Shawn Conley, State Soybean and Small Grains Specialist Damon Smith, State Field Crops Pathology Specialist Most WI winter wheat growers dodged the Fusarium head blight (FHB or scab) bullet in 2016; though many farmers especially …
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Question of the week: What is up with all of this white mold on soybeans?
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, University of Wisconsin-Madison I have been getting a lot of questions this week about the perceived large amount of white mold in soybeans in Wisconsin. There is more white …
Top 8 Recommendations for Winter Wheat Establishment in 2016
Shawn Conley, State Soybean and Small Grains Specialist John Gaska, Outreach Specialist Damon Smith, State Field Crops Pathology Specialist Top 8 winter wheat establishment recommendations: Variety selection: please see the 2016 WI Winter Wheat Performance …
Sudden Death Soybean Video
Dr. Damon Smith talks about sudden death syndrome (SDS) of soybean. SDS can be a significant problem in years where the spring is wet and cool resulting in infection by the fungus Fusarium virguliforme soon …
Research results: Don’t delay soybean planting to manage SDS
Damon Smith, Department of Plant Pathology and Shawn Conley, Department of Agronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison A new 4 page publication titled “Don’t Delay Soybean Planting to Manage Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS): Yield Loss Can Result” …
Wisconsin crop disease update, no rust, some white mold
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, University of Wisconsin-Madison Wisconsin corn continues to remain free of southern rust as of August 10, 2016. However, new confirmations have been reported in southern Indiana. [Read more, view …
Wisconsin Winter Wheat Performance Trials 2016
Shawn Conley, Adam Roth, John Gaska and Damon Smith The Wisconsin Winter Wheat Performance Trials are conducted each year to give growers information to select the best- performing varieties that will satisfy their specific goals. …
Wisconsin White Mold Risk Map- July 27, 2016
Damon L. Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, University of Wisconsin-Madison Jaime Willbur, Graduate Research Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison Sclero-cast: A Soybean White Mold Prediction Model **This tool is for guidance only and should be used …
Wisconsin Corn Disease Update – July 27, 2016
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, University of Wisconsin-Madison Northern Corn Leaf Blight Over the last week concerns have been increasing over corn diseases as we are at the critical time to make fungicide application …
Corn Rusts in Wisconsin
Damon L. Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, University of Wisconsin-Madison I have been receiving lots of questions over the last couple of weeks about rusts in corn. Folks are identifying pustules of common rust on …