Badger Crop Connect is a new crop production webinar series developed by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension Crops and Soils Program for the 2020 growing season. Badger Crop Connect’s goal is to bring agronomists, crops consultants and farmers timely crop updates for Wisconsin.

This will be the last of the regularly scheduled crop connects on the 2020 growing season however, there will be a pest management Special Edition in the morning on September 29.

The webinar on September 23 will have 0.5 credit in the area of Nutrient Management and 0.5 in Soil and Water Management available. Resources shared by Extension Specialists will be available from the Resources link listed below.September 23 Agenda

• Local Update on Crop Conditions Alana Voss, Juneau & Sauk Counties Agriculture Educator
• Soil Compaction: Preventing, Measuring, and Reducing: Tires, Loads and Soil Conditions Francisco Arriaga, UW- Madison Soil Extension Specialist
• Lime, Manure, and More: Get your 2021 crop off to a good start this fall Carrie Laboski, UW- Madison Soil Extension Specialist

Pre-registration is required –Connection link will be sent on September 22 by 9:00 AM. Please register for this free webinar at https://go.wisc.edu/6uzk8q

Resources from the webinar will be posted to this website https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/grain/badger-crop-connection/

Please direct any questions to Extension Agriculture Educators Mike Ballweg michael.ballweg@wisc.edu or Dan Marzu dan.marzu@wisc.edu

This program is sponsored by University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension with special support from the following Extension Educators: Mike Ballweg, Sheboygan County, Dan Marzu Lincoln and Langlade Counties, Nick Baker Rock County, Josh Kamps Lafayette County, Jerry Clark Chippewa County and Kimberly Schmidt Shawano County.