Authored by Lindsay Chamberlain (UW), Jim Specht (UNL) and Shawn P. Conley (UW) August 1st is right around the corner and crop maturity timing concerns have erupted! These concerns are amplified in 2019 due to …
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PLANT DISEASE DIAGNOSTIC CLINIC (PDDC) UPDATE
Brian Hudelson, Sue Lueloff, Alex Mikus and Ann Joy The PDDC receives samples of many plant and soil samples from around the state. The following diseases/disorders have been identified at the PDDC from July 20, …
Western Bean Cutworm
Bryan Jensen, UW Department of Entomology and Division of Extension Western Bean Cutworm adults are well into flight in southern Wisconsin and it is a good time to be scouting for eggs. Foliar treatments are …
Wisconsin Fruit News, Vol. 4 Issue 8
Christelle Guedot, Fruit Crop Entomology and Extension Specialist, Wisconsin-Madison Fruit Program Welcome to the latest issue of Wisconsin Fruit News. This week you will find articles on: Japanese beetles are back! Grape Variety Developmental Stages: …
Wisconsin Corn Tar Spot and General Disease Update – July 18, 2019
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Figure 1 shows the calculated risk from Tarspotter for July 19, 2019, for various locations in Wisconsin. As you can see, the …
Wisconsin Soybean White Mold Update – July 18, 2019
Damon Smith, Shawn Conley, & Roger Schmidt Figure 1 illustrates the calculated risk of white mold for select Wisconsin locations for non-irrigated soybeans, as determined by Sporecaster for July 18, 2019. This means that if …
High Value Straw and Weedy Wheat… What Do I Do?
Shawn P. Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist, Department of Agronomy Wet fields, thin stands and spotty winter-kill made spring weed control difficult to impossible in many winter wheat fields, and prolonged wet conditions have …
Wisconsin Soybean White Mold Update – July 11, 2019
Damon Smith, Shawn Conley, & Roger Schmidt Figure 1 illustrates the calculated risk of white mold for select Wisconsin locations for non-irrigated soybeans, as determined by Sporecaster for July 11, 2019. This means that if …
Wisconsin Corn Tar Spot Update for July 11, 2019 – Frass Happens!
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Figure 1 shows the calculated risk from Tarspotter for July 11, 2019, for various locations in Wisconsin. Figure 2 shows the risk …
Armyworms In July
Bryan Jensen, UW Department of Entomology and Division of Extension A phone call from Shawn Conley indicated some possible armyworm problems in soybean after a rye cover crop. Sounds out of the ordinary?? Maybe not. …