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Finding Harvest Truck Drivers in a Tight Labor Market
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Sep 19th
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Finding Harvest Truck Drivers in a Tight Labor Market

By Jim Versweyveld

The U.S. agriculture industry continues to deal with a widespread farmworker shortage as a result of many factors, including complex immigration laws and a declining interest […]

Expanding our Cranberry Crop Management Archives
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Sep 19th
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Expanding our Cranberry Crop Management Archives

By Allison Jonjak, Josie Russo, Mackenzie Ryan, Russ Rifleman, Mike Bretl

The Cranberry Crop Management Journal concludes its 36th volume with today’s issue, but until this year, only volumes 23-26 were available online. Volumes 1 – […]

Nitrogen Optimization Pilot Program: Lessons From Year 1
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Sep 19th
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Nitrogen Optimization Pilot Program: Lessons From Year 1

By Allison Jonjak, Lindsey Rushford, Amaya Atucha

What is NOPP:  The Nitrogen Optimization Pilot Program (NOPP) is a grant program funded by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP) […]

Update from the Wisconsin Cranberry Research Station
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Sep 19th
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Update from the Wisconsin Cranberry Research Station

By Wade Brockman

With harvest fast approaching we, like many growers, are in need of water. Harvest may be slower this year due to flooding constraints. Warm overnight […]

Grower Update: Vilas Cranberry
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Sep 19th
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Grower Update: Vilas Cranberry

By Jeremiah Mabie

Hello everyone, I hope that you are all enjoying this cool weather and the changing of the seasons! I know it’s my favorite time of […]

Grower Update: Flying Dollar Cranberry
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Sep 19th
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Grower Update: Flying Dollar Cranberry

By Seth Rice

Hello everybody! Well it’s been a whirlwind of a year so far to say the least. The drought conditions continue to be a major role […]

Beneficial Microbes Living Inside Cranberry Plants
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Aug 29th
20230829

Beneficial Microbes Living Inside Cranberry Plants

By Bhagya C. Thimmappa, Lila Naouelle Salhi, Lise Forget, Matt Sarrasin, Peniel Bustamante Villalobos, Franz B. Lang, Gertraud Burger

All plants host microbes, referred to as symbionts, that may live inside the plant or on its surface (mostly roots). Certain microbial symbionts improve the […]

Multispectral Imaging for Cranberry Production Improvement
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Aug 29th
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Multispectral Imaging for Cranberry Production Improvement

By Dharani Suresh Babu, Nick Chambers, Allison Jonjak, Ryan Alpers, Amaya Atucha, Jyostna Devi Mura

Understanding Remote Sensing Jyostna Mura’s team is currently engaged in the development of remote sensing technologies specifically tailored for the cultivation and monitoring of cranberries. […]

Grower Update: Vilas Cranberry
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Aug 29th
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Grower Update: Vilas Cranberry

By Jeremiah Mabie

Hello everyone, hope you are all doing well and have enjoyed what seems like the shortest summer yet. I guess as they say time flies […]

Grower Update: Flying Dollar Cranberry
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Aug 29th
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Grower Update: Flying Dollar Cranberry

By Seth Rice

With summer coming to a close and making way with fall, we are starting to see the berries size up more. This extra heat should […]