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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 

Janet van Zoeren and Michael Basedow of CCE Teach Small Farms Intro to Tree Fruit Production Course (February 27 – April 3, 2025)

Janet van Zoeren and Michael Basedow of CCE Teach Small Farms Intro to Tree Fruit Production Course (February 27 – April 3, 2025)

I am sharing the following announcement and invite you to enroll and participate if it is of interest to you: Beginning next Thursday (Feb 27), Janet van Zoeren and Michael Basedow will be teaching the Cornell Small Farms Intro to Tree Fruit Production Course.  This 

1. Peach Leaf Curl Control Starts with Ziram and Chlororthalonil in Spring; 2. Reduce Overwintering Inoculum of Apple Scab and Marssonina Leaf Blotch with Urea or Lime

1. Peach Leaf Curl Control Starts with Ziram and Chlororthalonil in Spring; 2. Reduce Overwintering Inoculum of Apple Scab and Marssonina Leaf Blotch with Urea or Lime

1. Dormant and Spring Fungicide Options For Peach Leaf Curl  (Taphrina deformans) Copper for leaf curl should be applied while trees are dormant. Many folks wait for the leaves to and apply it in early winter. In most years, due to unpredictability of weather in 

Please Watch Video of 2025 NEIPM Questions Session: Bitter Rot by P. Martin and S. G. Acimovic

Please Watch Video of 2025 NEIPM Questions Session: Bitter Rot by P. Martin and S. G. Acimovic

This talk linked here: 2025 NEIPM Questions Session: Bitter Rot is the recording of two invited talks by P. Martin and S. Acimovic by the Northeast Tree Fruit IPM program on 16 January 2025. The session was Moderated by Janet Van Zoeren, Cornell Cooperative Extension, 

First Apple Bitter Rot Symptoms in 2024 Visible in Winchester, VA (14 June 2024)

First Apple Bitter Rot Symptoms in 2024 Visible in Winchester, VA (14 June 2024)

Apple bitter rot is caused by six Colletotrichum species of fungi in Virginia: C. fructicola , C. chrysophilum, C. siamense, C. theobromicola, C. fioriniae and C. nymphaeae. First symptoms of bitter rot disease on fruit of apple cultivar ‘Gala’ have been found on 14 June 

Please RSVP to Join The USDA CPPM Project’s Fire Blight Workshop on 25 July 2024   /   Por favor Confirme su asistencia para unirse al taller del proyecto CPPM de la USDA sobre de fire blight, 25 de julio de 2024

Please RSVP to Join The USDA CPPM Project’s Fire Blight Workshop on 25 July 2024 / Por favor Confirme su asistencia para unirse al taller del proyecto CPPM de la USDA sobre de fire blight, 25 de julio de 2024

  PLEASE RSVP TO ATTEND THE WORKSHOP VIA THIS LINK: https://forms.gle/9XNxj3HNjE5aiMPE9 & PLEASE SHARE WITH YOUR WORKERS:   Assistant Professor Srdjan Aćimović and his collaborators on the USDA CPPM project, “Creating Next-Gen Controls for Fire Blight Cankers, Blossom, and Shoot Blight with Copper, PGRs, Plant 

First Notice – Please Join USDA CPPM Project’s Fire Blight Workshop on 25 July 2024 at Alson H Smith Jr AREC: For Virginia and Regional Fruit Growers and Their Farm Workers   /   Primer aviso: Invitamos a los productores de frutas de Virginia, de la región y a sus trabajadores agrícolas a que nos acompañen el 25 de julio del 2024 en el Alson H Smith Jr AREC al taller de Fire Blight, auspiciado por el proyecto USDA CPPM

First Notice – Please Join USDA CPPM Project’s Fire Blight Workshop on 25 July 2024 at Alson H Smith Jr AREC: For Virginia and Regional Fruit Growers and Their Farm Workers / Primer aviso: Invitamos a los productores de frutas de Virginia, de la región y a sus trabajadores agrícolas a que nos acompañen el 25 de julio del 2024 en el Alson H Smith Jr AREC al taller de Fire Blight, auspiciado por el proyecto USDA CPPM

  PLEASE SHARE WITH YOUR FARM WORKERS AND HAVE THEM ATTEND THIS WORKSHOP:   Fire blight is a serious disease of apple, pear and Asian pear for fruit growers nationally. Assistant Professor Srdjan Aćimović and his collaborators on the USDA CPPM project, “Creating Next-Gen Controls