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Favorite poster so far: 'Icky Indoors & OK Outdoors' - spiders #NCESA

Today is National Librarian Day! I am a big fan and supporter of the Libraries. Their values align with and support the themes of reproducibility / FAIR data, open source, open science, etc. datascience@uw ❤️ UW-Madison Libraries

Scouting for early-season pests in corn or soybeans? Take a look at our guides here: cropsandsoils.extension.wisc.edu/articles/early… cropsandsoils.extension.wisc.edu/articles/early…

Great to see Bick Lab undergrad Dhruv (Nachiket) Kerai present on the BugPulse - a WARF (Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation) x Bayer AG Challenge Grant winning project.

CALS researchers are continually developing new cranberry varieties with improved traits — and growers can reap the benefits. Learn more about WARF (Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation)-patented cranberries and how to bring them to your field: warf.org/commercialize/…

Great to be one of labs featured in the WARF (Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation) Green Innovations post! warf.org/news/warf-cham…

Insect Pest Text Alert is live in Wisconsin. Heads up! Go scout for Alfalfa Weevil next week is South and Central WI. Wisconsin DATCP UW–Madison Division of Extension

WI ⚠🐛 - Moderate black cutworm risk on emerging corn. Once rain stops, go scout! Risk ends ~6/7. cropsandsoils.extension.wisc.edu/wi-scout-for-b…

Thanks to Millburn High School for inviting me back for the Science Research Symposium. As an early member of the program, it was an honor to support and encourage these young scientists.

When it comes to true army worms, bad timing for bugs is good news for farmers. brownfieldagnews.com/news/despite-m… Emily Bick, Ph.D. Brownfield Ag News #agnews

Interested in slugs in Wisconsin? Check out our SlugNet: cropsandsoils.extension.wisc.edu/slugnet-2025-w…

Hilling, or mounding soil at the base of a plant, during early growth stages in soybean can significantly reduce infestations of soybean gall midge, a recent study shows. entomologytoday.org/2025/06/16/hil…

The 2025 Agronomy and Soils Field Day agenda is set! Our theme this year is: Profits and Progress: Delivering Research-Backed ROI to Wisconsin Farms! Damon L. Smith Rodrigo Werle Harkirat Kaur UW–Madison Division of Extension UW–Madison CALS Agenda and registration link: go.wisc.edu/agronomysoilsf…

Join us for a crop scouting session at Arlington ARS at 10am on Jun. 26 and learn the hands-on skills needed for scouting crops such as corn, soybeans, and alfalfa. This $25 half-day session includes lunch. Learn more and register at cals.wisc.edu/fielddays

Japanese beetles should be out all over Iowa now. Read more here: crops.extension.iastate.edu/post/japanese-… #scout25

Caught the first Japanese beetles of the season in a soybean field yesterday...

Looking forward to UW-Madison's first Forage and Cover Crop Field Day!

Let's Talk About "Spores", Baby! Time to scout and make a tar spot management plan! badgercropnetwork.com/lets-talk-abou…

Hearing about really high infestation rates of corn earworm in the first couple plantings of sweet corn. Check your ears and make a plan for additional successions! I don't recommend using pyrethroids alone anymore in Iowa.