Author: mcontois
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H2A Workers and COVID-Related Health Care Needs
July 26, 2020 Good morning: I’m forwarding this request on from a colleague at UVM Extension. If you use H2A workers on your farm, it is important that you weigh in so that resources may be made available (or developed, if needed) to assist you and your workers with handling issues related to COVID-19. -TB…
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VTFGA Fall Marketing
August 5, 2020 Sharing this information from VTFGA President Eric Boire on the fall apple marketing campaign. -TB From: Eric Boire Greetings Growers, As we gear up for our fall marketing campaigns this year I wanted to give you all a quick update on where we stand and what’s going to be different. The Vermont…
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VCAAP Relief Payments for Agriculture and Working Lands Businesses—Coming Soon!
August 14, 2020 Forwarding from the VT Agency of Ag, this could be a great opportunity to recoup some COVID-related expenses for your farm business. Vermont COVID-19 Agriculture Assistance Program (VCAAP) Agriculture and Working Lands Assistance Application $8.5 Million in CARES Act Coronavirus Relief Funding will soon be available to a wide variety of agricultural,…
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New England Apple Crop Insurance Listening Session Notice
June 24, 2020 Forwarding from George Hamilton: LISTENING SESSION – NEW ENGLAND APPLE GROWERS PROPOSED CHANGES TO APPLE CROP INSURANCE PROGRAM THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2020 It is VERY important for those of you having Apple Crop Insurance Policies to participate. Apple marketing is very different here in New England compared to rest of the major…
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PPE Survey
July 8th, 2020 From: Covid-19 On Behalf Of Jake ClaroSent: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 9:32 AMTo: COVID-19@vtfoodatlas.comSubject: [Covid-19] PPE Survey Hi all, Hope everyone is well. Please share the link below regarding a survey to help inform ongoing efforts to assist Vermont employers in securing the masks/face coverings and other PPE they want and need.…
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Input Needed for a New Vision of Farming and Food in Vermont
June 19, 2020 Please consider taking this survey to provide input on future policy direction for Vermont farm and food programs. I have worked with Vermont Farm to Plate quite a bit over the years, and their efforts directly affect the programs available to farmers. From: Paul Costello Sent: Friday, June 19, 2020 2:34 PMTo:…
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Apple Crop Insurance Listening Sessions
June 18, 2020 From: Jake Jacobs Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2020 11:15 AMSubject: Apple crop insurance listening sessions Please share with any interested parties. Sorry for such short notice on these listening sessions, but I just received the announcements yesterday while I was out of the office. Just FYI, in the last series of apple…
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Webinar on Fungicide Resistance by Dr. Michelle Moyer, Extension Viticulturist, Washington State University, on June 24
June 22, 2020 Inviting everyone to this webinar on fungicide resistance management. While it’s tailored for grapes, this is just as important for apple growers. No VT pesticide recertification credits are available for this. From: Wine Grape Newsletter On Behalf Of psuwineandgrapes@psu.eduSent: Monday, June 22, 2020 11:07 AMTo: WINEGRAPE-L@LISTS.PSU.EDUSubject: [WINEGRAPE-L] Join us for a live…
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Foliar Nutrient Analysis, Pest Management, and COVID-Related Items
July 29, 2020 As the calendar flips to August, it’s time to wrap up field activities in preparation for harvest in Vermont orchards. Foliar nutrient analysis – It is the time in the growing season to collect leaf samples for analysis. Samples are usually collected between July 15 – Aug. 15. The UVM Agriculture and…
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Apple Maggot Fly Traps Should go up; End of Scab??
By Terence Bradshaw June 25, 2020 Hopefully everyone had some fungicide coverage on for that last rain we got yesterday. It’s hard to tell without doing proper spore counts, but I feel pretty confident saying that primary scab season is done for this year. Scout your orchards for lesions and protect from secondary infections if…