Joe Lauer, Corn Agronomist Wisconsin farmers are in the thick of corn harvest. With the delayed frost, some are finishing up silage harvest, while others have begun grain …
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UW-Extension/Madison Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic (PDDC) Update
Brian Hudelson, Ann Joy, Erin DeWinter and Joyce Wu, Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic The PDDC receives samples of many plant and soil samples from around the state. The following diseases/disorders have been identified at the …
2014 IPM Field Scout Training Class
Bryan Jensen, IPM Program The Madison Field Scout Training Classes will be held on the UW Madison Campus from January 6-10, 2014 (Friday, January 10th is an exam date and non-students aren’t required to attend …
2013 CCA Pre-Test Training Webinar Series
Bryan Jensen, IPM Program The University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension Service and the UW Integrated Pest Management Program will offer a series of online webinar training sessions highlighting current crop management recommendations and are also …
First Announcement for the 2014 Wisconsin Corn Conferences
Joe Lauer, Corn Agronomist Hold the dates of January 28-30, 2014 for the Wisconsin Corn Conferences Profitable corn production is extremely important to Wisconsin agriculture. Farmers today must be well informed about new technologies to …
Pest Management Update Meeting Reminder
Eileen Cullen, Extension Entomologist We hope that you will be able to attend the UW-Extension Pest Management Update meetings coming up November 2013. The full schedule with dates, meeting locations, topics and registration contact information …
Protect Your Health When It’s Dusty
John Shutske, UW-Madison Biological Systems Engineering, Associate Dean for Extension and Outreach, CALS Dusty combining conditions have been observed and reported during the last couple weeks of soybean (and corn) harvest in Wisconsin. Combine operators …
Learn Not to Burn During This Busy Harvest Season!
John Shutske, UW-Madison Biological Systems Engineering, Associate Dean for Extension and Outreach, CALS The late September USDA crop report for Wisconsin shows that we are a bit behind average on harvested acres for corn and …
CCA Internship Report: Summer 2013.
Jeff Breuer, CCA Director and Arlington ARS Assistant Superintendent. The Wisconsin Certified Crop Advisers Board of Directors sponsored …
Fall is Still a Good Time to Sample for SCN and Other Plant Parasitic Nematodes
Shawn Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist The WI Soybean Marketing Board (WSMB) sponsors free nematode testing to help producers stay ahead of the most important nematode pest of soybean, the soybean cyst nematode (SCN). …