The PDDC receives samples of many plant and soil samples from around the state.  The following diseases/disorders have been identified at the PDDC from April […]

On Thursday, April 27th, Wollersheim Winery of Prairie Du Sac, held an event to celebrate the release of the first wine from Campus Craft Winery, […]

Vine Establishment There is more than one way to train a grapevine, but cold climate grape cultivars are usually characterized by having a downward growing […]

This week, and for the rest of the summer, we have pictures from the Peninsular Agricultural Research Station (PARS), as well as from West Madison […]

Disease scouting for the 2016 year is officially underway in the pathology research vineyards. WMARS was scouted for the first time on May 5th, and […]

We recently received word that a 24 (c) Special Local Needs label for Indar 2F (fenbuconazole) was approved by EPA for use on cherries, peaches, […]

Last Thursday April 21st was the Cambridge Beginning Vineyard School, sponsored by the Wisconsin Grape Growers Association and located at Cambridge Winery. The talks, from […]

Over the past two weeks we have had a couple really warm days, when the plants accumulated a lot of degree days, followed by a […]

As we approach the beginning of another growing season, a yearly concern to growers is the challenge of controlling disease. While there are elements of […]

We have a lot of exciting research ongoing and planned for the upcoming field season in the Steffan Lab. There are five primary research priorities: […]