Hanna, S., Conley, S. P., Shaner, G., and Santini, J. 2008. Fungicide application timing and row spacing effect on soybean canopy penetration and grain yield. Agronomy Journal: 100:1488-1492. Given the quick start to our soybean growing season we will begin …
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Wisconsin Crop Manager June 18, 2015
The 16th issue of the Wisconsin Crop Manager is now available. Click on the link below to view this issue. [wpfilebase tag=file path=’wcm-pdf/WCM2015/WCM_16.pdf’ /]
Wisconsin Pest Bulletin 6-18-15
Krista Hamilton, Entomologist Issue No. 9 of the Wisconsin Pest Bulletin is now available at: https://datcpservices.wisconsin.gov/pb/pdf/06-18-15.pdf I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E LOOKING AHEAD: Japanese beetles emerging in …
UW Madison/ Extension Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic (PDDC) Update
Brian Hudelson, Sean Toporek, Ann Joy and Joyce Wu 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 June 13, …
Vegetable Crop Update June 17, 2015
Amanda J. Gevens, Assistant Professor & Extension Vegetable Plant Pathologist The 15th issue of the Vegetable Crop Update is now available. Click on the link below to view this update. [wpfilebase tag=file path=’vgu/VeggieCropUpdateJune 17, 2015.pdf’ …
Time to Start Looking for Corn Diseases in Wisconsin
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison The 2014 field season was a bit of a challenge for corn growers in Wisconsin, to say the least. We had poor …
Herbicide injury during and after emergence in soybean
Liz Bosak, Outreach Specialist, Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin Pre-emergence and post-emergence herbicides can injure soybean plants. This year, soybean injury symptoms following pre-emergence applications have been relatively slight for May 13 and May …
2015 Agronomy/Soils Field Day on August 19th
The Departments of Agronomy and Soil Science in conjunction with the Arlington Agricultural Research Station will host their annual field day on August 19, 2015. The field day will highlight UW-Madison research on emerging technologies …
Pea Aphids in Alfalfa
Bryan Jensen UW Extension After looking at a few alfalfa fields on the Arlington Agricultural Research Station and talking with PJ Liesch, UW Entomology, it appears that some aphid species have been doing quite well …
Slugs
Bryan Jensen UW Extension I have been getting some calls and emails regarding slug damage in corn and soybean. With the way the weather has been going it was only a question of when, not …