Month: March 2025

Flowers opening rapidly: First fire blight infections 30 and 31 March (yesterday and today), antibiotic application necessary; Add fungicides

Flowers opening rapidly: First fire blight infections 30 and 31 March (yesterday and today), antibiotic application necessary; Add fungicides

Southern Virginia entered apple bloom 10 days ago and Central Virginia entered bloom on 27 March. Right after that we have a first one or two infection periods predicted in Winchester (30 and 31 March – if you have very early blooming crab apples), Tyro 

Subscribe to RIMpro Apple Scab, Fire Blight, Powdery Mildew and Peach Brown Rot Models, It Is Affordable!

Subscribe to RIMpro Apple Scab, Fire Blight, Powdery Mildew and Peach Brown Rot Models, It Is Affordable!

Join RIMpro Partnership in Virginia, North Carolina and New York: Learn How to Use RIMpro Apple Scab and Fire Blight Prediction Models Join a group of growers in Virginia, North Carolina and New York (yes, we are growing!) who have used RIMpro prediction models for 

Delayed Dormant Copper, When to Apply It and Should you Add Oil or Not?

Delayed Dormant Copper, When to Apply It and Should you Add Oil or Not?

A standard recommendation for delayed dormant copper is applying it on apples between Silver Tip and until but NOT beyond quarter inch green tip (QIG), by looking at the floral apple buds (these are wider in appearance and on spurs; leaf buds are pointy and 

Agricultural Technician B in Plant Pathology – Wage Position Open at the Virginia Tech’s AHS Jr AREC in Winchester VA

Agricultural Technician B in Plant Pathology – Wage Position Open at the Virginia Tech’s AHS Jr AREC in Winchester VA

Hi All, Please share with any interested applicants in your town or farm: We are looking for wage personnel at Virginia Tech’s AHS Jr. Agricultural Research and Extension Center, located in Winchester, Virginia. Join the dynamic tree fruit pathology research team at Virginia Tech’s AHS