The 4th 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, April 17, 2015.pdf’ /]
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Soybean Planting Date by Maturity Group Considerations for 2015
Article coauthored by Dr. Shawn P. Conley and Adam Gaspar Early May planting in Wisconsin has been documented to increase soybean seed yield due to increased light interception (Gaspar and Conley, 2015). In theory, earlier …
Wisconsin Crop Manager 4/16/15
The 7th 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_7 with extras.pdf’ /]
Fungicide Efficacy Tables Updated For 2015!
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Plant Pathologist The corn, soybean, and small grains fungicide efficacy tables have been updated for the 2015 field season. The efficacy tables reflect efficacy ratings from a group of land …
New Wheat Powdery Mildew Fact Sheet
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Plant Pathologist A new fact sheet concerning powdery mildew of wheat has recently been published. The fact sheet describes symptoms of the disease and how to best manage it. To obtain …
Wisconsin Winter Wheat Disease Update – April 15, 2015
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison This week I scouted winter wheat in research trials located at the Arlington Agricultural research station and also some commercial fields in …
UW Soil & Plant/Forage Analysis Labs Consolidation Update
Robert Florence, Laboratory Director I would first like to introduce myself. My name is Robert Florence and I am the new Director of the UW Soil & Plant Analysis Lab at Madison (SPAL) and Soil …
The Relationship Between the Causal Agent of SDS and SCN in Wisconsin
David Marburger, Shawn Conley, John Gaska and Laurie Gerber, Department of Agronomy, UW-Madison; Ann MacGuidwin and Damon Smith, Department of Plant Pathology, UW-Madison Introduction Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN) is an economically important disease of soybean …
Supplement #1 – Vegetable Crop Update 4/13/15
The first supplement of the Vegetable Crop Update is now available. Click on the link below information on the status of Blocker 4F for potato common scab. Click on the link below to view this …
Mark Weihing is the 2015 Wisconsin CCA of the Year!
Bryan Jensen The Wisconsin CCA Board would like to congratulate Mark Weihing as the 2015 Wisconsin CCA of the Year! Mark’s crop advising experience totals more than 34 years and included positions as a Dairy …