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First Detection of Spotted-Wing Drosophila in Wisconsin
Posted on July 9, 2020As we published the last article on Spotted-wing drosophila (SWD; Fig 1) not yet being detected in Wisconsin, my graduate student Hanna McIntosh had a […]
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Opening Your Orchard During a Pandemic
Posted onWAGA and UW-Extension are sponsoring a COVID 19 Preparedness Webinar on Tuesday, July 21st, from 9am – 10:30am. Register in advance here. This webinar will cover: How to protect […]
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Virtual Summer Apple Field Day
Posted onDue to the cancellation of the Summer Apple Field Day, WAGA will be hosting several webinars in July. The first one will focus on Summer […]
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Update from the Wisconsin Cranberry Research Station
Posted on July 8, 2020The weather has really helped this year’s new plantings take off. Starting to put small ditches in and shape the dikes. Hopefully there are no […]
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Cranberries: Observations From the Field
Posted onIn 2019 Cranmoor’s Stevens (ST) were peak bloom by the 4th of July. This year (2020) Cranmoor’s ST are 50% out of bloom. The recent […]
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Hungry Nematodes in Wisconsin Cranberry Marshes
Posted onThe native Wisconsin nematode species, Oscheius onirici (pronounced OSS-key-us on-a-REACH-ē), also known as just “Oskie,” is a highly virulent bio-control agent for control of cranberry […]
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Grower Update: Gardner Cranberry
Posted on July 7, 2020I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend! We are moving out of bloom fast! We are busy with fruitworm and fertilizer applications. As of […]
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Grower Update: Flying Dollar Cranberry
Posted onHot Hot Hot! As if this time of year is not already busy enough. While our early varieties are getting more fruit on them and […]
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UW-Madison/Extension Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic (PDDC) Update July 3, 2020
Posted on July 6, 2020The PDDC is now once again accepting physical samples for diagnosis, but due to COVID-19, only with limited hours and limited sample processing capacity. Click […]
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Stresses Can Stack: A Cranberry Case Study
Posted onAgronomy is extremely local—but often a common thread connects one problem to another. I got to help a grower solve a ‘new growth death mystery’ […]