By WCM Staff on 7/30/2009 9:30 AM

Use this link to download or print this week's articles, compiled in one file.

 

Click to open the WCM issue for July 30, 2009  >>> WCM 16-22

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By WCM Staff on 7/30/2009 8:38 AM

The PDDC receives samples of many plant samples from around the state. The following diseases/disorders have been identified at the PDDC since July 22, 2009.

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By WCM Staff on 7/30/2009 8:36 AM

Monsanto and DowAgroSciences, in a cross-licensing agreement, announced on July 20 that they have received registration approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and a regulatory authorization from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to commercialize SmartStax^TM corn hybrids in 2010. The hybrids will express the following insecticidal proteins: Cry3Bb1 (event MON88017), Cry34/35Ab1 (event DAS-59122-7), Cry1F (event TC 1507), and Cry1A.105+Cry2Ab2 (event MON89034).

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By WCM Staff on 7/30/2009 9:33 AM

Wisconsin looks to be in for our highest Western Bean Cutworm pressure yet. Don’t let WBC larvae in field and processing sweet corn ears catch you off guard in August and September. Scouting now is critical to determine field infestation and prevent populations from reaching economic injury level.

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By WCM Staff on 7/30/2009 8:24 AM

Vegetable Crop Update newsletter issue seven is out!  This marks the seventh newsletter of the 2009 year. Weekly updates should be available as disease, insect, weed, fertility, and crop progress changes.

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By WCM Staff on 7/24/2009 12:06 PM

If this is your first wheat harvest or if you are a veteran farmer, you’ll find it profitable to take a closer look at how you are managing your combine. There are five basic functions of your combine: cutting and feeding, threshing, separating, cleaning, and handling. Let’s see how to optimize settings for each of these systems to minimize grain loss and damage while maximizing productivity.

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By WCM Staff on 7/23/2009 10:08 AM

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Click to open the WCM issue for July 16, 2009  >>> WCM 16-21

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By WCM Staff on 7/23/2009 8:35 AM

The PDDC receives samples of many plant samples from around the state. The following diseases/disorders have been identified at the PDDC since July 15, 2009.

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By WCM Staff on 7/23/2009 9:27 AM

WBC is a late season corn ear pest. WBC has one generation per year, with six or seven larval stages, and overwinters as a full-grown larva, inside a soil chamber. Spring development begins when temperatures exceed 50°F. Larvae pupate in May and moths begin to emerge from soil chambers in early July. Multiple WBC larvae can infest one ear and cause yield loss and impact quality of grain (damaged, decaying kernels, secondary pathogen infection).

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By WCM Staff on 7/23/2009 8:20 AM

Today’s article addresses the topic of tank mixing insecticide for soybean aphid with fungicides at R3 soybean growth stage, or a bit earlier this season the same conversation was circulating regarding insecticide with 2^nd pass Roundup (glyphosate) herbicide application in soybeans.

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By WCM Staff on 7/23/2009 8:10 AM

As the soybean crop moves into the R3, or early pod development, growth stage, we have received numerous calls regarding the use of foliar fungicides and insecticide tank-mix partners (a.k.a. plant health programs). 

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By WCM Staff on 7/17/2009 12:22 PM

Many thanks to Jeff Polenske and his colleagues of  Polenske Agronomic Consulting, for alerting us to the potential for armyworm injury in the northeast part of the state. Currently they are finding significant numbers of large armyworm larvae in wheat. Very little head clipping at this time but harvest is still a ways off. Let’s take some time to review armyworm habits. Hopefully this will help you with scouting and making control recommendations.

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By WCM Staff on 7/16/2009 11:45 AM

Use this link to download or print this week's articles, compiled in one file.

Click to open the WCM issue for July 16, 2009  >>> WCM 16-20

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By WCM Staff on 7/16/2009 10:55 AM

The PDDC receives samples of many plant samples from around the state. The following diseases/disorders have been identified at the PDDC since July 8, 2009.

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