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Volume 16 : 2017
- Exclusion Netting to Combat SWD
- Lyme Disease: Ticks and the Diseases They Carry
- “How to”: Berry Diseases
- New Farmers Grant Fund Program
- Growing frustration about the weather: What can we do?
- SWD Webinars
- Rainfall Survey
- NEWA Survey and Berry Models
- Organic Fruit Sales Surge 12%
- Utilizing Plasticulture
- Berry Production Course
- High Tunnel Raspberry and Blackberry Guide
- Root Weevils in Berries
- SWD: Year in Review
- Strawberry Rootworm
- Protecting crops from Spotted Wing Drosophila
- Invasive Pest of Fruit Crops: Spotted Lanternfly
- Protected Culture for Strawberries Using Low Tunnels
- The Fall of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in New York’s Hudson Valley
- Survey Details Impact of 2016 Drought on NY Farming
- Ag Business Tuesdays
- Upcoming Events
- Organic and IPM Guides for Berries
- Bees face heavy pesticide peril from drawn-out sources
- Insects and Diseases According to Crop
- Cornell Fruit Resources
- Blueberry Harvest
- Pollinator Network-CALS
- Pollinator Protectors
- Strawberry Soil Health
- 2017 Pest Management Guidelines for Berry Crops
- Berry Workshops
- Nursery Guide for Berry and Small Fruit Crops
- Berry Growers Seek New Organization
- Growing Berries for Profit on a Small Scale
- Come to Mexico with NARBA!
- 2017 HV Commercial Fruit Growers’ School
- Changes to the Worker Protection Standard
- Using Exclusion Netting to Combat SWD
- Upcoming events and more
Volume 15 : 2016
- Berry Budgets
- Spotted Wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii): Updates From Global Research
- Upcoming events and more
- Frost Protection: Tips and Techniques
- Post-harvest Care to Enhance Blueberry Crop Value
- Spotted Winged Drosophila: Winter Biology
- Limiting Bird Damage in Fruit Crops
- Manage blueberry fertility through your trickle system
- Upcoming events and more
- Understanding Cold Injury in Blueberries
- Wildlife Damage Control for Organic Farmers
- Living with Black Root Rot
- Juneberries
- Trellising Options for Raspberries and Blackberries in Cold Climates
- Extending local strawberry production using day neutral cultivars and low tunnel technology
- Upcoming events and more
Volume 14 : 2015
- Phyllody on Strawberry
- Sprayers 101
- Lygus in Berry Plants
- Upcoming events and more
- What is the Difference Between a Frost and a Freeze?
- Blueberry pollination season: Top 10 things to do now for optimal pollination
- Upcoming events and more
- Berry Soil and Nutrient Management – A Guide for Educators and Growers
- Blueberry Pruning—Commonly Asked Questions
- Diagnosing Dry Calyx Problems on Strawberry Fruit
- Upcoming events and more
Volume 13 : 2014
- Vole Management in Berry Plantings – Cathy Heidenreich
- Limiting Bird Damage in Fruit Crops – Heidi Henrichs and Paul Curtis
- Upcoming events and more
- A Comment on Strawberry Varieties – Mark Bolda
- Humid Weather Increases Botrytis Gray Mold Pressure in Fall Raspberries- Annemiek Schilder
- Whacking Weeds Organically – Jan Suszkiw
- Protecting Irrigation Equipment from Winter Damage – Lyndon Kelley
- Upcoming events and more
- What Your Foliar Analysis is Telling You… – Laura McDermott
- Focus on Food Safety Series: Part 4: Selected Case Studies of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks in the US & Europe – Craig Kahlke & Betsy Bihn
- Upcoming events and more
- Strawberry Renovation – A Reprise – Marvin Pritts and Cathy Heidenreich
- Blueberry Collapse May be Due to Winter Injury – Laura McDermott
- Focus on Food Safety Series: Part 3 – Craig Kahlke & Betsy Bihn
- Spotted Wing Drosophila Update – Juliet Carroll
- Know the Imposters in Spotted Wing Drosophila Monitoring Traps – Faruque Zaman
- Controlling Raspberry Cane Borers – Mark Longstroth
- Upcoming events and more
Number 5 – June 25th SWD Special Edition!
