Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, University of Wisconsin-Madison Winter wheat in Southern and South-central Wisconsin is quickly approaching anthesis. By early next week the window of opportunity to apply fungicide for Fusarium head blight …
Plant Disease
Managing Winter Wheat Diseases in Wisconsin During 2021
Damon L. Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, University of Wisconsin-Madison Up until this week, diseases of winter wheat have been basically non-existent. Dry weather leading to a moderate drought in much of the state has …
What’s the Skinny on Foliar Fungicides for Alfalfa in Wisconsin?
Damon L. Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison View this complete article on BadgerCropDoc.com blog site. Summary: With high commodity prices this spring and some freeze events affecting alfalfa …
2020 Wisconsin Field Crops Fungicide Test Summary
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Brian Mueller, Assistant Field Researcher, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Each year the Wisconsin Field Crops Pathology Program conducts a …
Wisconsin Corn Tar Spot Update
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Roger Schmidt, Nutrient and Pest Management Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison Damon Smith has posted a new item, ‘Wisconsin Corn Tar Spot Update …
Wisconsin Soybean White Mold Update
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Damon Smith has posted an update>> Wisconsin Soybean White Mold Update – July 29, 2020 Figure 1 illustrates the calculated risk of …
Corn Tar Spot Update
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Roger Schmidt, Nutrient and Pest Management Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison Grant and Columbia counties level first-detects of tar spot in Wisconsin are …
Wisconsin Soybean White Mold Update
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Damon Smith has posted a new item, ‘Wisconsin Soybean White Mold Update – July 23, 2020‘ The article shows the calculated risk …
UW-MADISON PLANT DISEASE DIAGNOSTICS (PDDC) Update
BRIAN HUDELSON, UW-MADISON PLANT DISEASE DIAGNOSTICS CLINIC The UW-Madison Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic (PDDC) provides expertise in diagnosing plant diseases, and information on plant diseases and their control to agricultural and horticultural producers and businesses, …
Wisconsin Soybean White Mold Update
Badger Crop Doc (Damon Smith) has posted a new item, ‘Wisconsin Soybean White Mold Update – July 14, 2020‘ The article shows the calculated risk of white mold for select Wisconsin locations for non-irrigated soybeans, …