UVM Apple Orchard The University of Vermont Apple Team within the Plant & Soil Science Department welcomes you to the
UVM Apple Orchard The UVM Apple Program:
Extension and Research for the commercial tree apple grower in Vermont and beyond...
Our commitment is to provide relevant and timely information to commercial apple fruit growers in Vermont and beyond. If you have any questions or comments, please contact us.
Dr. Lorraine Berkett, Faculty
Terence Bradshaw, Research Technician
Sarah Kingsley-Richards, Research Technician
Morgan Cromwell, Graduate Student
Horticulture IPM Newsletters Weather
Food Safety Apple
Industry Links
Check out this new website on Organic Apple Production....
The Apple Website --
like the trees -- is "resting" and will resume full activity in
March 2009
Hope to see you at the VTFGA Annual Meeting on Feb. 10, 2009
What was New in 2008
2008 New England Tree Fruit Pest
Management Guide -- Now Available.
To order click link
Weekly Growing Season Apple
Bud Stages Around Vermont
Weekly
Growing Season DD Accumulation for Arthropod Pests
Weekly
Growing Season DD Accumulation for Ascospore Maturity
Weekly Growing Season DD Accumulation for Plum Curculio
Observations from Orchards being managed with Organic Methods at the
UVM Hort. Res. Center
Vermont Apple IPM Alert,
July 17, 2008
Vermont Apple IPM Alert,
July 7, 2008
Vermont Apple IPM Alert,
July 1, 2008
Vermont Apple IPM Alert,
June 24, 2008
Vermont Apple IPM Alert,
June 18, 2008
Vermont Apple IPM Alert,
June 11, 2008
Vermont Apple IPM Alert, May 28, 2008
Vermont Apple IPM Alert-
UPDATE, May 21, 2008
Vermont Apple IPM Alert, May 21, 2008
Vermont Apple IPM Alert, May 14, 2008
Vermont Apple IPM Alert, May 8, 2008
Vermont Apple IPM Alert, May 7, 2008
Vermont Apple IPM Alert, April 21, 2008
Pictures of Twilight Meeting April 16, 2008
Vermont Apple IPM Alert, April 9, 2008
Vermont Apple IPM Alert, April 3, 2008
Vermont Apple IPM Alert, March 20, 2008
Vermont
Apple IPM News, February 7, 2008
Vermont Apple IPM Alert, January 30, 2008
[Note: These IPM Alerts are being funded, in part, by the USDA Risk Management Agency to reduce orchard risks.]
Recent
Articles of Interest ......
"OP Alternatives in Apple Arthropod Management" by Dr. Art Agnello, Cornell University, VTFGA/UVM AppleWorkshop Presentation, Feb. 26, 2008
Human Resource Considerations In Hiring by Jericho Bicknell, UVM Extension Risk Management Coordinator
Apple Orchard Information for Beginners
IPM 'Quick' Summary for Monitoring Apple Arthropod Pests
A Synopsis of Key Arthropods and Diseases Affecting Apples
Economic Significance of Organic Fruit Production in New England, the US, and the World
A Quicker Way to Determine Scab Risk in Your Orchard
Does Surround Have Non-target Impacts on New England Orchards?
Archived
"What's New in 2007"
Archived "What's New in 2006"
Archived "What's New in 2005"
Archived "What's New in 2004"
Archived "What's New in 2003"
Archived "What's New in 2002"
Archived "What's New in 2002"
Archived "What's New in 2001"
Archived "What's New in 2000"
Archived "What's New in 1999
Webpage: LPBerkett