- Strategies for Late Season SWD Management – Peter Jentsch
- Enhancing Insecticide Efficacy with Phagostimulants – Greg Loeb, Johanna Elsensohn, Stephen Hesler, and Richard Cowles
- Evaluation of Exclusion and Mass Trapping as Cultural Controls of SWD in Organic Blueberry Production – Laura McDermott and Lawrie Nickerson
- A Fixed-Spray System for SWD Management In HT Raspberries – Arthur Agnello, Andrew Landers, and Greg Loeb
- Season Long Evaluation of Wild Hosts for SWD – Johanna Elsensohn and Greg Loeb
- And more
- Focus on Food Safety Series – Introduction, Part 1 – Craig Kahlke & Betsy Bihn
- Focus on Food Safety Series – Introduction, Part 2 – Craig Kahlke & Betsy Bihn
- WPBR Biology, Ecology, and Management Brief – Steven McKay
- Pollinators and Pesticide Sprays during Bloom in Fruit Plantings – Dave Biddinger, Ed Rajotte, Neelendra Joshi, Kathy Demchak, and Tara Baugher
- Upcoming events and more
- Is It Time To Finally Take The Plunge Into Drip Irrigation? – Ron Goldy
- General Principles of Day-Neutral Production – Kathy Demchak
- Day-Neutral Strawberry Variety Performance and Planting Date Affects in Plasticulture – Courtney Weber
- Day-Neutrals: Strawberry Weed Management – Kathy Demchak
- Upcoming events and more
- Strawberry Powdery Mildew: An Update – David Gadoury
- Currant Production in The Northeastern US: Is this the Beginning of the End? – Kerik Cox
- Anions and Cations in Plants, Oh My! But Why Do We Care? – Ron Goldy
- Determining Soil Type Important for Successful Preemergent Weed Control – Ron Goldy
- Upcoming events and more
- Reducing Bird Damage to Fruit Crops in New York State – Heidi Henreich
- Disease Snapshot: Strawberry Leaf Scorch – Kerik Cox, Cornell University
- Upcoming events and more
Volume 12 : 2013
- Winter Injury in Strawberry – Rich Marini
- Upcoming events and more
- J-Rooting of Strawberry Plants – Mark Bolda
- Upcoming events and more
- Horticultural Strategies for Living with SWD – Marvin Pritts
- Upcoming events and more
- Crumbly Raspberry Disorder Being Seen Across Michigan- Bob Tritten, Annemiek Schilder, and Eric Hanson
- An Introduction to Sea Buckthorn – Jim Todd
- Upcoming events and more
- Managing Mites in Raspberries and Blackberries – Rufus Isaacs
- Blackberry Fruit Quality Issues – Kathy Demchak
- Bees Exposed to Fungicide More Vulnerable to Nosema Parasite – Kim Kaplan
- A Tale of Three Strawberry Diseases
- Upcoming events and more
Number 7a – July 29th SWD Special Edition !
- Concerned About Soil Compaction? Stick a Shovel in It! – Marilyn Thelen
- Rolling Out Cover Crops for Higher Yields and Improved Soil Quality – Dennis O’Brien
- Upcoming events and more
- Preparation and Oversight are Vital When Storing a Pesticide – WSSA Pesticide Stewardship Series #9
- The Applicator Must Ensure that Pesticide Spray Drift Does No Harm – WSSA Pesticide Stewardship Series #10
- Upcoming events and more
- A Crash Course On Virus Disease Control – Ioannis Tzanetakis and Robert R. Martin
- New Blueberry Gall Midge Fact Sheet Helps Identify Damage That Is Easily Confused With Frost Damage – Craig Roubos and Rufus Isaacs
- Strawberry Harvest & Storage/Shipping Considerations Craig Kahlke
Number 5b – May 13th Freeze Warning Special Edition !
- *Freeze Warning*
- Frost Protection in Strawberries – Laura McDermott
Number 5a – May 10 Special Fruit Rot Management Edition !
- Editor’s Note
- Fruit Rots of Berries: A No Frills Approach to Management – Kerik Cox, Cornell University
- Failing Fungicides for Gray Mold Control and What to Do About It – Guido Schnabel, Clemson University and Frank Louws, North Carolina State University
- Mummy Berry for 2013 – Kerik Cox, Cornell University University
- Preparing and Using Mummy Berry Observation Stations in Blueberries – Annemiek Schilder, Michigan State University
- Strawberry Fruit Rots- Organic Management – Mike Ellis and Mizuho Nita, Ohio State University
- Cultural Practices for Fruit Rot Management in Strawberries – Mike Ellis and Mizuho Nita, Ohio State University
- Cultural Practices for Gray Mold Control in Brambles – Mike Ellis and Mizuho Nita, Ohio State University
- Blueberry Fruit Rots – Organic Management – Mike Ellis and Mizuho Nita, Ohio State University
- Cultural Practices for Fruit Rot Control in Blueberry – Mike Ellis and Mizuho Nita, Ohio State University
- Products Labeled for Use in Organic Strawberry Fruit Rot Management in NY – Cathy Heidenreich, Cornell University
- Products Labeled for Use in Organic Blueberry Fruit Rot Management in NY – Cathy Heidenreich, Cornell University
- Spray Adjuvants: What’s in a Name? – Franz Niederholzer
- Fertilizing Berry Crops – Laura McDermott
- Hardy Kiwifruit: Invasive Plant? Or Throwback to the Gilded Age? – Kathy Demchak, Bob Guthrie, and Iago Hale
- Strawberry Leaf Diseases– Identification and Management – Cathy Heidenreich
- Upcoming events and more
- Disease Snapshot: Blueberry Anthracnose (Ripe Rot) – Zachary Frederick and Kerik Cox
- Why Virus-tested Plants? Because It Makes Sense… – Ioannis Tzanetakis
- Elderberry Production in Missouri – Patrick Byers
- Upcoming events and more
- Crown Gall on Blueberry – Zachary Frederick and Kerik Cox
- Winter Cold Hardiness in Michigan Fruit Crops – Mark Longstroth
- Winter Dormancy and Chilling in Woody Plants – Mark Longstroth
- Forcing Cuttings to Determine the End of Dormancy in Fruits and Other Plants – Mark Longstroth
- Results from the 2012 Berry Pricing Survey – Marvin Pritts and Cathy Heidenreich
- Upcoming events and more
Volume 11 : 2012
- Spur Blight of Raspberries and Blackberries – Zachary Frederick and Kerik Cox
- A Treatise on Botrytis Diseases of Strawberry and Caneberry – Mark Bolda and Steven Koike
- Upcoming events and more
- Disease Snapshot: Angular Leaf Spot of Strawberry – Zachary Frederick and Kerik Cox
- How to Avoid a Common Blueberry Planting Error – Mark Longstroth
- Upcoming events and more
- Disease Snapshot: Strawberry Red Stele Root Rot – Zachary Frederick and Kerik Cox
- Upcoming events and more
Number 8c – August 24th Special Drought Edition #2 !
