Listen:

• Host:  Christy Marsden, Rock County UW-Extension
• Introduction (00:25)
• Roll Call and County Reports (00:30)
• Specialists Reports (13:12)
  • Brian Hudelson, UW-Madison/Extension Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic
  • PJ Liesch, UW-Madison/Extension Insect Diagnostic Lab
• Special Guest: Christelle Guédot, UW-Madison, Deparment of Entomology (18:18)
• Announcements (43:41)
• Wrap-Up (44:01)

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Read:

• The May 22, 2015 Wisconsin Horticulture Update Written Summary (150 KB,  10 pages, PDF)

Learn More:

• Strawberry Insect Management-Full Presentation (2.4 MB, 33 pages, PDF)
• BioIPM Strawberry Workbook (6.5 MB, 80 pages, PDF)

Listen:

• Host:  Lisa Johnson, Dane County UW-Extension
• Introduction (00:25)
• Roll Call (00:36)
• County Reports (01:22)
• Special Guest:  Amanda Gevens, UW-Madison Plant Pathology (05:14)
• Specialists Reports (24:49)
  • Brian Hudelson, UW-Madison/Extension Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic
• Announcements (33:42)
• Wrap-Up (34:05)

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Read:

• The May 15, 2015 Wisconsin Horticulture Update Written Summary (133 KB,  9 pages, PDF)

Learn More:

• UW Vegetable Pathology
• Potato Late Blight:  Identification and Management (1.3 MB, 4 pages, PDF)
• Tomato Late Blight:  Identification and Management (1.5 MB, 4 pages, PDF)
• Late Blight Management in Tomato with Resistant Varieties
• Home Vegetable Garden Fungicides (422 KB, 2 pages, PDF)
• Hop Downy Mildew (437 KB, 4 pages, PDF)
• Hop Powdery Mildew (586 KB, 4 pages, PDF)
• Hop Viruses (370 KB, 4 pages, PDF)

Listen:

• Host:  Patti Nagai, Racine County UW-Extension
• Introduction (00:25)
• Roll Call (00:37)
• County Reports (01:58)
• Specialists Reports (10:24)
  • PJ Liesch, UW-Madison/Extension Insect Diagnostic Lab
  • Brian Hudelson, UW-Madison/Extension Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic
• Special Guest:  Paul Koch, UW-Madison, Department of Plant Pathology (26:49)
• Questions and Announcements (46:23)
• Wrap-Up (50:13)

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Read:

• The May 8, 2015 Wisconsin Horticulture Update Written Summary (155 KB, 11 pages, PDF)

Learn More:

• Wisconsin Butterflies

Listen:

• Host:  Sharon Morrisey, Milwaukee County UW-Extension
• Introduction (00:25)
• Roll Call (00:37)
• Specialists Reports (01:34)
  • Brian Hudelson, UW-Madison/Extension Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic
• County Reports (04:15)
• Special Guest:  Erin Silva, UW-Madison, Department of Plant Pathology (22:27)
• Announcements (48:33)
• Wrap-Up (48:58)

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Read:

• The May 1, 2015 Wisconsin Horticulture Update Written Summary (122 KB, 9 pages, PDF)

Learn More:

• The National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances for Organic Production (63 KB, 16 pages, PDF)
• OMRI_Crops_Category (837 KB, 55 pages, PDF)

Listen:

• Host:  Erin LaFaive, Eau Claire County UW-Extension
• Introduction (00:25)
• Roll Call (00:34)
• County Reports (01:04)
• Specialists Reports (04:12)
  • Brian Hudelson, UW-Madison/Extension Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic
  • PJ Liesch, UW-Madison/Extension Insect Diagnostic Lab
• Special Guest:  PJ Liesch, UW-Madison/Extension Insect Diagnostic Lab (12:47)
• Announcements (51:49)
• Wrap-Up (52:14)

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Read:

• The April 24, 2015 Wisconsin Horticulture Update Written Summary (135 KB, 10 pages, PDF)

