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Resources for Growers Impacted by Spring Freeze Events
Access financial assistance, disaster loans, and tree replacement programs to help Wisconsin fruit growers recover from recent spring freeze damage.
Apples in Wisconsin

Chemical Thinning in a Year of Uneven Frost Damage
After recent frosts at bloom, Wisconsin apple growers should delay thinning, assess damage with fruit growth rates, and plan disease management labor cautiously.

Wisconsin Fruit Crop Scouting Report – May 20, 2026
This post covers apple and grape phenology, general scouting observations, and includes an overview of degree day accumulation.

Notes from the Field: A Grower’s Perspective – Erin Warner #2
This week’s Notes from the Field follows Erin Warner with Warm Belly Farm in Cottage Grove and Fort Atkinson through petal fall and early fruit set.
Grapes in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Fruit Crop Scouting Report – May 20, 2026
This post covers apple and grape phenology, general scouting observations, and includes an overview of degree day accumulation.
Disease Updates
There were no disease updates in this issue.
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Insect Updates
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