The Network for Environment and Weather Applications (NEWA) is an important resource in the IPM toolbox for apple growers. 2021 is bringing long-awaited updates and […]

Agricultural diversification is a hot topic right now.  Faced with an ongoing stretch of depressed commodity prices, growers are looking for other cropping options.  To […]

This week I participated in Apple Talk organized by the IPM Institute with John Aue and Peter Werts. Here’s the summary of the questions I […]

Caseload at the UW Insect Diagnostic Lab remains low at this time, but has increased slightly over the last two weeks.  Insect activity is expected […]

Most growers in northern Wisconsin flooded for a good portion of late April as temps were in the single digits and low teens a few […]

TIPS TO PREVENT HUMAN EXPOSURE: Please post area BEFORE you spray. Please remove posts shortly after the REI is expired. The EPA holds employer-owners responsible […]

Just pulled the flood on Sunday and starting to frost protect everything. The Sundance and BGs were a couple weeks ahead of the Steven’s.

Leafhoppers are common insects throughout the landscape and several species may be found in cranberry, including the blunt nosed leafhopper (BLNH, figure 1), the sharp-nosed […]

Another year means another opportunity for us to grow another crop of the Wisconsin state fruit! As we start to see the vines turn gradually […]

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 […]