The 2019 Processing Crops Conference presentations are now available for viewing, with many thanks to the speakers for a great program: Midwestern climate change and food processing – Notaro Nitrogen updates for snap beans – …
Year: 2019
Pressures on pesticides: current threats and a new way forward
The pressure on pesticides and their use has likely never been greater. It’s time to think outside the box and put the “I” back in “Integrated Pest Management”. Check out this recent presentation to learn …
State of the state in potato weed management: current threats and future opportunities
Jed Colquhoun, Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison Every once in a while it’s worth stepping back and taking a big picture look at where we’re at and what’s coming for Wisconsin potato production, and when it …
Reducing herbicide rates – a good idea?
Does reducing herbicide rates save money or cause more problems than it’s worth? Jed Colquhoun, UW-Madison Growers often review their records and past experiences to think about ways to reduce inputs such as labor, fertilizer …
Can we kiwi?
Can we kiwi? Searching for alternative crops to diversify Wisconsin cranberry marshes Jed Colquhoun, University of Wisconsin-Madison Cranberry production is unique in many ways but in a broad sense two aspects often rise to the …
Alternative Crops
What’s our Vidalia® onion? Jed Colquhoun, Professor and Extension Specialist, UW-Madison In 1931, a Toombs County, Georgia farmer named Moses Coleman made what was then likely an alarming discovery – the onions he had planted weren’t …