Greetings. The UVM Apple Program is seeking THREE volunteer orchard managers to participate in an Integrated Pest Management Assessment. Selected participants will receive personalized, one-on-one consultations to address their pest management needs. We will only be selecting three participants from … Continue reading →

By Terence Bradshaw Even with the best expert systems, on-farm weather stations, and predictive forecasts, sometimes we have to rely on common sense when making management decisions in the orchard. The forecast for most of Vermont is for rain showers … Continue reading →

By Terence Bradshaw Despite my warning from Sunday about an impending apple scab infection period early this week, the cool/cold temperatures and short wetting event associated with yesterday’s snowfall (!) did not trigger infection in any Vermont orchards. At this … Continue reading →

By Terence Bradshaw Forwarding from University of Connecticut Fruit Extension Educator Mary Concklin: Attached is a guide for foliar nutrient applications based on an identified need as well as foliar nutrients and PGR for situations where buds have been damaged … Continue reading →

By Terence Bradshaw Apple scab primary ascospore development is moving along in Vermont orchards, with most orchards having approximately 8-15% mature spores according to NEWA models. This will likely be our first significant infection period of the 2016 season, and … Continue reading →

By Terence Bradshaw April 15, 2016 By later today most orchards in the Champlain and Connecticut valleys and Bennington area should be into green tip and disease management activities will need to commence soon for the 2016 season. The weather … Continue reading →