In southern counties there is a significant risk for fire blight from Thursday through the weekend for any Pear or Apple orchards with blossoms open. If your orchards are at risk apply antibiotics at the first opportunity. The forecast rain will also be the first significant scab infection for apples. Growers can personalize their risk […]
Continue reading...April 15, 2013 Meredith Melendez
Food Safety Considerations for Direct Market Growers: Assessing Risk
Growers who sell 100% of their product through direct market methods will likely never have to deal with a third party audit, but food safety is a critical component of producing a quality product. Food safety should be a part of every farms risk management plan. If you have not attended training on Good Agricultural […]
Continue reading...April 12, 2013 Norman Lalancette
Integrated Fungicide Programs for Early Season Apple Disease Control
Early season season disease control on apple, which is defined in this article as the period from 1/2″ green to second cover, consists of simultaneous management of apple scab, powdery mildew, and cedar apple rust. Of these three diseases, the primary target is typically apple scab. During this period, the initial scab inoculum in the […]
Continue reading...April 12, 2013 Wes Kline and Meredith Melendez
Food Safety: Listen to FDA Q&A on Proposed Water Regs
Food Safety Modernization Act – here is some information on new FDA water rules for water used for growing and packing produce and values for pathogens in water and the questions and how FDA answers them including: What changes are required for water What uses are not exempt anymore Which water sources have to be […]
Continue reading...April 11, 2013 Andy Wyenandt
Vegetable Disease Update: 4/11/2013
Asparagus: Phytophthora crown and spear rot Cabbage: Damping-off Cole crops: Downy Mildew and Alternaria Leeks (overwintered, spring transplanted): Purple blotch Lettuce: Bottom Rot/Drop Parsley: Septoria Blight/Bacterial (blight) leaf spot Strawberry: Anthracnose fruit rot; Botrytis (Gray Mold) and Blossom blight
Continue reading...April 10, 2013 Dave Schmitt
