Previously Featured Websites

Corn Seed Germination - Time Lapse Video - This excellent short video outlines the germination of maize seeds, root shoot formation and crop establishment. A very useful resource for teaching plant reproduction.

When the Water Flow Stops: A Guide to Droughts - A resource passed along by a student of Elizabeth Owens from the Pine Mountain Central School District.

Wisconsin Corn Programs - Website for the Wisconsin Corn Growers Association and the Wisconsin Corn Promotion Board.

The Great Corn Adventure - A fun K-12 website for teachers and kids that tells the story of corn.

Distance Diagnostics - A compilation of questions submitted to and answered by  University of Wisconsin Extension during the growing season.

University of Illinois Online Agronomy Handbook - For more than 25 years, farmers and their advisers have turned to the Illinois Agronomy Handbook for the research-based guidance they need.  The Handbook is now in its 23rd edition. It is edited by Robert Hoeft and Emerson Nafziger of the Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois. 

University of Illinois Farm Business Management - Website provides farmers with comprehensive and integrated risk management information and analysis.

Wisconsin Farm Report with Pam Jahnke - For the latest in Wisconsin ag news.

Corn replant/late-plant decisions in Wisconsin - This article provides a step-by-step approach to making replant decisions.

Variety Testing - This site provides links to agricultural crop variety testing information from several states. It is intended to assist farmers, seed marketers, researchers, crop consultants, and others with an interest in identifying superior crop hybrids and varieties using unbiased performance information for most of the crop hybrids and varieties marketed in the north central region of the U.S.

Corn Silage Drydown - This University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension website summarizes data collected by county agents from farmer fields. Farmers can use the data to predict corn silage harvest date.

Drought Information Center - This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration website is a roundup of various NOAA web sites and information on drought and climate conditions.

Milk2006 Excel Spreadsheet - The new equation for estimating corn silage quality.

The Weedometer - Knowing when weeds emerge or start growing can be helpful in putting together an effective weed management plan. This phenological information can also provide help in deciding when you should start being on the lookout for a weed.


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