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Passing this on from the VT Agency of Agriculture. -TB We have less than one month to collect survey responses to the Agriculture Drought Impact Survey. Please encourage the Vermont agricultural community to complete and submit a response to the survey with their impacts before the survey closes on December 15, 2025. We have 168…

The 130th (???) annual meeting of the Vermont Tree Fruit Growers Association and UVM Fruit Program will be held on February 20, 2026 at the American Legion Hall, 49 Wilson Rd., Middlebury, VT. Please hold that date on your calendars and keep an eye out for further details. Have a happy Thanksgiving, Terry and the…

Live Webinar Series on Farm Succession and Transfer starting January 8th Mike Ghia, VT Farm Viability Program What is the future of your farm? If you are like most farmers, you are so busy with the day-to-day business of farming you find it difficult to take the time to plan long-term, particularly planning for a…

It is time to be thinking about applying ReTain to apples in Vermont orchards. This plant growth regulator slow ethylene production, thereby delaying ripening, reducing fruit drop, and allowing the grower (or customer) to harvest firmware, fresher fruit. Ione important consideration this year is that ReTain does not work as well on water stressed trees,…

I am passing this guidance on to apple growers regarding the legality of using acetamiprid and other insecticides in orchards when blooming weeds are present. As we are in apple maggot management season now, it is important to use materials effectively and safely, and many of us are using Assail to manage that pest. A…

One of our growers recently asked me to check on the rules for making and labeling unpasteurized cider in Vermont, and with the harvest and market season soon upon us, I figured others may have the same question. Cider processing is regulated by the Vermont Agency of Health, so I reached out to them to…

Grapes are at or near veraison in Vermont vineyards, which signals the start of fruit ripening. This is an important time of year for a few activities. First, bird damage can be expected to begin and increase as fruit ripen. Birds will harvest your berries just a day or two before you’re ready to, so…

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 this time their output does not generate fertility recommendations. The following are potential options of…

Climate Adaptation Field Walk at Scott Farm Orchard: Dummerston, VT on August 19 WHEN: August 19, 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm WHERE: Scott Farm Orchard, 707 Kipling Rd, Dummerston, VT 05301 Adapting to climate change looks different on every farm. This field walk will explore the range of climate risks impacting Scott Farm’s orchards and…

The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets is in the process of adopting a rule required by the General Assembly that establishes Best Management Practices for the use of neonicotinoid treated article seeds and neonicotinoid pesticides. The Draft rule language was developed over the last year and a half through a public process using…