This podcast focuses on providing timely commercial tree fruit production advice for beginning industry professionals and seasoned growers. Educators from Penn State Extension and faculty from Penn State University’s horticulture, entomology, and plant pathology departments drop in to give insights and observations about what is going on in the orchards.
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Season 5, Episode 8: Big Spring Decisions
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Kari, Shan and Greg discuss the importance of the next few days with thinning, infection events, and insect management all coming in at once. Also, Spring Orchard Meetings are available for registration at the following link: https://extension.psu.edu/spring-orchard-meetings Episode Host/Speakers: Kari Peter (host), Shan Kumar (speaker), Greg Krawc…
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Season 5, Episode 7: Disease, Insects and Thinning During Bloom
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Kari hosts without Don and has Drs. Shan Kumar and Greg Krawczyk on. The three specialists highlight things that growers need to be thinking about as Spring rapidly progresses. Make sure you sign up to get notified of future Extension events for tree fruit growers! Sign Up Flight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season…
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Season 5, Episode 6: Fire Blight Emergency - 4.15.2024
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Kari and Don fire off a quick fire blight infection update. Plus some information on apple scab and blossom blight dangers in the next few days. Spring Orchard Meetings: https://extension.psu.edu/spring-orchard-meetings Grafting Workshop: https://extension.psu.edu/top-working-apple-trees-a-grafting-workshop Episode Host/Speakers: Don Seifrit (host)…
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Season 5 Episode 5: Spring Pathology and Entomology Update
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Kari and Don are joined once again by Greg. They highlight the pitfalls of the upcoming week, with the increasingly warm (and wet!) weather. Spring Orchard Meetings: https://extension.psu.edu/spring-orchard-meetings Grafting Workshop: https://extension.psu.edu/top-working-apple-trees-a-grafting-workshop Pollinator Workshop: Call 717-334-6271 or ema…
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Season 5 Episode 4: Rapid Spring Changes
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Kari and Don are joined for the first time this year by Dr. Greg Krawczyk to give an update on chlorpyrifos and a Spring insect update. Kari makes a slight adjustment to her recommendations from the last episode. Don Seifrit (host) Kari Peter (speaker) Greg Krawczyk (speaker) Music Credit: “The Raven and the Swan” by Josh Woodward is licensed under…
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Kari and Don talk about what to do when the weather doesn’t cooperate with your plans for spraying. Orchard Critical Frost Temperatures Don Seifrit (host), Kari Peter (speaker) Music Credit: “The Raven and the Swan” by Josh Woodward is licensed under an Attribution 3.0 United States License. Courtesy of FreeMusicArchive.org Lead Image: Photo courte…
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Season 5 Episode 2: What Low Temperatures Might Mean for Orchards
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Kari and Don highlight some early-season sprays and discuss what the week's low temperatures might mean for orchards. Article: Orchard Critical Frost Temperatures Episode Host/Speakers: Don Seifrit (host), Kari Peter (speaker) Music Credit: “The Raven and the Swan” by Josh Woodward is licensed under an Attribution 3.0 United States License. Courtes…
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Season 5 Episode 1: Introducing Dr. Shan Kumar!
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Kari and Don jump back into the podcast with the new Professor of Horticulture at Penn State, Dr. Shan Kumar! Shan outlines his past work and future research interests. Additionally, he provides a winter update for horticultural practices to keep in mind. Kari provides a mid-winter sanitation update. Winter Fruit Schools and the new Tree Fruit Prod…
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Season 4 Episode 20: Program Update from Dr. Macarena Farcuh
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Kari and Don check back in with Dr. Macarena Farcuh at the University of Maryland. Dr. Farcuh has a very active post-harvest lab, and she describes several of the research projects she has worked on since she began at the university. Dr. Farcuh’s lab has a very active web presence, and you can connect with her work at the links below. Fruit Pulse N…
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Season 4 Episode 19: Pre-Post-Harvest Care
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Kari, Greg, and Don talk about pre-harvest applications to control post-harvest rots and late-season insect pests. Don Seifrit (host) Kari Peter (speaker) Greg Krawczyk (speaker) Music Credit: “The Raven and the Swan” by Josh Woodward is licensed under an Attribution 3.0 United States License. Courtesy of FreeMusicArchive.org Image credit: K. Peter…
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Season 4 Episode 18: Fruit Bites—Leaf Analyses and Plant Disease
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Jim Schupp highlights the importance of leaf analysis for orchard nutrition, and Kari highlights mid-season disease pressures. Spraying by the Numbers (link below) is discussed in-depth during Kari’s update. Spraying by the Numbers Don Seifrit (host) Kari Peter (speaker) Greg Krawczyk (speaker) Photo credit: K. Peter, Penn State Music Credit: “The …
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Season 4 Episode 17: Why It’s Important to Enunciate
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Kari, Greg, and Don highlight some mid-season issues to be aware of, and Kari clarifies “wetting hours” versus “wedding hours.” Don Seifrit (host) Kari Peter (speaker) Greg Krawczyk (speaker) Music Credit: “The Raven and the Swan” by Josh Woodward is licensed under an Attribution 3.0 United States License. Courtesy of FreeMusicArchive.org Photo: K.…
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Season 4 Episode 16: Wacky Weather!
