Jordan Smith, 800-498-1518, Jordan.smith2@usda.gov The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct its 2022 Cost of Pollination survey from November through December of 2022. The survey will be sent to nearly 16,000 producers nationwide. “Honey bees are important pollinators of crops ranging from almonds to zucchinis,” said King Whetstone, director of Read More…
Category: Apples
Market Report: New York Apples for Processing 2022 Crop (Source: USDA-AMS)
Movement of apples for juice stock from tree picked storable apples, packinghouse sorts, is expected to seasonally increase. Supply heavy. Trading is active. Prices about steady. Purchase prices listed are variety, size and quality dependent. Prices for processing apples on Tuesday, October 25, 2022 F.O.B. packing house or receiving station per cwt. 2022 crop: Juice Read More…
Cool, Fall Nights Challenge Fruit Storability
Randy Beaudry, Michigan State University Extension, with additional comments by Mike Basedow, CCE-ENYCHP The highly desirable Honeycrisp apple is also one of the most tender apples we grow. It has an extreme sensitivity to low temperature that we usually see after harvest following some weeks of cold storage. However, if the temperatures in the orchard are 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…
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…
Lost in a Valley of Confusion: The State of Today’s Wholesale Apple Industry in the Hudson Valley; A Summary of Recent Producer Feedback
A commentary by Dan Donahue, CCE-ENYCHP, Hudson Valley During our winter fruit conference program in February 2020, Mike Basedow and I devoted the entire second day to the question of “What apple variety should I plant?” After a full day of listening to growers, marketers, nursery producers, and academics tackle the question from different angles, Read More…
Champlain Valley Recommendations for Return Bloom Sprays in 2022
Dr. Terence Robinson, Cornell-AgriTech, Geneva, New York For mildly biennial varieties, apply four sprays of Ethrel (1 pt/A) or NAA (4 oz/A) beginning when fruits are 25 mm in diameter and on a 10-day interval. For strongly biennialvarieties, apply four sprays of Ethrel or NAA (4 oz/A) beginning when fruits are 16 mm in diameter and on a Read More…