasture, grasses have their place and can be profitable……. read more→Selecting a grass variety
Sainfoin Not Recommended for Wisconsin
Frost Injury to Alfalfa by Dan Undersander and Brian Hudelson)
Cutting Alfalfa Very Frequently
Forage Resources – University of Wisconsin – Extension
Ryegrass Types for Pasture and Hay
Frost Seeding Forages into Established Pastures – frost_seeding
Across Pierce County and some of Wisconsin, alfalfa winter injured and winter killed stands are being reported. Greg Andrews obtained management advice from UW Extension Forage Agronomist Dr. Dan Undersander, read more …
- Maximizing Forage in Winter Injured and Killed Stands
- Coping with Alfalfa Wintekill powerpoint
- Team Forage Website: How to Price Standing Forage
- Pricingstandhay-FOF – A “Focus on Forage” fact sheet written by UW-Extension Agents Ted Bay and Rhonda Gildersleeve, Ken Barnett, UW-Extension Farm Management Specialist, and Dan Undersander, UW-Extension Forage Agronomist.
- Copy of Price Standing Forage Worksheet – This spreadsheet developed by Extension Educator Ken Barnett, helps to determine ceiling and floor prices to pay for standing forage.
- Getting the Most from Drought Stressed Forages – “While Pierce County as of early summer is the garden spot of Wisconsin, alfalfa and hay growers can utilize this fact sheet to better manage hay stands if the summer continues to be dry”
- To read more: Getting the Most from Drought Stressed Forages
- Harvesting Alfalfa in 2012
Hay Results – Houston County Forage Council, January 2009
Bale Grazing: a winter feeding strategy
Soybeans
Land rolling has become a common soil-finishing practice for soybean in Minnesota and throughout the Upper Midwest. The practice has been used for decades in alfalfa and grass seed production to improve germination and manage rocks, but it is relatively new for row crops, where its main purpose is to improve harvesting efficiency and reduce combine damage. Click here Ground Rolling in the MidWest to read more!
Grain Storage in Wisconsin – Pricing Your Options
Land rolling has become a common soil-finishing practice for soybean in Minnesota and throughout the Upper Midwest. The practice has been used for decades in alfalfa and grass seed production to improve germination and manage rocks, but it is relatively new for row crops, where its main purpose is to improve harvesting efficiency and reduce combine damage.
- Read Ground Rolling in the MidWest (PDF)
- Read Ground Rolling in the MidWest (word)
Corn
High Moisture Shelled Corn:
Equivalent Price/Ton of High Moisture Shelled Corn
Grain Storage in Wisconsin – Pricing Your Options
A102-2013 – Predicting Maturity Date of Late-Planted and Uneven Corn
Pricing Wet (HMSC) Corn App – free app based off a spreadsheet to help determine an equivalent value for wet shell corn when compared with a dry shell corn price. Now available on Google Play store (search for HMSC). For more information, read our post on the HMSC$ app here.
Small Grains/Alternative Crops
Weed/Pest Management
Other Resources
Crop Production Management in Low-Margin Years
Low-margin crop production years require a “sharper pencil” to maintain profitability. University of Wisconsin-Madison provides a series of videos designed to help farmers discern key management strategies when prices are low. Follow the link below and choose from nine (9) videos on different management topics. For more information contact your local Extension office.
Custom Rate Guides (Most Recent):
- Wisconsin 2020 – WI Custom Rates 2020
- Iowa 2022: IA Custom Rates 2022
Late and Prevented Planting Coverage and Replant Provisions for Wisconsin Farmers. Read→ Late_Prevented_Planting By Paul D. Mitchell, Agricultural and Applied Economics, UW Madison/Extension
2012 Crop Budget Cost of Production Calculator for Wisconsin
WI Statutes Related to Agricultural Equipment Operating on Public Roads
“With the new IOH rules in place, we have a new condensed outline of information on road authority and when overweight permits are needed” For more info MA permit cheat sheets
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Late and Prevented Planting Coverage and Replant Provisions for Wisconsin Farmers.
- Late_Prevented_Planting, by Paul D. Mitchell, Agricultural and Applied Economics, UW Madison/Extension
Renting Farm Assets workshops will include information about local farmland rental rates, rental rate trends, fixed and flexible cash rental, lease and contract law, leasing forms, AgLease 101 resources, and decision tools for renters and landlords. Program Topics:
- And you Want what for Rent?
- 2012 Pierce County Farmland Rental Survey Interpretation and Trends
- Fixed and Flexible Cash Rental Options
- Lease and Contract Law
- AgLease 101 Resources
- Lease Forms
- Decision Tools for Renters and Landlords
- WhyAg_Pre-Launch Press Release_021512_FINAL
- WhyAg_Media Slipsheet_021412_FINAL
- Wisconsin Market Bulletin Feb 2012 (pdf)
- The Dairy Partner- November & December 2011
- 2012 Pierce County Farmland Cash Rent Study Summary
- Pierce County Farmland Rent Survey Underway
- AgDM Newsletter Article
- US Drought Monitor
