Mark Renz UW Madison Professor and Extension Specialist Test your knowledge on identification of common weed species found in Wisconsin with four new and four updated weed identification factsheets (see table below). These describe key …
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Insects that reduce plant stands, Wireworms and seedcorn maggot
Bryan Jensen, Dept of Entomology and IPM Program Many things that can lower corn and soybean plant stands. Insects are only one. However, they are one factor that should be considered for those “less-than-optimal” stands. …
Vegetable Crop Updates 4, 5, 6
Amanda Gevens, Professor & Extension Specialist, Plant Pathology Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison UW-Madison Division of Extension Vegetable Crop Update #6 In this issue please find updates on the onion maggot ‘peak’ in southern WI and …
Survey on Digital Agriculture Technologies
Kaiping Chen, Assistant Professor, Life Sciences Communication, University of Wisconsin-Madison If you have been working in the agricultural sector, we would like to invite you for participating in this 10-15 minute survey: https://uwmadison.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_73BOd6nBioxV178. You must …
Managing Winter Wheat Diseases in Wisconsin During 2021
Damon L. Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, University of Wisconsin-Madison Up until this week, diseases of winter wheat have been basically non-existent. Dry weather leading to a moderate drought in much of the state has …
Black Cutworms
Bryan Jensen, UW Dept. of Entomology and IPM Program Results from DATCP’s Black Cutworm Pheromone Trap Network has indicated several significant flights of black cutworm adults around the state. Other midwestern states have also reported …
Alfalfa Weevil
Bryan Jensen, Dept. of Entomology and IPM Program A heat map of alfalfa weevil degree day accumulations (WDD) indicates the southern tier of Wisconsin counties have just met the 300 WDD trigger to start scouting. …
2021 Wisconsin Soybean Yield Contest
The Wisconsin Soybean Association (WSA) Soybean Yield Contest is organized to encourage the development of new and innovative management practices that highlight the importance of using sound cultural practices in Wisconsin soybean production systems. You …
Six New Weed Identification Factsheets Online
Mark Renz UW Madison Professor and Extension Specialist (mrenz@wisc.edu) Identification of weeds is a critical first step to management. This past winter/spring we have created new factsheets to assist with identification for some of Wisconsin’s …
2 Soil Nitrate Tests for Corn Production in Wisconsin
The NPM Program and UW-Madison Dept. of Soil Science Professor Carrie Laboski have recently completed a new publication on Wisconsin’s two soil nitrate tests. Soil Nitrate Tests for Corn Production in Wisconsin: Preplant and Pre-Sidedress …