Agriculture

Author(s) Amanda Gevens, Jaime Wilbur. Late blight can result in complete destruction of tomato crops if left unmanaged. Learn about the symptoms...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson. Fusarium and Verticillium wilts once routinely devastated tomato crops. However, the availability of res...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson. Both early blight and Septoria leaf spot are potentially serious diseases that affect the leaves, stems,...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson. Even though symptoms may not appear until after harvest, many of the disease-causing organisms that caus...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson. Environmental factors can affect the look—and sometimes the flavor—of developing tomato fruits. Because ...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson.  Bacterial spot and speck are found wherever tomatoes or peppers are grown. On occasion, these diseases ...

Author(s) L. D. Wells-Hansen, P. S. McManus. Tobacco streak virus (TSV) is one of four viruses detected in cranberry to date. Irregularly shaped, ...

Author(s) Matt Ruark, John Panuska, Eric Cooley, Joe Pagel. Subsurface drainage is used for agricultural, residential, and industrial purposes to...

Author(s): Eric T. Cooley, Matthew D. Ruark, John C. Panuska. This publication provides information on nutrient management concerns in tile-drain...

Author(s) John C. Panuska, Matthew D. Ruark, Eric T. Cooley. This fact sheet provides information on locating, inspecting, and maintaining tile dr...

Author(s) Geoffrey Siemering, Matthew Ruark, Amanda Gevens. Trichoderma are fungi found worldwide that grow in and around plant roots and can incr...

Author(s) Geoffrey Siemering, Matthew Ruark, Amanda Gevens. Bacillus amyloliquefaciens (BAA) is a bacterium found in soil ecosystems worldwide tha...

Author(s) Geoffrey Siemering, Matthew Ruark, Francisco Arriaga, Erin Silva, Heidi Johnson. Many important field crops can benefit from an associat...

Author(s) Callie L. Herron, Matthew D. Ruark. Artificial tile drainage is the most extensive soil and water management activity in midwestern agri...

Author(s) Scott Sanford, John Panuska. Micro irrigation has numerous advantages over sprinkler irrigation and can be used in greenhouses, orchard...

Author(s) Mackenzy Naber, Matthew Ruark, Carl Rosen. Polymer-coated urea (PCU) is a slow-release nitrogen (N) fertilizer product in which each ure...

Author(s) Brendon Panke, Ryan deRegnier, Mark Renz. Invasive plants can thrive and aggressively spread beyond their natural range, disrupting ecos...

Author(s) Brendon Panke, Mark Renz. Invasive plants can thrive and aggressively spread beyond their natural range, disrupting ecosystems. The Mana...

Author(s) Jed Colquhoun, Ken Bradbury, A.J. Bussan, Kenneth Potter, Maribeth Kniffin. Sustaining Central Sands Water Resources provides a common f...

Author(s) Richard Wolkowski, Thomas Cox, James Leverich. Wisconsin growers have a renewed interest in conservation tillage options. This publicati...

Author(s) D. J. Reinemann. This publication features a form to be used by farm operators, electricians, power suppliers, or others measuring stray...

Author(s) P. S. McManus. Black Root Rot is one of the most common problems affecting strawberries in commercial plantings and in the home garden. ...

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

Author(s) Don Schuster, Dan Undersander, Dan Schaefer, Richard M. Klemme, Mike Siemens, Larry Smith. Cattle-grazing enterprises have become increa...

Author(s) Chelsea Zegler, Mark Renz, Matt Ruark, Geoff Brink. Wisconsin has the largest number of organic dairies in the United States with over 4...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut.  The squash vine borer is an annual pest of pumpkins and squash. Winter squash are especially vulnerable. This fact shee...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut. Squash bugs are a problem in Wisconsin, feeding on most vine crops such as pumpkins and squash in commercial and home ga...

Author(s) Christelle Guédot, Janet van Zoeren. Since it was first detected in Wisconsin in 2010, spotted wing drosophila (SWD) has rapidly expande...

Author(s) Brendon Panke, Ryan deRegnier, Mark Renz. Invasive plants can thrive and aggressively spread beyond their natural range, disrupting ecos...

Author(s) Rodrigo Werle, Richard Proost, Chris Boerboom. Investigations of soybean leaf puckering in Wisconsin have often found the injury was cau...

Author(s) Claire Strader, Julie Dawson. One of the most common criticisms of organic agriculture is that it relies too heavily on tillage. While o...

Author(s) Horacio Aguirre-Villegas, Rebecca Larson, Matt Ruark. Solid-liquid separation is a manure processing technology that has grown in popula...

Author(s) Carrie M. Laboski, Kevin Shelley. The soil fertility guidelines contained in this publication help Wisconsin graziers maintain an adequ...

Author(s) Richard Wolkowski, Birl Lowery. Recent changes in agricultural practices have made soil compaction more common. This publication describ...

Author(s) Emmett Schulte, Keith Kelling. While some have claimed that there is an ideal soil calcium-to-magnesium ratio (Ca:Mg), and that Wisconsi...

Author(s) Mark Hagedorn, Cheryl A. Skjolaas. Many farmers find the skid steer loader's maneuverability unmatched by traditional tractor-loader com...

Author(s) Pamela Ruegg, Morten Dam Rasmussen, Doug Reinemann. Efficient production and harvest of high-quality milk is the goal of most dairy farm...

Author(s) Brendon Panke, Ryan deRegnier, Mark Renz. Invasive plants can thrive and aggressively spread beyond their natural range, disrupting ecos...

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) Mark A. Purschwitz, Cheryl A. Skjolaas. Usted puede prevenir las heridas en su granja siendo proactivo y decidiendo conscientemente tene...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut. The seed corn maggot (Delia platuraorganic) is a perennial pest that attacks the seeds and seedlings of a wide variety o...

Author(s) John B. Peters, Carrie A. M. Laboski. One acre of soil to a depth of 6 inches weighs about 1,000 tons, yet less than an ounce of it is ...

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

Author(s) Mark A. Purschwitz. Handling manure is an important operation on Wisconsin farms and one that presents potentially life-threatening haza...

Author(s) Mark A. Purschwitz, Cheryl A. Skjolaas. Hazard control is the most effective way to prevent injuries on your farm. This publication pres...

Author(s) Teryl R. Roper. To grow fruit that is true to type, fruit trees are propagated by budding or grafting sections of known cultivars (scio...

Author(s) Scott Sanford. In order to cool milk to proper storage temperature on a dairy farm, several technologies are available. This fact sheet ...

Author(s) Rebecca A. Larson, Horacio Aguirre-Villegas, John Shutske, Cheryl Skjolaas, Jeff Nelson, James Schauer, Kevin Erb. Predicting gas emissi...