Agriculture

Author(s) Horacio Aguirre-Villegas, Rebecca A. Larson, Matthew D. Ruark, Di Liang, Michel Wattiaux, Larry Chase, Victor Cabrera. Enteric methane, ...

Author(s) Midwest Fruit Workers Group. This publication is only available through Purdue Extension's Education Store. Free PDF Single copies from...

Author(s) John Panuska, Scott Sanford, Astrid Newenhouse. Irrigation has become an increasingly important risk management tool for growers. The re...

Author(s) Horacio Aguirre-Villegas, Rebecca A. Larson, Matthew D. Ruark. Methane is a greenhouse gas produced largely from bacteria that live in s...

Author(s) Diane Mayerfeld. Most UW-Extension educators agree that adapting to and addressing the causes of climate change are important responsibi...

Author(s) Horacio Aguirre-Villegas, Rebecca Larson, Matthew Ruark. Manure agitation is an important part of storage as it reduces nutrient variabi...

Author(s) David C. Payer, Brian J. Holmes. Knowing how to dispose of waste milk properly is an essential part of dairy milking center management. ...

Author(s) Francisco Arriaga, Brian Luck, Geoffrey Siemering. If you've worked your fields while they were wet, there is a good chance your soils ...

Author(s) Rhonda R. Gildersleeve, Peggy Compton. The narrow green areas along banks of rivers, lakes, and ponds contain unique plant communities, ...

Author(s) Rhonda R. Gildersleeve, Peggy Compton. The narrow green zones along banks of rivers, lakes, and ponds may offer good grazing but are eas...

Author(s) Horacio Aguirre-Villegas, Rebecca Larson, Matthew Ruark. Manure is a valuable resource for agricultural systems due to its nutrient cont...

Author(s) Michael Siemens, Tim Erickson, Gary Applegate. Dairy beef and newborn calves pose many challenging health and nutrition management decis...

Author(s) Michael Siemens, Tim Erickson, Gary Applegate. In spite of management challenges, many dairy and beef producers have chosen to raise dai...

Author(s) Horacio Aguirre-Villegas, Daesoo Kim, Greg Thoma, Rebecca A. Larson, Matthew D. Ruark. Milk and dairy products constitute an important p...

Author(s) Sarah Schramm, Ken Frost, Amy Charkowski, Stewart Gray, Alex Crockford, Russell L. Groves. Potato virus Y (PVY) is an aphid-transmitted ...

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

Author(s) Scott Sanford. This fact sheet discusses how properly installed and maintained ventilation and heating systems can reduce energy consump...

Author(s) Scott Sanford. Quick tips on how to make irrigation and crop storage facilities more energy efficient (2 pages; 2003). Download

Author(s) Scott Sanford. This fact sheet considers adjustments that can be made to both outdoor and indoor lighting on the farm to reduce energy c...

Author(s)  Scott Sanford. This fact sheet presents many options for reducing hot water consumption on the farm (2 pages; 2003). Download

Author(s) Scott Sanford. This fact sheet presents various means to improve grain drying and reduce energy consumption on the farm (2 pages; 2003). ...

Author(s) Scott Sanford. This fact sheet briefly presents some of the management practices that can reduce energy use or lower energy costs on the ...

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) Scott Sanford. This fact sheet discusses how light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, are a good choice for your home, farm or small business. Th...

Author(s) Horacio Aguirre-Villegas, Daesoo Kim, Greg Thoma, Rebecca A. Larson, Matthew D. Ruark. Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a widely accepted ...

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

Author(s) Paul Daigle, Ken Barnett, Tom Cadwallader, Dennis Cosgrove. To keep grazing dairy animals healthy, high-quality lanes are needed to keep...

Author(s) Mark Hagedorn, Cheryl A. Skjolaas. Many farmers find the skid steer loader maneuverability unmatched by traditional tractor-loader combi...

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 Man...

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 Man...

Author(s) R. Chris Williamson. This fact sheet on the Japanese beetle, considered the single most important turf grass pest in the United States ...

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

Author(s) Scott Sanford, John Panuska. Successful irrigation management uses a combination of rainfall and applied water to conserve energy, reduc...

Author(s) P. M. Rogers, W. R. Stevenson, J. A. Wyman, Ken Frost, Russell Groves. Each year three major foliar diseases invade Wisconsin commercial...

Author(s) Mark J. Renz. Perennial pepperweed (Lepidium latifolium L.) is an invasive creeping herbaceous perennial weed first found in Wisconsin ...

Author(s) Eileen Cullen, Richard Proost, Dean Volenberg. Bt corn hybrids are genetically modified to contain a bacterium that acts as an insectici...

Author(s) R. Chris Williamson, Samuel Soper, P. J. Liesch. This handy chart lists pesticides that are most effective against common greenhouse pes...

Author(s) Katelin Holm, Eileen Cullen. The seedcorn maggot (SCM), Delia platura, is a soil insect pest of corn, soybean, and vegetable crops. Conv...

Author(s) Dennis Cosgrove, Dan Undersander. Legumes are an important component of midwestern pastures. They increase yield and quality of grass pa...

Author(s) Dan Undersander, Michael Casler, Dennis Cosgrove. Color photographs and descriptions will help you identify young plants and mature stan...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut. Tomato and tobacco hornworms feed on tomatoes late in the season. This fact sheet details the insects' life cycle, the d...

This four-part series describes how to make quality forage in horizontal silos. Topics include preparation, packing, covering and feed out. (2013;...

Author(s) Michelle Marks, Amanda Gevens. Viruses cause several diseases of hop, and apple mosaic virus in particular can have a significant impact...

Author(s) Michelle Marks, Amanda Gevens. Hop powdery mildew occurs in most commercial production regions of the world. Losses are associated with ...

Author(s) Michelle Marks, Amanda Gevens. Downy mildew is a serious disease of hop. Damage is dependent upon cultivar susceptibility and growing se...

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