Category: IPM

By Terence Bradshaw 11 April 2016 If it weren’t for that warm spell, everything would be all right. Orchards around Vermont are largely at the ‘advanced silver tip’ bud stage and have been since the first of April, with tighter buds on Honeycrisp and in cooler upland orchards and more advanced buds at green tip…

The Northern Grapes Project Webinar Series “Northern Grapes Project Research Results: Fungicide Sensitivity and Vine Nutrition of Cold-Hardy Cultivars”   Tuesday, April 12th, 2016 12:00 Noon Eastern (11:00 am Central) 7:00 pm Eastern (6:00 pm Central) Join Patricia McManus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Carl Rosen of the University of Minnesota as they discuss…

By Terence Bradshaw As mentioned at the 2016 VT Tree Fruit Growers Association meeting in February, there will be no reprint of the New England Tree Fruit Management Guide in 2016. 2015 guides are still available at: https://www.regonline.com/newenglandtreefruitmanagementguide. The attached document contains any changes in chemical registrations that we know of to-date, and may be…

By Terence Bradshaw In contrast to the rest of the population, those of us in the fruit growing community hate warm March weather, and this year looks like another which will potentially give s us early bud break and much stress over the sudden loss of time to get dormant-season work done and the increased…

2016 Initial Vermont Pesticide Applicator’s Certification Meeting This opportunity is open to new pesticide applicators who wish to review training materials and take the core exam in one sitting. Two site options are available. YOU ONLY NEED TO ATTEND ONE SITE. Burlington, VT April 11, 2016 Robert Miller Community Center, 130 Gosse Court ~ or…

At the recent 2016 UVM Apple Program/VT Tree Fruit Growers Association annual meeting I referenced TracApple software which I have used for over 10 years to record pesticide applications for apple and grape plantings at UVM. I highly recommend the software, developed and marketed by Cornell IPM professionals, which can be found at: http://store.ctl.cornell.edu/collections/all. -Terry

At this half-day workshop, learn the ins-and-outs of the NEWA system (Network for Environment and Weather Applications). NEWA is an online system that provides hourly and daily weather data, pest forecasting models, and crop production models, to help implement IPM practices on farms across the Northeast. You will learn how to efficiently navigate the NEWA…

By Terence Bradshaw January 21, 2016 I am forwarding this message on from Cornell Emeritus Plant Pathologist David Rosenberger. There is a relatively new decision support system tool available (for a fee, please see the link for details) that alloo0ws growers to import weather data into an apple scab model that has potentially greater usefulness…

January 14, 2016 by Terence Bradshaw If you are on our physical UVM Apple Grower mailing list, expect to soon receive registration information for the 120th Annual UVM Apple Program and VT Tree Fruit Growers Association Annual Meeting to be held at the American Legion in Middlebury, VT on February 18, 2016. This is typically…

by Terence Bradshaw Please save the date for Thursday, February 18 for the 120th Vermont Tree Fruit Growers Association and UVM Apple Program annual meeting. The meeting will be held at the American Legion in Middlebury, VT. registration details will come early in the New Year. This meeting will include: basics for running an IPM…