First, the Vermont Tree Fruit Growers Association annual meeting will be held online on March 1, 2022 12:00-2:00 PM. Stay tuned for more information.

The Northeast Extension Fruit Consortium is again hosting a series of webinars this winter for fruit producers. Topics may be of interest to apple, stone fruit, grape, and small fruit growers. All webinars are offered free of charge, but attendees must pre-register. Most are approved for pesticide credits in New England and New York.

The present list (more may come) includes:

January 11- Spotted Lanternfly- What you Need to Know

February 1- Fungicide and Streptomycin Resistance in Apple Pathogens- Status and Management

February 8- Spotted Wing Drosophila- Research Updates and Management

February 22- Precision Crop Load Management in Honeycrisp

March 8- Bacterial Spot and Phytotoxicity of Peach

March 15- Herbicides: Materials, Timing and Rates

March 22- Northeast Cider Apple Project

March 29- Plum Curculio Research- Update and Management

More information and registration links may be found at: https://ag.umass.edu/fruit/news-events/northeast-extension-fruit-consortium