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Wisconsin Winter Wheat Disease Update – May 31, 2023

May 31, 2023 in Fusarium head blight, Urgent, Wheat, Wheat Disease /by damonsmith

Damon L. Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Diseases of wheat in Wisconsin have basically been non-existent this season. Dry weather is leading to […]

2022 Wisconsin Fungicide Test and Disease Management Summary Now Available!

January 20, 2023 in Alfalfa, Corn, Fungicide Test Summary, Soybean, Urgent, Wheat /by damonsmith

Brian Mueller, Researcher II, UW-Madison, Plant Pathology Damon Smith, Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, UW-Madison, Plant Pathology Each year the Wisconsin Field Crops Pathology Program conducts a wide array of […]

Are My Fungicides Messing with the Good (Microbes) Guys?

December 14, 2022 in Alfalfa, Corn, Soybean, Wheat /by damonsmith

The following blog post was written as a part of a graduate level class assignment at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Of course much more work needs to be done in this area, […]

2022 Badger Crops and Soils Update Meetings

November 23, 2022 in Alfalfa, Corn, Pest Management Update Meetings, Soybean, Urgent, Wheat /by damonsmith

The annual UW Agronomy, Pest Management and Soil, Water, and Nutrient Management meetings are moving to a new format this year and will be offered as a single day-long program. […]

Wisconsin Corn and Soybean Disease Update and Forecast – July 21, 2022

July 22, 2022 in Corn, Corn Disease, Sclerotinia stem rot, Soybean, Soybean Diseases, Tar Spot, Urgent, White Mold /by damonsmith

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 Rain, and the return of more humid […]

Wisconsin Corn and Soybean Disease Update and Forecast – July 14, 2022

July 14, 2022 in Corn, Corn Disease, Sclerotinia stem rot, Soybean, Soybean Diseases, Tar Spot, Urgent, White Mold /by damonsmith

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 Weather over the last week has been […]

Hello White Mold, My Old Friend

July 8, 2022 in Sclerotinia stem rot, Soybean, Soybean Diseases, Urgent, White Mold /by damonsmith

Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Shawn Conley, Extension Soybean and Small Grains Agronomist, Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison Roger Schmidt, Nutrient and […]

We Found Tar Spot of Corn in 2022, Now What?

July 7, 2022 in Corn, Corn Disease, Tar Spot, Urgent /by damonsmith

Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Brian Mueller, Researcher II, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Roger Schmidt, Nutrient and Pest Management […]

Wisconsin Winter Wheat Disease Update – June 1, 2022

June 1, 2022 in Urgent, Wheat, Wheat Disease /by damonsmith

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 […]

Wisconsin Winter Wheat Disease Update – May 24, 2022

May 24, 2022 in Urgent, Wheat, Wheat Disease /by damonsmith

Damon L. Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Winter Wheat is Wisconsin is in the “boot “or heading in the southern part of the […]

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