Soil Management

Author(s) Kyle Pepp, Geoffrey Siemering, Steve Ventura. Southwestern Wisconsin is well-known for its rich history in mining, however, this historic...

Author(s) Daniel H. Smith, Mimi Broeske, Jamie Patton, Kevin Shelley,  Francisco Arriaga, Bryan Jensen, Maxwel Coura Oliveira, Brian Briski, Barry ...

Author(s) Carrie A.M. Laboski, John B. Peters. Growers recognize the importance of a good soil testing program, which, despite some limitations, ...

Author(s) Matt Ruark, Jaimie West, Geoffrey Siemering. Using cover crops following corn silage harvest and manure application provides an excellent...

Author(s) Geoffrey Siemering, Chris Baxter, Gene Schriefer. Southwestern Wisconsin is well-known for its rich history in mining. Unfortunately, poo...

Author: Daniel H. Smith, Virginia M. Moore, Matt Ruark, Erin Silva. Interseeding provides a way to establish cover crops earlier in the growing sea...

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) John B. Peters, Carrie A. M. Laboski. One acre of soil to a depth of 6 inches weighs about 1,000 tons, yet less than an ounce of it is ...

Author(s) Carrie M. Laboski, Kevin Shelley. The soil fertility guidelines contained in this publication help Wisconsin graziers maintain an adequ...

Author(s) Christopher Anderson, Diane Mayerfeld. The drought has left many Wisconsin growers short on forage to feed their animals. As a consequen...

Author(s) Geoffrey Siemering, Matthew Ruark, Amanda Gevens. Trichoderma are fungi found worldwide that grow in and around plant roots and can incr...

Author(s) Geoffrey Siemering, Matthew Ruark, Amanda Gevens. Bacillus amyloliquefaciens (BAA) is a bacterium found in soil ecosystems worldwide tha...

Author(s) Geoffrey Siemering, Matthew Ruark, Francisco Arriaga, Erin Silva, Heidi Johnson. Many important field crops can benefit from an associat...

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

Author(s) Matt Ruark, Mike Ballweg, Richard Proost. This publication provides an overview of management recommendations for radish cover crops and...

Author(s) Parker Williams, Brian Luck, Francisco Arriaga, Dennis Hancock, Jessica Drewry. Wheel traffic in fields can compact soil, negatively imp...

Author(s) Christopher Anderson, Diane Mayerfeld. The drought has left many Wisconsin growers short on forage to feed their animals. As a consequen...

Author(s) John Panuska, Laura Ward Good, Richard Wolkowski. This publication evaluates phosphorus loss via runoff from a variety of different till...

Author(s) Richard Wolkowski, Marilyn Thelen, Catherine Sereg. Adopting practices that increase soil organic matter build soil resilience, fortify ...

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) Mackenzy Naber, Matthew Ruark, Carl Rosen. Polymer-coated urea (PCU) is a slow-release nitrogen (N) fertilizer product in which each ure...

Author(s) Richard Wolkowski, Birl Lowery. Recent changes in agricultural practices have made soil compaction more common. This publication describ...

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