June 2026 - Happy Dairy Month! 

As planting season has already flown by, crops are emerging throughout the region. Heading into June, we are experiencing dry weather with D0 (abnormally dry) conditions creeping toward us. Some are already seeing drought symptoms on sandier ground. Let's hope for some rain! A reminder to check the weekly Ag Weather Outlook for Wisconsin for past, current, and future conditions.

Scout your fields! 

Current pests to be looking for: alfalfa weevil in second crop regrowth and black cutworm feeding in corn. The DATCP Crop Pest Trap Network offers a look into pest migration to the state. Coming up: potato leafhopper in alfalfa, true armyworm, stalk borer, and European corn borer in corn.  

Current diseases to be looking for: powdery mildew and stripe rust on susceptible winter wheat varieties, fusarium head blight 

If you are seeing something in the field you would like to report or need help identifying, contact the Extension office. 

Have a great month! 

Left: common first crop alfalfa pests including an alfalfa weevil larva and a pea aphid. Right: PEAQ stick measurements in an area alfalfa field prior to harvest.  

SAVE THE DATE! 

Arlington Agronomy Field Day - August 26, 2026

Weed Management Workshop - September 2, 2026 

Anastasia Kurth

Regional Crops and Soils Educator 

Email: anastasia.kurth@wisc.edu

Phone: 608-477-3018 (text or call)

Extension Sauk County: 505 Broadway St., Third Floor, Baraboo, WI 53913

@SCWIcrops_AK

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