Late Blight of Tomatoes and Potatoes
What is late blight? What does it look like? Where does it come from? Many of your questions surrounding late blight are answered here.
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New Field Crop Disease and Insect Assessment Tool Available
A new online tool is available that can help improve accuracy in determining levels of infection or defoliation due to disease and insects. It can help to calibrate or used to compare samples either in the field or back at the desk. It is available now.
Renovate Your Strawberry Patch for More Berries Next Year
Mmm, strawberries! How do you make your strawberry patch produce more? Do you renovate your patch? What are the steps to do that? Six steps to renovate your patch and produce more!
Japanese Beetle Considerations for Crops
Japanese beetles are here already this year. When do you start to manage them? How to manage them? What can you use? All this and more to help manage this pest.
Potato Leafhopper Management in Alfalfa
Are you noticing some pests in your alfalfa or other crops? Not sure what to do to get rid of them or how to manage them? Here is some useful information on the potato leafhopper.
DATCP Farm Center Offers 24/7 Hotline, Counseling Resources
Wisconsin Farmers facing increased stress and other challenges can access additional free and confidential counseling resources by contacting the Farm Center at DATCP. It is up and running as of July 1, 2020.
Richland County HCE Serving Community by Sewing Masks
At a time when our community is struggling with a rapidly spreading illness and uncertainty, this group steps forward to help in any way they can. While staying safe, the Richland County HCE members used their skills to fill an urgent need- sewing masks to distribute to the surrounding areas.
Insects Out and About: Armyworms, Rose Chafers, and others
Three different insect pests are common enough this year that a friendly reminder to be on the lookout for them is in order. What they look like, what they do, and how to spot them are all good things to know.
