September 15, 2020
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July 26, 2020 Good morning: I’m forwarding this request on from a colleague at UVM Extension. If you use H2A workers on your farm, it is important that you weigh in so that resources may be made available (or developed, … Continue reading
September 9, 2020
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August 14, 2020 Forwarding from the VT Agency of Ag, this could be a great opportunity to recoup some COVID-related expenses for your farm business. Vermont COVID-19 Agriculture Assistance Program (VCAAP) Agriculture and Working Lands Assistance Application $8.5 Million in … Continue reading
September 9, 2020
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July 8th, 2020 From: Covid-19 On Behalf Of Jake ClaroSent: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 9:32 AMTo: COVID-19@vtfoodatlas.comSubject: [Covid-19] PPE Survey Hi all, Hope everyone is well. Please share the link below regarding a survey to help inform ongoing efforts to … Continue reading
September 9, 2020
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June 19, 2020 Please consider taking this survey to provide input on future policy direction for Vermont farm and food programs. I have worked with Vermont Farm to Plate quite a bit over the years, and their efforts directly affect … Continue reading
September 9, 2020
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June 22, 2020 Inviting everyone to this webinar on fungicide resistance management. While it’s tailored for grapes, this is just as important for apple growers. No VT pesticide recertification credits are available for this. From: Wine Grape Newsletter On Behalf … Continue reading
June 16, 2014
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June 16, 2014 Here is a link to Joe Fiola’s grape petiole and soil sampling factsheet: https://extension.umd.edu/sites/default/files/_docs/programs/viticulture/TissueSamplingforVineyards060413.pdf Terence Bradshaw, UVM Tree Fruit and Viticulture Specialist Where trade names or commercial products are used for identification, no discrimination is intended and … Continue reading
June 3, 2014
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June 3, 2014 I just wanted to drop a quick note to announce that an article I co-authored with other cider-oriented researchers has been posted to eXtension: http://www.extension.org/pages/70601/an-introduction-to-hard-cider-in-the-us#.U4fbrBbp-DQ This should be just the beginning of things to come. Terence Bradshaw, … Continue reading
April 24, 2014
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April 24, 2014 Orchards in most areas of the state should be showing green tip now, and that means that protection is required to manage apple scab. Many orchards are going into this season with high overwintering inoculum as a … Continue reading
April 19, 2014
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April 19, 2014 Terence Bradshaw, UVM Tree Fruit and Viticulture Specialist By the time I check the UVM orchards on Monday, I expect we’ll be seeing silver tip on many cultivars. By Friday 4/18, I called Empire and Macoun at … Continue reading
April 1, 2014
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April 1, 2014 Terence Bradshaw, UVM Tree Fruit and Viticulture Specialist As I write this at the beginning of the first week of April, it looks like Spring will finally be arriving, but in a form I remember as a … Continue reading