Phenology This week at the West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS) in Verona, WI, all cultivars are currently flowering (Table 1). The majority of shoots […]

Download original PDF here Check out the Drought Early Warning for Specialty Crop Producers project page here Winter Many cranberry crop producers depend upon winter […]

Phenology This week at the West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS) in Verona, WI, all cultivars are approaching flowering (Table 1). The majority of shoots […]

I have heard from several growers that bloom has been much lighter than expected this year, in particular in Honeycrisp, even when crop loads last […]

A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article about all the resources we have available for precision thinning. This time I want to provide […]

Phenology At the West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS) in Verona, WI, shoot development varies widely across all cultivars (Table 1). Marquette is the most […]

Phenology At the West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS) in Verona, WI, shoot development across all cultivars has reached at least E-L* Stage 3 (“Wooly […]

This week I participated in Apple Talk organized by the IPM Institute with John Aue and Peter Werts. Here’s the summary of the questions I […]

At the West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS) in Madison, WI, shoot development across most cultivars (Brianna, Frontenac, Itasca, La Crescent, and Marquette) ranged between […]

This year’s early start of the growing season has many growers nervous about the potential for crop losses due to spring frosts. I have gathered […]