Amanda J. Gevens, Associate Professor & Extension Vegetable Plant Pathologist 2017’s 3rd issue of the Vegetable Crop Update is now available. In this edition, please find information on: Current Special Local Need Registrations and Emergency …
Year: 2017
Wisconsin Pest Bulletin issues #2, #3 available
Krista Hamilton, Entomologist, WI Dept of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection 5/4/2017 Issue No. 2 of the Wisconsin Pest Bulletin is now available at: http://datcpservices.wisconsin.gov/pb/pdf/05-04-17.pdf 5/11/2017 Issue No. 3 of the Wisconsin Pest Bulletin is now available …
Weed Identification, 2017 Series, Horseweed
WEED IDENTIFICATION SERIES PLANT #2 Horseweed Mark Renz UW Madison Associate Professor and Extension Specialist (mrenz@wisc.edu), Chelsea Zegler UW Madison Associate Research Specialist (zegler@wisc.edu) Weed species #2 that we wanted to emphasize this spring is horseweed, …
How Quickly Can Farmers Plant Corn in Wisconsin?
Dr. Joe Lauer, UW-Madison Agronomy and UWEX state corn specialist, has added a new article to his blog. Below, find an excerpt and link to his website. http://wisccorn.blogspot.com/2017/05/B087.html Figure 1. Wisconsin corn planting progress from …
Wisconsin Crop Manager May 4, 2017
The 8th issue of the 24th volume of the Wisconsin Crop Manager is now available. Click on the link below to view this issue. [wpfilebase tag=file path=’wcm-pdf/WCM2017/WCM_8a.pdf’ /]
Corn Planting Date Concerns for 2017
Dr. Joe Lauer, UW-Madison Agronomy and UWEX state corn specialist, has added a new article to his blog. Below, find and excerpt and link to his website. >> The recent cool, wet weather has some …
Weed Identification, 2017 Series, Common Chickweed
Mark Renz UW Madison Associate Professor and Extension Specialist (mrenz@wisc.edu), Chelsea Zegler UW Madison Associate Research Specialist (zegler@wisc.edu) Introducing a new Weed ID series of factsheets With everyone gearing up for the field season we thought …
Cover Crops Becoming Your Next Weed?
Daniel H. Smith, Mimi Broeske, and Kevin Shelley- Nutrient and Pest Management Program University of Wisconsin-Madison Spring fieldwork has been a challenge so far and termination of cover crops can be a challenge under less …
Insect Prospective
Bryan Jensen, UW Extension and IPM Program Insects (and their relatives) are probably not the first thing on people’s mind right now. However, getting the crop planted probably is. Soon thoughts will turn to pest …
TImely video: Cover Crops – Winter Rye After Corn Silage
Harvest of rye as forage in mid to late May, in southern Wisconsin, generally allows subsequent planting of a full season crop such as corn, soybeans or alfalfa seeding. The video linked below provides an …