Learn More:

• Pollinators and Neonicotinoid Insecticides-Full Presentation (2.3 MB, 44 pages, PDF)
• A Field Guide to Honey Bees and Their Maladies
• Pollinators
• Supporting Native Bees:  Our Essential Pollinators
• Protecting Pollinators in the Yard and Garden
• What is Going on With Pollinators, What Role do Pesticides Play, and Why Should the Green Industries Care?
• Pollinator Partnership

Listen:

• Host:  Brian Hudelson, UW-Madison/Extension Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic
• Introduction (00:25)
• Roll Call (00:40)
• County Reports (01:15)
• Specialists Reports (06:33)
  • Brian Hudelson, UW-Madison/Extension Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic
• Special Guest:  David Drake, UW-Madison, Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology (10:22)
• General Q & A (28:31)
• Announcements (28:35)
• Wrap-Up (30:06)

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Read:

• The April 17, 2015 Wisconsin Horticulture Update Written Summary (146 KB, 9 pages, PDF)

Learn More:

• Wildlife Ecology & Damage Management
• Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Potential Side Effects of Systemic Insecticides Used to Control Emerald Ash Borer

Listen:

• Host:  George Koepp, Columbia County UW-Extension
• Introduction (00:25)
• Roll Call (01:00)
• County Reports (02:20)
• Specialists Reports (10:56)
  • PJ Liesch, UW-Madison/Extension Insect Diagnostic Lab
• Special Guests: Wisconsin Horticulture Update Participants (18:06)
• Announcements (27:47)
• Wrap-Up (28:46)

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Read:

• The September 12, 2014 Wisconsin Horticulture Update Written Summary (303 KB, 5 pages, PDF)

Listen:

• Host:  Chrissy Wen, Walworth County UW-Extension
• Introduction (00:25)
• Roll Call (00:33)
• County Reports (01:02)
• Specialists Reports (06:03)
• Special Guest: Mark Dwyer, Rotary Botanical Gardens, Janesville, WI (06:14)
• Announcements (40:36)
• Wrap-Up (40:56)

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Read:

• The September 5, 2014 Wisconsin Horticulture Update Written Summary ( 116 KB, 8 pages, PDF)

Learn More:

• Bulbs for Fall Planting-Full Presentation (15.0 MB, 107 pages, PDF)
• Bulbs for Fall Planting-Handout (4.0 MB, 18 pages, PDF)
• Bulbs for Fall Planting-List (131 KB, 3 pages, PDF)

Listen:

• Host:  Diana Alfuth, Pierce County UW-Extension
• Introduction (00:25)
• Roll Call (00:33)
• County Reports (01:15)
• Specialists Reports (10:38)
  • PJ Liesch, UW-Madison/Extension Insect Diagnostic Lab
  • Brian Hudelson, UW-Madison/Extension Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic
• Special Guest: Tony Summers, UW-Madison, Department of Agronomy (29:19)
• Announcements (40:53)
• Wrap-Up (41:08)

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Read:

• The August 29, 2014 Wisconsin Horticulture Update Written Summary (373 KB, 10 pages, PDF)

Learn More:

• Wisconsin First Detector Network-Full Presentation (831 KB, 14 pages, PDF)

Listen:

• Host:  Kevin Schoessow, Burnett/Washburn/Sawyer County UW-Extension
• Introduction (00:25)
• Roll Call (00:48)
• County Reports (02:59)
• Specialists Reports (13:00)
  • PJ Liesch, UW-Madison/Extension Insect Diagnostic Lab
  • Brian Hudelson, UW-Madison/Extension Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic
• Special Guest: Dan Lindner, USDA, Forest Service,
  Forest Products Laboratory (28:10)
• Announcements (47:54)
• Wrap-Up (48:25)

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Read:

• The August 22, 2014 Wisconsin Horticulture Update Written Summary (379 KB, 10 pages, PDF)