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UW-Madison/Extension Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic (PDDC) Update June 24, 2022
Posted on June 27, 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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Current Trends in the Vineyard: Phomopsis
Posted on June 16, 2022While walking through your vineyard, you might notice yellow spotting on leaves (Figure 1) and we’ve begun to see it in the vineyards at the […]
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Notes From the Field: A Grower’s Perspective – Steve Louis Chat #5
Posted onHello 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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UW-Madison/Extension Insect Diagnostic Lab Update
Posted onCaseload at the UW Insect Diagnostic Lab (IDL) has been very high with over 200 diagnostic requests at the lab over the last two weeks. […]
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PARS Phenology Report June 14, 2022
Posted onZestar is approaching 12mm. Honeycrisp and Cortland are around 10mm. Marquette and Itasca are between 10-14” of growth. Montmorency are out of the shuck and […]
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Vine Cordon Die-off
Posted onThere has been some discussion going on among growers about unexpected cordon die-off, especially given that this past winter was not particularly cold, and we […]
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Potato Leafhopper
Posted onPotato leafhopper (PLH; Empoasca fabae) is a small insect that is easily overlooked until the damage called “hopperburn” starts showing up on plant leaves. Potato […]
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Grape Insects at Bloom Time
Posted onAt this time, most vineyards are in bloom with specific grape varieties being at different stages of bloom. Bloom in grape (Figure 1) is somewhat […]
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UW-Madison/Extension Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic (PDDC) Update June 10, 2022
Posted on June 10, 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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Wisconsin Fungicide Update 2022
Posted on June 8, 2022This article provides some recent updates on fungicides currently registered for fungal disease control in cranberry. Specific usage instructions such as rates, timing, and precautions […]