I (Scott Reuss, Crops and Soil Educator) started the First Crop Alfalfa Quality Monitoring program this Monday, May 11.  I only walked the five fields that are going to be part of the other projects going on along with this program, as the alfalfa is certainly a ways from being ready.  The alfalfa I walked […]

There are a number of projects which I am working or cooperating on this growing season.  A key regional project is the annual First Crop Alfalfa Quality Monitoring, which I will be conducting at least weekly from mid-May until most fields are harvested.  Along with that project, I am taking part in a state-wide project […]

The growing season is here and so are the 2026 Badger Crop Connect Webinars.  These webinars are held the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month starting at 12:30 p.m.  There are recordings of each webinar available at the BCC website, as well as the registration process.  You should only need to register once for […]

The decision to start harvesting corn silage on a given day is one of the most economically impactful decisions of the year for area livestock farms. UW-Madison, Division of Extension, is assisting area farms through a series of weekly corn silage moisture monitoring events. Samples will be chopped at the times/places below and then analyzed […]

Know what weather is headed your way! Sign up today to get weekly, in-season email updates from the Wisconsin Ag Climate Outlook by visiting https://cropsandsoils.extension.wisc.edu/wisconsin-climate-outlook/ . Each report includes helpful maps regarding temperature, precipitation, and comparisons to recent weather and climate patterns to help you make the best decisions you can around planting, irrigation, nutrient […]