December 23, 2015
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by Terence Bradshaw I’ve had some growers inquire and there has been general chatter lately about the risk of pruning apples and grapes now, given the warm weather we’ve been having. My advice will apply equally to apple and grape … Continue reading
December 23, 2015
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The Northern Grapes Project Webinar Series “Terroir and Typicity in Cold Hardy Grapes” Anna Katharine Mansfield Cornell University Tuesday, January 12th, 2016 12:00 Noon Eastern (11:00 am Central) 7:00 pm Eastern (6:00 pm Central) The marketing power of varietal typicity … Continue reading
December 20, 2015
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by Terence Bradshaw Please save the date for Thursday, February 18 for the 120th Vermont Tree Fruit Growers Association and UVM Apple Program annual meeting. The meeting will be held at the American Legion in Middlebury, VT. registration details will … Continue reading
December 10, 2015
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News You Can Use Trellis Systems, Pruning, and Training December 2015 Frontenac grapevines trained (from left to right) high-wire cordon, mid-wire cordon with VSP, Geneva double curtain, and Smart Dyson in the Iowa Northern Grapes training system trial. Photo: … Continue reading
December 10, 2015
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February Michigan Grape and Wine Conference and Northern Grapes Symposium Registration Open! The 2016 Michigan Grape and Wine Conference and Northern Grapes Symposium will be held at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in Kalamazoo February 24-26. Complete conference details are posted … Continue reading
December 8, 2015
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I’m forwarding this notice from Kristina Sweet at VT Agency of Agriculture of next week’s meeting in Brattleboro to discuss implementation of the recently finalized rules for the Food Safety Modernization Act. This should be of interest to everyone on … Continue reading
December 6, 2015
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A gentle reminder and heads-up of upcoming meetings: 1. New England Vegetable and Fruit Meetings, December 15-17, 2015 in Manchester, NH: http://www.newenglandvfc.org/registration.html. There are two Tree Fruit sessions on Tuesday, December 15, one Stone Fruit session on Wednesday, December 16, … Continue reading