Category: Tree Fruit
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Cider Equipment Available
A grower in Northern New Hampshire is retiring and selling his full line of commercial cider pressing equipment, including: · Greefa apple sorter with outfeed tables · Tew apple washer with infeed conveyor · Oesco Sanifeed with conveyor · 18" Oesco stainless table rack press (upgraded), with new cloths · 250 gallon stainless bulk tank…
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IMPORTANT SURVEY, DATA NEEDED 2/29: Informing VT House bill to compensate fruit growers for loss from May 2023 freeze event
I need this information by the end of the day Thursday, 2/29!!! Good evening: https://go.uvm.edu/23freezedamage I will be testifying Friday afternoon on VT House Bill H.813 that would provide funds to tree fruit growers affected by the May 18, 2023 freeze event. As written, the bill is restricted to tree fruit (mainly apple) growers, yet…
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Tree Fruit Farmer Assistance Program: Testimony to House Committee
Sending this on behalf of the Duttons and the industry overall. The VT House Agriculture Committee is taking testimony Thursday on a bill to provide financial relief to farmers affected by last year’s freeze. Please se the information below if you’d like to participate. -TB Hello, fellow apple growers of Vermont, I am emailing you…
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Vermont Pesticide Certification Meetings Spring 2024e
Registration is now open for pesticide applicator meetings provided by the University of Vermont Extension Pesticide Safety Education Program. Approved credits by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets and may be applied to all New England participants under cooperative agreement. March 19: Agricultural Pesticide Applicator Meeting updates on pest management and pesticide safety…
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Quick pollination survey
Good afternoon: https://forms.office.com/r/iNJXAT2t8e There is a lot of discussion around pollinator health and protection happening at several levels around the state. In order to answer any questions that I expect may come my way, I have pulled together a very quick, short survey for apple producers. This will not be used for any publications and…
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128th Annual UVM Fruit / VTFGA Meeting – February 14th, 2024
The 2024 Vermont Tree Fruit Growers Association and UVM Fruit Program Annual Meeting will be Live and In-Person on February, 14, 2024 in Middlebury, VT. Online registration is live at this link: https://go.uvm.edu/24uvmvtfgamtg. The Meeting Agenda as well as a registration/membership form for those who want to pay by mail/check are available at https://go.uvm.edu/24uvmvtfgaagenda. Please…
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Vermont Apple IPM: Midsummer management
This has really been a bit of a goldilocks season, with relatively mild, or dare I say ‘normal’ temperatures, few significant weather calamities, and just enough rain to keep us from complaining too much. That generally means low tree stress, and with the reports I’m hearing from growers and the observations I’ve made around the…
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VT Apple IPM- Apple maggot fly traps should be prepared and hung
Assuming that you have dealt with codling moth, we’re in a calm spot between insects but it is time to hang your apple maggot fly (AMF) traps. 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 the orchard…
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Vermont Apple IPM
Orchards in the highest elevation and coolest areas are at or just past petal fall, so all the advice I’ve had for other growers applies there as well now. All orchards should have started or completed chemical thinning by now. Fabulous thinning weather occurred last week and those who applied the usual materials should see…
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And we’re off….early season orchard management in Vermont
NEW this year. Please report local apple bud stages here to make our reports more accurate: https://go.uvm.edu/22applebudstage Upcoming weather this coming week looks warm, above freezing, anyway, for the Champlain and Connecticut Valleys. Orchards at UVM Hort Farm are at not quite at silver tip, but warm weather this weekend and early next week should…