| oin us at 12:30 tomorrow for Badger Crop Connect! |
| The UW–Madison Division of Extension’s Ag Institute is hosting the fifth annual Badger Crop Connect webinar series during 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. |
| October 9: Fall Economics Special CCA CEUs available |
| Wisconsin Ag Climate Outlook Each Badger Crop Connect features a short segment about Wisconsin weather trends and outlooks delivered by a contributing author of the Wisconsin Ag Climate Outlook. Speakers include Wisconsin State Climatologist Steve Vavrus, Assistant State Climatologist Bridgette Mason, USDA Midwest Climate Hub and NRCS staff, and more! Sign up for email updates, read previous reports, or watch WACO recordings here. |
| Inputs Cost Expectations for 2025 Dr. Paul Mitchell, Professor, Dept. of Agricultural & Applied Economics, Extension State Specialist in Cropping Systems & Environmental Management, Director of the Renk Agribusiness Institute, UW-Madison 2025 is just around the corner and farmers are already thinking about next year even as they are harvesting their crop. Input costs are a key driver of crop margins. To help farmers plan for 2025, we will take a first look at cost projections for major inputs in 2025 – seed, fuel, fertilizer, pesticides, machinery, and land rent – and generate some early estimates of break-even prices. |
| Corn and Soybean Price Outlook Dr. Brenda Boetel, Professor and Department Chair, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Wisconsin – River Falls and Agriculture Economics and Marketing Extension Specialist Dr. Boetel will share the corn and soybean price outlook for early marketing year strategies. USDA and global market supply and demand forecasts will be discussed. |
| Conservation Economics Tool Dr. Jeff Hadachek, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Agriculture & Applied Economics, UW-Madison Dr. Hadachek will talk through a conservation economics tool that helps farmers manage risks by making agronomic decisions based on economic factors. |
| Catch up on recently recorded webinars! Did you miss any webinars this year? Do you remember a talk that was helpful and want to watch it again? Recordings of past Badger Crop Connect webinars are available on our website! |
| This program is sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension with special support from the following Extension educators and outreach specialists: Chris Bandura, Sam Bibby, Becky Brathal, Jerry Clark, Dane Elmquist, Liz Gartman, Kevin Jarek, Josh Kamps, Steve Okonek, Natasha Paris, Scott Reuss, Jordyn Sattler, Dan Marzu, Jordan Kampa, Crops and Soils program managers Dan H. Smith and Anne Pfeiffer, and communications specialist Megan Sankey. An EEO/AA employer, University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming, including Title VI, Title IX, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act requirements |
