Our colleagues from New England will be sharing updates on their cider apple orchard research projects. The webinar is co-hosted by CORRECTION: THIS EVENT DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR NYSDEC PESTICIDE CREDITS. For more details and a link to the registration page, visit:
https://ag.umass.edu/fruit/events/northeast-cider-apple-project
Agenda:
11:45 am Check-in with Cornell Cooperative Extension for attendees requiring NYSDEC pesticide credits. Not required for holders of a license from a New England State.
12:00 pm Attendee check-in.
12:05 pm Presentation(s) begins (1 hour)
-Precision crop load management (spur pruning) to prevent biennialism in Honeycrisp can be tedious and time consuming. Dr. Renae Moran will describe her method for counting buds, how to tell if they are fruit buds or leaf buds, and whether or not this pruning technique works.
-Dr. Terence Bradshaw will discuss the present market for cider apples and considerations for maintaining profitability while growing cider fruit.
-Elizabeth Garofalo and Dr. Jaime Piñero will share IPM insights from cider apple orchard observations.
12:55 pm Question & Answer with presenters.
1:20 pm questions and evaluation.
1:30 pm End.