Documents & Related Links of Interest

The Waupaca County Board of Supervisors decided to not fund Extension Agriculture Outreach educators in the Waupaca County Extension office, eliminating local access to Extension Agriculture resources.

All county residents have access to Extension Agriculture resources available on our websites:
https://extension.wisc.edu/agriculture/
https://hort.extension.wisc.edu/

Below are documents and links of interest related to agriculture. Click or tap the bold titles below to expand and collapse the sections.

Documents of Interest

Agricultural Resources – General

Crops

Crop Production Management Lecture Series

Link to YouTube Playlist

Videos include:

  1. Crop Budgets and Market Plans in Low-margin Years
  2. Corn: Survive and Thrive on Low Price Projections
  3. Soybean Inputs that Deliver Highest ROI in a Low-Margin Year
  4. Fundamental Soil Fertility Strategies for Success, in Corn, Soybeans, and Small Grains
  5. Disease Management in Low Margin Years – Field Crops
  6. Managing Insects Economically Using Conventional Hybrids and Thresholds
  7. Practical Weed Management for Low Margin Years
  8. Tillage Considerations to Reduce Operational Costs
  9. Precision Ag Technology in Low-Margin Years

Economic Risk and Profitability of Seeding Rates for Field Crops

Optimal seeding rates for yield goals can help lower seeding cost and improve profits.

Forage Seeding Rate Recommendations

Soybean Seeding Rate Recommendations

Corn Seeding Rate Recommendations:

Forages

Extension Forage Team

Focus on Forage Fact Sheets

A series of forage management fact sheets from University of Wisconsin-Extension Team Forage

Planting Equipment Calibration Resources

Ensures uniform seeding across all rows and ensures accurate seeding rates saving money by not using excess seed.

Grain Drill Calibration

Grain Management Considerations for Low-Margin Years (PDF 148KB)

Dairy

Environmental & Public Policy

Markets

Safety

Timely Topics