Memorial Day weekend ended up being very cold at night as we made ice on our beds by early morning. But with the warm temps […]

This article provides some recent updates on fungicides currently registered for fungal disease control in cranberries. Specific usage instructions such as rates, timing, and precautions […]

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

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 […]

Hello everyone hope you are all doing well and survived the last spell of frost watch we had. She was a long one up here […]

Wisconsin vineyards are now in or approaching one of the most critical disease prevention periods of the entire season, pre-bloom through post-bloom, which spans 2 […]

Caseload at the UW Insect Diagnostic Lab (IDL) has trended upwards over the last month and is expected to reach “summer” levels in the near […]

In our latest videos from the vineyard, Dr. Amaya Atucha discusses shoot thinning high cordon Petite Pearl and Marquette grapevines

Phenology At the West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS) in Madison, WI, shoots from primary buds average around E-L* stage 12 (5 leaves separated; shoots […]

The response to hormone-based thinners is a function of the amount of product that is deposited on the tree leaves. So, the more product you […]