{"id":424,"date":"2026-07-20T15:26:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T15:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/?p=424"},"modified":"2026-07-30T13:11:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T13:11:03","slug":"planning-for-orchard-success-on-farm-workshop-at-stargrazer-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/planning-for-orchard-success-on-farm-workshop-at-stargrazer-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning for Orchard Success: On Farm Workshop at Stargrazer Farm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pest, Pollinator, and Crop Management Decision Making<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/vermontapples.org\/\">Vermont Tree Fruit Growers Association<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/go.uvm.edu\/commhort\">University of Vermont Extension<\/a> hosted a workshop at Stargrazer Farm in Brookfield Vermont on May 7th 2026 to visit one of Vermont\u2019s many beautiful apple orchards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We discussed topics related to commercial tree fruit, such as integrated pest and pollinator management, pest and disease updates, and thinning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Photos from the Event<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/07\/2M8A8274-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/07\/2M8A8274-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/07\/2M8A8274-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/07\/2M8A8274-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/commhort\/files\/2026\/07\/2M8A8274-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, 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visit one of Vermont\u2019s many beautiful apple orchards. 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