USDA Farm Service Agency has just made $2 billion available to help specialty crop producers (fruit, vegetable, tree nuts, nursery crops, Christmas trees, floriculture, culinary and medicinal herbs and spices, honey, hops, maple sap, turfgrass and grass seed) expand markets and manage higher costs. Applications are only accepted from December 10, 2024, to January 8, 2025. Many NYS farms would seem to be eligible for these funds. This is not a grant; payments are based entirely on your sales history.
Category: Berries
To Net or Not to Net? Managing Spotted Wing Drosophila in Organic Blueberries
Heather and I have been out visiting berry farms for the past two weeks and we are right in the middle of blueberry and spotted wing drosophlia (SWD) season so this month’s Smart Marketing article from the Dyson School looking at the economics of exclusion netting in organic blueberry production was very timely.
Berry E-News June 28, 2024
Change is Upon Us The team and I are very pleased to announce that Heather Kase will be joining the ENYCH team as an Extension Associate Berry Specialist starting July 1. Heather brings a wealth of knowledge and experience working with growers across the Northeast as a technical sales rep for BioBee. She has a Read More…
Berry E-News- June 21, 2024
Berry ‘To-Do’ list: We have found Spotted Wing Drosophila for several weeks in a row in traps at all locations throughout the region. Given the warm, humid weather we anticipate this pest to be a problem for cane berries and blueberries, and possibly the late strawberry varieties. Fruit that is ripening or ripe need to Read More…
Berry E-News- June 7, 2024
Berry ‘To-Do’ list: Spotted Wing Drosophila has been found throughout the region this week. This is the earliest we’ve seen it, and it’s a little unusual that it’s so widespread so soon. Fruit that is ripening or ripe need to be protected. The first spray is very important as it serves to undercut the population Read More…
Berry E-News- May 23, 2024
Berry ‘To-Do’ list: Occasional heavy rain and hail storms have plagued some areas over the last few weeks. This, along with temperatures over 90 degrees has made for great disease situation. But it’s not a freeze! All things are relative. We are deploying SWD traps to start monitoring. This year, under the direction of Anna Read More…
Spotted Wing Drosophila – Update on Monitoring and Management
Spotted Wing Drosophila – Update on Monitoring and Management Anna Wallis, NYSIPM & Janet van Zoeren, CCE LOF Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) is a serious pest of berries and cherries; as the primary driver of insecticide applications in those crops, growers of susceptible fruits are all too familiar with this insect. For a review of Read More…
Berry E-News – April 22, 2024
Berry “To Do” List All Crops: Last chance for early season weed management! Southern farms are likely too far along for some of the herbicides to safely be applied, but central and northern growers might have the opportunity before inclement weather mid-week. Read the Early Season Weed Control article later in this newsletter. Scout for Read More…
Berry E News 1.12.2024
Berry Educational Events Abound! Make sure to take advantage of these great, in-person opportunities to learn more about berry production. There will be great trade shows, pre and post-conference tours at some events, and lots of other growers in attendance for networking. Nothing beats in-person interaction, so please take advantage of these conferences if you Read More…
CCE ENYCHP Blog Post: Environmental Protection Agency Mitigation Proposal Update – Ziram/Thiram/Ferbam
Environmental Protection Agency Mitigation Proposal Update: Ziram/Thiram/Ferbam Megan Luke, Penn State Extension, Viticulture & Tree Fruit Educator The EPA recently hosted a webinar to address concerns and to outline new measures for mitigating risks pertaining to the use of three commonly used fungicides: ziram, thiram, and ferbam. It is crucial to understand what changes are Read More…
USDA Disaster Designation for New York Will Assist Farms Impacted by May Freeze
This article was republished from Morning Ag Clips: https://www.morningagclips.com/usda-disaster-designation-for-new-york-will-assist-farms-impacted-by-may-freeze/ ALBANY — State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball announced that 31 counties across New York State have been designated as a primary natural disaster area by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) following the late May frost/freeze event. These designations mean that impacted farmers in Read More…
Dealing with storm/flood damage on your farm.
Maire Ullrich, CCE Orange County and Elizabeth Higgins, CCE ENYCH If you have had flooding in your fields or crop damage due to storms here are some guidelines to follow. First Steps – Document the Damage If you have flood/storm damage to your crops it is important that you remember to take pictures and document Read More…