Bryan Jensen UW Extension and IPM Program Although northern and western corn rootworm beetles have been emerged for a while, we are rapidly approaching that time period (early/mid-August through early September) when oviposition will be …
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Two-Spotted Spider Mite and Soybean Aphid Update
Bryan Jensen UW Extension and IPM Program I recently received a phone call from an independent crop consultant who is finding treatable populations of two-spotted spider mites (TSSM) on soybean. I was surprised because I …
Wisconsin Winter Wheat Performance Trials 2016
Shawn Conley, Adam Roth, John Gaska and Damon Smith 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 goals. …
What is happening in the corn plant during the month of August?
Joe Lauer, Wisconsin Corn Agronomist By August two of three corn yield components, ear number and kernel number, have been determined. The final yield component, kernel weight, will largely be determined during the month of …
Vegetable Crop Update August 1, 2016
Amanda J. Gevens, Associate Professor & Extension Vegetable Plant Pathologist The 21st issue of the Vegetable Crop Update is now available. Click on the link below to view this update: [wpfilebase tag=file path=’vgu/VeggieCropUpdateAugust12016.pdf’ /]
UW-Madison/Extension Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic (PDDC) Update
Brian Hudelson, Sean Toporek, Jake Kurczewski 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 23, …
Wisconsin Crop Manager July 28, 2016
The 22nd issue of the Wisconsin Crop Manager is now available. Click on the link below to view this issue. [wpfilebase tag=file path=’wcm-pdf/WCM2016/WCM_22.pdf’ /]
Wisconsin Pest Bulletin 7-28-16
Krista Hamilton, Entomologist, WI Dept of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Volume 61 Issue No. 13 of the Wisconsin Pest Bulletin is now available at: https://datcpservices.wisconsin.gov/pb/pdf/07-28-16.pdf I N S I D E T H I …
Wild Parsnip, an expanding problem along roadsides in Wisconsin
Mark Renz Associate Professor and Extension Specialist. University of Wisconsin Madison Wild parsnip (Pastinaca sativa), a non-native plant, was first discovered in Wisconsin before 1900. Even those this plant has been present for over 100 …
Wisconsin White Mold Risk Map- July 27, 2016
Damon L. Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, University of Wisconsin-Madison Jaime Willbur, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison Sclero-cast: A Soybean White Mold Prediction Model **This tool is for guidance only and should be used …