Damon Smith, Field Crops Pathology Extension Specialist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison For 2021, the Pest Management Update Meetings will be a hybrid event with (3) in-person meetings and (1) virtual option, hosted by the …
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Tar Spot of Corn Is Here To Stay
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Roger Schmidt, Nutrient and Pest Management Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison So…let’s start working on how to manage it in Wisconsin. Here is a …
Wisconsin Soybean and Corn Disease Update
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Brian Mueller, Camila Primieri Nicolli, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison It has been a while since I posted a corn and soybean disease update for Wisconsin in …
Wisconsin Soybean and Corn Disease Update – July 7, 2021
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Reporting on July 7th: If soybeans are flowering and the area between rows is filled in more than 50%, white mold infection …
Fireworks Fly! Time to Think about White Mold Management in Soybeans in Wisconsin
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison In Wisconsin, the first week of July brings us a heightened awareness of white mold in soybeans, and its management. The 2020 season …
Insights on In-Season Corn Disease Management Decisions For the 2021 Season
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Corn is approaching the V6-V10 range of growth stages in much of Wisconsin. With this, comes many questions about applying fungicide to …
Wisconsin Winter Wheat Disease Update – May 28
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, University of Wisconsin-Madison Winter wheat in Southern and South-central Wisconsin is quickly approaching anthesis. By early next week the window of opportunity to apply fungicide for Fusarium head blight …
Managing Winter Wheat Diseases in Wisconsin During 2021
Damon L. Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, University of Wisconsin-Madison Up until this week, diseases of winter wheat have been basically non-existent. Dry weather leading to a moderate drought in much of the state has …
What’s the Skinny on Foliar Fungicides for Alfalfa in Wisconsin?
Damon L. Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison View this complete article on BadgerCropDoc.com blog site. Summary: With high commodity prices this spring and some freeze events affecting alfalfa …
Crop Protection Network webinars on managing soybean diseases
Several Crop Protection Network (CPN) webinars are scheduled for this spring. Some of the best minds in agriculture will talk about ways to keep soybeans healthy. Carl Bradley, University of Kentucky extension professor of plant …