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How Could This Warm Weather Affect Fruit Crops?
Posted on May 17, 2016The frost of May 14-15 was a particularly late frost and many of you are probably wondering what to do now. Here are some recommendations […]
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Cranberry Crop Man. Journal — Vol 29, Issue 3 (May 9, 2016)
Posted on May 16, 2016Cranberry Crop Management Journal — Vol XXIX, Issue 3 (May 9, 2016) Degree Day Modeling in Cranberry Cottonball Control Indar Label Spring Nitrogen Fertilizer Application Generic […]
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Wisconsin Fruit News — Vol 1, Issue 3 (May 13, 2016)
Posted on May 13, 2016Wisconsin Fruit News — Vol I, Issue 3 (May 13, 2016) Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic Update Strawberry Angular Leaf Spot Aronia susceptibility to spotted wing drosophila Cranberry […]
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Cranberry Degree-Day Map and Update
Posted onThe maps below show degree day accumulations for cranberry plants and Sparganothis fruitworm across Wisconsin up through May 12, 2016. The weather data used for […]
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Is Aronia Susceptible To Spotted Wing Drosophila?
Posted onSpotted wing drosophila (SWD) is a major invasive pest of soft skinned fruit worldwide. This pest has been reported to infest several cultivated fruit crops […]
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Strawberry Angular Leaf Spot
Posted onAngular leaf spot is a sporadic but potentially serious disease of strawberry in Wisconsin. Our relatively cool climate, especially nighttime temperatures near freezing, is conducive […]
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Building a Hazelnut Industry Based on Wild-Type American Hazelnut (Corylus americana)
Posted onThe Upper Midwest Hazelnut Development Initiative (UMHDI) is a research collaboration between the University of Wisconsin, the University of Minnesota, and early-adopter hazelnut growers. The […]
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Reduced Risk Insecticide: Confirm
Posted onThis summer, the Fruit Crop Entomology lab will review selected insects and insecticides. We hope you enjoy them! Here’s our first installment. Confirm 2F, which […]
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UW-Madison/Extension Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic (PDDC) Update
Posted onThe 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 […]
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Wollersheim Winery and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Collaborate To Make Red Fusion
Posted onOn Thursday, April 27th, Wollersheim Winery of Prairie Du Sac, held an event to celebrate the release of the first wine from Campus Craft Winery, […]