Agriculture

Author(s) David C. Payer, Brian J. Holmes. This fact sheet is for dairy farmers and others in the dairy industry concerned with managing wastewate...

Author(s) Scott Sanford. With energy costs representing more than 10% of greenhouse growers' sales, now is an optimal time to consider ways to red...

Author(s) Tim Trower, Chris Boerboom, Jerry Doll, R. T. Proost. Can you save money by reducing inputs without reducing yield in your corn producti...

Author(s) Brian J. Holmes, Roger Springman. Burning agricultural plastics is illegal in Wisconsin. This publication reviews practices farmers can ...

Author(s) Sherry Combs, Bruce Hoskins, Jan Jarman, John Kovar, Maurice Watson, Ann Wolf, Nancy Wolf. This detailed publication will help you under...

Author(s) M. F. Heimann, S. N. Jeffers. A serious disease of apple and pear trees in the Midwest, fire blight also affects many other members of t...

Author(s) Philip J. Clauer, John L. Skinner. This publication will help you get started raising ducks and geese. Topics include managing a breedin...

Author(s) Brendon Panke, Mark Renz. Invasive plants can thrive and aggressively spread beyond their natural range, disrupting ecosystems. The Mana...

Author(s) Brendon Panke, Mark Renz. Invasive plants can thrive and aggressively spread beyond their natural range, disrupting ecosystems. The Mana...

Author(s) Christelle Guédot, Janet van Zoeren. Learn about best management practices that promote yield and protect pollinators on the cranberry m...

Author(s) Francisco J. Arriaga. Soil compaction can decrease soil health and crop yield because it degrades soil structure and reduces root growth...

Author(s) Adam A. Hady. Producing Poultry on Pasture (A3908-01) is the first in a new series of publications called "Poultry for Small Farms &...

Author(s) Brendon Panke, Ryan deRegnier, Mark Renz. Invasive plants can thrive and aggressively spread beyond their natural range, disrupting ecos...

Author(s) R. L. Tormoehlen, R. G. Koegel, H. D. Bruhn, D. V. Jensen. This publication will help you better understand and prevent haymow and silo ...

Author(s) Adam A. Hady, Ron Kean.  Urban chickens are popular, but are they for your home or your community? If you are a homeowner thinking of r...

Author(s) Scott Sanford. Wood heating results in lower barn humidity, dryer litter, reduced ammonia production, and requires less ventilation whic...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut. In Wisconsin, the potato leafhopper (Empoasca fabae) is a serious annual pest of snap beans and potatoes. Damage caused ...

Author(s) Amanda Gevens, Jaime Wilbur. Late blight affects a variety of plants in the Solanaceae family but is best known for its destruction of ...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson. Two distinctly separate diseases commonly known as scab can infect potatoes, significantly reducing tube...

Author(s) Brendon Panke, Mark Renz. Invasive plants can thrive and aggressively spread beyond their natural range, disrupting ecosystems. The Man...

Author(s) Annie Deutsch, Christelle Guédot. Plum curculio, a beetle native to the midwestern United States, is one of the most common and detrimen...

Author(s) Claire Strader, Julie Dawson. One of the most common criticisms of organic agriculture is that it relies too heavily on tillage. While o...

Author(s) Teryl R. Roper. Plant growth regulators (PGRs) can be used with some precision for thinning fruit, regulating growth, and adjusting har...

Author(s) Teryl R. Roper, Gary G. Frank. Apple production can be a financially and emotionally rewarding venture. However, a desire to grow fruit...

Author(s) Bryan Jensen, Patrick J. Liesch, Glenn Nice, Mark Renz, Damon Smith. To purchase Pest Management in Wisconsin Field Crops—2020, visit th...

Author(s) Dan Undersander, Beth Albert, Dennis Cosgrove, Dennis Johnson, Paul Peterson. Make a profit from your pastures using this simple managem...

Author(s) Dan Undersander, Ray Antoniewicz. Save money and raise healthier horses by improving the pastures they graze on. This 8-page publication...

Author(s) Adam A. Hady. Pasture Poultry Ark is the second publication in a new series called Poultry for Small Farms & Backyards that addresse...

Author(s) Teryl R. Roper. The high cost of establishing an orchard necessitates cropping the trees early and harvesting the maximum amount of qua...

Author(s) Philip E. Harris, Daniel J. Undersander. Livestock owners who want to pasture their animals on someone else land have several options, i...

Author(s) Keith Kelling, Larry Bundy, Sherry Combs, John Peters. This detailed publication explains the meaning of ratings for phosphorus, potassi...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut. Onion thrips (Thrips tabaci) are an important annual pest of onion. They may attack nearly all garden crops, but serious...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut. Onion maggots (Hylemya antiqua) are tiny maggots that feed below ground on onion bulbs, making tunnels in the bulbs and ...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson. Three types of botrytis diseases affect onion crops. Botrytis leaf blight is a destructive disease cause...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson. Bacterial decay, known as soft rot, is one of the most widespread and destructive storage diseases of on...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson. Onion smut can be a serious disease of onions, leeks, and shallots. The disease is caused by the fungi U...