Tag: University of Wisconsin-Madison
New Program Helps Farmers Improve Profitability, Soil Health, Land Stewardship Dec 20, 2021
A new online platform can help farmers learn about and implement management practices to improve profitability, soil health and land stewardship. Created by a multistate team of university Extension professionals […]
Midwest Corn, Soybean Growers Urged to Participate in Weed Management Survey Nov 2, 2021
A Kansas State University weed ecologist is encouraging the state’s producers to participate in a survey that she says will help with targeted weed control management strategies in the future. […]
Wisconsin: ‘App’-riculture – Making Smartphone Apps to Aid Farmers Sep 25, 2019
Mike Cerny has been farming long enough to have a reliable intuition when it comes to decisions about applying chemical protection to his crops. So it came as a surprise to […]
Wisconsin: Irrigated Farming in Central Sands Cools Region’s Climate Jul 5, 2019
New research finds that irrigated farms within Wisconsin’s vegetable-growing Central Sands region significantly cool the local climate compared to nearby rain-fed farms or forests. Irrigation dropped maximum temperatures by one […]