Check out the latest news and articles.
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The new WiBee App tracks wild bee pollinators on your farm
Posted on April 27, 2020On any warm, sunny day during the growing season, you can observe an abundance of different species of bees visiting fruit and vegetable blooms: bumble […]
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Introducing Dr. Jyostna Mura, USDA-ARS Cranberry Physiologist
Posted onHello everyone, I am Jyostna Mura. I recently joined as a USDA-ARS Cranberry Physiologist with the Dept. of Horticulture, UW-Madison. I am excited to have […]
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Allison Jonjak: New Cranberry Outreach Specialist UW-Madison Division of Extension
Posted on April 24, 2020So, hello! I’m Allison Jonjak. I grew up on Jonjak Cranberry Farm (established 1939) in Sawyer County, and loved everything about it, from pulling maples […]
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Adjusting Soil pH for Cranberry Production
Posted onWhat is pH? pH is the measure of the amount of H+ ions in the soil solution. It is measured on a scale that ranges […]
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Update from the Wisconsin Cranberry Research Station
Posted onIt seems like just yesterday there was snow on the ground and here we are heading into another growing season. Here at the research station […]
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Resource for Cranberry Growers regarding Covid-19
Posted on April 16, 2020I sure didn’t expect my first communication with you to focus on ‘cranberries coping with covid-19’, but we farm the ground we’ve got, not the […]
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Early Season Webinar Series for Grape Growers
Posted on April 15, 2020This season UW-Madison specialists are teaming up with the University of Minnesota Extension folks to offer two webinars follows by a Q&A sessions for grape […]
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Grape Bud Cold Hardiness Report – colder weather forecasted for next week
Posted on April 12, 2020As spring progress, we have observed a significant loss of cold hardiness in grape buds mostly in the last two weeks. Next week will bring […]
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Grape Bud Cold Hardiness Report
Posted on March 22, 2020During the last two weeks we have experienced several days with minimum temperatures above freezing (32 °F). These overall warmer temperatures have resulted in deacclimation […]
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Grape Bud Cold Hardiness Report
Posted on February 19, 2020Bud cold hardiness refers to the ability of buds to survive cold temperatures during the dormant season. To monitor changes in bud cold hardiness, we […]