Join us at 12:30 on Wednesday, May 8 for Badger Crop Connect! The UW–Madison Division of Extension’s Ag Institute will be hosting the fifth annual Badger Crop Connect webinar series for the 2024 growing season. The purpose of this series is to provide agronomists, crop consultants, and farmers with timely crop updates for Wisconsin. These free webinars will be offered on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month at 12:30 p.m. with the spring webinars beginning in April. Registration is required. Register here!

Interacting with Wisconsin’s Insect Pest Network and Alert System

Dr. Emily Bick, Assistant Professor of Precision Pest Ecology & Extension Specialist for Field & Forage Crops, UW—Madison In this webinar, you will learn about the DATCP’s pest monitoring network, and how UW-Madison Extension is helping! Then, we will go through the Insect Pest Text Alert System and glimpse how the Bick Lab plans to better integrate the network with pest models in the future.

Spring Nitrogen Timing & Rate Considerations

Chris Bandura, Extension Conservation Cropping Outreach Specialist Chris will give an overview of Nitrogen (N) application rate and timing in Midwestern corn production and a comparison of at-plant to split N applications. The effect of N application timing on optimal N fertilizer rates, N uptake, yield, and post-harvest soil nitrate will be explored. Where are split applications generally advantageous compared to single at-plant applications? Tune in to find out!