Crops and Soils

A field in the morning

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.

Farmer to Farmer Corn & Forage List

Directory for both buyers and sellers

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

Kevin Jarek

Kevin Jarek

Crops and Soils Educator

920-832-4763 | Wisconsin Relay: 711

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