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 …
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Black Cutworms
Bryan Jensen, UW Dept. of Entomology and IPM Program Results from DATCP’s Black Cutworm Pheromone Trap Network has indicated several significant flights of black cutworm adults around the state. Other midwestern states have also reported …
Alfalfa Weevil
Bryan Jensen, Dept. of Entomology and IPM Program A heat map of alfalfa weevil degree day accumulations (WDD) indicates the southern tier of Wisconsin counties have just met the 300 WDD trigger to start scouting. …
2021 Wisconsin Soybean Yield Contest
The Wisconsin Soybean Association (WSA) Soybean Yield Contest is organized to encourage the development of new and innovative management practices that highlight the importance of using sound cultural practices in Wisconsin soybean production systems. You …
Six New Weed Identification Factsheets Online
Mark Renz UW Madison Professor and Extension Specialist (mrenz@wisc.edu) Identification of weeds is a critical first step to management. This past winter/spring we have created new factsheets to assist with identification for some of Wisconsin’s …
2 Soil Nitrate Tests for Corn Production in Wisconsin
The NPM Program and UW-Madison Dept. of Soil Science Professor Carrie Laboski have recently completed a new publication on Wisconsin’s two soil nitrate tests. Soil Nitrate Tests for Corn Production in Wisconsin: Preplant and Pre-Sidedress …
5 New Videos from UW-Madison Ag Specialists
In this “Bumper Crops” episode the current topics around herbicide-resistant weeds in Wisconsin field crops are discuss by Damon Smith, Extension Specialist, Field Crops Pathology, and Rodrigo Werle, Extension Weed Specialist. In this “Bumper …
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 Custom Rate Guide
Paul D. Mitchell, Professor of Agricultural and Applied Economics, UW-Madison The 2020 Custom Rate Guide is published. This was joint work among people from USDA-NASS, DATCP and UW, with Brian Luck and I the specialist leads. The survey was conducted …
Job Openings: Nutrient and Pest Management Program
The Nutrient & Pest Management (NPM) Program of the UW-Madison College of Agricultural & Life Sciences and Division of Extension is currently recruiting candidates for two positions: a North Central Wisconsin Outreach Specialist and a …