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 …
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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 …
UW Fruit Program news
Some recent articles from UW Fruit Program. UW-Madison/Extension Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic (PDDC) Update June 25, 2021 CCMJ 34.4 Print Version Call for WiBee Surveys! Wisconsin Cranberry Research Station Update Cranberry Lake Update Ericoid Mycorrhizal …
Vegetable Crop Updates 10, 11, 12
Amanda Gevens, Professor & Extension Specialist, Plant Pathology Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison UW-Madison Division of Extension Vegetable Crop Update 12 In this issue we address: disease forecasting updates for potato cucurbit downy mildew updates potato …
Agronomy/Soils Field Day to be held on August 25 at ARS
The Departments of Soil Science and Agronomy in collaboration with the Arlington Ag Research Station invite you to join us at the Agronomy/Soils Field Day on August 25, 2021. After our pandemic hiatus in 2020, …
Soybean Flowers, Herbicide Labels, and Wheel Track Damage
Shawn P. Conley and Rodrigo Werle, Agronomy Department and Extension Specialists, University of Wisconsin-Madison We are starting to get the many reports of soybean beginning to flower (R1) in our early planted situations. As we …
Drought impacts on insects and mites
Bryan Jensen, Dept. of Entomology and IPM Program How is this drought going to impact insect and mite pests on field crops? Well, there is an old adage that only fools try to predict the …
Double Crop Soybeans in WI May be A Gamble Worth Taking in 2021
Shawn P Conley, State Soybean and Small Grain Specialist, John Gaska, Extension Outreach Specialist The Wisconsin winter wheat crop remains 10 days to 2 weeks (developmentally) ahead of where we were at this time last …
Aphids in Alfalfa and Wheat
Bryan Jensen, Dept. of Entomology and IPM Program Alfalfa: When checking new alfalfa seedings for potato leafhoppers on the Arlington Agricultural Research Station (there weren’t many, yet) I could not help but notice a lot of …
Considerations for Corn Sidedress Nitrogen Applications During Hot, Dry Conditions
Carrie Laboski, Professor and Extension Soil Fertility/Nutrient Management Specialist It has been abnormally dry throughout much of Wisconsin this spring. Current weather forecasts are for hot and dry conditions to persist for at least the …