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Grower Update: Flying Dollar Cranberry
Posted on August 11, 2021All this rain and humidity makes things interesting on the marsh here at Flying Dollar. Making sure water is off the beds and our reservoirs […]
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UW-Madison/Extension Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic (PDDC) Update August 6, 2021
Posted on August 6, 2021In 2021, the PDDC continues with limited hours and limited sample processing capacity due to COVID-19. Click here for the PDDC’s current submission policy. The […]
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Cold Climate Grape Cultivar Developmental Stages August 4, 2021
Posted on August 5, 2021Phenology Over the past two weeks, all cultivars at WMARS reached veraison (E-L* Stage 35), meaning that the berries have begun to change color and […]
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UW-Madison/Extension Insect Diagnostic Lab Update August 5, 2021
Posted onOverall caseload at the UW Insect Diagnostic Lab has remained high over the last two weeks. A summary of recent fruit crop insects reported to […]
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Scouting Report: Wasps Are Picking Up
Posted on August 2, 2021As we are begin to see veraison on some grape varieties, social wasps are starting to show up at some vineyards we visited last week. […]
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UW-Madison/Extension Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic (PDDC) Update July 30, 2021
Posted on July 30, 2021In 2021, the PDDC continues with limited hours and limited sample processing capacity due to COVID-19. Click here for the PDDC’s current submission policy. The […]
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M.S. Assistantship Available to Study A Systems Approach to Organic Fruit Production
Posted onPDF of listing available here Interested in organic fruit production, IPM, pollinators, and sustainable agriculture? The UW-Madison Wisconsin Fruit group is currently looking for a […]
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UW-Madison/Extension Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic (PDDC) Update July 23, 2021
Posted on July 23, 2021In 2021, the PDDC continues with limited hours and limited sample processing capacity due to COVID-19. Click here for the PDDC’s current submission policy. The […]
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Fire Blight Management in High Density Orchards
Posted on July 22, 2021*The following information was presented at the 2021 Wisconsin Apple Field Day. Fire blight is the most important bacterial disease of apple. When warm and […]
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Disease Alert For Strawberries
Posted onRecently, the UW Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic and the UW Fruit Crops Pathology lab confirmed the presence of Neopestalotiopsis sp. associated with diseased strawberry crown […]