Crops and Soils
Crops and Soils
Mission:
To provide producers and related agribusinesses with research-based information that will allow them to make environmentally sound and economically feasible production decision.
Goals:
- Improve agriculture profitability and assure food quality
- Enhance stewardship of the environment
- Develop and serve urban agriculture
Links of Interest:
County Cash Rent
PDF indicating non-irrigated cropland cash rent (2023).
Wisconsin Corn Hybrid Performance Trails
Results of 2023 grain and silage performance trials spanning 14 locations.
Outagamie Forage Council Scholarship Award
$500 scholarship opportunity for a deserving youth.
Custom Manure Applicators Directory
List of for-hire manure applicators serving Wisconsin.
Alfalfa Seeding Rates
2018 video from Extension discussing optimal alfalfa seeding rates.
High Moisture Shell Corn Conversion
Spreadsheet to determine equivalent price/ton.
Determining the Value of Standing Alfalfa 2024
Helpful information to help determine the value of alfalfa.
Predicting Maturity Date of Late-Planted and Uneven Corn
Advice and information to determine corn maturity.
Getting the Most from Drought Stressed Forages
Management of alfalfa, grass hayfields, pasture and corn each have some special considerations.
Pest Management in Wisconsin Field Crops 2012
Helpful information to help determine the value of alfalfa.
Staff
If you have any questions regarding Crops & Soils in Outagamie or Winnebago Counties, please contact:
Kevin Jarek | Crops and Soils Educator
Outagamie and Winnebago Counties
3365 W. Brewster St. | Appleton, WI 54914
Phone: 920-832-4763 | Wisconsin Relay: 711
Fax: 920-832-4783
Email: kevin.jarek@wisc.edu
