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 Environmental Testing Lab can provide analysis, but at … Continue reading →

The time has come to hang apple maggot fly (AMF) traps in Vermont orchards. These are some of the easiest pests to manage using an IPM strategy, so there’s really no excuse. The idea is to assess the population in … Continue reading →

This will be a fairly brief newsletter today as I am away all week at a conference in Chicago. Feel free to e-mail or text me if you have specific questions, I will keep up the best that I can. … Continue reading →

Orchard video covering this week’s material is here: YouTube 5/30/2025 Vermont orchard are at petal fall (inland and upland) to generally 10-12 mm fruit size in the lower elevation valleys. Primary apple scab ascospore release is complete for all orchards, … Continue reading →

This was meant to be sent out with some field pictures yesterday morning, but my teaching job and administrative duties all collided into a backup of worktodo this week. Hopefully it’s timely enough to be useful. -TB After a few … Continue reading →

With welcome, warm, sunny weather, we are seeing epiphytic infection potential rise in virtually all orchards around the state. We are expecting by Thursday or Friday to have high enough populations of bacteria to cause fire blight infections on trees … Continue reading →

As I write this just after noon on Saturday, May 10, it looks like this long stretch of rain we have been experiencing for the past week is wrapping up a bit earlier than expected. Over the past seven to … Continue reading →