Materials Needed 2 Burlap rectangles (cut into 20.5” x 12” rectangles) Frozen, dead Mealworms (1000 large mealworms-2000 small mealworms) Paint tray Lid 500-600mL of Nematode […]

Materials needed Petri dishes Cotton rounds Frozen, dead Mealworms (5-8) 5-10mL of Nematode solution (can be weak [as low as 10 nematodes] or strong [as […]

On May 6, Brandon Gominho and Shawn Steffan delivered a nematode ranching workshop, hosted at Pergande Cranberry. The methods developed in the Steffan lab have […]

Danitol is a not a new insecticide but it is new to the cranberry industry. It was registered in 2020 on cranberry and is the […]

The extended cold snap prevented some herbicide applications due to long frost nights.  Growers are completing herbicide applications the week of 5/14, should finish by […]

Things are really growing fast and moving along at the Wisconsin Cranberry Research Station. The new beds just got their third application of herbicide, and […]

This is the big kickoff year for WiBee Wisconsin Wild Bee App project. Thank you to all the cranberry growers and crop scouts that participated last year! We’re […]

“Agriculture is the most healthful, most useful and most noble employment of man.” George Washington I hope everybody enjoyed that little cold spell as much […]

We saw reports of bud burst and 1- to 3-inch shoots this past week in Wisconsin. Critical fungicide application timing is now for several grape […]

A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article about all the resources we have available for precision thinning. This time I want to provide […]