Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Well, it was going to happen sometime soon, tar spot has been confirmed in two counties in Wisconsin. You can track tar …
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What Should I do About Tar Spot of Corn in 2023?
Read the full article here >>> What Should I do About Tar Spot of Corn in 2023? Excerpt: It didn’t take long this year to find tar spot in the Midwest. Over the last several …
2023 Soybean Field Season and White Mold
Read the full article here >>> It’s the 2023 Field Season and I have White Mold on My Mind Excerpt: In Wisconsin, the first couple of weeks of July brings us a heightened awareness of …
2022 Wisconsin Field Crops Fungicide Test and Disease Management Summary
Damon Smith, Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, UW-Madison, Plant Pathology Each year the Wisconsin Field Crops Pathology Program conducts a wide array of fungicide and disease management tests on alfalfa, corn, soybeans, and wheat. These …
Wisconsin Corn and Soybean Disease Update and Forecast
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, Roger Schmidt, Nutrient and Pest Management Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison Rain, and the return of more humid weather, has meant that risk of tar spot …
White mold in Soybeans and It’s Management
Damon Smith, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Extension Field Crops Pathologist In Wisconsin, the first couple of weeks of July brings us a heightened awareness of white mold in soybeans, and its management. The 2021 season in …
We Found Tar Spot of Corn in 2022, Now What
Damon L. Smith, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Extension Field Crops Pathologist We have found tar spot on corn in Columbia Co. Wisconsin as of July 6, 2022. This is the earliest in the season, and the …
Wisconsin Winter Wheat Disease Update – June 1, 2022
Damon L. Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison In Wisconsin, wheat diseases have been nearly non-existent up to this point. Cool weather has generally kept wheat disease at low …
Wisconsin Winter Wheat Disease Update – May 24, 2022
Damon L. Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Figure 1. Fusarium Head Blight Risk Map Winter Wheat is Wisconsin is in the “boot “or heading in the southern part …
White Mold of Soybean Web Book
Working on your soybean white mold management plan for 2022? Want to take a deep dive into what is known about white mold and managing it? Check out the new white mold web book. Free …