Champlain Valley Harvest Maturity Program Report: Week 4 Mike Basedow and Jenn Stanton, CCE-ENYCHP, Northern NY This week we are reporting on Gala, McIntosh, and Honeycrisp. The Retain treated Gala block still has at least another week to go. Some early maturing McIntosh and Honeycrisp blocks are likely going to be ready for spot picking this week for long Read More…
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2024 Champlain Valley Harvest Maturity Program Report: Week 3
2024 Champlain Valley Harvest Maturity Program Report: Week 3 Mike Basedow and Jenn Stanton, CCE-ENYCHP, Northern NY This week we evaluated Ginger Gold, Premier Honeycrisp, Roger Mac, Gala, and two Honeycrisp blocks from orchards around Peru. The Ginger Gold block appears to be ready for harvest this week, and the Premier Honeycrisp have been through Read More…
Scaffolds 2024 Digest: Week 22
Scaffolds 2024 Digest: Week 22 This post is a text digest of the Scaffolds Podcast. To listen to the original episode, visit the following link: Scaffolds Podcast on Spotify On this week’s episode of Scaffolds, we recorded the season finale. We are joined by Vaughn Gingerich of Lake Ontario Ag Consulting, LLC, and we have Read More…
2024 Champlain Valley Harvest Maturity Program Report: Week 2
2024 Champlain Valley Harvest Maturity Program Report: Week 2 Mike Basedow and Jenn Stanton, CCE-ENYCHP, Northern NY This week we are once again reporting on Wildfire Gala, Paula Red, Ginger Gold, and Premier Honeycrisp. The Wildfire Gala and Paula Red blocks we evaluated look to be ready for picking now, while the Ginger Gold and Premier Honeycrisp Read More…
Scaffolds 2024 Digest: Week 21
Scaffolds 2024 Digest: Week 21 This post is a text digest of the Scaffolds Podcast. To listen to the original episode, visit the following link: Scaffolds Podcast on Spotify On this week’s episode of Scaffolds, I talked to Dr. Kevin Rice from Virginia Tech about codling moth. Kerik talks stone fruit diseases, and Anna Read More…
2024 Champlain Valley Harvest Maturity Program Report: Week 1
Champlain Valley Harvest Maturity Program Report: Week 1 Mike Basedow and Jenn Stanton, CCE-ENYCHP, Northern NY This week begins our 2024 Champlain Valley Harvest Maturity Program. This week we are reporting on Wildfire Gala, Paula Red, Ginger Gold, and Premier Honeycrisp. This week’s samples were collected Monday, August 12 and processed the same day. Fruit were Read More…
Scaffolds 2024 Digest: Week 20
Scaffolds 2024 Digest: Week 20 This post is a text digest of the Scaffolds Podcast. To listen to the original episode, visit the following link: Scaffolds Podcast on Spotify On this week’s episode of Scaffolds, I give a brief update on some thoughts on late season insect management. Kerik talks fruit rots and late season Read More…
The “Great Apple Tour” of Quebec: Our Key Takeaways
The “Great Apple Tour” of Quebec: Our Key Takeaways Jennifer Stanton and Mike Basedow The province of Quebec contains roughly 12,000 acres of apple orchards, split over a few different regions of the province. The Monteregie region is home to about 6800 acres of apple orchard. The region is located in Southern Quebec south of Read More…
Scaffolds 2024 Digest: Week 19
Scaffolds 2024 Digest: Week 19 This post is a text digest of the Scaffolds Podcast. To listen to the original episode, visit the following link: Scaffolds Podcast on Spotify On this week’s episode of Scaffolds, I talked to Dr. Kelsey Tobin, a postdoctoral researcher in my lab, about a new ambrosia beetle that we’re Read More…
Scaffolds 2024 Digest: Week 17
Scaffolds 2024 Digest: Week 17 On this week’s episode of Scaffolds, I talked to doctor Rebecca Schmidt-Jeffris. about biological control in tree fruit. Kerik talks biopesticides and bacteriophages, and Anna gives us our state of the state update on degree day accumulation and trap captures. Monique Interviews Dr. Rebecca Schmidt Jeffris Monique: Okay, Read More…
Scaffolds 2024 Digest: Week 16
Scaffolds 2024 Digest: Week 16 On this week’s episode of Scaffolds, I talked to Doctor David Crowder. If you remember, a couple episodes ago, I was talking about some papers from his lab on woolly apple aphid. Well, I finally got him on the podcast, and we discuss a decision aid support tool that he Read More…
Scaffolds 2024 Digest: Week 15
Scaffolds 2024 Digest: Week 15 This post is a text digest of the Scaffolds Podcast. To listen to the original episode, visit the following link: Scaffolds Podcast on Spotify On this week’s episode of Scaffolds, I talked to Mario Miranda Sazo, a horticulturalist on the Lake Ontario Fruit Team, about summer pruning. I had this Read More…