Sharing this meeting from colleagues at University of New Hampshire. The weed management discussion should be especially of interest. -TB Tree Fruit [Virtual] Twilight Meeting Wed, 04/28/2021 6:00pm – 7:45pm Topics: Early Season Disease Management Considerations, NEWA Updates and Tree Fruit Weed IPM Dr. Cheryl Smith, Plant Health Specialist with UNH Extension will cover early-season …
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VT Apple IPM: Likely scab infection period this week
It’s looking like we have a likely apple scab infection period coming midweek in most parts of the state. Anyone who went into the rain / snow with copper or a fungicide, that’s likely gone. We’re also getting into the window where more spores are maturing (aside from cooler upland / inland sites, you probably …
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VT Organics Recycling Summit
Sharing from VT Agency of Agriculture, Food, & Markets. -TB Registration (free) is open for the Vermont Organics Recycling Summit (VORS), an annual event celebrating compost and other forms of organics recycling. This year, VORS is a weeklong series of webinars, discussions, and virtual tours May 3-7. Sessions of particular interest for farmers include: On-Farm …
VT Apple IPM: cool temps and rain (snow?) ahead
April 14, 2021: The forecast for the end of this week keeps looking worse- or better, depending on your point of view. Many of us are concerned about the advanced bud development on trees, which is about two weeks ahead of normal in some sites. We had McIntosh at tight cluster over the weekend on …
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VT Apple IPM: Buds are moving fast
At the UVM Horticulture Research and Education Center orchards in South Burlington, buds rapidly moved toward and past the half inch green bud stage yesterday, depending on cultivar. Two more days in the 70s will just keep things moving. This is heading toward one of the earliest seasons in my recent memory. Good news: things …
Important Grape Survey: Please complete this week if you can
Good evening: The UVM Fruit Program is working on a number of grant applications and planned activities for the coming season and needs information from the industry to best direct our efforts. You can help by completing this survey as soon as possible so that we may guide our grant writing efforts in the next …
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Good week for copper application in Vermont orchards
Most apple cultivars at the UVM Orchard in South Burlington were at the silver tip bud stage when I checked on Friday, with only the slightest but of green tissue showing on the earliest ones (Zestar). I call silver tip when the bud scales at the tip of fruit buds first separate, but green tissue …
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Happy Spring, and the 29th March Message
As promised, the apple season has begun today, April 1 with….cold and snow. No, we are not at green tip yet, but I have seen tiny bits of green tissue poking out from some early cultivars and received a report from an orchard in the southern part of the state the other day that they …
Vineyard nutrition survey for distribution to Vermont growers
Passing this vineyard nutrition survey on from Patty Skinkis at Oregon State. They are hoping to collect this data in April. -TB Vineyard Nutrition Survey A multi-institutional research team involved in the HiRes Vineyard Nutrient Management Project seeks to understand current vineyard practices and the technologies that may be used for improving nutrient management practices. …
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Webinar tomorrow: NEWA 2.0: Project upgrades for 2021
Here’s a reminder that tomorrow, Tuesday March 30, we will host the final New England Winter Fruit Seminar of the season: NEWA 2.0: Project upgrades for 2021. More information and registration at: https://ag.umass.edu/fruit/events/newa-20-project-upgrades-for-2021. Please plan to register at least 30 minutes prior to the webinar, which will run from 12:00 to 1:30 PM. The webinar …
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