Pesticide Drift Rules In Wisconsin Released
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture explains Ag 29 rules for aerial pesticide use. Neighbors adjacent to sprayed land may get 24 hour notice by written or oral request to landowners. Notices must state date time pesticide name and site. no notice if spray zone is at least one mile from resident property. Contact Groundwater and Pesticide Control in Madison at 608 266 2295 for rights and department role. -Dave Ankley Portage County ag agent.
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Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Ag Department
Madison
Weights and values of round bales and silage hay
Tom Koszarek Trempealeau County ag agent compares weights for small to large round bales and square bales with silage, showing 800-1,000 lb, 1,200 lb, and 1,500-1,700 lb ranges. He converts bale sizes to equivalent 40 lb units, discusses moisture loads in chopper boxes, dry matter basis, and cautions weighing for accuracy. He notes outside storage lowers value and observes outside stored bales bring about half the price per pound compared to roof-stored square bales at auctions.
Terracing Aids Soil and Water Conservation In Iowa
Stewart Melvin, Iowa state ag engineer, explains terracing breaks slopes into segments to curb erosion and reduce sediment in runoff. Broad base, grass backslope, and narrow base terracing vary in farming use and maintenance costs.
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Stewart Melvin
Iowa State Ag
Dairy ration adjustments for heat stress explained
Heat waves prompt dairy farmers to adjust rations by adding rumen buffers and increasing feeding frequency. Research from Iowa State shows cows eat mainly in cooler parts of the day, suggesting four to five daily feedings. Potassium levels are reviewed, with southern states upping potassium while Wisconsin forages provide much, but analysis of grains and by products remains advised. Scott Gunderson, Manitowoc County dairy agent.
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Iowa State University
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Researchers Develop Bacterium to Fight Alfalfa Root Rot
UW Madison pathologists Joe Handelman and Craig Craw isolated a native Wisconsin bacterium that could protect alfalfa seedlings from a fungus causing 60 to 70 percent crop loss worth nearly a billion dollars. Field trials may raise seed survival, lowering seeding rates and costs, with availability to producers in coming years.
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Joe Handelman
Craig Craw
Uw-Madison
Wisconsin
Rose chafer invades Marathon County gardens
In Marathon County sandy yards and gardens the rose chafer beetle damages roses raspberries fruit trees and ornamentals. Adults measure 4 to 4 inches and are tan with orange or dark brown spiny legs. They feed for about three weeks and can be controlled with carbaryl or methoxychlor per label.
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Marathon County
Hay prices rise as dry weather limits supply
Farmers ask about hay values after a March 31 auction sold 62.3 tons at 62.50 to 92.50 per ton, RFV 102 to 122, full bloom alfalfa 100 RFV. First crop yields are only a quarter to a third of normal, keeping prices high. The $76 average per ton equates to about $1.31 per bale at auction. Sue Miller, Barron interim a
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Sue Miller
Barron Interim
Paris green childhood memory of a near mishap
A narrator recalls a summer about 80 years ago when Paris green was used to fight potato bugs. The child, the narrator’s sister, tasted the poisonous mix and survived after her parents summoned a doctor and administered treatment. Different versions of the tale circulated in the family.
Family farm veterans shown with trusted horse team
The 1946 photo features Donald Sternweis and his brother Hubert with a horse team on the Sternweis Marathon County farm. Donald later took over the farm in the 1950s and his family continues to operate it today.
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Dr. Goodwin
Donald Sternweis
Hubert
Sternweis
Marathon County
Donald
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Dave Ankley
Portage County Ag
Tom Koszarek
Trempealeau County Ag
Keith Sommerfeld
Dunn County
Scott Gunderson
Manitowoc County
Lee Milligan
Pepin County Ag Agent
Northcentral
Anne Keiffer
Paris Green
Nellie Phillips Nelson
River Falls
Pierce County
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