Category: Cranberry
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Posted on April 27, 2022
Three Years’ Growth at WCRS Breeding Plots
Juan Zalapa and his team are proud of the diversity they’ve been able to plant at the Wisconsin Cranberry Research Station. In three years of […]
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Orthene (acephate), Pollinator Activity, and Yield
Orthene (acephate) is a broad spectrum-organophosphate insecticide that has been available to the cranberry industry for many years, but usage of the material in Wisconsin […]
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Early Season Update: Late Spring and Hail
Across the state of Wisconsin, spring is late. A Vilas county grower reported being 100% frozen, and some areas have 12” of ice yet. In […]
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CranCam Update 2022
As a root project that will be able to feed lots of future work, Dr. Mura’s lab in 2021 piloted a CranCam project, which will […]
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Posted on April 26, 2022
2022 Spring Mini-Clinic Recap
On April 21, the Spring Mini-Clinic was held in person for the first time at the Wisconsin Cranberry Research Station. To provide an opportunity for […]
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Early Spring Recommendation for Cold Protection and Fertilization Plans
Last week at the mini clinic I talked about cold hardiness of buds during this time of the year and addressed some of the concerns […]
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Posted on April 25, 2022
Grower Update: Vilas 51
Hello everyone! As always everyone up north is eagerly awaiting spring to officially show its face. Up until this past weekend most beds that were […]
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Grower Update: Flying Dollar Cranberry
Wisconsin always keeps us on our toes! Mother Nature will always do what she wants. Hopefully everybody got their sanding done like we did. On […]
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Update from the Wisconsin Cranberry Research Station
It feels weird to say we are approaching May 1st as the daytime temps struggle to reach 50 degrees most days. All of our irrigation […]
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Newly-registered Insecticide: Fanfare
Fanfare is a not a new insecticide, having been first registered with EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) in 1985, but it is new to the cranberry […]