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Dodge County Badger Cover Crop Plot Kreuziger Farms, Clyman, WI
Photo by Damon Reabe
Dodge County, WI
Plot Location
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Multi-Agency Effort!
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Public/Private Partnership!
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Why Plant Cover Crops: N Source N Scavenger Soil Builder Subsoiler Topsoil loosener Erosion Preventer Weed Suppressor Forage Producer
Obvious benefits for improved water quality and wildlife habitat.
“Increase soil biological activity” “Build soil organic matter”
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Badger Plot Research Hypothesis: We hypothesize that the use of cover crops will increase nitrogen recovery, improve soil quality and increase grain yields in a corn, soybean and winter wheat crop rotation.
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Winter Wheat field prior to Harvest
Harvest Date: July 29, 2013
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For these plots, seeding rate and recommendations were taken from NRCS Agronomy Tech Note 7
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Drill calibration:
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Plot Design:
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Cover Crop Planting Day: July 30, 2013
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April 4, 2013
2 Frost seeded clover plots planted:
May 5, 2013
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The Results:
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Frost Seeded Red Clover Trifolium Pratense
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Control Plot-Volunteer Wheat Triticum aestivum
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Crimson Clover Trifolium incarnatum
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Crimson Clover/Radish mix Trifolium incarnatum/Raphanus sativas
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Spring Barley Hordeum vulgare
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Buckwheat
Buckwheat was hand pulled and removed to prevent future weed problems
Fagopyrum esculentum
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Hairy Vetch/Oats mix Vicia villosa/Avena sativa
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Oilseed Radish Raphanus sativus
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Red Clover Trifolium Pratense
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Annual Ryegrass Lolium multiflorum
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Peas/Radish mix Pisum sativum/Raphanus sativus
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Sudangrass Sorghum bicolor
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Getting the Word Out!
• WLWCA email list • UWEX All Ag list • Posters/signs/newsletters • Staff working with producers • 408 Direct mailings/Invitation to all
attendees of county NM workshops
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Agency Day!
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Producer Day!
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Cover Crop Field Events: Oct. 1-2, 2013
Over 150 in Attendance!
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Cover Crop Field Events: Oct. 1-2, 2013
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Soil Quality discussion: • Aggregate stability • Compaction • Glomulin • Soil Structure
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Nutrient Cycling discussion: • Scavenging Nitrogen • Growing nitrogen • C : N ratios
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Weed/Pest discussion: • Herbicide labels • Harvest as a forage? • Termination (fall vs. spring)
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Talk about Soil Quality! • Controlled Wheel Traffic • Strip-Till system • Cover Crops
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Dodge County Badger Cover Crop Plot Kreuziger Farms, Clyman, WI
Photo by Damon Reabe
Dodge County, WI
Plot Location
2014 Yield Check
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