The UW-Madison Division of Extension’s Ag Institute and the UW-Madison Nutrient and Pest Management Program will be hosting the fourth annual Badger Crop Connect webinar series for the 2023 growing season. The purpose of this series is to provide agronomists, crop consultants, and farmers with timely crop updates for Wisconsin. These free webinars will be offered, on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month at 12:30 PM, with the spring webinars beginning in April. Registration is required
Regional Crops/Soils Educator, Scott Reuss, has begun to monitor area alfalfa fields to assist harvest date decision-making for area farms. The first day of field work was Thursday, May 18 and showed that alfalfa is a ways away from being ready to harvest, but is starting to put on growth.
Other days of sampling will include Tuesday, May 23; Friday or Saturday, May 26/27; Tuesday, May 30; and Friday, June 2nd, with this date likely to be a shorter route due to maturity. You can access
