by Rodrigo Werle (UW-Madison Extension Cropping Systems Weed Scientist) At the beginning of July, the weather finally became conducive for POST-emergence herbicide applications in southern Wisconsin, including for dicamba application in Xtend (dicamba-tolerant) soybeans. Typically, injury from …
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Hybrid Winter Rye Forage Trial Results – 2018
Shawn P. Conley, Extension Soybean and Small Grains Agronomist, University of Wisconsin-Madison A research trial was established in the fall of 2017 at the Arlington Agricultural Research Station, Arlington, WI to help determine the value …
Wisconsin Fruit News – Volume 3, Issue 7
Janet van Zoeren and Christelle Guédot, UW-Extension https://go.wisc.edu/9ag6yw This week in the Wisconsin Fruit Newsletter you can read about: Insect Diagnostic Lab update Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic update White grubs: pests of strawberry …
Soybean Meal Value Variation: A Case Study in U.S. Swine
Shawn P. Conley, Extension Soybean and Small Grains Agronomist, University of Wisconsin-Madison Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] is the most important oilseed crop in the U.S., grown mainly as a protein and oil source for …
Fusarium Head Blight: What To Do As You Prepare For Wheat Harvest
Damon L. Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Shawn P. Conley, Extension Soybean and Small Grains Agronomist, University of Wisconsin-Madison Figure 1. FHB on some wheat heads. Note the bleached and reddened appearance of …
Wisconsin Fruit News- Volume 3, Issue 6
Janet van Zoeren and Christelle Guédot, UW-Extension https://go.wisc.edu/y70yf3 This week in the WI Fruit News you can read about: Rain and insecticide applications New fruit team publications, and updates to website Insect Diagnostic Lab update …
Wisconsin Winter Wheat Disease Update – June 26, 2018
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Brian Mueller, Assistant Field Researcher, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison The Wisconsin Field Crops Pathology crew has scouted and rated all …
Application Window For Most Soybean Herbicides Coming Close To An End
by Rodrigo Werle (UW-Madison Extension Cropping Systems Weed Scientist) Excessive and constant rainfall through the season thus far across southern Wisconsin has challenged timely herbicide applications in our experimental plots. If not raining, the wind …
New Videos: Early Season Soybean Management
Potential Causes of Poor Soybean Emergence in Cool Wet Soils Dr. Damon Smith, University of Wisconsin-Madison, visits a soybean field that shows signs of low emergence due to soil crusting and Pythium seed rot. The …
Reporting Soybean Crop Injuries
Shawn P. Conley, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Jeremy Ross, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture For many of us in agriculture, 2017 was a year we would like to quickly forget. Unpredictable weather, low …