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Get the latest information about disease management in vegetable crop production in Wisconsin. To be added to the email listserv and receive this newsletter in your inbox, please contact Amanda Gevens. A printable PDF version is available as a link at the end of each article.


  • Vegetable Crop Update – Sep 20, 2026

    Vegetable Crop Update – Sep 20, 2026

    In this issue: Potato Early and Late Blight Disease Risk Modelling and Management | Late Blight Risk Post Vine-Kill | Cucurbit Downy Mildew Updates

  • Vegetable Crop Update – Sep 13, 2026

    Vegetable Crop Update – Sep 13, 2026

    In this issue: Potato Early and Late Blight Disease Risk Modelling and Management | Cucurbit Downy Mildew Updates | Winter Squash Harvest and Storage to Manage Common Fruit Diseases

  • Vegetable Crop Update – Sep 6, 2026

    Vegetable Crop Update – Sep 6, 2026

    In this issue: Potato Early and Late Blight Disease Risk Modelling and Management | Cucurbit Downy Mildew Updates | Potato Pythium Leak Symptoms & Management

  • Vegetable Crop Update – Aug 30, 2026

    Vegetable Crop Update – Aug 30, 2026

    In this issue: Wisconsin Weather & Potato Productivity | Potato Early and Late Blight Disease Risk Modelling and Management | Cucurbit Downy Mildew Updates

  • Vegetable Crop Update – Aug 23, 2026

    Vegetable Crop Update – Aug 23, 2026

    In this issue: Potato Early and Late Blight Disease Risk Modelling and Management | Cucurbit Downy Mildew Updates | Tomato Bacterial Canker Symptom Identification & Management | Potato Black Dot Information Survey…

  • Vegetable Crop Update – Aug 16, 2026

    Vegetable Crop Update – Aug 16, 2026

    In this issue: Potato Early and Late Blight Disease Risk Modelling and Management | Potato & Tomato Late Blight Management Strategy | Cucurbit Downy Mildew Updates | Corn Earworm Updates and Management…

  • Late blight detection in SW Michigan

    Late blight detection in SW Michigan

    Please note an important disease update. Potato late blight (clonal lineage/genotype US-23) was discovered in a south-western Michigan County (St. Joseph) on August 12, 2026. Initial characterization of the pathogen was completed…

  • Vegetable Crop Update – Aug 9, 2026

    Vegetable Crop Update – Aug 9, 2026

    In this issue: Potato Early and Late Blight Disease Risk Modelling and Management | Cucurbit Downy Mildew Updates | Weather and Potato Production Updates | Aphid Pests of Vegetable Crops | UW…

  • Vegetable Crop Update – Aug 2, 2026

    Vegetable Crop Update – Aug 2, 2026

    In this issue: Potato Early and Late Blight Disease Risk Model Updates | Cucurbit Downy Mildew Updates | Hail Damage and Disease Management | European Corn Borer Updates and Management | Corn…

  • Vegetable Crop Update – Jul 26, 2026

    Vegetable Crop Update – Jul 26, 2026

    In this issue: Dry Weather and Irrigation Considerations for Vegetables | Potato Early and Late Blight Disease Risk Model Updates | Blackleg, Aerial Stem Blight, Tuber Soft Rot of Potato Management |…