MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has certified the 2022 Wisconsin Cranberry Board election results. Rochelle Hoffman of Tomah, Amber Bristow of Warrens, and Michael Gnewikow of Warrens began three-year terms as elected members of the Wisconsin Cranberry Board on Sept. 1, 2022. About the Wisconsin Cranberry Board […]

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct a forecast survey for 2022 cranberry production during August 2022. This survey can be completed by mail, phone, or online at agcounts.usda.gov. “The information from this survey directly impacts our regions’ growers by providing a forecast of production throughout the […]

MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has certified the 2021 Wisconsin Cranberry Board election results. Gabriella Liddane of Tomah and Robert N. Detlefsen of Wisconsin Rapids have been re-elected and will serve another three-year term as elected members of the Wisconsin Cranberry Board. About the Wisconsin Cranberry Board The […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nematodes with a taste for “insect innards” may offer cranberry growers a natural alternative to fighting hungry crop pests with chemical insecticides. Scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and University of Wisconsin (UW) are now exploring the possibility in field trials. They’ve set their sights on redheaded flea beetles, Sparganothis fruitworms […]

MADISON — Cranberry producers have until August 14, 2021 to vote to elect two members to the Wisconsin Cranberry Board. Candidates were nominated during the previously announced nomination period that ended June 1, 2021. The nominees are: Gabriella Liddane, Tomah Robert N. Detlefsen, Wisconsin Rapids The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) […]