WPVGA Scholarships Available
The WPVGA Associate Division and Wisconsin Potato Growers Auxiliary are pleased to inform you of scholarships totaling over $9,000 available to students attending post-secondary institutions. Several scholarships will be awarded to students with WPVGA ties based on the number of applicants and their merits. The top candidate among all applicants will be awarded the Avis […]
Water Quality Research and Outreach Announcement
Shared by request of Guolong Liang Hello there! We’re thrilled to tell you about a major expansion in water quality research and outreach efforts in Wisconsin’s Central Sands region. Thanks to funding support from the Rural Partnership Institute, funded by the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, we’re launching new projects to develop and […]
Vegetable Crop Update #17
A Newsletter for Commercial Potato and Vegetable Growers Prepared by the University of Wisconsin Madison Vegetable Research and Extension Specialists Hello, Click here to find our UW Madison Division of Extension Vegetable Crop Updates Newsletter #17. In this issue I address updates in potato diseases as well as cucurbits. Best regards, Amanda ————————————————————– Amanda Gevens […]
Vegetable Crop Update #16
A Newsletter for Commercial Potato and Vegetable Growers Prepared by the University of Wisconsin Madison Vegetable Research and Extension Specialists Hello, Click here to find our UW Madison Division of Extension Vegetable Crop Updates Newsletter #16. In this issue we address: Potato production – and research – updates Early blight and late blight disease updates […]
Cucumber Downy Mildew Confirmed in Adams County WI
Hello, Downy mildew on cucumber foliage was confirmed today from a commercial pickling cucumber field in Adams County. This is the first confirmed diagnosis of this disease in Wisconsin in 2024. This disease is caused by a water mold pathogen, Pseudoperonospora cubensis which is not known to overwinter here in WI. Rather, the pathogen can […]
Late Blight Confirmed on Tomato in WI Dane County
Hello, Tomato late blight was confirmed today on foliar and fruit tissues from a plant sample submitted from the western edge of Dane County. My lab will be working on the strain/genotype and will share as soon as more information is available. The lesions appear to be roughly one week-10 days old. I share pictures […]
Vegetable Crop Update #15
A Newsletter for Commercial Potato and Vegetable Growers Prepared by the University of Wisconsin Madison Vegetable Research and Extension Specialists Hello, Click here to find our UW-Madison Division of Extension Vegetable Crop Update Newsletter #15. In this issue we address: aphids in vegetable crops potato late blight and early blight updates and management cucurbit downy […]
Vegetable Crop Update #14
A Newsletter for Commercial Potato and Vegetable Growers Prepared by the University of Wisconsin Madison Vegetable Research and Extension Specialists Hello, Click here to find our UW Madison Division of Extension Vegetable Crop Updates Newsletter #14. In this issue we address: Potato and bean production updates Potato and vegetable disease forecasting updates Cucurbit downy mildew […]
Vegetable Crop Update #13
A Newsletter for Commercial Potato and Vegetable Growers Prepared by the University of Wisconsin Madison Vegetable Research and Extension Specialists Hello, Click here to find our UW Madison Division of Extension Vegetable Crop Updates Newsletter #13. In this issue we address: Potato and vegetable disease forecasting updates – thresholds met for late blight and early […]
Late Blight detected in Presque Isle, ME
Please note the finding of late blight in Maine. Regards, Amanda From: Ibrahim Kutay Ozturk <ibrahim.ozturk@maine.edu> Sent: Friday, August 9, 2024 8:36:29 AM To: Ibrahim Kutay Ozturk <ibrahim.ozturk@maine.edu> Subject: Late Blight detected in Presque Isle, ME Hello, On August 9, late blight was detected on a few potato plants in a commercial field in Presque […]
Vegetable Crop Update #11
A Newsletter for Commercial Potato and Vegetable Growers Prepared by the University of Wisconsin Madison Vegetable Research and Extension Specialists Hello, Click here to find our UW-Madison Division of Extension Vegetable Crop Updates Newsletter #12. In this issue, we address the following topics. potato production updates: stress from heat and high rainfall showing late-season effects […]
Vegetable Crop Update #11
A Newsletter for Commercial Potato and Vegetable Growers Prepared by the University of Wisconsin Madison Vegetable Research and Extension Specialists Hello, Click here to find our UW-Madison Division of Extension Vegetable Crop Updates Newsletter #11. In this issue we address: corn earworm, western bean cutworm, two-spotted spider mites, and European corn borer updates and management […]