Author: jrusso2
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Posted on May 26, 2020
Cranberries: Leaf Drop and Winter Damage Discussion
Amaya Atucha (Assistant Professor, Fruit Crop Specialist) and Allison Jonjak (Cranberry Outreach Specialist) discuss leaf drop and winter damage in this week’s Cranberry Crop Management […]
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Grower Update: Gardner Cranberry
I hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend! The thunderstorms and heat will really get the buds moving. We are seeing more cabbagehead and […]
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Grower Update: Flying Dollar Cranberry
Hello again from Flying Dollar Cranberry! Well Mother Nature just does not seem to make up her mind and as usual we just have to […]
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Easy Online Resources to Help Anticipate and Understand High Precipitation Weather Events
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m a bit of a weather geek, and as such was quite intrigued by Dr. Shane Hubbard’s presentation […]
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Rusty-Patched Bumble Bee: A Beloved Bumble Bee That Needs Our Help!
The rusty patched-bumble bee (RPBB), Bombus affinis (Fig 1), is one of the 21 bumble bee species in the Eastern/Midwestern region out of 48 bumble […]
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Early Herbicide Success Keeps Late Season Budget in Check
As many of you are working on or finishing up your Casoron applications against broadleaves, I wanted to share some reminders for the rest of […]
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Posted on May 22, 2020
Removing Blossom And/Or Fruitlets From Young Apple Trees
It is common to have fruit set in newly planted and young apple trees. However, cropping young trees can negatively affect the goal of filling […]
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Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic Update May 22, 2020
The PDDC is now once again accepting physical samples for diagnosis, but due to COVID-19, only with limited hours and limited sample processing capacity. Click […]
- Posted on May 20, 2020
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Posted on May 19, 2020
Thinning Recommendations for Apple Crop Load Management
In the audio below, Amaya provides some recommendations on how to make decisions regarding chemical thinning for apples this spring given that growers have different […]