Vegetable Crop Update #7
Updates provided by Amanda J. Gevens, Chair, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist, UW-Madison, Dept. of Plant Pathology In this issue we address potato production updates as well as an update on accumulation of PDays and DSVs in potato. Read full update.
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Updates provided by Amanda J. Gevens, Chair, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist, UW-Madison, Dept. of Plant Pathology In this issue I address a few industry updates, and discuss use and location of disease risk and forecasting tools for potato (and tomato) late blight and potato…
Read More »Vegetable Crop Update #5
Updates provided by Amanda J. Gevens, Chair, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist, UW-Madison, Dept. of Plant Pathology In this issue we address: New YouTube channel for spudbadger Potato production updates Moderate risk for potato volunteer survival in WI New plant disease diagnostic list serve Read…
Read More »Vegetable Crop Update #4
Updates provided by Amanda J. Gevens, Chair, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist, UW-Madison, Dept. of Plant Pathology In this newsletter I address the recent report of bacterial wilt/brown rot from imported geranium cuttings. I thank all of the folks in plant disease regulation, diagnostics, and…
Read More »Vegetable Crop Update #3
Updates provided by Amanda J. Gevens, Chair, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist, UW-Madison, Dept. of Plant Pathology In this issue we address updates on the Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic access and on Lorox in carrots in Wisconsin. We hope all are remaining healthy during this…
Read More »Vegetable Crop Update #2
Updates provided by Amanda J. Gevens, Chair, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist, UW-Madison, Dept. of Plant Pathology In this issue we address: early season diseases, seed-applied fungicides, and volunteer risk in potatoes potato production updates Read full update.
Read More »Vegetable Crop Update: Online Produce Safety Class PSA
Updates provided by Amanda J. Gevens, Chair, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist, UW-Madison, Dept. of Plant Pathology Hello, I hope all are doing well in these unusual times. I write to forward along a fresh produce safety online course posting. And, to update the status…
Read More »WPVGA Associate Division-Auxiliary Scholarships Available
The WPVGA Associate Division and Wisconsin Potato Growers Auxiliary are pleased to inform you of scholarships totaling $6,000, available to students at post-secondary institutions. The Associate Division and Auxiliary Boards of Directors will award the full $6,000, but may decide to award several smaller scholarships…
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