Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Goss’s wilt on field corn was confirmed for the first time in the 2015 season in Wisconsin this week in Grant County. Goss’s …
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New Pest Management Network Focus on Soybean Seminar: SVNV
Damon L. Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, University of Wisconsin A new Pest Management Network Focus on Soybean Seminar has been recently posted covering Soybean vein necrosis virus. There is a 5 min 29 sec executive summary …
Mid-Season Soybean Issues in Wisconsin
Damon L. Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, University of Wisconsin The 2015 season has again been an interesting adventure. We managed to plant soybeans early or on-time in much of the state and then the …
Corn Diseases of 2015 and Should I Spray Fungicide?
Damon L. Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, University of Wisconsin The phone has been ringing a lot lately and the primary questions are: What corn diseases should I be concerned with this year in Wisconsin? …
Clover Root Curculio
Dan Undersander, Damon Smith, Bryan Jensen UW Extension Clover root curculio damage is being observed is several parts of Wisconsin this year. It is an occasional insect pest on alfalfa, clovers and other legumes. Damage can be serious …
New Fact Sheet on Soybean Seedling Diseases
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Hot off the press! New information and fact sheet on soybean seedling diseases and management. This document was developed in cooperation with …
Time to Consider Your White Mold In-Season Management Plan
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Many early planted soybeans in Wisconsin are nearing the R1 (beginning flower) growth stage. This means that soybean growers should consider their …
Time to Start Looking for Corn Diseases in Wisconsin
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison The 2014 field season was a bit of a challenge for corn growers in Wisconsin, to say the least. We had poor …
Wisconsin Winter Wheat Disease Update – June 10
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Winter wheat in much of southern and central Wisconsin is now in active anthesis or past anthesis. Spraying for Fusarium head blight …
Wisconsin Winter Wheat Disease Update: June 3
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison We have scouted wheat from South of Madison, Wisconsin up through to near Fond du Lac this week. Most winter wheat we …