Cranberry Day Draws 500 Visitors to City Point Wis.
Almost 500 attendees from growers managers researchers and vendors gathered at the Cutler Cranberry Company marsh near the Jackson Wood county line for Wisconsin's annual cranberry field day. The event featured talks by Dr. Charles Brodel on cultural controls including flooding and sanding and the role of sprinkler systems in Wisconsin versus Massachusetts practices. He explained how floods and debris affect pest control and yields, described the sand layer's effect on insect cocoons and vine growth, and outlined insecticide use and flight operations.
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Cutler Cranberry Company
Wisconsin
Jackson-Wood County
Ted Planer
Wisconsin Rapids
Brodel
Massachusetts
Cranberry lawyers report progress on major Wisconsin projects
Wisconsin Cranberry Association lawyer Byron Crowns outlined sixteen ongoing projects at the association's annual meeting. Key items include a Wisconsin Supreme Court decision upholding cranberry water diversions without permits, a potential statewide general permit for new beds, Thunder Lake study results confirming no ecological harm, EKA Chemical abandonment of salt discharge plans, and an invitation to publish on cranberry production.
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Byron Crowns
Wisconsin Rapids
Wisconsin Cranberry Association
Mr. Crowns
Association
Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Sawyer County
State Supreme Court
Crowns
Wisconsin River
Thunder Lake
Vernon Goldsworthy
Vilas County
EKA Chemical Inc
Wisconsin
Plover
Cranmoor
Biron
Wisconsin Academy of Arts and Sciences
Cranberry Association
Chuck Lewis
Lois Reis
Bacteria and scents target cranberry pest control methods
Dr. Charles Brodel, a Cranberry Experimental Station entomologist, outlines new control strategies using bacteria, viruses, hormones, and sex attractants. He notes limitations of Thuricide against fruitworms, explains how hormones soften insect shells, and describes pheromone traps to reduce mating and guide insecticide timing within Integrated Pest Management plans. A statewide IPM computer program for cranberries is planned in Massachusetts.
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Cranberry
Charles Brodel
University of Massachusetts Cranberry Experimental Station
Massachusetts
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Cutler
Cut Point, Wi
Brian R. Potter
Bruce Potter
City Point Cranberry
Potters
Brian
Martin
Joe
Dennis
Bruce
City Point
Dr. Brodel
Brodell
Levin
Russell Lund
Woodville
THE
Central Livestock Association
St. Paul, Minn
Glenn Nelson
Spring Valley, Wis
Cranberry Lawyer
Wisconsin Supreme Court
William Zawistowski
Army Corps of Engineers
Corps
Water Committee
Terry Joniak
Jonjak
IPM
Ettrick
Duane Johnson
Mgr. Ettrick
Ettrick Market
Bloomer Tire Center
Oak St
Bloomer
Jensen Oil & Tire
Hixton
Dallas
Chetek
Churchill & Tire & Battery
6Th Ave
Menomonie
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