Damon L. Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, University of Wisconsin Over the last several weeks, soybean samples have been coming into the Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab with symptoms of Cercospora leaf blight (CLB). I have …
Smith
Tasseling Corn – Scout Now for Foliar Diseases and What About Fungicide
Damon L. Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, University of Wisconsin I have been riding through much of the southern tier of Wisconsin this week and am noticing quite a few corn fields that are beginning …
Fusarium Head Blight and Other Winter Wheat Diseases in Wisconsin, 2014
Damon L. Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, University of Wisconsin-Madison Shawn P. Conley, Extension Soybean and Small Grains Agronomist, University of Wisconsin-Madison Winter wheat in most of Wisconsin is maturing nicely and starting to dry …
Managing White Mold in Soybean
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, University of Wisconsin Farmers in the Great Lakes area of the U.S. may be concerned about white mold (also called Sclerotinia stem rot) in soybean this year. The disease, …
Foliar applied fungicides for control of alfalfa diseases
Damon L. Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, University of Wisconsin Scott Chapman, Research Associate, University of Wisconsin Bryan Jensen, IPM Program, University of Wisconsin An evaluation of foliar applied fungicides for control of diseases of …
Wisconsin Winter Wheat Disease Update – June 24, 2014
Damon L. Smith – Extension Field Crops Pathologist, University of Wisconsin I have spent the last several days rating winter wheat variety trials and fungicide trials at the Arlington Agricultural Research Station in Arlington, Wisconsin, …
Wisconsin Soybean Disease Update – June 19
Damon L. Smith – Extension Field Crops Pathologist, University of Wisconsin Soybean planting has finally finished up for our research program. We planted our last, late planting date trial this week. Soybeans around the state …
Wisconsin winter wheat disease update for June 19
Damon L. Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, University of Wisconsin I have scouted winter wheat fields and variety trials from Arlington Wisconsin up through Chilton Wisconsin this week, between rain showers. Wheat in these areas …
Wisconsin Winter Wheat Disease Update – June 6
Damon L. Smith – Extension Field Crops Pathologist, University of Wisconsin Wheat appears to be relatively disease free in much of the state this year. However, winter wheat in the southern portion of Wisconsin is …
Wisconsin Winter Wheat Disease Update – June 2, 2014
Damon L. Smith – Extension Field Crops Pathologist, University of Wisconsin Winter wheat in the southern portion of Wisconsin is at, or past, the flag leaf stage of growth. Disease reports have been few and …