The 6th issue of the Vegetable Crop Update is now available. Click on the link below to view this update. [wpfilebase tag=file path=’vgu/Veggie Crop Update 5-1-15.pdf’ /]
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Wisconsin Pest Bulletin 4/30/15
Issue No. 2 of the Wisconsin Pest Bulletin is now available at: http://datcpservices.wisconsin.gov/pb/index.jsp PRINT THIS ISSUE I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E LOOKING AHEAD: Black cutworm …
Cover Crop Termination before Planting Soybean
Liz Bosak, Outreach Specialist, Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison Tough, cold Wisconsin winters translate into fewer cover crop species requiring spring termination before planting. For a quick chart of cover crop species that tend …
Using Fungicides on Alfalfa for Dairy Production in Wisconsin
Damon Smith, Assistant Professor and Extension Field Crops Plant Pathologist, UW-Madison; Scott Chapman, Researcher, Departments of Plant Pathology and Entomology, UW-Madison; Bryan Jensen, Outreach Program Manager, Integrated Pest Management Program, UW-Madison; Greg Blonde, Agricultural Agent, …
Black Cutworms in WI Corn
Bryan Jensen, UW Extension Several states to our south have reported relatively high catches of black cutworm moths in their trapping networks. To date, DATCP’s WI Pest Bulletin has not reported high catches. However, recent …
Stripe Rust on Wheat: Stay Alert!
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison I recently visited some wheat plots in southern Wisconsin. As in previous weeks, wheat is looking good and tillering well and nearing …
Managing Nutrients on Wisconsin Soils
Scott Sturgul – NPM Program Managing Nutrients on Wisconsin Soils is a self-paced seven hour online video workshop designed for agency and industry personnel who desire to have a more in depth knowledge of intermediate …
What data layers are important for variable rate soybean seeding prescriptions?
Ethan Smidt, John Gaska and Shawn Conley, Department of Agronomy ; Jun Zhu, Department of Statistics and Department of Entomology; University of Wisconsin-Madison Introduction Growers are collecting many forms of spatial data for their fields, …
Wisconsin Crop Manager 4/30/15
The 9th 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_9.pdf’ /]
Herbicide Injury Diagnosis for Corn Seedlings at Emergence
Liz Bosak, Outreach Specialist, Department of Agronomy Depending upon the herbicide, injury can occur after a pre-emergence application when corn is germinating in cool, wet soils. This year, if corn was planted in mid-April then …