Category: Potato and Vegetable
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Posted on March 6, 2023
Soil health metrics for potato
The USDA-Specialty Crop Research Initiative Potato Soil Health Project was awarded in 2018 to help the potato industry explore how soil health can be improved […]
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Posted on August 31, 2020
Fumigation and the nitrogen cycle
Fumigation is a commonly used management tool, especially on soils used for potato production. Fumigation affects the nitrogen cycle by inhibiting nitrification and does so […]
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Posted on July 18, 2013
Indicators of early season performance of ESN® fertilizer
Hancock trials Nitrogen fertilizer trials at Hancock indicate that ESN® has performed well as of 30 days after emergence (DAE). The main fertilizer treatments will […]
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Posted on July 13, 2012
Wisconsin Public Radio Interview
http://news.wpr.org/post/dry-crops-across-wisconsin Radio clip and short news article on Wisconsin Public Radio from Tuesday, July 11th. Large scale producers with overhead irrigation systems are doing quite […]
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Posted on July 10, 2012
Organic Vegetable Twilight Field Tour
A great evening north of Pardeeville, WI for the Organic Vegetable Twilight Field Tour at Norman Miller’s Farm. It is clear that the drought conditions […]
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Posted on August 3, 2009
First sweet corn field study to be harvested on Wednesday
Four on-farm field trials were conducted this year to evaluate nitrogen (N) fertilizer need for sweet corn. The first field site is ready to be […]
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Posted on July 14, 2009
USDA predicting reduction in Wisconsin’s sweet corn production for 2009
Read the story here
- Posted on May 16, 2009
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Posted on April 24, 2009
Slow-release and urease inhibitor fertilizer study to begin Monday
New research evaluating the agronomic and environmental effects of slow-release fertilizers and urease inhibitors in potato production will begin on Monday, April 27th. Fields will […]