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Author(s) P. S. McManus. Angular leaf spot, caused by Xanthomonas fragariae, is the only important bacterial disease affecting strawberries. Find ...

Author(s) Shawn P. Conley, Adam C. Roth, John M. Gaska, Damon L. Smith. Every year, the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural ...

Author(s) Kent Kohn, Thierno Diallo, Joe Lauer. Every year, the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and the...

Author(s) Teresa Hughes, Paul Esker. This reference guide provides information regarding symptoms, risk factors, and management options in order t...

Author(s) Paul Esker. This reference guide provides information regarding symptoms, risk factors, and management options in order to help improve ...

Author(s) Damon L. Smith, Scott Chapman, Bryan Jensen, Greg Blonde, Bill Halfman, Dan Undersander. This publication provides the latest research o...

Author(s) Paul R. Carter. One of the most important management decisions corn growers make each year is selecting corn hybrids. Find out how matur...

Author(s) Dan Undersander, Randy Shaver, Jim Linn, Pat Hoffman, Paul Peterson. Improve your livestock feeding programs by balancing rations more a...

Author(s) Richard Proost, Damon Smith. Offers basic guidelines for fungicide resistance management in corn, soybean, and wheat. Describes Fungicid...

Author(s) Dan Undersander, Mike Bertram, Jeff Breuer, Jason Cavadini, Arin Crooks, Heathcliffe Riday. Before buying seed, find out which forage v...

Author(s) Matthew Digman, Dan Undersander, Kevin Shinners, Craig Saxe. Rapid drying of hay and haylage shortens the harvest window, enhances fora...

Author(s) Keith Kelling. Modern management of alfalfa uses improved varieties, intensive harvest schedules, direct seeding, and up-to-date fertili...

Author(s) Matt Ruark, Mike Ballweg, Richard Proost. This publication provides an overview of management recommendations for radish cover crops and...

Author(s) Brian D. Luck, Jessica L. Drewry, Kevin J. Shinners, Joshua C. Friede. There is renewed interest in the agricultural community in adding...

Author(s) Brian Luck, Rebecca Willett, Jessica Drewry, Luiz Ferraretto. Learn about the steps you can take while harvesting corn to ensure the sil...

Author(s) Abby Augarten, Amber Radatz, Matt Ruark, Erica Olson. Calculating NUE (nitrogen use efficiency) can be relatively simple and offers insig...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson. Clubroot is an old and serious disease of cole crops, including Brussels sprouts, cabbage, Chinese cabba...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson. Once a very destructive disease, blackleg of cole crops has become less important with the introduction ...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson. Black rot is one of the most serious diseases of cole crops. Learn about black rot's life cycle, how it ...

Author(s) Damon Smith, Marty Chilvers, Anne Dorrance, Teresa Hughes, Daren Mueller, Terry Niblack, Kiersten Wise. Charcoal rot of soybean is caus...

Author(s) Karen A. Delahaut. This fact sheet covers the imported cabbageworm, the cabbage looper, and the diamondback moth. Scouting tips and effe...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson. Alternaria and Cercospora leaf blights are common fungal diseases of carrot leaves and petioles. Learn a...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut. Cabbage maggots are insects that damage cole crops by feeding on the plant's roots and lower stems. Wounds produced by t...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut. Black cutworm larvae are active nighttime feeders, clipping many seedlings at or below the soil line. They prefer beets,...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson. Cercospora leaf spot is the most prevalent and devastating disease of the table beet in Wisconsin. This ...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut Aster leafhoppers feed on vegetables, field crops, flowers and weeds, spreading aster yellows disease. Learn when to scou...

Author(s) Zahi K. Atallah, Walter R. Stevenson. Potato tubers may become infected in the field but show no symptoms for days, or even weeks, after...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut. The common and spotted asparagus beetle are common pests in Wisconsin. This fact sheet details the insects' life cycle, ...

Author(s) K. M. Kobriger, D. J. Hagedorn, W. R. Stevenson.  Bean root rot is one of the most destructive diseases of commercially grown snap beans...

Author(s) Scott Sanford. The air temperature of a greenhouse is critical for plant growth and disease control, and the type of heater used to heat...

Farmers using managed grazing often describe it in terms such as less stressful or family friendly. Practical benefits come along with the lifesty...

Author(s) Dan Undersander, Brian Pillsbury. Wisconsin's streams are one of our most precious natural resources. When streams flow through pasture ...

Author(s) Dan Undersander, Stan Temple, Jerry Bartlet, Dave Sample, Laura Paine. Over 40 species of grassland birds breed in Wisconsin, and some o...

Author(s) Teryl R. Roper.  For fruit to develop, pollen must be transferred from the anther to the stigma. Find out which crops require pollen fr...

Author(s) Don Ball, Ed Ballard, Mark Kennedy, Garry Lacefield, Dan Undersander. Extending the grazing season and reducing the need for stored feed...

Author(s) Dennis Cosgrove, Dan Undersander, Maurice Davis. Good pasture condition is critical to a successful grazing system. Pasture quality may ...