Shawn Conley, State Soybean and Wheat Specialist University of Wisconsin, Madison Grover Shannon, University of Missouri, Division of Plant Sciences Severe flooding has many low-lying soybean fields underwater. As the water dissipates yield potential and …
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Vegetable Crop Update June 3, 2016 with Late Blight Disease Management
Amanda J. Gevens, Associate Professor & Extension Vegetable Plant Pathologist The 11th issue of the Vegetable Crop Update is now available. In this issue I focus on late blight disease management with forecast information as well …
Cereal Leaf Beetle: A curiosity in WI small grains
Bryan Jensen UW Extension and IPM Program Recently, I’ve been hearing discussions regarding wheat disease management. During your disease scouting efforts some of you may have, or will soon notice some unusual insect feeding on …
Improve Control of Giant Ragweed with New “Focus on Soybean” Webcast
Shawn Conley Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist Department of Agronomy Giant ragweed, if left unchecked, will compete with slower growing soybean plants for critical resources and can significantly reduce yield, with losses reaching as high …
Wisconsin Crop Manager, Issue 14, June 3, 2016
The 13th issue of the Wisconsin Crop Manager is now available. Click on the link below to view this issue. [wpfilebase tag=file path=’wcm-pdf/WCM2016/WCM_14a.pdf’ /]
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 …
What is happening in the corn plant during the month of June?
Joe Lauer, Wisconsin Corn Agronomist Corn planting was nearly complete by the end of last week. As we head into the month of June, the corn plant changes from a juvenile to more of an …
New video: Winter Wheat In-Season Disease Management Part III
Damon Smith Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) in winter wheat? If a fungicide has not been applied yet, and stripe rust is present, a fungicide should be considered to control FHB and stripe rust together. Timing of …
Wisconsin Winter Wheat Disease Update – June 1
Damon L. Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Brian D. Mueller, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison A new blog post on the WISCONSIN FIELD CROPS PATHOLOGY website. Despite the warm and rainy …
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 …