February 6, 2006
February 6, 2006
| Upcoming Events | Spray Bulletin | Plant Pathology | Berkeley/Jefferson
Counties Fruit School |
Hampshire County Fruit School |
UPCOMING
EVENTS February
10, 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. -
February 22-25.
- 2006 Mid-Atlantic Direct Marketing Conference and Trade Show at the
Sheraton Reading Hotel in February 23, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Western Maryland Regional Fruit Meeting at Western Maryland Research
and Education Center, Keedysville, MD. Registration fee (includes program
materials, refreshments and lunch) is $25 by February 17. For more
information contact Cindy Mason at 301-432-2767 x301. February 26 - March 1.
- International Fruit Tree Association Annual Convention and
March
8, 8:00 a.m. - 4:15 p.m. - Berkeley/Jefferson Counties Winter
Fruit School at the WVU Tree Fruit Research and March
9, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Hampshire County Winter Fruit School at
the Hampshire High School Vo-Ag Building, Romney, WV.
See enclosed brochure. Registration
fee is $12 by March 1 or $15 at the door.
Recertification credits will be provided for pesticide applicators.
For more information contact the Hampshire County Extension Office at
304-822-5013 or at Bob.ChevesJr@mail.wvu.edu. March 11, 5:30 p.m.
- A retirement party to recognize the many years of service to WVU by
Dr. Richard "Dick" Zimmerman will be held in the Martinsburg area.
This event will be a dinner/dance to include a program to honor and
"roast" the retiree. For complete details and to receive a written
invitation, please contact former Jefferson County Extension Agent Jim
Staley at 304-267-8203 or at jimstaley03@msn.com.
March 13-16.
- West Virginia Ag Safety Days at the WVU Tree Fruit Research and
March
16, 23, 30, April 6, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m., April 8, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
- Advanced Beekeeping Short Course sponsored by the Eastern Panhandle
Beekeepers Association (EPBA) and the Hagerstown Valley Apian Society (HVAS)
at the WVU Tree Fruit Research and Education Center, Kearneysville, WV.
The registration fee is $35 per person, $10 for second family
member (in same household) by March 1. For more information contact Dave
Freese at 304-267-6188 or visit www.epbawv.org. |
SPRAY BULLETIN 
PLANT PATHOLOGY
Peach leaf curl should be controlled in the spring with a fungicide
application before the buds swell, unless you already made a leaf curl
application in the fall. If leaf curl was severe in your peach and nectarine
blocks in 2005, and you made your fall fungicide application to control the
disease for 2006, a spring fungicide application may be needed to ensure
complete disease control. In orchards where careful monitoring is practiced and
where leaf curl has not been present for two or more years, this spray can be
omitted until the disease begins to recur. For best control of peach leaf curl,
make a dilute application of fungicide under calm conditions, making sure to
cover each bud thoroughly. Using one of the fixed coppers for the leaf curl
spray may help suppress bacterial spot in blocks where this disease is a
problem. See the 2006 Spray Bulletin for fungicides and rates of
application.
Phytophthora root rot can be managed with mefanoxam (Ridomil Gold EC and Ridomil 5G) and will aid in the control of crown, collar, and other root rots caused by Phytophthora spp. on both bearing and non-bearing apple trees. Ridomil 5G can be used in nonbearing orchards only. Applications should be made on a preventative schedule before symptoms appear, especially in orchards where conditions are favorable for disease development. Ridomil should not be expected to revitalize trees showing moderate to severe disease symptoms. Ridomil is not registered for use as a preplanting dip treatment. For best results, make one application at the time of planting or in the spring before growth starts. Make another application in the fall after harvest. Ridomil is highly specific and will not control other agents causing similar tree decline symptoms, including but not limited to other fungal root rots, graft union necrosis (tomato ringspot virus) and vole damage.
Apple scab urea application. A spray of 5% solution of urea (46-0-0) in water may be applied to apple leaves on the ground if this was not done in the autumn (42 lb. urea in 100 gal. water, applied at 100 gallons/acre). The nitrogen will hasten leaf litter decomposition and may result in reduced inoculum from the apple scab fungus. Moving leaves from under the trees to the row middles with a leaf blower and then shredding them with a flail mower is a good alternative to the urea spray for small acreages.
AGRABILITY PROJECT
The
West Virginia AgrAbility Project has been awarded a new four-year grant through
the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The 2005-2009 grant renews the
partnership between WVU Safety and Health Extension, West Virginia Assistive
Technology System, and Northern
Project
staff will continue to work with farmers, farm workers, and farm families to
identify ergonomic adaptations, assistive technology, and other tools to
accommodate injuries and chronic health conditions. In
its first four years, West Virginia AgrAbility loaned more than 180 assistive
devices-like long-handled and ergonomic gardening tools, flame weeders, and
gate latches-to farmers needing help to conduct farm work.
Thirty-two
percent of the state's adults say their work activities are limited by
arthritis or other joint problems, according to a recent study by the West
Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources.
"Given
the nature of farm work-constant bending, twisting, and heavy
lifting-farmers and farm workers are especially vulnerable to
arthritis-related disabilities," said Inetta Fluharty, field operations
manager for the West Virginia AgrAbility Project. "In addition, unlike many
workers who retire in their mid-60s, people in production agriculture tend to
continue working well into their 70s or even 80s. Over a lifetime, the toll such
strenuous physical labor takes on the body-especially one affected by
arthritis or rheumatic disease-can make farming truly difficult."
