Scaffolds Digest: Season 3 Finale Note: this summary was generated with ChatGPT, and reviewed and edited by Mike Basedow. On this week’s episode of Scaffolds. Kerik, Anna, and I sit down with Vaughn Gingerich of Lake Ontario Ag Consulting to recap the season’s pest management challenges. Monique Rivera Welcomed Vaughn Gingrich and recapped the season’s Read More…
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Scaffolds Digest: 29 July 2025
Scaffolds Digest: 29 July 2025 Note: this summary was generated with ChatGPT, and reviewed and edited by Mike Basedow. Monique Rivera Extension Event Announcements Eastern NY Late Summer Orchard Meeting: Aug 13, 5–7 PM at Morningkill Farm, Ballston Spa. Tour + grafting program. Western NY Fruit Grower Tour: July 31 in Wayne County. Focus: chemistries, Read More…
Scaffolds Digest: 22 July 2025
Scaffolds Digest: 22 July 2025 Note: this summary was generated with ChatGPT, and reviewed and edited by Mike Basedow. Monique Rivera Introduced guest Dr. Andres Antolinez from the Hudson Valley Research Lab. Discussed visit to Hudson Valley and aimed to recap current insect pressure and scouting practices. Noted overlapping pest management issues and challenges with Read More…
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…
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…
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…
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 18
Scaffolds 2024 Digest: Week 18 On this week’s episode of Scaffolds, I talk about starting to think about BMSB or brown marmorated stink bug. Kerik talks about apple scab symptoms on the fruit versus the leaves and disease forecasting for Marssonina, powdery mildew and fire blight. And last, Anna gives us our state of the 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…