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 Disease Control Laboratory of Amanda J. Gevens
In this issue: Wisconsin Weather & Potato Productivity | Potato Early and Late Blight Disease Risk Modelling and Management | Cucurbit Downy Mildew Updates
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 Extension Potato Groundwater Quality Field Day Update
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 | Cucurbit Downy Mildew Update | Potato and Sugar Beet Diseases
In this issue: Weather Impacts on Potato & Vegetable Crops | Potato Early and Late Blight Disease Risk Model Updates | Cucurbit Downy Mildew Updates and Management Strategies | Potato Virus Y Management | Corn Earworm Management | Langlade Co. Airport Research Station Field Day Flier
In this issue: EPA Public Comment Period for ESA Fungicide Strategy – extended to Jul 20 | Potato Early and Late Blight Disease Risk Model Updates | White Mold of Potato and Management Strategies | Colorado Potato Beetle (2nd gen updates) | Potato Virus Y Management | UW Hancock ARS Field Day Agenda
In this issue: Weather and Potato Production Updates | Potato Early and Late Blight Disease Risk Model Updates | Early Blight Fungicides | Corn Tar Spot Updates | Corn Earworm, Diamondback Moth, Japanese Beetle, Cucumber Beetle and Colorado Potato Beetle updates and management
In this issue: Potato productivity and weather updates | Potato early and late blight disease risk model updates | Cucurbit downy mildew spores found in MI | Onion thrips updates and management | Colorado potato beetle updates and management
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
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
In this issue: Potato production updates and weather review | Imported Cabbage Worm and Squash Bug updates and management | Disease forecasting updates for potato early blight and late blight | Cucurbit downy mildew updates | Nicotianae blight of potato – a late blight ‘look alike’