Tag: Jed Colquhoun
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Posted on April 25, 2023
2023 Cranberry Mini-Clinic Recap
On April 19th, we had 56 cranberry growers join us at the Wisconsin Cranberry Research Station for the annual Spring Mini-Clinic. Livestream locations, hosted by […]
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Can We Use “Big Data” To Add Precision and Make Management Decisions in Cranberry?
Small-scale replicated field plot research is very useful to explore and identify potential new technologies and practices that can improve cranberry production. But there’s also […]
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Posted on September 7, 2022
Is Metabolic Herbicide Resistance the Straw That Will Break Weed Management’s Back?
In a long-term tillage research project in Kansas, a Palmer amaranth population was identified that was resistant to six herbicide sites of action in individual […]
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Posted on May 3, 2022
Galinsoga Management in Wisconsin Strawberry Production: Another Weed on the Move
While not a newcomer to the Upper Midwest, in the past year or so we’ve observed and heard many reports of another weed on the […]
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Posted on June 29, 2021
Progress on the 2021 Pesticide Screening Program
Allison Jonjak, Christelle Guédot, Jed Colquhoun, and Leslie Holland As disease treatment windows close and we start counting insect number, continue degree day accumulation, and […]
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Posted on June 9, 2021
Optimizing Herbicide Performance During Droughty Conditions
Many non-irrigated areas of the Upper Midwest are becoming significantly droughty as our weather prematurely enters the dog days of summer. There are several agricultural […]
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Posted on September 4, 2020
Managing Weeds in Pollinator Gardens
Pollinator plantings can certainly add both natural beauty and valuable wildlife habitat on or near the cranberry marsh, but occasionally unwanted species can begin to […]
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Posted on August 17, 2020
What About Those Late-Season Grasses?
The dog days of summer have arrived, accompanied by several grower questions about late-season grass weeds poking through the cranberry canopy. Here are a couple […]
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Posted on May 27, 2016
Keeping Special Pesticide Registrations in Mind When Planning Fruit Pest Management
New and localized pest problems can be extremely challenging in fruit production. In response, researchers, pesticide registrants and the Wisconsin DATCP often work together to […]