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Grape Cultivar Developmental Stages: July 8, 2020
Posted on July 9, 2020Phenology At the West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS) in Madison, WI, as of July 8, all cultivars were at shoot development E-L* stages 31 […]
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Preparing for Late Summer Budding Procedures
Posted onThe decision to conduct your own tree propagation can have many risks but also benefits. The cost of purchasing trees from nurseries can get quite […]
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UW-Madison/Extension Insect Diagnostic Lab Update
Posted onCaseload at the UW Insect Diagnostic Lab has been very high over the last two weeks. A summary of fruit crop pests submitted to the […]
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Increase Fruit Quality of Cold Climate Grapes With Cluster-Zone Leaf Removal
Posted onCluster-zone leaf removal is a very effective practice to open up the canopy and increase the exposure of clusters to sunlight and airflow. What are […]
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Managing Japanese Beetles in Vineyards
Posted onJapanese beetle adults (Figure 1; JB) are out and about, feeding and mating on many different fruits, vegetables, field crops, and ornamentals. Numbers have been […]
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First Detection of Spotted-Wing Drosophila in Wisconsin
Posted onAs we published the last article on Spotted-wing drosophila (SWD; Fig 1) not yet being detected in Wisconsin, my graduate student Hanna McIntosh had a […]
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Opening Your Orchard During a Pandemic
Posted onWAGA and UW-Extension are sponsoring a COVID 19 Preparedness Webinar on Tuesday, July 21st, from 9am – 10:30am. Register in advance here. This webinar will cover: How to protect […]
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Virtual Summer Apple Field Day
Posted onDue to the cancellation of the Summer Apple Field Day, WAGA will be hosting several webinars in July. The first one will focus on Summer […]
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Update from the Wisconsin Cranberry Research Station
Posted on July 8, 2020The weather has really helped this year’s new plantings take off. Starting to put small ditches in and shape the dikes. Hopefully there are no […]
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Cranberries: Observations From the Field
Posted onIn 2019 Cranmoor’s Stevens (ST) were peak bloom by the 4th of July. This year (2020) Cranmoor’s ST are 50% out of bloom. The recent […]