USDA Announces Assistance for On-Farm Food Safety Expenses for Specialty Crop Growers

USDA Announces Assistance for On-Farm Food Safety Expenses for Specialty Crop Growers Elisabeth Hodgdon, CCE ENYCHP Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) plans to provide up to $200 million in assistance for specialty crop producers who incur eligible on-farm food safety program expenses to obtain or renew a food Read More…

Practical Implications of Early– and Mid-Summer Water Stress on Tree Growth, Cropping, and Physiology

Practical Implications of Early– and Mid-Summer Water Stress on Tree Growth, Cropping, and Physiology Alan N. Lakso, Terence L. Robinson, Luis Gonzalez, and Mario Miranda Sazo, Cornell University The sunnier weather we experienced in June 2022 should have been good for photosynthesis and resulted in greater production of carbohydrates to support fruit growth compared to Read More…

Keep an Eye Out for Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Keep an Eye Out for Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Janet van Zoeren, Cornell LOFP; Daniel J. Donahue, Michael Basedow, CCE ENYCHP; and Monique Rivera, Cornell AgriTech The brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), an invasive insect pest of apples, peaches, grapes, nuts, vegetable crops and more, has been on our minds and in our crops and homes Read More…

Late Season Apple Insect Pests

Late Season Apple Insect Pests Art Agnello, Cornell University; edits by Michael Basedow, CCE ENYCHP and Monique J. Rivera, Cornell University As harvest preparations are being made, it is worth keeping in mind the late season arthropod pests that can still pop up and complicate life during the dog days of August. Take some time Read More…

Berry E-News 8/4/22

Click to view the Berry E-Newsletter from August 4, 2022: Berry E-News 8.4.22 In this edition: Berry To-Do List Foliar Leaf Analysis Dought and heat stress Spotted Wing Drosophila Blueberries Cane Berries Strawberries Ribes Cover Crop Planting Dates and Seeding Rates Upcoming Events Quick Links to Berry Crop Resources on the Web