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Kari, Greg, and Don discuss changes in insect and disease pressure due to the rapidly changing weather conditions. Additionally, Dr. Daniel Weber has a brief additional segment highlighting the multi-state Virtual Meetups. Virtual meetups can be joined at: bit.ly/2023-virtual-meetup Don Seifrit (host) Kari Peter (speaker) Greg Krawczyk (speaker) Da…
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Season 4 Episode 15: Fruit Bites 6/15/23—Mid-June Challenges
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Kari, Greg, and Don discuss unexpected difficulties in mid-June. High (low?) lights include brown marmorated stink bug, hail damage, and bitter rot. Kari’s update start: 0:53 Greg’s update start: 16:48 Don Seifrit (host) Kari Peter (speaker) Greg Krawczyk (speaker) Lead Image: Brown marmorated stink bug adults. Photo: G. Krawczyk, Penn State Make s…
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Season 4 Episode 14: Fruit Bites—Emergency Thinning Advice
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Kari, Don, Greg, and Jim talk about strange early-season weather. Jim provides advice for late and emergency thinning procedures. Kari and Greg highlight the current concerns in their specialties. Don Seifrit (host) Kari Peter (speaker) Greg Krawczyk (speaker) Jim Schupp (speaker) Lead Image: Edwin Winzeler, Penn State Make sure you sign up to get …
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Season 4 Episode 13: Fruit Bites—Big Pathology Update!
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Kari and Don record an in-person episode! Kari has a hefty pathology update, with special attention to fire blight. Scout your fields! Episode speakers: Don Seifrit Kari Peter Lead photo: K. Peter, Penn State Special Notice: Bilingual Pesticide Labeling Webinar The EPA has announced a public webinar/forum to discuss upcoming changes regarding pesti…
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Season 4 Episode 12: Growing Degree Days
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Kari and Don talk about a slowed-down Spring with Greg and highlight previous updates from the specialists depending on the geographic region listeners are in. Greg discusses how to calculate growing degree days for (more) accurate predictions of insect activity. Scout your fields! Don Seifrit (host) Kari Peter (host) Greg Krawczyk (speaker) Image:…
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Season 4 Episode 11: Fruit Bites—March in May?
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Kari and Don are joined again by Drs. Greg Krawczyk and Jim Schupp. Jim highlights more information about thinning as the weather (hopefully) improves, and Greg talks about what to expect in insect development. Kari discusses several of the diseases to keep an eye out for over the next week. Don Seifrit (host) Kari Peter (host) Greg Krawczyk (speak…
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Season 4 Episode 10: Fruit Bites—Cold Weather Thinning and IPM
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Kari and Don are joined again by Drs. Greg Krawczyk and Jim Schupp. Jim and Greg highlight how the cold weather affects their specialties, and Kari shifts gears into apple scab and Marsonnina blotch management. Don Seifrit (host) Kari Peter (host) Greg Krawczyk (speaker) Jim Schupp (speaker) Photo: K. Peter, Penn State Make sure you sign up to get …
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Season 4 Episode 9: Fruit Bites—And...It’s Cold Again
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Kari and Don discuss fire blight and Marsonnina blight risk in orchards, give an update (and a correction) from Dr. Krawczyk, and highlight upcoming Penn State Extension programming. Hosts: Don Seifrit Kari Peter To register for the Spring Orchard Meeting near you, visit: https://extension.psu.edu/spring-orchard-meetings Photo: Greg Krawczyk, Penn …
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Season 4 Episode 8: Fruit Bites—Hot April Weather
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Kari and Don discuss summer in April with a lookout for fire blight and other diseases. Don Seifrit (host) Kari Peter (host) Lead Image: K. Imhoff Make sure you sign up to get notified of future Extension events for tree fruit growers! Sign Up Flight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season…
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Season 4 Episode 7: Fruit Bites—Fire Blight Watch
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Kari and Don highlight some early-season concerns after a cold weekend that is leading into a hot week. Hosts: Don Seifrit Kari Peter Lead Image: D. Seifrit, Penn State Make sure you sign up to get notified of future Extension events for tree fruit growers! Sign Up Flight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season…
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Season 4 Episode 6: Fruit Bites—Early April Disease Management
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The first Fruit Bite of the growing season! Kari and Don highlight some early-season disease management with an apple scab infection period on the horizon. Speakers: Don Seifrit and Kari Peter Photo Credit: Dr. K. Peter, Penn State Make sure you sign up to get notified of future Extension events for tree fruit growers! Sign Up Flight Seasonalities …
