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Crop Protection Network @cropnetwork.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

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... @badgercropdoc.bsky.social @plantdisease.bsky.social

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 · 22/04/2025

Time to study up for the 2025 season!

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Crop Protection Network @cropnetwork.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

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-.... @badgercropdoc.bsky.social @alabamaed1.bsky.social #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 · 26/02/2025

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. 🧪 @mahduffeck.bsky.social @badgercropdoc.bsky.social @ilextension.bsky.social @alabamaed1.bsky.social @asa-cssa-sssa.bsky.social

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 · 20/02/2025

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...

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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 · 18/02/2025

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.... From Extension. @alabamaed1.bsky.social @pacropdoc.bsky.social @badgercropdoc.bsky.social +others!

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 · 18/02/2025

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.... From Extension. @badgercropdoc.bsky.social +others!

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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