Cornell fruit news and events

Grape Disease Control, 2013 from Wayne F. Wilcox, Department of Plant Pathology, Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, N.Y. is now available online.

This year’s Cornell Storage Workshop will feature an international, national and statewide cast. Our guest speakers include Dr. Angelo Zanella, who heads the post-harvest research group at Laimburg Agriculture Research Centre in Italy, and who will be presenting their work on DCA and ILOS, as well as their experiences with DPA.

Other presentations will include Honeycrisp, and Empire and Gala browning by Jim Mattheis (USDA, Washington), Jennifer DeEll (Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Canada), as well as the Cornell team of Chris Watkins and David Rosenberger. Industry presentations include DECCO, PACE and Storage Control Systems.

More information, registration form.

Freeze Warning Special Edition of New York Berry News

Contents for Vol. 12 No. 5b May 13, 2013

• Freeze Warning
• Strawberry Frost Management

Fruit Rot Management Special Edition of New York Berry News

The Vol. 12 No. 5A, May 10, 2013 issue includes:

• Fruit Rots of Berries: A No Frills Approach to Management
• Failing Fungicides for Gray Mold Control and What to Do About It
•  Mummy Berry for 2013
• Preparing and Using Mummy Berry Observation Stations in Blueberries
• Strawberry Fruit Rots- Organic Management
• Cultural Practices for Fruit Rot Management in Strawberries
• Cultural Practices for Gray Mold Control in Brambles
• Blueberry Fruit Rots – Organic Management
• Cultural Practices for Fruit Rot Control in Blueberry
• Products Labeled for Use in Organic Strawberry Fruit Rot Management in NY
• Products Labeled for Use in Organic Blueberry Fruit Rot Management in NY

From Mike Helms (PMEP) via Extension berry specialist Cathy Heidenreich:

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently approved the following 2(ee) recommendations for the control of the unlabeled pest spotted wing drosophila:

• Assail 30SG Insecticide (EPA Reg. No. 8033-36-70506) – for use on strawberries and other low growing berries, blueberries and other bush and cane berries and grapes and other vine small fruit crops;
• Mustang Max Insecticide (EPA Reg. No. 279-3249) – for use on blackberries, loganberries, red and black raspberries, blueberries, currants, elderberries, gooseberries, huckleberries, and grapes;
• Drexel Malathion 5 EC Insecticide/Miticide (EPA Reg. No. 19713-217) – for use on blueberries, blackberries, boysenberries, dewberries, gooseberries, loganberries, raspberries, strawberries, and grapes;
• Malthion 5 EC (EPA Reg. No. 66330-220) – for use on blueberries, blackberries, boysenberries, currant dewberries, loganberries, raspberries, strawberries, and grapes;
• Malathion 57% (EPA Reg. No. 67760-40-53883) – for use on blueberries, blackberries, boysenberries, dewberries, gooseberries, loganberries, raspberries, strawberries, and grapes.

Users must have a copy of the appropriate 2(ee) recommendation in their possession at the time of use. Copies of the above 2(ee) recommendations are posted to the “NYS 2(ee) Recommendations and Categories” section of our web site. (Direct link to find the recommendations: http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/regulation/2ee/unlabeled_pest/index.html.) The recommendations should also be available on PIMS (http://pims.psur.cornell.edu) shortly.

When using a 2(ee) recommendation, remember to follow any applicable directions, restrictions, and precautions on the primary product label.

From Mike Helms (PMEP) via Extension berry specialist Cathy Heidenreich:

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently approved the following 2(ee) recommendations for the control of the unlabeled pest spotted wing drosophila:

• Malathion 8 Aquamul (EPA Reg. No. 34704-474) – for use on blueberries;
• Assail 30SG Insecticide (EPA Reg. No. 8033-36-70506) – for use on strawberries and other low growing berries, blueberries and other bush and cane berries and grapes and other vine small fruit crops;
• Mustang Max Insecticide (EPA Reg. No. 279-3249) – for use on blackberries, loganberries, red and black raspberries, blueberries, currants, elderberries, gooseberries, huckleberries, and grapes;
• Drexel Malathion 5 EC Insecticide/Miticide (EPA Reg. No. 19713-217) – for use on blueberries, blackberries, boysenberries, dewberries, gooseberries, loganberries, raspberries, strawberries, and grapes;
• Malthion 5 EC (EPA Reg. No. 66330-220) – for use on blueberries, blackberries, boysenberries, currant dewberries, loganberries, raspberries, strawberries, and grapes;
• Malathion 57% (EPA Reg. No. 67760-40-53883) – for use on blueberries, blackberries, boysenberries, dewberries, gooseberries, loganberries, raspberries, strawberries, and grapes.

Users must have a copy of the appropriate 2(ee) recommendation in their possession at the time of use. Copies of the above 2(ee) recommendations are posted to the “NYS 2(ee) Recommendations and Categories” section of our web site. (Direct link to find the recommendations: http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/regulation/2ee/unlabeled_pest/index.html.) The recommendations should also be available on PIMS (http://pims.psur.cornell.edu) shortly.

When using a 2(ee) recommendation, remember to follow any applicable directions, restrictions, and precautions on the primary product label.

April 2013 issue of New York Berry News

The Vol. 12 No. 4, April 26, 2013 issue includes:

• NYS Berry Growers Association Obtains over $200,000 for Battle Against Spotted Wing Drosophila!
• Highbush Blueberry Production Program a Hit with Growers
• New Resource for Specialty Crop Growers
• New Juneberry (Saskatoon) Publication Available
• FSMA Updates & Comment Period Extensions
• PSA-FDA Q & A Series on FSMA Proposed Produce Safety Rule Continues
• NYS Raises the Minimum Wage
• Workbook Helps Farmers Manage Recreation Risk
• Making the Most of Collaborative Marketing for Your Farm
•  Spotted Wing Drosophila Monitoring Traps
•  Guthion 50W Solupak receives supplemental label on blueberry in NYS through 9/30/13
• PMEP Distance Learning Center Online Pesticide Applicator Recertification Courses
• Brown marmorated stink bugs: Resources for identifying them and their hosts
• Spray Adjuvants: What’s in a Name?
• Blackberry Variety Review 2013
•  Irrigation Methods Compared for Highbush Blueberry Plants
• Fertilizing Berry Crop
• Hardy Kiwifruit: Invasive Plant? Or Throwback to the Gilded Age?
• And more.

Friday May 3, 2013 ~ 9:15 am to noon

CCE of Erie Co. Farm & Home Center
21 South Grove Street; East Aurora, NY
Demonstration Room, first floor
Free; Pre-registration requested

1 hour of NYS DEC Pesticide Recertification credits

Presentations by Cathy Heidenreich, Cornell University and Sharon Bachman, CCE-Erie.

Full agenda and registration information.

From Cathy Heidenreich, Berry Extension Support Specialist, Cornell University:

The supplemental label allowing the use of Guthion 50W Solupak (EPA Reg. No. 66222-162) on blueberries until September 30, 2013 in NYS, has been posted on the Cornell Product, Ingredient, and Manufacturer System (PIMS) website and is now accessible at: http://128.253.223.36/ppds/534675.pdf.

For specific crop use directions on application rates, insects controlled, remarks and additional restrictions, refer to the full product label here: http://128.253.223.36/ppds/526756.pdf.

From Juliet Carroll, Fruit IPM Coordinator, NYS IPM Program:

In response to special requests from local farms/consultants, I will be holding a Trac Software Workshop in Geneva on April 22, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. If you are interested in attending, please contact me by Wednesday, April 18th: jec3@cornell.edu.

See flyer for more information.