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.

UVM Apple Team Members

Dr. Lorraine Berkett, Faculty

Terence Bradshaw, Research Technician

Sarah Kingsley-Richards, Research Technician

Morgan Cromwell, Research Technician

UVM Apple Orchard Blocks

Horticulture IPM Newsletters

Food Safety Apple Industry Links

Check out this website on Organic Apple Production....

2011 Commodity Insurance Fact Sheet - Vermont Apples

2010 New England Tree Fruit Pest Management Guide -- Order Now. To order click link

What is New in 2010

[Note: To read some of the information you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader which can be downloaded free from the Adobe website.]

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

IPM Alerts

Vermont Apple IPM Alert, Aug. 10, 2010

Vermont Apple IPM Alert, July 30, 2010

Vermont Apple IPM Alert, July 14, 2010

Vermont Apple IPM Alert, June 23, 2010

Vermont Apple IPM Alert, June 16, 2010

2010 New England Tree Fruit Production Guide Updates by Glen Koehler, University of Maine Cooperative Extension

Vermont Apple IPM Alert, June 4, 2010

Vermont Apple IPM Alert, May 25, 2010

Vermont Apple IPM Alert, May 19, 2010

Vermont Apple IPM Alert, May 11, 2010

Vermont Apple IPM Alert, May 5, 2010 - Fire Blight INFECTION RISK

Vermont Apple IPM Alert, May 3, 2010 - Fire Blight INFECTION ALERT

Vermont Apple IPM Alert, April 29, 2010 - Fire Blight INFECTION ALERT

Vermont Apple IPM Alert, April 27, 2010

Dr. Renae Moran's 2010 VTFGA presentation on Apple Tree Nutrition

Vermont Apple IPM Alert, April 15, 2010

Vermont Apple IPM Alert, April 6, 2010

Vermont Apple IPM Alert, March 31, 2010

Vermont Apple IPM Alert, March 23, 2010

Brochure describing Pesticide Applicator Certification Meeting to be held on April 13, 2010

[Note: The Vermont Apple IPM Program is being supported by a USDA Extension IPM grant, a Specialty Crop Block grant from the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, a grant from the USDA Risk Management Agency to reduce orchard risks, and a grant from the Vermont Tree Fruit Growers' Association. Thanks go out to all of these organizations !]

Articles of Interest ......

Dr. Renae Moran's 2010 VTFGA presentation on Apple Tree Nutrition

"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

IPM Checklist

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 2009"