- What is Evapotranspiration and Why It Matters- Jeff Andresen, and Aaron Pollyea
- Trickle Systems: Basic Components, Design and Installation Considerations – Larry D. Geohring
- The Heat Equation – Arleen Clark
- Irrigating Small Fruits and Vegetables – Understanding When and How Long to Water Your Crops – Steve Reiners, Cathy Heidenreich, and Marvin Pritts
Number 8b – August 15th Leaf and Soil Analysis Special Edition !
- Late Summer is the Time for Leaf Analysis – Marvin Pritts and Cathy Heidenreich
- Instructions for Leaf Sample Collection from Small Fruit – Agro-One
- Plant Tissue Analysis Form P – Agro-One
- Standard Foliar Nutrient Ranges
- How to Take a Soil Sample – Agro-One
- Soil Analysis Form F for Commercial Fruit Crops – Agro-One
- Understand Your Agro-One Soil Test Results – Molly Shaw and Janet Fallon
- Leaf and Soil Tests on Local Berry Farms: Lessons from Summer 2010 – Molly Shaw
Number 8a – August 8th Special Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) Edition !
Number 7a – July 18th Special Drought Edition !
- Water Requirements and Water Stress in Strawberry – A.H. El-Farhan and Marvin Pritts
- Heat and Drought Stress in Blueberries and Raspberries – Laura McDermott
- Soil Type Influences Irrigation Strategy – Ron Goldy
- Maintaining Drip Irrigation Systems – Bill Lamont
- Using Cover Crops to Decrease Irrigation Costs – Christina Curell
- Upcoming events and more
- Disease Snapshot: Mummy berry – Zachary Frederick and Kerik Cox
- Long-necked Seed Bug – An Occasional Pest in Strawberries – Cathy Heidenreich and Laura McDermott
- Causes of Misshapen Strawberries – Kathy Demchak
- Rainfast Characteristics of Insecticides on Fruit Crops – John Wise
- Blueberry Harvest & Postharvest Handling – Craig Kahlke
- Strawberry Renovation Revisited – Cathy Heidenreich and Marvin Pritts
- Raspberry & Blackberry Harvest & Postharvest Handling – Craig Kahlke
- Upcoming events and more
- Root Problems in Strawberries – Laura McDermott
- Disease Snapshot: Fire Blight of Raspberry – Zachary Frederick and Kerik Cox
- Strawberry Harvest & Storage/Shipping Considerations – Craig Kahlke
- Upcoming events and more
- Blueberry Scale – Laura McDermott
- Optimizing Strawberry Production with a Reduced Tillage System – Laura McDermott
- Currant and Gooseberry Production – Steven McKay
- Upcoming events and more
Number 3b – March 26th Special Frost Edition !
- *Frost Warning*
- Monitoring Local Weather Conditions – Cathy Heidenreich
- Weather 101: Understanding Frost – Art DeGaetano
- Berry Crop Developmental Stages
- Critical Spring Temperatures – Mark Longstroth
- Protecting Berry Plantings from Frost Damage
Number 3a – March 23rd Special Warm Weather Edition !
- *Frost Warning*
- Using Sprinklers to Protect Plants from Spring Freezes – Mark Longstroth
- And more
- Disease Snapshot: Currant Cane Blight – Zachary Frederick and Kerik Cox
- Upcoming events and more
- Root Diseases in Strawberries and Raspberries – Molly Shaw
- Disease Snapshot: White Pine Blister Rust – Zachary Frederick and Kerik Cox
- Pruning Tips – James Carrabba
- Innovative Strawberry Growing Ideas – Cathy Heidenreich
- Upcoming events and more
- Cultural Practices for Disease Control in Brambles – Mike Ellis and Mizuho Nita
- Raspberry Root Diseases – Kerik Cox
- Managing Fertility in Bramble Crops – Laura McDermott
- Highbush Blueberries – Planting, Early Care, and Nutrition – Cathy Heidenreich