IPCM

The University of Wisconsin Nutrient and Pest Management Program (NPM) and Integrated Pest Management Program (IPM)—work to bring research-based information regarding Wisconsin farm profits, water quality, pest management, pesticide use practices, and nutrient management planning to Wisconsin farmers and landowners.

Our website hosts the Wisconsin Crop Manager newsletter in a blog format and provides news, contacts, outreach publications, and contributions from a broad spectrum of UW College of Agricultural and Life Sciences faculty, staff, and programs. Click here to
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Recent WCM articles

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    Grain Management Considerations in Low-Margin Years

    Damon Smith, Professor and Extension Specialist, Plant Pathology Dept; Director, Nutrient and Pest Management Program The 2024 growing season looks to be challenged by not only weather, but by prices. Producing grain in years when …

  • 2023 Wisconsin Field Crops Disease Management Summary

    Brian Mueller, Researcher II, UW-Madison, Plant Pathology, Damon Smith, Professor and Extension Specialist, UW-Madison, Plant Pathology 2023 Wisconsin Field Crops Pathology Fungicide Test and Disease Management Summary Each year the Wisconsin Field Crops Pathology Program conducts …

  • Interested in Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Corn?

    This new publication summarizes the results of the University of Wisconsin-Madison field trials that were conducted to examine if a popular gene-edited asymbiotic nitrogen fixer bacterial product, PROVEN 40, affected corn grain yield or corn …

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    Cranberry Back to Basics Course

    Click here to view the course We’re very excited to announce the first edition of the Cranberry Back to Basics course. This project is a new and innovative way of offering outreach publications. We describe …

  • Kettle Moraine River

    Green Co. Nitrogen Winter Workshop

    This event will provide farmers and landowners opportunities to share and learn more about managing nitrogen on their fields, properties, and landscapes. In addition, attendees will learn about the environmental impacts of nitrogen and how …

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There are over 150 IPCM videos on our YouTube channel. A few popular videos are shown below.

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The IPCM website is processing a major update. Links to NPM publications are in transition. Visit the publications pages on this website to find new URLs as they become available. Some older links in print or on other websites may need to be updated. Thank you for your patience!


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Corn Guide Cover Page

Visual Guide to Corn Development

 


Winter Wheat Cover Page

Visual Guide to Winter Wheat Development

 


Soybean Guide Cover Page

Visual Guide to Soybean Growth Stages