The University of Vermont Apple Team within the Plant & Soil Science Department welcomes you to the

       UVM Apple Orchard

The UVM Apple Program:  

Research and education for the commercial tree apple grower in Vermont and beyond...

UVM Apple Team Members

Dr. Lorraine Berkett,  Professor Emerita

Terence Bradshaw,  Research Technician

Sarah Kingsley-Richards, Research Technician

Morgan Cromwell, Research Technician

Zachary Noel, Summer Intern

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UVM Apple Orchard Blocks

Horticulture   IPM   Newsletters 

    Food Safety      Apple Industry Links

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

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new.gif (292 bytes) 2011 Commodity Insurance Fact Sheet -  Vermont Apples

 

2011 New England Tree Fruit Pest Management Guide -- Order Now. To order click link....

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

How to Use NEWA - An Instructional Video
How to Use NEWA Printable Handout
Graphics courtesy of Dr. Juliet Carroll, Cornell University


The Network for Environment & Weather Applications (NEWA) is a web-based resource through

Cornell University which  provides up-to-date weather data and IPM tools

such as growing degree day accumulations and disease and insect forecast models

for various sites in Vermont.   Please go to http://newa.cornell.edu/  to find the closest weather station

to you to track DD accumulation, apple scab ascospore maturity and other disease and insect models.

 

 2011 Apple Bud Stages at the UVM Hort. Research Center

  Observations from Orchards being managed with Organic Methods at the UVM Hort. Res. Center

IPM Alerts

  Vermont Apple IPM Alert,  Dec. 05, 2011

  Vermont Apple IPM Alert,  Oct. 27, 2011

  Vermont Apple IPM Alert,  Sept. 01, 2011 - IRENE DAMAGE & CROP INSURANCE

  Vermont Apple IPM Alert,  Aug. 15, 2011

  Vermont Apple IPM Alert,  Aug. 1, 2011

  Vermont Apple IPM Alert,  July 26, 2011

  Vermont Apple IPM Alert,  July 22, 2011

  Vermont Apple IPM Alert,  July 1, 2011

  Vermont Apple IPM Alert,  June 15, 2011

  Vermont Apple IPM Alert,  June 2, 2011

  Vermont Apple IPM Alert,  May 24, 2011 - FIRE BLIGHT ALERT

  Vermont Apple IPM Alert,  May 17, 2011 - Addendum

  Vermont Apple IPM Alert,  May 17, 2011 - FIRE BLIGHT ALERT

  Vermont Apple IPM Alert,  April 27, 2011

  Vermont Apple IPM Alert,  April 11, 2011

  Vermont Apple IPM Alert,  April 1, 2011

  Summary of Revisions to the 2011 New England Tree Fruit Management Guide by Lorraine Los,  Fruit Crops IPM Coordinator, Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, University of Connecticut.

  Vermont Apple IPM Alert,  March 2, 2011

 Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in Vermont -- Watch out for it in 2011 !

  "Everything Apple" IPM Video Gallery

  Vermont Apple IPM Alert,  January 31, 2011

  Vermont Apple IPM Alert,  January 25, 2011

  Vermont Apple IPM Alert,  January 24, 2011

  Vermont Apple IPM Alert,  January 4, 2011

  Please see archived IPM Alerts for 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 ...... 

NEWA - Tools for IPM by Dr. Juliet Carroll, Cornell University, VTFGA/UVM Apple Workshop Presentation, Feb. 8, 2011

Early Season Pests by Dr. Art Agnello, Cornell University, VTFGA/UVM Apple Workshop Presentation, Feb. 8, 2011

Summer Pests by Dr. Art Agnello, Cornell University, VTFGA/UVM Apple Workshop Presentation, Feb. 8, 2011

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? 

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  Archived "What's New in 2010"

  Archived "What's New in 2009"

  Archived "What's New in 2008"

  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


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