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 May 4, 2026. In this issue we address:
- Rhizoctonia in vegetable crops
- weather-based crop and disease decision-making tools summary
As a reminder, UW-Madison Division of Extension is again offering a spring Potato Scouting Class at the UW-Hancock Agricultural Research Station (N3909 County Road V, Hancock, WI) on May 18, 2026 from 8AM to Noon. The cost of the Class is $10/person payable by cash or check made out to “University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension.” Please contact Dr. Rue Genger (rue.genger@wisc.edu) with questions or for help with registration. The link below leads you to the registration form.
Dr. Jed Colquhoun, Dr. Amanda Gevens, Dr. Russ Groves, and Jordan Kampa, Pesticide Education Program Manager with UW-Madison Extension, will discuss the importance and techniques of scouting, professionalism and safety in the field, and soil sampling methods. Register here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfbEKKvn5ms0EmKUERdiq5wd-Hq1KwYeNnCk-Ctt19GzmjNFA/viewform
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/
