Badger Crop Connect webinar June 3, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Register by 5:00 PM on June 2: https://go.wisc.edu/1sf4l3 Badger Crop Connect is a new crop production webinar series developed by the University of Wisconsin-Madison …
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Wisconsin Pest Bulletin, May 28
Krista Hamilton, Entomologist, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Volume 65 Issue No. 5 of the Wisconsin Pest Bulletin is now available at: (9 pages) http://datcpservices.wisconsin.gov/pb/pdf/05-28-20.pdf This Week’s Weather & Pests A warm …
Diagnosing Early Season Insect Damage in Corn
Bryan Jensen, Dept. of Entomology and Integrated Pest Management Program In the next few weeks, many agronomists will be spending time in corn fields assessing corn stands. Insects are just one of those factors that can …
Vegetable Crop Update from May 26
Amanda J. Gevens, Chair, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist, UW-Madison, Dept. of Plant Pathology In this issue we address potato production updates as well as an update on accumulation of PDays and DSVs in potato. …
Wisconsin Winter Wheat Disease Update – May 27, 2020
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, Brian Mueller, Assistant Field Researcher, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Figure 1. Fusarium Risk Tool prediction for FHB-susceptible varieties of winter wheat in …
Wisconsin Pest Bulletin, May 21
Krista Hamilton, Entomologist, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Volume 65 Issue No. 4 of the Wisconsin Pest Bulletin is now available at: (9 pages) http://datcpservices.wisconsin.gov/pb/pdf/05-21-20.pdf This Week’s Weather & Pests A warmer, …
Alfalfa Weevil Scouting
Bryan Jensen, Dept of Entomology and IPM Program, UW-Madison Southern Wisconsin has reached the benchmark for alfalfa weevil scouting. Northern Wisconsin will probably hit the magical 300 DD total (base 480) within a week or …
NEW! Early Spring and Summer Cover Crop Options for Wisconsin Cropland
The UW-Madison Nutrient and Pest Management Program has a new publication covering basic cover crop selection for early spring through late summer plantings. The four-page factsheet summarizes advantages/disadvantages, planting considerations, and management requirements for common …
Post-emergence Corn and Soybean Herbicide Restrictions for Broadcast Applications
Rodrigo Werle, University of Wisconsin-Madison Cropping Systems Weed Scientist and Extension Specialist Favorable spring weather has given Wisconsin farmers a great start to the season with a fair amount of corn and soybean acres planted …
Wisconsin Vegetable Crop Update newsletter for May 18
Amanda Gevens, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist, Potato & Vegetable Pathology, Plant Pathology Department UW-Madison Division of Extension Vegetable Crop Updates Newsletter #6. In this issue I address a few industry updates, and discuss use …