By WCM Staff on 6/25/2009 9:57 AM

 We continue to receive questions regarding the cost-effective use of foliar fungicides in corn. Continuing with the previous two articles in the Wisconsin Crop Manager that focused on results from on-farm foliar fungicide trials for corn grain and corn silage, in this article, we would like to address some of the questions that have been raised over the past winter meeting season regarding the use of foliar fungicides for corn.

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By WCM Staff on 6/8/2009 10:17 AM

Winter wheat is rapidly advancing around the state, based both on our observations as well as from various reports from across the state.  We have received some questions and comments that growers are considering the application of foliar fungicides but that the plants are at flowering. It is very important that you closely examine the growth stage if considering the application of a foliar fungicide.

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By WCM Staff on 6/4/2009 12:14 PM

In driving through the state this last week, most corn fields look like they have a preemergence program that has controlled early season weeds well. However, there are some corn fields with modest densities of weeds emerging. These fields will soon reach the time when postemergence herbicides need to be applied to protect corn yields.

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By WCM Staff on 6/4/2009 11:36 AM

Differing weather patterns across the state of Wisconsin this spring have left some growers extremely pleased with their soybean stands while others find themselves at various degrees of displeasure or disgust.

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By WCM Staff on 5/28/2009 8:42 AM

During the past winter, BASF was granted a supplemental Plant Health label for Headline® fungicide. In Wisconsin, the following crops are currently labeled: barley, corn, edible legumes, oats, oilseed crops, rye, and soybean. To date, there have numerous fungicide trials conducted at the University of Wisconsin in field crops like corn and soybean as well as winter wheat over the past few years, including trials that examine multiple active ingredients, different application timings, different crop rotations, and differences in genetics.

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By WCM Staff on 5/14/2009 11:58 AM

The current guide titled "Establishing and Managing Switchgrass" has been updated. The fact sheet can be downloaded here >>>  http://www.uwex.edu/ces/forage/pubs/switchgrass.pdf 

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By WCM Staff on 5/14/2009 11:35 AM

Much like how we have spent the past few years trying to understand if foliar fungicides are effective in corn grain production, we have received numerous questions regarding their use for corn silage. This is Part 2 of a two part article series explaining the results of out trials.

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By WCM Staff on 5/12/2009 11:53 AM

University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension Service and UW College of Agricultural and Life Sciences initiated a coordinated effort to generate data from replicated on-farm large strip and small plot trials in 2007 and 2008 (and continuing in 2009).  The results are presented in this two part article series.

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By WCM Staff on 5/7/2009 1:32 PM

We are seeing some frost injury to alfalfa leaves. It appears as the misshapen leaf tips shown in the circles of the picture below. Frost can damage leaves in early stages of development and then damage becomes visible as the leaves mature.

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By WCM Staff on 5/7/2009 8:28 AM

Alfalfa stands have come through the winter in varying conditions depending on previous management and the locally occurring weather conditions this past winter. 

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By WCM Staff on 5/7/2009 8:15 AM

As we move into planting for the 2009 growing season, this is a perfect time to remind growers of the importance of soil sampling and testing for the presence and population of Soybean cyst nematode (Heterodera glycines; SCN) in fields. 

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By WCM Staff on 4/29/2009 12:00 PM

Ten years ago, very few people outside of academia were concerned about the number of growing degree units (GDU) required for soybean emergence. Today however, things are dramatically different. 

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By WCM Staff on 4/29/2009 11:23 AM

Many of the same herbicides used in the fall are also effective in the spring and are listed in table 1 along with rate ranges and plant-back restrictions for field corn.

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By WCM Staff on 4/23/2009 2:33 PM

In this video Dr. Dan Undersander, UWEX forage agronomist, visits an alfalfa field and demonstrates steps you can take to answer this question. Is this stand good enough to keep?  >>>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jujW3-FE4zE

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