By Terence Bradshaw April 25, 2017 Expected showers beginning this afternoon through Wednesday may trigger an apple scab infection period in Vermont orchards. There has been relatively little buds development or and not enough rain in the last week or … Continue reading →

By Terence Bradshaw It doesn’t take too much fancy software to tell that we are in the middle of a pretty good apple scab infection period in most every orchard in Vermont. Ascospore maturity is estimated at 4-8% for today, … Continue reading →

By Terence Bradshaw Warm weather over the weekend advanced bud stages, pretty much everything in the Champlain and Connecticut Valleys are at green tip and some orchards are bordering on half-inch green. If you haven’t gotten copper out yet, now … Continue reading →

By Terence Bradshaw April 13, 2017 Champlain Valley orchards in Chittenden and Addison counties have reached the green tip bud stage on ‘McIntosh’ as of yesterday, April 12, which indicates that the growing season has begun for many Vermont orchards. … Continue reading →

By Terence Bradshaw April 5, 2017 NEWA Apple Scab and Phenology Models We don’t need computers and models to tell us that by mid-April we ought to expect apple bud break to be around the corner, and with temperatures in … Continue reading →

By Terence Bradshaw My predecessor and longtime mentor Lorraine Berkett always told me to be ready for the growing season to start any time after April 1. Despite that being wrong in 2010, it has generally been good advice to … Continue reading →

[Terence Bradshaw] See the note below regarding upgrades to the Fire Blight model in NEWA that will be implemented this year. Upgrades to the apple scab model will be coming as well.- TB We are pleased to announce that an … Continue reading →