June 29, 2015
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by Terence Bradshaw After one of the driest Mays on record, we are closing out June as one of the wettest in many areas, and that means the potential for diseases in Vermont vineyards. Recent weather has been excellent for … Continue reading
June 25, 2015
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by Terence Bradshaw We’re in a bit of a quiet window for pest management in Vermont orchards. Apple scab primary ascospore release is done, and if you have no scab in the orchard, you’re done for the year managing that … Continue reading
June 19, 2015
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by Terence Bradshaw Tim Martinson at Cornell Cooperative Extension recently wrote a thorough blog post about managing frost-damaged vines that may be found at: http://blogs.cornell.edu/nnygrapeupdate/2015/06/17/after-the-freeze-the-second-crop/
June 19, 2015
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by Terence Bradshaw Please see the attached itinerary for the June 30 Champlain Valley Orchard Tour. Cornell Entomologist Peter Jentsch will be with us on the tour to discuss summer insect pest management. We will begin at 9:30 AM at … Continue reading
June 15, 2015
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by Terence Bradshaw Apparently I need to go away for a week for us to get any significant moisture, and boy did we get it. The good news is that apple scab ascospores should be all released now, so if … Continue reading
June 11, 2015
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by Terence Bradshaw Please consider joining us for a tour of Champlain Valley orchards sponsored by the UVM Fruit Team, UVM Extension Risk Management Agency, Vermont Tree Fruit Growers Association, and Cornell Cooperative Extension on June 30, 2015. Final details … Continue reading
June 4, 2015
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http://northerngrapesproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/June-2015-News-You-Can-Use-Herbicide-Drift.pdf News You Can Use Herbicide Drift June 2015 2,4-D damage on Baco Noir in western New York. Fan-shaped leaves are almost always seen with 2,4-D injury. Photo: Tim Weigel, Cornell University Damage from herbicide drift is, unfortunately, something … Continue reading
June 2, 2015
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by Terence Bradshaw Kristina Sweet from the Vermont Agency of Agriculture has asked me to forward this to potentially interested parties. Please refer all questions to her, her contact information is below. – Mobile Individual Quick Freeze No Cost Transfer … Continue reading
June 2, 2015
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June 2, 2015 by Terence Bradshaw We are coming out of the biggest apple scab infection period of the season in Vermont orchards, and despite model predictions, I and many others in the region are assuming that there were plenty … Continue reading