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Cold Climate Grape Cultivar Developmental Stages September 15, 2021
Posted on September 15, 2021Phenology The berries of all cultivars at West Madison Research Station (WMARS) are harvest-ripe (stage 38). See Table 1 for veraison (beginning of berry color […]
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Revisiting the Insecticide Avaunt
Posted on September 14, 2021Avaunt is a not a new insecticide to cranberry but one that is seldom used by cranberry growers in Wisconsin. With the loss of Lorsban […]
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UW-Madison/Extension Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic (PDDC) Update September 10, 2021
Posted on September 10, 2021In 2021, the PDDC continues with limited hours and limited sample processing capacity due to COVID-19. Click here for the PDDC’s current submission policy. The […]
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Grape Berry Ripening Update for Wine Grape Cultivars at UW WMARS
Posted on September 9, 2021Berry Ripening Parameters for Red Wine Cultivars at WMARS Below are graphs showing the progression of the berry ripening parameters at WMARS: % total soluble […]
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UW-Madison/Extension Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic (PDDC) Update September 3, 2021
Posted on September 7, 2021In 2021, the PDDC continues with limited hours and limited sample processing capacity due to COVID-19. Click here for the PDDC’s current submission policy. The […]
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Ranges of Fruit Quality Parameters for Cold Climate Grape Cultivars at Harvest
Posted on September 2, 2021I have received several emails from growers regarding ranges of fruit quality parameters for cold climate grape cultivars. Several years ago, I published an extension […]
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Cold Climate Grape Cultivar Developmental Stages September 2, 2021
Posted onPhenology The berries of all cultivars at West Madison Research Station (WMARS) are either not quite ripe (E-L* Stage 37) or are harvest-ripe (stage 38). […]
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UW-Madison/Extension Insect Diagnostic Lab Update
Posted on September 1, 2021Caseload has remained steady at the UW Insect Diagnostic Lab over the last two weeks. A summary of recent fruit crop insects reported to the […]
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Pest Insects To Pay Attention to at Harvest
Posted onHarvest is now underway in some locations for some cultivars and there are a number of insects that you should think about as they can […]
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Update from the Wisconsin Cranberry Research Station
Posted on August 31, 2021Another weekend of heavy rain, but no washouts this time. Getting equipment ready for harvest, and will hopefully be picking fruit by the 20th of […]