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

UVM Apple Orchard Blocks

Horticulture   IPM   Newsletters 

    Food Safety      Apple Industry Links

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

What is New in 2012

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

2012 New England Tree Fruit Pest Management Guide -- Order Now. To order click link....

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.

 2012 Apple Bud Stages at the UVM Hort. Research Center

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

Critical Spring Temperatures

Critical Temperatures (F) for Tree Fruit Bud Stages¹(WSU)

                  ¹For Red Delicious, Golden Delicious and Winesap approximately one degree hardier; 

                                            Rome Beauty, two degrees hardier, except after Petal Fall when all varieties are equally tender                   

                            ² Avg temperatures found by research at the WSU Res. and Ext. Center, Prosser,  to result in 10% and 90% kill

A resource that includes the above apple information with colored photos of bud stages and information on other tree fruits is at:

http://orchardkeeper.com/pdf/IllustratedSpringFrostDamageThresholds.pdf

IPM Alerts

  Vermont Apple IPM Alert,  May 25, 2012

  Vermont Apple IPM Alert,  May 18, 2012 - SPECIAL ASCOSPORE ALERT

  Vermont Apple IPM Alert,  May 14, 2012

  Vermont Apple IPM Alert,  May 1, 2012

  Vermont Apple IPM Alert,  April 30, 2012 - FROST INJURY - CROP INSURANCE REPORTING

  Vermont Apple IPM Alert,  April 24, 2012

  Vermont Apple IPM Alert,  April 17, 2012 - FIRE BLIGHT

  Vermont Apple IPM Alert,  April 13, 2012

  Vermont Apple IPM Alert,  March 29, 2012

  Vermont Apple IPM Alert,  Jan. 19, 2012 - Crop Insurance Information

  Vermont Apple IPM Alert,  Jan. 16, 2012

  Vermont Apple IPM Alert,  Jan. 11, 2012 - A Special Request

  Vermont Apple IPM Alert,  Jan. 4, 2012

  Please see archived IPM Alerts for 2011

[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? 

  Archived "What's New in 2011"

  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

Webpage: LPBerkett