Pest Management Mobile: a resource for pest management in agronomic crops in Wisconsin Mark Renz, Extension Weed Specialist; University of Wisconsin-Extension University of Wisconsin-Extension is pleased to announce Pest Management Mobile, which offers quick mobile …
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Hop production workshops for sprayer calibration and more
UW-Madison Integrated Pest Management specialist Dan Hieder will be speaking at two hop production workshops held in Waterloo and Arkansaw, WI. Both workshops are the same and are titled “Hop Production in Wisconsin: Sprayer Calibration …
Glyphosate-resistant horseweed in Wisconsin
Ross Recker (Graduate Research Assistant), John Buol (Undergraduate Research Assistant), and Vince Davis (Assistant Professor) Department of Agronomy, UW-Madison During the 2013 late-season survey, another putative glyphosate-resistant horseweed population was collected from Columbia County. Again …
Palmer amaranth identified through the late-season weed escape survey
Vince Davis (Assistant Professor) Department of Agronomy, UW-Madison; Ross Recker (Graduate Research Assistant) Palmer amaranth (Amaranthus palmeri) is a dioecious, summer annual broadleaf weed species in the pigweed (Amaranthaceae) family that is extremely adaptable to …
Late-Season Weed Survey
Vince M. Davis, Cropping Systems Weed Scientist and Extension Specialist A potential increase in herbicide-resistant weeds, particularly glyphosate-resistant weeds, is a major concern for the sustainability of Wisconsin crop production. Ross Recker and Dr. Vince …
Big weeds found at the Weed Doctor’s Booth at Farm Technology Days in Barron County
Mark Renz, Extension Weed Scientist This year we had 8 entries into the biggest weed contest. We aren’t sure why fewer entries were submitted, maybe northern Wisconsin has fewer big weeds? While the earlier date …
Survey on Weed Management in Switchgrass and other Perennial Crops
Ariel Larson and Mark Renz, Graduate Student and Extension Weed Scientist, University of Wisconsin-Madison We are currently researching weed management requirements in establishing switchgrass for bioenergy. To compliment our current efforts to create weed management …
High Value Straw and Weedy Wheat….What do I do?
Shawn Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist, Vince Davis, Extension Weed Scientist Wet fields made spring weed control difficult to impossible in many winter wheat fields, and prolonged wet conditions have encouraged prolific weed growth …
Removal of Roundup Ready Alfalfa: What can we learn from 2012
Mark Renz, University of Wisconsin Extension Weed Scientist Alfalfa stand termination has been difficult in 2013. This is likely due to several factors, including poor regrowth in the fall of 2012, late emergence this spring, …
Biggest Weed Contest at Farm Technology Days in Barron County
Mark Renz, UW-Madison Extension Weed Scientist With cooler weather and rain the Weed Doctors are expecting a bumper crop of large weeds. Have a weed in your field that you think is a prize winner? …