The 16th issue of the Vegetable Crop Update is now available. Topics in the newsletter include: Late blight updates DSVs and Blitecast for late blight management PDays for early blight management Cucurbit downy mildew updates …
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Is that Soybean Mosaic Virus or Herbicide Injury?
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, Vince Davis, Extension Weed Scientist, Department of Agronomy, Shawn Conley, Extension Soybean Specialist, Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison Calls, photos, and plant samples have been …
Vegetable Disease Update, Supplemental newsletter 6
Supplemental Newsletter No 6 Additional counties with confirmed late blight in WI. Genotypes of recent submissions from Racine, Waushara, and Portage Counties have all been US-23. Supplement includes summary and access to management information. Also, …
Assessing Hail Damage in Corn
Joe Lauer, UWEX Corn Agronomist This past Tuesday evening, an intense storm with hail and high winds swept through northern Wisconsin. Some hail damage has been reported in western Wisconsin. Any corn knocked down by …
Wisconsin Crop Diagnostic Training Center, Aug 9th
Dan Heider, UW-Integrated Pest Management Program Take time now to register for the 2013 Crop Diagnostic Training Center Workshops. The August 9th Crop and Pest Management Workshop covering 5 corn and soybean topics is just …
Survey on Weed Management in Switchgrass and other Perennial Crops
Ariel Larson and Mark Renz, Graduate Student and Extension Weed Scientist, University of Wisconsin-Madison We are currently researching weed management requirements in establishing switchgrass for bioenergy. To compliment our current efforts to create weed management …
Wisconsin Soil Health Trainings
Erika Kluetmeier, Conservation Professional Training Program, University of Wisconsin-Extension The University of Wisconsin’s Conservation Professional Training Program, in partnership with Wisconsin NRCS and the Great Lakes Regional Water Program, is offering a new training series on soil …
White mold management in soybeans
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Plant Pathologist I published a new Disease profile on my website. Sclerotinia stem rot (SSR), also known as white mold, is a serious and often lethal fungal disease of many different plants …
Record When a Field Tassels to Predict Corn Silage Harvest Date
Joe Lauer, UW Extension Corn Agronomist The 2013 growing season was one of the most extended planting seasons since record-keeping began in 1979. Numerous rainfall events delayed spring field work resulting in planting dates that often range …
Vegetable Crop Updates newsletter 12
Amanda Gevens, Assistant Professor & Extension Vegetable Plant Pathologist, UW-Madison, Dept. of Plant Pathology Topics in the newsletter include: DSVs/Blitecast for late blight management PDays for early blight management in potato Cucurbit downy mildew status Spotted …