The overall mild winter and warm temperatures we have experienced in the last 2 weeks will certainly result in earlier bud break than previous years. […]

The unseasonably warm weather in the last couple of weeks has many growers concerned about the prospect of an extremely early season. This winter, besides […]

During the summer months, managing shoot blight infections is a top priority. Many growers are faced with the question of pruning or not. Pruning can […]

Grape growers, don’t miss out! The first webinar in our What To Do Now in the Vineyard series is on February 3. We will focus […]

The 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 […]

Why should you summer prune? There are many benefits to summer pruning including increasing fruit color, reducing vigor, and most importantly reduce the amount of […]

Wisconsin Fruit News — Vol 3, Issue 4 (June 1, 2018) First brown marmorated stink bug trap-catch of the season Worker Protection update and another rule revision […]

Wisconsin Fruit News — Vol 2, Issue 9 (Aug 4, 2017) Biological control Part II: Our favorite natural enemies Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic update Insect Diagnostic Lab update […]

Wisconsin Fruit News — Vol 2, Issue 4 (May 26, 2017) Soil-borne diseases of fruit crops: Introduction IPM: Monitoring pest populations and action thresholds Plant Disease Diagnostic […]

Wisconsin Fruit News — Vol I, Issue 7 (July 8, 2016) Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic update Insect Diagnostic Lab update Strategies to avoid herbicide-resistant weeds Fruit Crop Entomology […]