"Ag Forecasting" To Replace "Sporecaster"

MID-WEST FARM REPORT - MADISON

While it is early in the season, Badger Crop Doc Damon Smith says there's a particular disease growers should already be getting ready to monitor. White mold is problematic in Wisconsin. Smith, a professor and Extension specialist with the Department of Plant Pathology at UW-Madison, says growers are probably familiar with Sporecaster, a smartphone app that helps farmers decide how to mitigate white mold. He says Sporecaster is phasing out because there's a new, more well-rounded and accessible tool for growers called Ag Forecasting. Ag Forecasting -- Agriculture Forecasting Advisory System -- is going to be a soybean grower's go-to for all things white mold monitoring. It is a tool that runs on "the cloud" that you can access with any browser and run any corn or soybean tool that Extension offers. Bookmark the platform on your browser by visiting https://badgercropdoc.com/. Smith says more details will follow in the coming weeks.

Pictured: White, fluffy growth and sclerotia on soybean stem characteristic of white mold. Photo by D. Mueller

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