Dodge County Forage Council news and information.
Extension Dodge County invites area crop consultants, agronomy supply specialists, and other interested parties to attend the 2019 Soil, Water, and Nutrient Management meeting in Juneau on Monday, December 9th!
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A wetter than average spring lead to delayed planting in many areas of the state, and as a result we anticipate seeing high levels of variability in the quantity and quality of this year’s forage crops.
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Pesticide Applicator Training sessions are to be held at Extension Dodge County in February and March of 2020. Dodge County pesticide applicators certification that has or will be expiring or first-time applicators, will want to register for one of two training sessions offered. A self-study program in order to certify will be available as well.
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The University of Wisconsin-Madison, Division of Extension welcomes Joe Zimbric as the Crops and Soils Agricultural Educator for Dodge and Fond du Lac counties.
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Each year in Wisconsin, alfalfa stands are at risk of being injured or killed by winter conditions. This year winter kill is impacting many farmers in Dodge County and across Wisconsin.
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To help farmers successfully use cover crops, members of the Dodge County Farmers for Healthy Soil-Healthy Water in collaboration with UW-Extension have written three tip sheets which focus on three different cover crop establishment methods and timings.
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Determining when to cut first-crop alfalfa is often difficult because alfalfa quality, relative to flowering stage, varies greatly. To help with this dilemma, agronomists at the University of Wisconsin – Madison developed the Predictive Equations for Alfalfa Quality (PEAQ) method which predicts alfalfa’s Relative Feed Value (RFV) at the time of cutting.
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Just in time for the 2018 cropping season, an updated Custom Rate Survey of the cost for common farming operations is available from USDA-NASS.
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