Tuesday August 30, 2016 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Starts and ends at the Grant County UW-Extension Office: Youth & Agriculture Center 916 E Elm Street, Suite A Lancaster, WI 53813-0031 The theme of this …
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2016 DATCP Soybean Phytophthora Survey Update
Anette Phibbs, Plant Industry Laboratory Director, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Damon L. Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, University of Wisconsin-Madison The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP) pest survey …
Organic Grain Field Day Series, Summer 2016
High demand for organic livestock feed and food-grade grain along with continued double-digit growth in the organic marketplace are creating opportunities for more farmers to grow organic—opportunities that are even more appealing in light of …
2016 UW-Extension Summer Hop Field Day
The 2016 Summer Hop Field Day will be held Friday, July 8, 2016 in Rosholt, WI. Peggy and Randy Urness, Fine Bine Farms will host the meeting which will begin at 9:30 am. Fine Bine …
2016 Wisconsin Cover Crop Conference
The 2016 Wisconsin Cover Crops Conference will be held Tuesday August 30 in the Lancaster area. The one-day conference, whose theme is “Coupling soil health and economics,” will feature a bus tour highlighting the operations …
Provide comment regarding pyridate in mint
Steve Salisbury Mint Industry Research Council Cell: 503-551-3747 The EPA has finally published our Section 18 request for Tough (pyridate) in the Federal Register this morning. The EPA is now accepting public comment regarding our …
Save the Date – Agronomy/Soils Field Day at Arlington Ag Research Station on August 31st
The Departments of Agronomy and Soil Science in conjunction with the Arlington Agricultural Research Station will host their annual field day on August 31, 2016 from 8:00a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The field day will highlight …
Wisconsin Pest Bulletin, Vol 61 Issue No. 6
Krista Hamilton, Entomologist, WI Dept of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection LOOKING AHEAD: True armyworm larvae appearing in corn FORAGES & GRAINS: Alfalfa weevil leaf tip feeding above-threshold in a few fields CORN: Obliquebanded leafroller …
Crop Diagnostic Training Center Workshops for 2016
Registration is open for UW-Madison Integrated Pest Management Program’s two Crop Diagnostic Training Center workshops for 2016. The Diagnostic Troubleshooting Workshop will be held July 26, 2015. The Crop & Pest Management Workshop will be …
Survey results for the UW-Madison Wisconsin Crop Manager Newsletter
The Wisconsin Crop Manager (WCM) is an electronic newsletter that features weekly pest and crop management information throughout the growing season. There were over 1,100 subscribers in 2015, and UW faculty and IPM staff wrote over …