Thank you for following along this season! This will be the final report for the 2025 growing season.At the West Madison research station, weather over […]

Hello fruit growers, we are excited to share apple and grape scouting updates with you this year through the Wisconsin Fruit Newsletter. Weather has continued […]

Hello fruit growers, we are excited to share apple and grape scouting updates with you this year through the Wisconsin Fruit Newsletter. Weather has cooled […]

Hello fruit growers, we are excited to share apple and grape scouting updates with you this year through the Wisconsin Fruit Newsletter. Rain continues to […]

As harvest operations ramp up, fungicide applications often drop off, leaving orchards unprotected. Late‑season rains wash off residual fungicide, providing ideal conditions for apple blotch […]

As the season moves into midsummer and early apple varieties start to size up, many growers consider summer pruning as a valuable tool, not just […]

As Wisconsin apple growers head into August and begin preparing for harvest, two persistent fruit diseases may begin to be observed: bitter rot and the […]

Hello fruit growers, we are excited to share apple and grape scouting updates with you this year through the Wisconsin Fruit Newsletter. Rain continues to […]

Hello fruit growers, we are excited to share apple and grape scouting updates with you this year through the Wisconsin Fruit Newsletter. Rain continues to […]

As we head into July, Wisconsin apple growers should be on high alert for bitter rot, a disease that continues to increase in prevalence—even in […]