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 Mar 18, 2026 | Rhizomania – a new beet disease for WI
Amanda Gevens
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 IPM programs are highlighted.
Vegetable Crop Update – Sep 28, 2025
In This Issue: Late blight updates for potato/tomato | Cucurbit downy mildew updates
Pink eye of potato
Pink eye is a disorder of potato tubers that can cause costly storage losses for potato growers and can reduce tuber quality to the point where tubers will be rejected by potato processors. Pink eye not only directly affects tubers, but also makes tubers more susceptible to diseases such as Pythium leak, bacterial soft rot, pink rot, and Fusarium dry rot. These diseases cause additional storage losses and reduction in quality.
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 potato
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
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
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 and its management | PVY and its management
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
Vegetable Crop Update – Aug 10, 2025
In This Issue: Onion thrips updates and management | Western bean cutworm updates and management | Disease forecasting updates for potato early blight and late blight | Cucurbit downy mildew, cucurbit powdery mildew updates and management | Onion Stemphylium updates and management