Author: jrusso2
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Posted on June 10, 2021
UW-Madison/Extension Insect Diagnostic Lab Update June 10, 2021
Overall caseload at the UW Insect Diagnostic Lab has been high over the last two weeks. A summary of recent fruit crop insects reported to […]
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Posted on June 9, 2021
Optimizing Herbicide Performance During Droughty Conditions
Many non-irrigated areas of the Upper Midwest are becoming significantly droughty as our weather prematurely enters the dog days of summer. There are several agricultural […]
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The WiBee App Tracks Wild Bee Pollinators on Your Farm
On any warm, sunny day during the growing season, you may see many different species of bees visiting fruit and vegetable blooms: bumble bees, honey […]
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Posted on June 8, 2021
Disease Pressure Lessons From Thermal Imagery
Born from a desire to understand his vines better in order to manage them better, Wes Normington has explored thermal imagery of his marsh since […]
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Do You Grow a Pollinator-Dependent Crop? Please Take Our Quick Grower Survey!
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is conducting a survey of growers as part of a larger study examining the use of managed bees for crop pollination […]
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Grower Update: Cranberry Lake
Window of application for first insecticide was mid-last week to mid-this week (June 2-9). It is important to be mindful of oil-based chemicals and adjuvants […]
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Drought Monitoring Resources for Cranberry Crops in the Midwest—Through the Seasons
Download original PDF here Check out the Drought Early Warning for Specialty Crop Producers project page here Winter Many cranberry crop producers depend upon winter […]
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Update from the Wisconsin Cranberry Research Station
Things are moving fast at the research station. First fungicide application is about to be made as some of the hybrids are about 20% in […]
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Grower Update: Flying Dollar Cranberry
Growers around the central part of the state have been through a little heat wave but are still managing to carry on. Growers are on […]
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Check Out the VacciniumCAP Newsletter
Here’s a link to the second edition of the VacCAP newsletter. The Vaccinium Coordinated Agricultural Project (VacCAP) is a nationwide coordinated transdisciplinary project focused on […]