Dr. Joe Lauer, UW-Madison Agronomy and Extension State Corn Specialist See this link for the latest weather summary for 2019 and the Normal (30 previous years – 1989 to 2018) at Arlington and Marshfield from …
Crops
Wisconsin Fruit News, Vol. 4 Issue 13
Christelle Guedot, Fruit Crop Entomology and Extension Specialist, Wisconsin-Madison Fruit Program Apple maturity levels are running 6-8 days later than normal due to cool, wet weather at the Peninsular Agricultural Research Station. Heavy rains during the …
Vegetable Crop Updates Newsletter #24
Krista Hamilton, Entomologist, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Update 24 – September 22, 2019 New insect introductions in Wis. agriculture Potato row spacing trial updates Cucurbit downy mildew updates Late blight updates …
Harvest Considerations for Variable Soybean Maturity
Shawn P. Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist, Department of Agronomy Variable soil types, knolls, flooding and ponding, variable planting dates and random pest pressure have left many growers with extreme (worst I have ever …
Soybean Disease Considerations As the 2019 Harvest Approaches
Damon L. Smith, Associate Professor and Extension Field Crops Pathology Specialist, University of Wisconsin-Madison Shawn P. Conley, Professor and Extension Soybean and Small Grains Agronomy Specialist, University of Wisconsin-Madison As the days get shorter and …
Corn Disease and Nutritive Value Considerations for the 2019 Silage Harvest
Damon L. Smith, Associate Professor and Extension Field Crops Pathology Specialist, University of Wisconsin-Madison The 2019 silage corn harvest is finally starting to ramp up in Wisconsin. With the excitement of finally getting into the …
Wisconsin Fruit News Vol. 4, Issue 12
Christelle Guedot, Fruit Crop Entomology and Extension Specialist, Wisconsin-Madison Fruit Program This week in fruit news: Fruit quality data Brix and TA from berries sampled from the West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS) in Madison, WI, …
Videos: Brown Stem Rot & Sudden Death Syndrome in Soybean
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Here are two videos about soybean diseases. The videos were recorded a few years ago but are still relevant. Brown Stem Rot …
Neonicotinoid Soybean Seed Treatments Provide Negligible Benefits to US Farmers
Shawn P. Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist, Department of Agronomy In summary: Across the entire region, the maximum average observed yield benefits due to fungicide (FST = fungicide seed treatment) + neonicotinoid use (FST+NST) …
Wisconsin Fruit News Vol. 4, Issue 11
Christelle Guedot, Fruit Crop Entomology and Extension Specialist, Wisconsin-Madison Fruit Program This week in WI Fruit News Brian Smith of UW-River Falls reports on his research on strawberry hybrids, stone fruit hybrids, and cold-hardy grapes. …