Phenology The berries of all cultivars at West Madison Research Station (WMARS) are ripening and have either intermediate TSS/sugar values (E-L* Stage 36) or are […]

Phenology Over the past two weeks, all cultivars at WMARS reached veraison (E-L* Stage 35), meaning that the berries have begun to change color and […]

Phenology As of July 20 at the West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS) in Verona, WI, the cultivar Itasca has reached veraison (E-L* Stage 35), […]

Phenology This week at the West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS) in Verona, WI, all cultivars have berries that are still hard and green, E-L* […]

Symptoms of grape diseases have shown up in the vineyards at the West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS). Due to the recent drought conditions, disease […]

Japanese beetles (Fig. 1) have now been observed last weekend around Dane county, but not yet at any of the vineyards we are monitoring for […]

Phenology This week at the West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS) in Verona, WI, cultivars are at various stages of setting and developing berries, ranging […]

I received last week some pictures of these very interesting larvae within their casing made of grass blades and twigs (Figs. 1 and 2). The […]

Phenology This week at the West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS) in Verona, WI, all cultivars are currently flowering (Table 1). The majority of shoots […]

Phenology This week at the West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS) in Verona, WI, all cultivars are approaching flowering (Table 1). The majority of shoots […]