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Apple Blotch Disease Update for Wisconsin Growers
Posted on August 13, 2025As harvest operations ramp up, fungicide applications often drop off, leaving orchards unprotected. Late‑season rains wash off residual fungicide, providing ideal conditions for apple blotch […]
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Summer Pruning Apples: A Smart Strategy for Better Fruit and Easier Harvest
Posted on July 31, 2025As the season moves into midsummer and early apple varieties start to size up, many growers consider summer pruning as a valuable tool, not just […]
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Wisconsin Orchard Update: Bitter Rot and SBFS Management Reminders
Posted onAs Wisconsin apple growers head into August and begin preparing for harvest, two persistent fruit diseases may begin to be observed: bitter rot and the […]
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Wisconsin Fruit Crop Scouting Report: July 28, 2025
Posted onHello fruit growers, we are excited to share apple and grape scouting updates with you this year through the Wisconsin Fruit Newsletter. Rain continues to […]
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Veraison Disease Management Considerations for Wisconsin Vineyards
Posted onAs many southern Wisconsin vineyards approach veraison, especially on early ripening varieties, this marks a critical window for grape disease management. Veraison signals the start […]
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Notes from the Field: A Growers Perspective – Ben Kraus Chat #8
Posted onWelcome back to our ninth report of 2025 Notes from the Field! As a reminder, this year’s Notes from the Field will follow Ben Kraus […]
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Wisconsin Fruit Crop Scouting Report: July 16, 2025
Posted on July 22, 2025Hello fruit growers, we are excited to share apple and grape scouting updates with you this year through the Wisconsin Fruit Newsletter. Rain continues to […]
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Notes from the Field: A Growers Perspective – Ben Kraus Chat #7
Posted onWelcome back to our eighth report of 2025 Notes from the Field! As a reminder, this year’s Notes from the Field will follow Ben Kraus […]
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The Buzz About Honeyberries: A Growing Community Comes Together
Posted onOn July 1, over 100 people gathered on a farm just outside of Stillwater, Minnesota to learn and connect over a little known but highly […]
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Root and Crown Rot Diseases on the Rise in Wisconsin Strawberries
Posted on July 3, 2025This season, strawberry growers across Wisconsin have seen an uptick in root and crown rot diseases—particularly Phytophthora crown rot and black root rot—leading to plant […]