Our Wisconsin Ad

Author(s) Mike Koles. Change is inevitable! Planning is a process that helps a community prepare for change rather than react to it. The process i...

Author(s) Steven H. Grabow, Mark Hilliker, Joseph Moskal. This detailed discussion of Wisconsin's 1999 comprehensive community planning legislatio...

Author(s) William H. Brener, Gordon R. Cunningham. Raising coniferous trees from seed is not easy, say the authors, but with the help of squirrels...

Author(s) P. M. Rogers, W. R. Stevenson, J. A. Wyman, Ken Frost, Russell Groves. Each year three major foliar diseases invade Wisconsin commercial...

Based on Common Crops for Community Gardens (A3905-05 and A3905-05S), this set of ten, tabloid-size posters show how to plant and harvest five co...

Author(s) Kristin Krokowski. Based on Common Crops for Community Gardens (A3905-05), this set of ten, tabloid-size posters show how to plant and ...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson. Alternaria and Cercospora leaf blights are common fungal diseases of carrot leaves and petioles. Learn a...

Author(s) Annie Deutsch, Christelle Guédot. Many insects have a highly developed sense of smell, especially those insects that fly at night and t...

In today's communities, people frequently have different ideas regarding how to solve various issues. These differences can make for creative solu...

The Whole Measures Mini Grant Pilot Program was launched by the Community Food Systems Team in the spring of 2014 as part of its goal to address c...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson. Clubroot is an old and serious disease of cole crops, including Brussels sprouts, cabbage, Chinese cabba...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson. Once a very destructive disease, blackleg of cole crops has become less important with the introduction ...

Author(s) David Drake, Carolin Tappe, Ryan Klausch, Jason Suckow. In this publication, authors describe the life, habits, and habitat of chipmunks...

Author(s) Bill Wright. Community-supported agriculture (CSA) refers to a partnership between a farmer and a community of supporters. At the beginn...

Author(s) Jody Padgham. Direct delivery marketing allows a producer access to customers without the challenges of negotiating sales space in a ret...

Author(s) Jody Padgham. (2 pages; 2006) Download

Author(s) Jody Padgham. When taking on the role of a direct marketer of your own products, you are also stepping into the position of customer ser...

Author(s) Bill Wright. While stories about contaminated food make headlines from time to time, as a direct marketer you are in an excellent positi...

Author(s) Rose Skora. Laws that govern the employment of farm workers in Wisconsin can be complex and confusing. Determining the appropriate agenc...

Author(s) Rose Skora. The good news for anyone new to direct marketing is that there are a wide variety of marketing options available for farm pr...

Author(s) Jody Padgham. Cooperatives (commonly referred to as co-ops) have played a significant role in Wisconsin agriculture and have the potenti...

Author(s) Adam Hady, Ron Kean. If you're thinking about raising chickens as a hobby or as a source of food or extra income, you'll want to read th...

Author(s) Jody Padgham. Many of us who sell at farmers' markets are often asked, "Is your (lamb, corn, cheese, chicken, melon, etc.) organic?" Con...

Author(s) Joe Van Rossum. Home composting is an easy and inexpensive way to create a valuable soil amendment from yard and household waste such as...

Author(s) Joe Van Rossum. Home composting is an easy and inexpensive way to create a valuable soil amendment from yard and household waste such as...

Author(s) Cara Carper, Jerry Guth, Ela Kakde, Dave Marcouiller, Paul Ohlrogge, Leon Wolfe. The Cheese Country Trail is a valuable economic, cultur...

Author(s) Byron Shaw, Christine Mechenich, Lowell Klessig. This publication explains the physical and chemical compositions of different types of...

Author(s) G. L. Worf, J. S. Stewart. Russian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) is a small tree with beautiful, silver-gray foliage. The tree was once...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson. Two distinctly separate diseases commonly known as scab can infect potatoes, significantly reducing tube...

Author(s) M. F. Heimann, G. L. Worf. Oedema (edema) is a common problem that affects many greenhouse crops and house plants; occasionally it also ...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson. Three types of botrytis diseases affect onion crops. Botrytis leaf blight is a destructive disease cause...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson. Bacterial decay, known as soft rot, is one of the most widespread and destructive storage diseases of on...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson. Onion smut can be a serious disease of onions, leeks, and shallots. The disease is caused by the fungi U...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson. Purple blotch causes onion leaves to become blighted and die prematurely. The result is reduced yields f...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson. This disease, caused by the common soil fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cepae, can be found wherever on...

Author(s) C. F. Koval, D. L. Mahr. Landscapers and nursery operators in Wisconsin long considered honeysuckle a low-maintenance plant. The arrival...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut. The honeylocust has become an increasingly important street and landscape tree in Wisconsin. Finer textured and less for...

Author(s) M. F. Heimann, G. L. Worf. Rust is an extremely common fungal disease that invades hollyhock leaves and stems. This fact sheet helps you...

Author(s) M. F. Heimann, G. L. Worf. Viruses can destroy the value of a gladiolus crop. Serious infections have been observed throughout Wisconsin...

Author(s) M.F. Heimann, G.L. Worf. Fusarium disease on gladiolus is common in Wisconsin. This fact sheet details the signs and symptoms of this di...

Author(s) G. L. Worf. Bacterial stem rot and leaf spot is perhaps the most important disease affecting geraniums. This fact sheet will help you un...

Author(s) L. D. Wells-Hansen, P. S. McManus. Tobacco streak virus (TSV) is one of four viruses detected in cranberry to date. Irregularly shaped, ...

Author(s) Christelle Guédot, Janet van Zoeren. Learn about best management practices that promote yield and protect pollinators on the cranberry m...

Author(s) Patricia S. McManus. Leaf spot diseases of cranberry are common in Wisconsin, but losses are usually insignificant. Learn about the thre...

Author(s) P. S. McManus, A. Vasanthakumar, V. Best. Cranberry stem gall is a sporadic problem in Wisconsin. Once infected, vines take several year...

Author(s) Patricia S. McManus. Learn about the fungi that cause fruit rot in cranberries and management strategies. Also describes three disorders...

Author(s) Patricia S. McManus. Cottonball, a disease caused by the fungus Monilinia oxycocci, fills berries with a cotton-like fungus and makes th...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson. Common smut is caused by the fungus Ustilago maydis and is the most widespread disease of sweet corn, oc...