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Damon L. Smith

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University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor and Ext. Field Crops Pathologist (corn, soy, wheat, alfalfa); Affiliate - UW-Madison Data Science Institute

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Crop Protection Network @cropnetwork.bsky.social · May 21

RESEARCH: 400+ corn foliar fungicide data points from the U.S. & Ontario for applications at V6, VT & a 2-pass program at V6+VT.

RESULT: A single DMI+QoI fungicide at VT was the best chance for a positive ROI.

Article at doi.org/10.31274/cpn...

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Graph showing probability of recovering the cost of a fungicide at various application costs and corn prices.

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Damon L. Smith @badgercropdoc.bsky.social · May 19

Wisconsin Winter Wheat Disease Update And Watching For Stripe Rust And Fusarium Head Blight – May 19, 2024. badgercropnetwork.com/wisconsin-wi...

Wisconsin Winter Wheat Disease Update and Watching for Stripe Rust and Fusarium Head Blight – May 19, 2024

Wisconsin Winter Wheat Disease Update and Watching for Stripe Rust and Fusarium Head Blight – May 19, 2024 Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of ...

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Damon L. Smith @badgercropdoc.bsky.social · Apr 22

Time to study up for the 2025 season!

Crop Protection Network @cropnetwork.bsky.social · Apr 22

Fungicide Efficacy Guides. Use the best product when disease risk is high and economic gain likely.

Soy Seedling: doi.org/10.31274/cpn...
Corn Foliar: doi.org/10.31274/cpn...
Soy Foliar: doi.org/10.31274/cpn...
Wheat: doi.org/10.31274/cpn...

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Soybean stem with white mold, sclerotia, and dead tissue.

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Crop Protection Network @cropnetwork.bsky.social · Mar 20

560 million bushels gone. $2.9 billion lost.

These are the estimated losses caused by wheat diseases from 2018 to 2021. Read more in the new @planthealthprog.bsky.social publication at doi.org/10.1094/PHP-....

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#science 🧪 #wheat #disease #IPM

Wheat leaf with rust spores and dead tissue.

Illustration of disease cycle of Fusarium head blight.

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Crop Protection Network @cropnetwork.bsky.social · Mar 7

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Crop Protection Network @cropnetwork.bsky.social · Mar 7

Fungicide Efficacy Guides. Use the best product when disease risk is high & economic gain likely.

Soy Seedling cropprotectionnetwork.org/publications...
Corn Foliar cropprotectionnetwork.org/publications...
Soy Foliar cropprotectionnetwork.org/publications...

#crops #farming #plant25 #agbs #IPM

Dead spots on a corn leaf caused by disease.

White mold and black fungal growth on a soybean stem that is dying. These are symptoms and signs of a disease called white mold.

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Crop Protection Network @cropnetwork.bsky.social · Feb 26

Watch new CPN TV episodes at cropprotectionnetwork.org/cpn_tv.

Corn stunt, soybean red crown rot, white mold, corn crown rot, ergot +more from Extension scientists. 🧪

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Split corn stalk base showing rot inside. Image by Tamra Jackson-Ziems.

Corn showing stunting and reddish leaves.

White mold and black fungal structures growing on diseased soybean stem.

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UW–Madison Data Science Institute @uwdsi.bsky.social · Feb 20

UW–Madison soil scientist Jingyi Huang and data scientist Maria Oros used machine learning and public data to build the Soil Organic Carbon Assistant, a new tool that models changes in soil organic carbon. badgerherald.com/news/science...

UW research partnership yields first-of-its-kind soil data algorithm

University of Wisconsin professor of soil science Jingyi Huang and data scientist Maria Oros worked over the summer on a new modeling tool for soil scientists. The pair used machine learning and publi...

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Crop Protection Network @cropnetwork.bsky.social · Feb 18

In 2024, disease reduced corn yield by an estimated 6% in the US, causing an estimated loss of 948.9 million bushels.

Find out more in the NEW pub at cropprotectionnetwork.org/publications....

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Treemap showing proportion of losses caused the most important corn diseases in 2024.

Three different corn diseases on a corn leaf.

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Crop Protection Network @cropnetwork.bsky.social · Feb 18

Multiple options are available to minimize northern corn leaf blight. One of the most effective is planting less-susceptible hybrids.

More management info in the Northern Corn Leaf Blight Overview at cropprotectionnetwork.org/publications....

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Dead corn leaves on corn plants in rows. This was caused by a fungal disease known as northern corn leaf blight.

Dead spots on a corn leaf. This was caused by a fungal disease known as northern corn leaf blight.

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Damon L. Smith @badgercropdoc.bsky.social · Jan 20

Hot Off the Press! 2024 Wisconsin Fungicide Test and Disease Management Summary. Check it out! badgercropdoc.com/2025/01/09/2...

2024 Wisconsin Fungicide Test and Disease Management Summary Now Available! - Badger Crop Doc

Brian Mueller, Researcher II, UW-Madison, Plant Pathology Damon Smith, Professor and Extension Specialist, UW-Madison, Plant Pathology Each year the Wisconsin Field Crops Pathology Program conducts a ...

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