Author: jrusso2
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Posted on May 13, 2020
Cranberries: Frequently Wondered Questions in Frost Tolerance
These might or might not be the questions everyone wonders about cranberry frost tolerance as buds break dormancy in the spring, but they had been […]
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Posted on May 12, 2020
Cranberries: Observations From the Field
We usually spend the 2nd and 3rd weeks in May doing some spot checks and answering field questions. This year a lot of growers are under […]
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Grower Update: Gardner Cranberry
Starting on 5/6- 5/7 a lot of our properties flooded up for frost protection due to the consecutive nights of cold and low dew points. […]
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Grower Update: Flying Dollar Cranberry
Hello from Flying Dollar Cranberry! We got a great jump on our pipe laying this spring and our two flood events have balanced our work […]
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Posted on May 11, 2020
Should You Use an Adjuvant With Your Insecticides?
Adjuvants are products that are added to a pesticide to enhance the performance and/or physical properties of the pesticide. Adjuvants include, but are not limited […]
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Spring Insects: Leafrollers and Leafminers
Spring is here and so are leafrollers and leafminers. DATCP reported for the first week of May average counts of redbanded leafroller (RBLR; Figure 1) […]
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Posted on April 26, 2019
Pollen Tube Growth Model: A New Tool for Bloom Thinning
This model is a new tool, available through NEWA, that provides more precision during bloom thinning. This has generally been a time in which many […]
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Posted on December 1, 2016
Grape Insect Report – 2016 Summer Summary
Throughout the past summer we have been scouting weekly at the West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS) and the Peninsular Agricultural Research Station (PARS). Here […]
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Susceptibility to Downy Mildew, Powdery Mildew, and Black Rot: New Management Applications for Cold-climate Wine Grape Growers
In field trials conducted in Wisconsin over two years at three vineyards (WMARS, PARS 1, and PARS 2), we found that both severe susceptibility and […]
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Grape Fruit Quality Assessments
Harvest day is perhaps the most important day of the year for grape grower. It is the last major task of the growing season, but […]