Yearly Archives: 2017
Late Blight Update July 26

Late blight has been confirmed on tomato today from Waukesha County. Dr. Brian Hudelson in our Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic confirmed the disease and my lab is working on identifying the clonal lineage (or strain type) yet this afternoon. More information will come as we…
New Late Blight Confirmations in US

Erie Co. NY and St. Joseph’s Co. MI are reporting confirmations of potato late blight today (usablight.org). These are the first northern US confirmations in potato for 2017. Please be vigilant in your field observations, esp. along tree lines and around irrigation structures where it…
University of Wisconsin-Hancock Agricultural Research Station to Discuss Ongoing Agricultural Research at the July 20 Potato Research Field Day
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Hancock Agricultural Research Station invites you to join us on Thursday July 20, for the 2017 Potato Research Field Day from 8:45AM to 2:00pm. The field day will include a wagon tour of the research farm, and guided tours to our…