Crops

Author(s) B. Z. Bradford, J. B. Colquhoun, S. A. Chapman, A. J. Gevens, R. L. Groves, D. J. Heider, G. R. W. Nice, M. D. Ruark, Y. Wang. Coming soo...

Author(s) Teryl R. Roper, Daniel L. Mahr, Patricia S. McManus. A great how-to book for backyard apple growers. Covers everything from planting ti...

Author(s) Dan Undersander, Michael Casler, Dennis Cosgrove. Color photographs and descriptions will help you identify young plants and mature stan...

Author(s) Teryl R. Roper, Daniel L. Mahr, Patricia S. McManus, Brian R. Smith. This award-winning manual offers detailed instructions on how to su...

Author(s) Dan Undersander, Dennis Cosgrove, Eileen Cullen, Craig Grau, Marlin E. Rice, Mark Renz, Craig Sheaffer, Glen Shewmaker, Mark Sulc. Form...

Author(s) Brian R. Smith, Daniel L. Mahr, Patricia S. McManus, Teryl R. Roper. Strawberries are the most widely grown small fruit crop in Wisconsi...

Author(s) Teryl R. Roper, Daniel L. Mahr, Patricia S. McManus. Pears are among the easiest tree fruits to grow. This publication covers everything...

Author(s) T. R. Roper. Proper training and pruning help to maximize the production of high-quality apples. This illustrated guide shows how and w...

Author(s) Dennis Cosgrove, Dan Undersander. Legumes are an important component of midwestern pastures. They increase yield and quality of grass pa...

Author(s) Anders Gurda, Peg Reedy, Mark Renz. Prevention is the best way to avoid toxicity problems in forages. While most plants are safe for liv...

Author(s) Dan Undersander, Marvin H. Hall, Paul Vassalotti, Dennis Cosgrove. This full-color booklet presents, in word and picture, the story of h...

Author(s) Teryl R. Roper, Daniel L. Mahr, Patricia S. McManus. Currants, elderberries, and gooseberries are all native to Wisconsin woodlands, fen...

Author(s) Robert Tomesh. Vine-type fruits and vegetables—such as tomatoes, melons, and cucumbers—are some of the most popular produce grown. Vari...

Author(s) Dan Undersander, Beth Albert, Dennis Cosgrove, Dennis Johnson, Paul Peterson. Make a profit from your pastures using this simple managem...

Author(s) T. R. Roper. This detailed publication lists ripening dates, tree and fruit characteristics, and relative disease resistance for more t...

Author(s) Daniel H. Smith, Mimi Broeske, Jamie Patton, Kevin Shelley,  Francisco Arriaga, Bryan Jensen, Maxwel Coura Oliveira, Brian Briski, Barry ...

Author(s) Teryl R. Roper. To grow fruit that is true to type, fruit trees are propagated by budding or grafting sections of known cultivars (scio...

Author(s) Annie Deutsch, Christelle Guédot. Apple maggot, also commonly known as railway worm, is a significant pest of apples in commercial and b...

Author(s) P. S. McManus, Teryl R. Roper. Learn to recognize the symptoms of fire blight. Suggests ways to prevent and manage this serious disease...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut, A. C. Newenhouse. This detailed publication is packed with practical information for organic and conventional growers of...

Author(s) Scott A. Sanford, John Hendrickson. Using proper storage methods, crops harvested in the fall can be stored in bins or bulk piles for 2-...

Author(s) Teryl R. Roper. The high cost of establishing an orchard necessitates cropping the trees early and harvesting the maximum amount of qua...

Author(s) Helen C. Harrison. Here are answers to the questions gardeners ask most often about growing vegetables. From asparagus to watercress, th...

Author(s) Janet van Zoeren, Christelle Guédot. Codling moth is an insect pest of apple, pear, and walnut crops in Wisconsin. Larval feeding can re...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut, A. C. Newenhouse. This detailed publication is packed with practical information for organic and conventional growers, a...

Author(s) Amaya Atucha, Janet Van Zoeren. Harvesting apples at the optimal maturity for the target market is vital to ensure a high-quality produc...

Author(s) M. F. Heimann, S. N. Jeffers. A serious disease of apple and pear trees in the Midwest, fire blight also affects many other members of t...

Author(s) M. F. Heimann, W. R. Stevenson. Black walnut (Juglans nigra) and butternut (Juglans cinerea) trees produce a toxin called juglone capabl...

Author(s) Matt Ruark, Jaimie West, Geoffrey Siemering. Using cover crops following corn silage harvest and manure application provides an excellent...

Author(s) Patricia S. McManus. Cranberry false blossom results in yield loss by causing flowers to abort in the year that symptoms appear and by r...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut, A. C. Newenhouse. This detailed publication offers plenty of tips on how to grow various alliums such as sweet onions, l...

Author(s) Amaya Atucha, Madeline Wimmer. Cold climate hybrid grape cultivars differ from European grape cultivars in several respects and require ...

Author(s) Christelle Guédot, Janet van Zoeren. Since it was first detected in Wisconsin in 2010, spotted wing drosophila (SWD) has rapidly expande...

Author: Daniel H. Smith, Virginia M. Moore, Matt Ruark, Erin Silva. Interseeding provides a way to establish cover crops earlier in the growing sea...

Author(s) M. F. Heimann, G. L. Worf Cedar-rust complex is caused by a fungus that requires two hosts—juniper plus apple, crabapple, hawthorn, or ...

Author(s) Damon Smith. During years when profit margins are low, knowing the right steps to take to produce grain can be challenging. This fact sh...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson.  Bacterial spot and speck are found wherever tomatoes or peppers are grown. On occasion, these diseases ...

Author(s) Scott Sanford, John Panuska. Micro irrigation has numerous advantages over sprinkler irrigation and can be used in greenhouses, orchard...

Author(s) Jed Colquhoun. This manual provides an objective analysis of organic weed management strategies, based on peer-reviewed and published ap...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut, A. C. Newenhouse. Salad greens provide market gardeners with a high-value crop that brings a premium price if grown and...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut, A. C. Newenhouse. Growing vine crops such as pumpkins, melons, cucumbers, gourds, and squash is an excellent way to bri...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut, A. C. Newenhouse. This highly detailed, publication is packed with practical information for organic and conventional gr...

Author(s) Dan Undersander, Jim Morrison, Ellen Phillips, Richard Leep, Paul Peterson, Craig Sheaffer. Buying Horse Hay debunks the myths surroundi...

Author(s) Christelle Guédot, Janet van Zoeren. In the summer of 2016, the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) was detected for the first time in agr...

Author(s) P. S. McManus, M. F. Heimann Sooty blotch and flyspeck are separate diseases that often occur together on apple and pear fruit during l...

Author(s) Brian R. Smith, Daniel L. Mahr, Patricia S. McManus, Teryl R. Roper. A variety of raspberries-black, purple, and yellow as well as red-c...

Author(s) Teryl R. Roper, Daniel L. Mahr, Patricia S. McManus. Apricot, cherry, peach, and plum trees produce some of the tastiest fruit available...

Author(s) Christelle Guédot, Jed Colquhoun, Glenn Nice, Leslie Holland. Revised March 2024. The latest recommendations for disease, insect, and wee...