In
addition to providing on-site
technical assistance, staff members offer information and referral, training for
rural professionals, education on preventing additional injuries, and peer
support groups for farmers. Virtually
any farmer may receive free services through West Virginia AgrAbility because he
or she needs a minimum of only $1,000 in annual sales of agricultural products
to be eligible for technical assistance, education, and networking. AgrAbility
staff work one-on-one with orchardists, diversified vegetable growers, woodland
herb producers, and livestock producers.
To
find out more about the West Virginia AgrAbility Project, call 800-841-8346
(toll-free), send an e-mail (assist@cebridge.net),
or visit the Web site (www.cedwvu.org/programs/agrability).
Morning
Presiding: Alan Biggs
8:00
Registration - $12 by March 1;
$15 on site
8:30
Karen Burkhart, President, WVSHS
8:45
Karen Burkhart, President, WVSHS
9:00
Performance of New Peach Tree
Growth Types -
Steve Miller, Research Horticulturist, Appalachian Fruit Research
Station
9:30
Considerations in Diversification
into Small Fruits for Tree Fruit Growers -
Joseph Fiola, Specialist in Viticulture and Small Fruit,
10:15
Refreshment Break
10:30
Alternative Production and
Marketing Strategies to Increase Profits -
Robert Black,
Robert Williams, Executive Director,
11:30
Labor Issues and Options for the
Gayla Steward-Reardon, Farm Labor
Specialist,
12:00
Catered Lunch
Afternoon
Presiding: Henry Hogmire
1:00
2006 Spray Bulletin Update (Panel)
-
Rakesh Chandran, WVU Weed Scientist; Alan Biggs, WVU Plant Pathologist;
Henry Hogmire,
WVU Entomologist
1:45
Understanding Peach Rusty Spot
Epidemics -
Norman Lalancette, Extension Specialist - Tree Fruit Pathology,
2:15
Refreshment Break
2:30
Preemergence Herbicide Evaluation
in Apple: Preliminary Results
-
Rakesh Chandran, Weed Scientist, West Virginia University
3:00
A Reduced-Risk Pest Management
Program in
Summary of 4-year RAMP Project -
Henry
Hogmire, Entomologist,
3:30
RAMP Participant Grower Panel
-
Dave
Cosby, National Fruit Products Co.; Ron Slonaker,
4:00
Distribution of Attendance Form
for Pesticide Applicator Recertification
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BERKELEY/JEFFERSON COUNTIES WINTER FRUIT SCHOOL REGISTRATION FORM
Address:______________________________________
___________________Phone:__________________
Hampshire County
Winter Fruit School
Morning
Presiding: Robert Cheves
8:00
Registration - $12 by March 1;
$15 on site
8:30
Karen Burkhart, President, WVSHS
8:45
Robert Williams, Executive Director,
9:15
Understanding Peach Rusty Spot
Epidemics -
Norman Lalancette, Extension Specialist - Tree Fruit Pathology,
9:45
Alternative Production and
Marketing Strategies to Increase Profits -
Calvin Riggleman, Smith's Orchard, Loom, WV;
Robert Cheves,
Hampshire County Extension Agent,
West Virginia
10:15
Refreshment Break
10:30
Considerations in Diversification
into Small Fruits for Tree Fruit Growers -
Joseph Fiola, Specialist in Viticulture and Small Fruit,
11:15
2006 Spray Bulletin Update (Panel)
-
Rakesh Chandran, WVU Weed Scientist; Alan Biggs, WVU Plant Pathologist;
Henry Hogmire,
WVU Entomologist
12:00
Catered Lunch
Afternoon
Presiding: Robert Cheves
1:00
Labor Issues and Options for the
Gayla Steward-Reardon, Farm
Labor Specialist,
1:45
Performance of New Peach Tree
Growth Types -
Steve Miller, Research Horticulturist, Appalachian Fruit Research
Station
2:15
Refreshment Break
2:30
Preemergence Herbicide Evaluation
in Apple: Preliminary Results -
Rakesh Chandran, Weed Scientist,
3:00
A Reduced-Risk Pest Management
Program in
Summary of 4-year RAMP Project
-
Henry Hogmire, Entomologist,
3:45
Distribution
of Attendance Form for Pesticide Applicator Recertification
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HAMPSHIRE COUNTY WINTER FRUIT
Name:____________________________________________________________
___________________________Address:______________________________________
_______________________Phone:__________________March
9 - Hampshire County Winter Fruit School__________@ $12.00 ea. = ___________________
Please return this form along
with a check payable to WVSHS by March 1 to Robert Cheves, Hampshire
County Extension Office,
PO
Box 1880,
READ THE LABEL CAREFULLY AND USE THE CHEMICALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH LABEL CAUTIONS, WARNING AND DIRECTIONS. REQUEST A MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET (MSDS) FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR EACH PRODUCT YOU USE.
Trade and brand names are used only for the purpose of information, and the West Virginia University Extension Service does not guarantee nor warrant the standard of the product, nor does it imply approval of the product to the exclusion of others which may also be suitable. The West Virginia University Extension service assumes no responsibility in the use of hazardous chemicals.
Individuals requesting an accommodation at an Extension Meeting because of a disability should contact one of the Specialists at the WVU Tree Fruit Research and Education Center at 304-876-6353 at least 5 days prior to the meeting date.
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