Fruit Program News
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2020 apple maturity report updated
September 1, 2020Apple maturity report updated, 31-August, 2020. McIntosh, Gala, Honeycrisp, Ginger Gold, Silken, Akane, MAIA-SM. https://ag.umass.edu/fruit/2020-apple-maturity-report
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2020 apple maturity report updated
August 25, 20202020 apple maturity report updated, August 25, 2020. Zestar!, Sansa, Ginger Gold, Premier Honeycrisp, Paulared, Akane, and MAIA-SM. https://ag.umass.edu/fruit/2020-apple-maturity-report
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2020 Fruit Crops Highlighted in the Greenfield Recorder
August 19, 2020The Greenfield Recorder's Andy Castillo shares fruit grower's insights into the 2020 season.
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Apple Harvest Maturity Report- Open Office Hour
August 18, 2020Join Extension Educator Jon Clements every Tuesday at noon for his apple maturity open office hour. Jon will discuss apple maturity updates, PYO logistics and hold an open discussion. The open office hour can be joined via Zoom: Apple Maturity Zoom
https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/j/7562823263
Meeting ID: 756 282 3263
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MA Food Security Infrastructure Grant Program Announced
June 10, 2020 -
Fruit Resources
April 30, 2020FRUIT PRODUCTION INFORMATION
- UMass Extension Fruit Team YouTube channel
- MSU Fruit YouTube Channel
- Bloom Thinning with the Pollen Tube Growth Model (Cornell ENYCHP webinar) https://youtu.be/e4MGthH3jIw
- Flowering Fruit Set & Pollination (WSU): http://treefruit.wsu.edu/videos/flowering-fruit-set-pollination/
- Orchard Outlook (Perennia Podcasts): https://www.perennia.ca/learning/podcast/
- Maine Tree Fruit Webinars: https://extension.umaine.edu/ipm/apple/mainetreefruitwebinars/
- Stone Fruit IPM (Cornell): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZMhAgX6hhM&feature=emb_logo
- Precision Pruning for Early Crop Load Management: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MWISPwsrZg
- Pruning Honeycrisp for Annual Crop Production https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWRqJRJsM3o
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Update from UMass Extension on COVID-19 Impacts on Services and Resources
March 20, 2020 -
Mass Aggie Seminars 2020 CANCELLED
March 16, 2020 -
26th Annual March Message to Massachusetts Tree Fruit Growers (2019)
March 5, 2020MASSACHUSETTS FRUIT IPM Report for 2019
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New Fruit Fact Sheet: FR-H-1-2020: Precision crop load management of Honeycrisp: flower bud identification and precision pruning
February 26, 2020New Fruit Fact Sheet: FR-H-1-2020: Precision crop load management of Honeycrisp: flower bud identification and precision pruning. Jon Clements and Win Cowgill. Why precision-prune Honeycrisp? What is precision pruning? Flower buds vs. non-flower buds – identification. Precision prune and follow-up. http://ag.umass.edu/fruit/fact-sheets/fr-h-1-2020-precision-crop-load-management-of-honeycrisp-flower-bud-identification
