Posted on November 19, 2009 by jerome.clark
Your University of Wisconsin-Extension office is here to help you with your agriculture, agronomy, and horticulture questions. Contact the Chippewa County office at 715-726-7950 or Eau Claire County office at 715-839-4712.
You can also check out our county office sites for additional info. Chippewa County at http://chippewa.uwex.edu/ and Eau Claire County at http://eauclaire.uwex.edu
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Posted on May 1, 2012 by jerome.clark
The May/June issue of the Chippewa Valley Ag Newsletter is now available! The newsletter is a joint effort with UW-Extension in Chippewa, Dunn, and Eau Claire Counties.
May/June 2012 CV Ag Newsletter
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Posted on February 2, 2012 by jerome.clark
In December 2011, UW-Extension conducted an agricultural land rental survey in nine counties across western Wisconsin. Chippewa County UW-Extension participated and 622 surveys were sent to randomly selected landowners and farm operators based on the Chippewa County USDA Farm Service Agency mailing list. Two-hundred nine surveys were returned for a return rate of 34%.
Results available here Land Rent Survey 2012
Operators and land owners were asked for rental rates on their largest parcels, up to four parcels total, and corn yield. Rental rates were averaged for the county as a whole and for each Chippewa County township. Rates were averaged as a whole and from operators and land owners individually.
Based on this survey, the average land rental rate from all operators and owners was $81/acre. The USDA Wisconsin Agricultural Statistics Service for 2011 lists the average land rental rate at $89/acre http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Wisconsin/Publications/County_Estimates/cashrents.pdf
This information is intended to be used as a starting point for land rental rate negotiations. Several factors influence land rental rates including but not limited to competition, soil type, access, field size, fertility, conservation practices, and slope of the land.
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Posted on November 22, 2011 by jerome.clark
The 2011 UW Corn Hybrid Performance and Soybean Variety Test results are now available. Click the following links for the results.
http://corn.agronomy.wisc.edu/HT/
http://soybean.uwex.edu/
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Posted on August 17, 2011 by jerome.clark
At this time each year, the question about the value of corn silage or corn standing in the field is raised. Much of the basis of figuring the value of corn silage is on how much grain is in a ton of corn silage. An article about the relationship between corn grain yield and forage yield is available here.
For information about estimating the value of corn silage click here.
A spreadsheet to help estimate the value of corn silage is available Corn Silage Pricing Spreadsheet
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Posted on August 1, 2011 by jerome.clark
The Farmer to Farmer Corn and Forage Website is probably best thought of as an electronic neighborhood bulletin board which allows local farmers to get in touch with one another. The website facilitates the local marketing of feed commodities where livestock producers in need of high moisture corn, corn silage, hay, or straw can easily make contact with sellers that have feed commodities for sale. The site developed and supported by UW-Extension can be found at. http://farmertofarmer.uwex.edu.
The Farmer to Farmer Corn and Forage List is free of charge for both buyers and sellers. Users can search for, or list for sale, high moisture corn, corn grain, haylage, hay or straw. Buyers can search for farmers in just one Wisconsin county or in any number of counties at once.
This site is an excellent way for buyers and sellers to get in-touch locally. Neighbors often within short distances have been able to buy and sell as a result of the website. Buyers can locate feed for their animals easily. Sellers can find buyers and save money in grain drying and marketing costs if they choose to sell their corn crop as high moisture corn or silage.
Buyers and sellers can access the website by going to: http://farmertofarmer.uwex.edu. A brouchure about the network is available here 2011 Farmer to Farmer Brochure
People who wish to use this service but do not have access to the Internet can get access and assistance at their county UW-Extension office. For more information please contact: Jerry Clark, Chippewa/Eau Claire County Crops and Soils Educator, 715-726-7950.
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Posted on May 18, 2011 by jerome.clark
The Chippewa County UW-Extension Office has an Irrigation Uniformity Test Kit available for farmers to use to calibrate irrigation systems. The kit includes everything needed to properly test the uniformity of irrigation systems. Center pivots or traveling systems can be calibrated using the kit.
The kit includes irrigages, measuring tools, and software to test and analyze irrigation system uniformity. To reserve the uniformity test kit, contact the Chippewa County UWEX office at 715-726-7950 or the Eau Claire County UWEX office at 715-839-4712.
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Posted on February 24, 2011 by jerome.clark
The 2010 Custom Rate Guide is now available. Click here 2010 Custom Rate Guide
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