Shawn P. Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist, University of Wisconsin The Wisconsin Winter Wheat Performance Trials are conducted each year to give growers information to select the best-performing varieties that will satisfy their specific …
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Vegetable Crop Updates, Late Blight
Amanda Gevens, Professor & Extension Specialist, Plant Pathology Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison July 29, 2021. Potato late blight has been confirmed in a commercial production field in Portage County, Wisconsin, just north of Bancroft. The disease …
Time to get the spade out! Corn rootworm
Bryan Jensen, Department of Entomology and Division of Extension, UW-Madison Grab the shovel and start the power washer. Now is the perfect time to learn how well your corn rootworm management practice worked. Most of the …
Soybean Gall Midge
Bryan Jensen, UW Dept. of Entomology, Division of Extension It took a call and a sample to remind me that I should get out a quick reminder out for people to be looking for signs …
NPM Program Announces New Northwest and North Central Outreach Specialists
The University of Wisconsin-Madison & Division of Extension’s Nutrient and Pest Management (NPM) Program is pleased to announce two staff additions. Kolby Grint is the Northwest Regional Outreach Specialist for the NPM Program. Kolby, who …
Western Bean Cutworm
Bryan Jensen, Dept. of Entomology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Checking statewide degree days it looks like the majority of the state should be scouting for western bean cutworm. Pheromone traps have been established at sites throughout …
Two-spotted spider mites and dry weather
Bryan Jensen, Dept. of Entomology, University or Wisconsin-Madison Two-spotted spider mites (TSSM) have been a difficult one to predict this year. Early season drought conditions really concerned me. Lately, spotty rains seemed to slow generational …
Wisconsin Soybean and Corn Disease Update – July 7, 2021
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Reporting on July 7th: If soybeans are flowering and the area between rows is filled in more than 50%, white mold infection …
Corn Rootworm Damage
Bryan Jensen, UW-Madison Dept of Entomology No calls or emails have been received regarding lodged corn from rootworm feeding but I suspect they will be coming soon. Let’s take a couple minutes to prepare just …
Building Knowledge about Wisconsin’s Cover Crops: A farmer research project
Daniel H. Smith, Southwest Regional Specialist, Nutrient and Pest Management Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison Let’s make cover crops work for Wisconsin! We’re looking for some high-quality on-farm data to help improve our understanding about the …