Janet van Zoeren and Christelle Guédot, UW-Extension http://go.wisc.edu/2971sb We’re nearing the end of the 2017 summer season, and, with that, we’re winding down the newsletter for the year. We will publish one more issue this fall …
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Wisconsin UWEX Vegetable Crop Update, issue 23
Amanda Gevens, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist, Potato & Vegetable Pathology, UW-Madison Plant Pathology Department This newsletter issue is now on the Plant Path website. Newsletter No 23, September 17, 2017 updates on late blight updates …
Harvest Considerations for Variable Soybean Maturity
Shawn P. Conley Variable soil types, knolls, flooding and ponding, variable planting dates and late season drought have left many growers with extreme in-field variability of soybean maturity. There are areas in fields where the …
Fall is Still a Good Time to Sample for SCN and Other Plant Parasitic Nematodes
Ann MacGuidwin, Damon Smith and Shawn P. Conley 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 …
Weed Identification Series, Biennial Wormwood
Mark Renz UW Madison Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, Chelsea Zegler UW Madison Associate Research Specialist Biennial wormwood is not new to Wisconsin, as has been in the state over 100 years, but I have seen …
Food, Land & Water Conference
Jim VandenBrook, Wisconsin Land+Water Wisconsin Land+Water invites you to join us at the Food, Land and Water conference on October 16-17, 2017 at the Osthoff Resort in Elkhart Lake. If you care about the future …
Start Managing for Fusarium Head Blight Before Planting 2017/18 Winter Wheat
By Shawn P. Conley and Damon Smith Most Wisconsin winter wheat growers dodged the Fusarium head blight (FHB or scab) bullet again in 2017. Though many farmers, especially those in SW WI, became so disgusted …
Top 8 Recommendations for Winter Wheat Establishment in 2017
Shawn Conley, State Soybean and Small Grains Specialist John Gaska, Outreach Specialist, Damon Smith, State Field Crops Pathology Specialist Top 8 winter wheat establishment recommendations: Variety selection: please see the 2017 WI Winter Wheat Performance …
Are fall applications of N to winter wheat beneficial?
Carrie Laboski, Professor and Extension Soil Fertility/Nutrient Management Specialist, UW-Madison The short answer is maybe. Research in 2014 through 2016 demonstrated that N application at green-up generally resulted in the greatest economic return compared to application …
Wisconsin UWEX Vegetable Crop Updates 20,21,22 posted
Amanda Gevens, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist, Potato & Vegetable Pathology, UW-Madison Plant Pathology Department These newsletter issues are now on the Plant Path website. Newsletter No 22 September 10, 2017 updates on tomato/potato late blight (with …