Author: Terence Bradshaw
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VT Apple IPM: NEWA Apple Scab Model
I’ve heard some confusion about apple scab this week, and chatter that the apple scab model in NEWA isn’t working correctly. Please let me reiterate what I said a few weeks ago. Models are just tools that helps understand what’s going on in the orchard, based on data (from weather stations, generally) and assumptions (about…
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VT Apple IPM: Pink, Bloom, Petal Fall edition
Here we are on May 11, with bud stages all over the place. I’m seeing trees near me in upland/inland central Vermont at tight cluster bud stage; hearing reports from Bennington of trees at pink; and have trees at our orchard in full bloom and starting to lose a few petals. This is always a…
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OnLine Pesticide Applicator Recertification Courses – NE Reciprocity
Passing these training opportunities on from our colleagues at University of New Hampshire. If you need pesticide credits, or just want to pick up some tips on application or safety, check them out. -TB Good morning, My name is Rachel Maccini, I am the Pesticide Safety Education Program, Coordinator with UNH Extension. We have created…
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Agritourism Operation Checklists and Self-Assessment — Tuesday at 7pm
Passing this on from another colleague at UVM Extension. -TB Subject: Agritourism Operation Checklists and Self-Assessment — Tuesday at 7pm Agritourism Operation Checklists and Self-Assessment Tuesday, May 11, 7-8pm Eastern Time No charge but you must register in advance. Register HERE Are you ready to welcome visitors to your farm during the evolving pandemic? Join…
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Statewide (NY) Virtual Bloom Thinning Meeting via Zoom next Monday May 3rd, 4-5pm
Forwarding from our Cornell colleagues across the lake. -TB Dr. Terence Robinson, Dan Olmstead, and others will continue to present the detailed and practical implications for bloom thinning with and without the use of the Pollen Tube Growth Model in apples. There will be ample time for questions and discussion. At meeting time, please click…
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Vaccinations in the workplace & PYO Prep
Passing this on from the VT AAgency of Agriculture, Food & Markets. -TB Good morning Terry, Please share the upcoming COVID-19 related sessions with fruit growers as you see fit. Thanks, Ollie Ollie Cultrara (they/them) Produce Program Outreach & Education Coordinator Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets | agriculture.vermont.gov Cell: (802) 461-5128 | 94…
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VT Apple IPM: First big apple scab event expected
I may be a little late in getting this out, but everyone in the state should be prepared for the expected scab infection event that will be occurring Wednesday – Friday of this week. The NEWA model for some sites is still reading low for ascospore maturity- they are working on that in the back…
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VT Grape IPM: Buds swelling, flea beetles, lime sulfur, weed management
Buds are swelling in Vermont vineyards. At the UVM Horticulture Research and Education Center in South Burlington, yesterday, bud stages sorted into two general categories. Most ‘Minnesota’ cultivars (Marquette, Brianna, Itasca, Frontenac) are at the ‘wool’ bud stage; and most of the newer Plocher cultivars (also from Minnesota- Petite Pearl, Crimson Pearl, Verona) are a…
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VT Apple IPM: Cold weather worries, scab model out of whack
I’ve been getting a lot of questions- interestingly, none from growers- about the effect of this weather on fruit buds in the state. My answer has been consistent: I’m not concerned about what we’ve seen so far, but I am concerned about what we may see ahead. Dr. Rob Crassweller at Penn State wrote a…
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NH Virtual Twilight Meeting – 4/28/21
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…