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Vegetable Crop Update – Mar 2, 2026
In This Issue: Updates on information resources | A3422 Commercial Vegetable Production in Wisconsin 2026 | WPVGA/UWEX Grower Education Conference Online Proceedings | UWEX Central WI Processing Crops Meeting, UW-Hancock ARS on…
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Potato IPM “Back to Basics” video series now available
Instructional videos that can be used as a primer to learn about the basics of potato production, initially focusing on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) basics. Key aspects of insect, disease, and weed…
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Important update on Blocker fungicide in potato
In mid-December 2025, AMVAC Chemical Corporation, the manufacturers of the fungicide Blocker (pentachloronitrobenzene, PCNB), decided to stop producing Blocker 4F and 10G. In effect, this concludes production of Blocker for the future.…
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Vegetable Crop Update – Sep 28, 2025
In This Issue: Late blight updates for potato/tomato | Cucurbit downy mildew updates
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Vegetable Crop Update – Sep 21, 2025
In This Issue: End of season crop production comments | Potato tuber heat necrosis and hollow heart | Late blight updates for potato/tomato | Cucurbit downy mildew updates | Pink eye of…
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Vegetable Crop Update – Sep 14, 2025
In This Issue: Disease forecasting updates for potato early blight and late blight | Cucurbit downy mildew updates | Post-harvest diseases of potato and their management
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Vegetable Crop Update – Sep 7, 2025
In This Issue: Disease forecasting updates for potato early blight and late blight | Cucurbit downy mildew updates | Black dot and silver scurf of potato
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Vegetable Crop Update – Aug 31, 2025
In This Issue: Vegetable production updates | Disease forecasting updates for potato early blight and late blight | Cucurbit downy mildew updates | Angular leaf spot of cucurbits
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Vegetable Crop Update – Aug 24, 2025
In This Issue: Disease forecasting updates for potato early blight and late blight | Cucurbit downy mildew updates | Phytophthora crown and fruit rot in cucurbits and solanaceous crops | Corn earworm…
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Vegetable Crop Update – Aug 17, 2025
In This Issue: Disease forecasting updates for potato early blight and late blight | Cucurbit downy mildew updates | Tomato Septoria disease and management