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 for July 5, 2026. In this issue we address:
- EPA Public Comment Period for ESA Fungicide Strategy – extended to Jul 20
- Potato Early and Late Blight Disease Risk Model Updates
- White Mold of Potato and Management Strategies
- Colorado Potato Beetle (2nd gen updates)
- Potato Virus Y Management
- UW Hancock ARS Field Day Agenda
Thank you – we hope to see many at next week’s UW Hancock ARS Field Day (1PM start time). The agenda is at the back of the newsletter for your reference. Thank you to Troy Fishler, Superintendent of Hancock ARS for coordinating.
Regards,
Amanda
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Amanda Gevens
Associate Chair, Professor & Extension Specialist
Administrative Director of the Wisconsin Seed Potato Certification Program
Fritz Friday Chair for Vegetable Production Research
Plant Pathology Department
1630 Linden Drive Room
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI 53706
gevens@wisc.edu/608-575-3029
Potato & Vegetable Pathology Research and Extension
https://vegpath.plantpath.wisc.edu/
