Agriculture

Author(s) Jed Colquhoun. When a weed species becomes resistant to a herbicide, it eliminates an entire class of available products. For commercial...

Author(s) Jed Colquhoun. Residual herbicides are those that continue to control weeds for some time after application. Residual herbicides extend ...

Author(s) Mark Renz. Based on research and field observations, this publication highlights the effectiveness of 35 herbicides on 32 different inv...

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

Author(s) Scott Sanford. This fact sheet details the ways in which careful hot water management can save money and energy on the farm (4 pages; 20...

Author(s) D. J. Hagedorn. This guide provides essential scientific information and meaningful visual guidance regarding the most common diseases ...

Author(s) Fred Madison, Keith Kelling, Leonard Massie, Laura Ward Good. Proper manure management and handling are tricky. This booklet describes h...

Author(s) Aerica Opatik. An increasing number of sheep are being raised on small farms instead of on large ranches. New and emerging specialty mar...

Author(s) S. Huntziger, Z. Miller, M. Peterson, D. Wachter. Swine production has long been a staple of Wisconsin agriculture. If you're thinking a...

Author(s) Aerica Bjurstrom, Dave Wachter.  If you're thinking about starting a small-scale goat operation, learn the basics before deciding wheth...

Author(s) Adam Hady, Ron Kean. Thinking about raising poultry on a small scale? Whether as a hobby or as a source of food or extra income, the rai...

Author(s) Rhonda Gildersleeve. If you are thinking about raising beef cattle on a small scale, this publication will help you consider key aspects...

Author(s) Yves Berger, Claire Mikolayunas, David Thomas. Raising sheep for dairy production is a small but growing industry, centered in the uppe...

Author(s) Adam Hady, Ron Kean. If you're thinking about raising chickens as a hobby or as a source of food or extra income, you'll want to read th...

Author(s) Aerica Opatik. With the increase in specialty markets such as locally grown food, sheep cheese, and specialty wools, more and more sheep...

Author(s) Rhonda Gildersleeve. If you are thinking about raising beef cattle on a small scale, this publication will help you consider key aspects...

Author(s) Steve Huntzicker, Zen Miller, Mahlon Peterson, Dave Wachter. Swine production has long been a staple of Wisconsin agriculture. If you're...

Author(s) Aerica Bjurstrom, Dave Wachter. If you're thinking about starting a small-scale goat operation, learn the basics before deciding whethe...

Author(s) Helen C. Harrison. Here are answers to the questions gardeners ask most often about growing vegetables. From asparagus to watercress, th...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut, A. C. Newenhouse. This publication is packed with practical information for organic and conventional growers, and it's t...

Author(s) Brian R. Smith, Daniel L. Mahr, Patricia S. McManus, Teryl R. Roper. Strawberries are the most widely grown small fruit crop in Wisconsi...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut, A. C. Newenhouse. Salad greens provide market gardeners with a high-value crop that brings a premium price if grown and...

Author(s) Brian R. Smith, Daniel L. Mahr, Patricia S. McManus, Teryl R. Roper. A variety of raspberries-black, purple, and yellow as well as red-c...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut, A. C. Newenhouse. Growing vine crops such as pumpkins, melons, cucumbers, gourds, and squash is an excellent way to bri...

Author(s) Teryl R. Roper, Daniel L. Mahr, Patricia S. McManus. Pears are among the easiest tree fruits to grow. This publication covers everything...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut, A. C. Newenhouse. This detailed publication offers plenty of tips on how to grow various alliums such as sweet onions, l...

Author(s) Teryl R. Roper, Daniel L. Mahr, Patricia S. McManus, Brian R. Smith. This award-winning manual offers detailed instructions on how to su...

Author(s) Teryl R. Roper, Daniel L. Mahr, Patricia S. McManus. Currants, elderberries, and gooseberries are all native to Wisconsin woodlands, fen...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut, A. C. Newenhouse. This detailed publication is packed with practical information for organic and conventional growers of...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut, A. C. Newenhouse. This detailed publication is packed with practical information for organic and conventional growers, a...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut, A. C. Newenhouse. This highly detailed, publication is packed with practical information for organic and conventional gr...

Author(s) Teryl R. Roper, Daniel L. Mahr, Patricia S. McManus. Apricot, cherry, peach, and plum trees produce some of the tastiest fruit available...

Author(s) Teryl R. Roper, Daniel L. Mahr, Patricia S. McManus. A great how-to book for backyard apple growers. Covers everything from planting ti...

Author(s) Scott Sanford. The air temperature of a greenhouse is critical for plant growth and disease control, and the type of heater used to heat...

Author(s) Horacio Aguirre-Villegas, Rebecca Larson, Matt Ruark. While manure can provide valuable nutrients for crop production, it also costs mon...

Farmers using managed grazing often describe it in terms such as less stressful or family friendly. Practical benefits come along with the lifesty...

Author(s) Dan Undersander, Brian Pillsbury. Wisconsin's streams are one of our most precious natural resources. When streams flow through pasture ...

Author(s) Dan Undersander, Stan Temple, Jerry Bartlet, Dave Sample, Laura Paine. Over 40 species of grassland birds breed in Wisconsin, and some o...

Author(s) Damon Smith. During years when profit margins are low, knowing the right steps to take to produce grain can be challenging. This fact sh...

Author(s) Jerry Apps. Though the reasons they were built may have vanished long ago, Wisconsin's old barns still reflect part of the state's chara...

Author(s) Peggy Lee Beedle. Wisconsin has more silos than any other state, and they can rightly be viewed as symbols of the dairy industry's devel...

Author(s) Jerry Apps. Almost anywhere you travel in Wisconsin you'll see a barn. These farmstead structures stand as silent reminders of the state...

Author(s) Peggy Lee Beedle, Geoffrey M. Gyrisco. Giving Old Barns New Life: Barns and Barn Preservation-A Bibliography (G3660-03) An annotated gui...

Author(s) Sandy Stuttgen, Sarah Mills-Lloyd. Parasitic worms in cattle are nearly impossible to eradicate due to the worms' acquired resistance t...

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

Author(s) Ed Jesse, Bob Cropp. Dairy farmers, milk buyers, and others have an excellent opportunity to manage price risk through the use of future...

Author(s) Richard Proost, Damon Smith. Offers basic guidelines for fungicide resistance management in corn, soybean, and wheat. Describes Fungicid...

Author(s) Teryl R. Roper.  For fruit to develop, pollen must be transferred from the anther to the stigma. Find out which crops require pollen fr...