Damon L. Smith
@badgercropdoc
University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor and Ext. Field Crops Pathologist (corn, soy, wheat, alfalfa)
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https://badgercropdoc.com 18-09-2012 17:47:22
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“Pod and stem blight often damages maturing plants and can result in premature death. Diaporthe seed decay can greatly affect seed quality.” From the article doi.org/10.31274/cpn-2… by Daren Mueller Carl Bradley Martin Chilvers Febina Mathew Damon L. Smith Albert Tenuta Kiersten Wise
“Foliar symptoms alone are not enough to diagnose [sudden death syndrome]. It is important to...dig and inspect roots, and split soybean stems open.” From the article doi.org/10.31274/cpn-2… by Damon L. Smith Daren Mueller Kiersten Wise Martin Chilvers +more #agx #harvest24 #SDS
Revenge fungicide applications never work. Below is some data where we tried rescue treatments of fungicide for white mold management. You can't get diseases under control once they are already moving, especially white mold. Plus negative ROI! Shawn Conley
2024 Corn harvest for silage tips - No. 5. Foliar Disease. Damon L. Smith & I are putting forth a few thoughts in the reference doc here. We're starting to see foliar disease come in late season, including Southern Rust. #dairy #agronomy #nutrition #Harvest24 #harvest2024
Test corn stalk integrity using the pinch test. Prioritize harvest for fields with 10%+ stalk rot. Ask local Extension for more info. Ed Sikora Maíra Duffeck 🌾🍄🦠🔎🔬💻📊👩🔬👩🏼💻 Tom Allen Maddi Shires Yuan Zeng Mandy Bish Darcy Telenko Alison Robertson Ian M. Small Trey Price Albert Tenuta
Building on this point: Mike Rankin ⚾ Damon L. Smith & I discussed foliar disease vs. frost induced dry down. Per D - disease affects plants differently than frost. Nutrient scavenging induced by disease forces plant to shut down & dry out far quicker than a frost event. In one
Amber Friedrichsen is on point here with Hay & Forage Grower; Speaking with agronomists & growers from WI to NY today - we need to get out & scout, and sample for moisture. #agronomy #dairy #nutrition #harvest24 hayandforage.com/article-4931-D…
This is a phenomenal collaboration with datascience@uw and Crop Protection Network (CPN) that give corn farmers and consultants usable, interactive tools to make hard decisions a bit easier. Check it out!
"Late-planted corn may be more susceptible to a handful of diseases heading into the fall, including southern rust, gray leaf spot, northern corn leaf blight, and possibly tar spot." More from John Goeser and Damon L. Smith in Hay & Forage Grower : hayandforage.com/article-4931-D… #cornsilage
A full day of disease data, tar spot ramping up in our research plots and our future white mold biological trial location looks like it will be ready for a fall treatment w/Damon L. Smith