Aaron Gabriel, Extension Educator Cornell Cooperative Extension Capital Area Agriculture and Horticulture Program Smooth Bedstraw, Galium mollugo L. Catchweed bedstraw, Galium aparine L. False cleavers, Galium spurium L. The bedstraws and false cleavers are weeds mostly of hay fields and pastures, where they are highly competitive. Livestock usually avoid these weeds, although some will eat them. Bedstraws are slightly toxic. Read More…
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Update on the Spotted Lanternfly, Our Newest Insect Pest in the Hudson Valley
Dan Donahue, CCE-ENYCHP, Hudson Valley, New York The Spotted Lanternfly (SLF), Lycorma delicatula, is an invasive pest species first discovered in Northeastern Pennsylvania in 2014. While the state of Pennsylvania and the USDA reacted quickly to establish a quarantine to prevent its spread, the insect is an accomplished traveler, managing to escape the region by 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…