Hello everyone, hope you all had a wonderful and safe Fourth of July! What a busy couple of weeks it has been. Between the bees, […]

Hello everybody! We are finally seeing fruit, and fruit sizing is underway. We have waited a long time and did a lot of work to […]

Before you swing into full gear for harvest, the late summer could be the perfect time to assess your farm’s ergonomics. If you have persistent […]

Hi, Beth here, Now that fruit set has occurred and berries are starting to expand, new phases of research are going on at the research […]

The red-headed flea beetle (RHFB), Systena frontalis, also known as the cranberry flea beetle has been emerging in the last week. RHFB is native to […]

Hello Wisconsin Fruit News subscribers and welcome back to Notes from the Field: A Grower’s Perspective! I had my seventh chat with Philippe on July […]

In 2023, the PDDC continues to provide diagnoses through examination of digital photographs, as well as physical samples.  Click here for the PDDC’s current submission […]

I’m receiving reports of powdery mildew observations in Wisconsin vineyards. While we do not often associate drought conditions with grape diseases, powdery mildew is an […]

Phenology At the West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS) in Madison, WI, shoots from primary buds average around E-L* stage 32 (Beginning of bunch closure, […]

This scouting session for our day-neutral organic strawberry project at the West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS) was conducted Friday, July 7th in the morning. […]