Author: jrusso2
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Posted on July 27, 2020
Cranberries: Observations from the Field
We saw our first Cranberry Flea Beetles the week of July 6 it wasn’t until July 16 that we reached economic thresholds (ET). We determine ET based […]
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Grower Update: Flying Dollar Cranberry
Hello everyone, not much to report here just finishing up with some more fertilizer and mowing between the rain. Berries are starting to size up pretty […]
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Posted on July 24, 2020
UW-Madison/Extension Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic (PDDC) Update June 24, 2020
The PDDC is now once again accepting physical samples for diagnosis, but due to COVID-19, only with limited hours and limited sample processing capacity. Click […]
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Posted on July 23, 2020
Grape Cultivar Developmental Stages: July 23, 2020
Phenology At the West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS) in Madison, WI, as of July 23, Itasca and Frontenac had clusters at shoot development E-L* […]
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UW-Madison/Extension Insect Diagnostic Lab Update
Caseload at the UW Insect Diagnostic Lab has been extremely high over the last two weeks. A summary of fruit crop pests submitted to the […]
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Posted on July 22, 2020
Summer Apple Nutrition and Pre-Harvest Stop-Drop Sprays
Apple nutrition maintenance is a year-round project but we are in the peak part of the year for accurately monitoring and also applying the correct […]
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COVID-19 Response Plan Template for Fruit and Vegetable Farms
The University of Minnesota Extension recently released a video series and workbook on COVID-19 response plans for fruit and vegetable farmers. According to the workbook, […]
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Posted on July 21, 2020
Japanese Beetles Increase at West Madison AG Research Station
Japanese beetle adults (Figure 1; JB) are increasing at the West Madison Ag Research Station (WMARS) vineyards while decreasing slightly at my house. I visited […]
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Posted on July 17, 2020
UW-Madison/Extension Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic (PDDC) Update
The PDDC is now once again accepting physical samples for diagnosis, but due to COVID-19, only with limited hours and limited sample processing capacity. Click […]
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Posted on July 14, 2020
Virtual Summer Apple Field Day: Summer Hedging and Irrigation
Hosted by UW-Madison Division of Extension and WAGA • Orchardists Steve Louis, Laura Tisch, and Joe Ferguson present videos of what they do on their […]