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Too Much of a Good Thing Can Be Bad: Reconsidering Potassium Fertilization in Cranberries
Posted on August 8, 2022Potassium (K) is an essential nutrient for plant development and for sustaining high-yield and fruit quality. There are many physiological processes in which K is […]
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Grower Update: Flying Dollar Cranberry
Posted onGreetings from Flying Dollar Cranberry! Most of us have already applied the majority of our fertilizer applications on the marsh. We might apply some more […]
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Update from the Wisconsin Cranberry Research Station
Posted onAugust has been busy at the Station, as in addition to focusing on bringing in a good crop in the new plantings, we have been […]
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UW-Madison/Extension Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic (PDDC) Update July 29, 2022
Posted on July 29, 2022In 2022, the PDDC continues to provide diagnoses through examination of digital photographs, as well as physical samples. Click here for the PDDC’s current submission […]
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Notes From the Field: A Grower’s Perspective – Steve Louis Chat #8
Posted on July 28, 2022Hello Wisconsin Fruit News subscribers, and welcome back to Notes from The Field: A Grower’s Perspective. This week Steve Louis (Oakwood Fruit Farm) and I […]
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Organic Day-Neutral Strawberry Production- Field Update
Posted onThis week will mark the 10th week since planting of our organic, Day-Neutral strawberry field trial at the West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS). Our […]
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Japanese Beetle Management Without Insecticides
Posted onThe Japanese beetle (JB; Figure 1), an invasive insect pest that can cause economic damage to several fruit crops, started showing up in large numbers […]
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Seedless Table Grape Production in Wisconsin
Posted onThis year we started an exciting new project to evaluate several seedless table grape cultivars and some new selection from the UMN cold climate grape […]
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Veraison Is Here, Time To Collect Petiole Samples for Nutrient Analysis
Posted onThere are two recommended timing for petiole sampling, at bloom, or now during veraison. Here are some brief recommendations to collect the sample: Divide the […]
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UW-Madison/Extension Insect Diagnostic Lab Update
Posted onCaseload at the UW Insect Diagnostic Lab (IDL) has been high over the last two weeks. A summary of recent fruit crop insects reported to […]