Damon L. Smith – Extension Field Crops Pathologist, University of Wisconsin Soybean planting has finally finished up for our research program. We planted our last, late planting date trial this week. Soybeans around the state …
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Wisconsin winter wheat disease update for June 19
Damon L. Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, University of Wisconsin I have scouted winter wheat fields and variety trials from Arlington Wisconsin up through Chilton Wisconsin this week, between rain showers. Wheat in these areas …
Wisconsin Winter Wheat Disease Update – June 6
Damon L. Smith – Extension Field Crops Pathologist, University of Wisconsin Wheat appears to be relatively disease free in much of the state this year. However, winter wheat in the southern portion of Wisconsin is …
Wisconsin Winter Wheat Disease Update – June 2, 2014
Damon L. Smith – Extension Field Crops Pathologist, University of Wisconsin Winter wheat in the southern portion of Wisconsin is at, or past, the flag leaf stage of growth. Disease reports have been few and …
UW Crop Diagnostic Training Center workshops for 2014
Registration is open for UW-Madison Integrated Pest Management Program’s two Crop Diagnostic Training Center workshops for 2014. The Diagnostic Troubleshooting Workshop will be held July 15, 2014. The Crop & Pest Management Workshop will be …
Wisconsin Winter Wheat Disease 2014 Update
Damon L. Smith, Field Crops Extension Pathologist, University of Wisconsin-Madison This week I scouted winter wheat in research trials located at the Arlington Agricultural research station. Wheat in the southern part of Wisconsin is starting …
New Pythium Root Rot in Soybean Scouting Card
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Plant Pathologist A new Pythium root rot in soybean scouting card has been developed by research and extension soybean pathologists in the North Central region. The describes risk and symptoms …
New Publication on Corn Disease Loss Estimates in the U.S. and Canada
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Plant Pathologist A new publication on corn disease loss estimates in the U.S. and Ontario, Canada in 2012 has been developed. The publication is a product of a team effort …
The Relationship between the Causal Agent of SDS and SCN in Wisconsin
David Marburger, Shawn Conley and John Gaska, Department of Agronomy, UW-Madison; Ann MacGuidwin and Damon Smith, Department of Plant Pathology, UW-Madison Introduction Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN) is an economically important pest of soybean in Wisconsin. …
Soybean Vein Necrosis Disease in Wisconsin with video
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2diQwO0Was&noredirect=1[/youtube] In 2012 soybean vein necrosis disease (SVND) was described for the first time in Wisconsin (http://fyi.uwex.edu/fieldcroppathology/files/2012/10/SVNaV.pdf). This is a relatively new …