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Season 4 Episode 5: Post-Harvest Rot Series – Mycotoxins: Patulin
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Kari and Don speak with Dr. Holly Bartholomew from the USDA-ARS. Holly outlines her research on patulin, what mycotoxins are, and why management is important. Don Seifrit (host), Kari Peter (speaker) Holly Bartholomew (speaker) Lead Image: Kari Peter, Penn State Make sure you sign up to get notified of future Extension events for tree fruit growers…
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Season 4 Episode 4: Post-Harvest Rot Series—Bin Sanitation Research
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Kari and Don are joined again by Dr. Jurick, USDA, and Dr. Dianiris Luciano-Rosario from the University Of Wisconsin. Dianiris highlights her work on bin sanitation from mold spores and the differences in sanitation between wooden and plastic bins. Hosts: Don Seifrit and Kari Peter Wayne Jurick (speaker), Dianiris Luciano-Rosario (speaker) Penicill…
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Season 4 Episode 3: Post-Harvest Rot Series—USDA Blue Mold Basic Research
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Kari and Don are joined once again by Dr. Jurick as he discusses basic research and the research focus of his laboratory and provides insight into the next few episodes. Episode Host/Speakers: Don Seifrit (host) Kari Peter (speaker) Wayne Jurick (speaker) Photo Credit: Kari Peter, Penn State Make sure you sign up to get notified of future Extension…
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Season 4 Episode 2: Post-Harvest Rot Series—Rot Spores and Where to Find Them
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In this first full-length episode of Season 4, Kari and Don welcome back Johanny Castro with information about his continued work over the past year. Additionally, Dr. Wayne Jurick from the USDA joins the conversation. Dr. Jurick and his lab will be special guests over the next few weeks as we dive deeper into the topic of post-harvest rots. Don Se…
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Season 4 Episode 1: Fruit Bite for 2-7-2023
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In the first episode of season 4, Kari and Don highlight canker management during winter pruning and highlight some potential upcoming episodes. Don Seifrit (host) Kari Peter (speaker) Lead Image: Dr. Gary Moorman, Penn State (retired) Make sure you sign up to get notified of future Extension events for tree fruit growers! Sign Up Flight Seasonalit…
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Fruit Bites 9: 10-18-2022 End of Season Tips and Reminders
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In this 9th Fruit Bite, Don and Kari discuss Fall/Winter weed control, some end-of-season disease management, and year-end weather station maintenance. Don Seifrit (host) Kari Peter (speaker) Image courtesy of SeagullNady on Pixabay.com Make sure you sign up to get notified of future Extension events for tree fruit growers! Sign Up Flight Seasonali…
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Fruit Bites 8: 8.26.2022, Pre-Harvest and Post-Harvest
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In this 8th Fruit Bite, Kari and Don discuss pre-harvest treatments for insects, disease, and post-harvest rot coverage and control. Don Seifrit (host) Kari Peter (speaker) Lead Image: J. Castro, Penn State Make sure you sign up to get notified of future Extension events for tree fruit growers! Sign Up Flight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests Durin…
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Fruit Bite 7: 7-13-2022, Mid-July Issues
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In this 7th Fruit Bite, Kari and Don highlight the timing for leaf analysis, aphid control, and early harvest stone fruit disease control. If someone is interested in doing soil or leaf analysis, here is a link to the Penn State analytical services laboratory: https://agsci.psu.edu/aasl Don Seifrit (host) Kari Peter (speaker) Lead Image: K. Peter, …
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Season 3 Episode 4: All About Bitter Rot
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Dr. Peter and Don interview Dr. Phillip Martin, a former Ph.D. student of Kari’s, who performed his work on bitter rot. Phillip tells us all about the fungal cause of the disease and management techniques. Don Seifrit (host) Kari Peter (host) Dr. Phillip Martin (guest) Lead Image: Dr. Kari Peter, Penn State University Make sure you sign up to get n…
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Fruit Bites 6 – 6.16.2022 - Yikes! Bitter Rot!
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In this Fruit Bite, Kari has a big disease update. She highlights bitter rot and bitter rot control. The bacterial spot of stone fruit gets the spotlight this week, too. Bacterial spot control is discussed. Don Seifrit (host) Kari Peter (speaker) Lead Image: K. Peter, Penn State Kari's latest article: 2022 Disease Update: Prevent Bitter Rot on Appl…
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Fruit Bites 5: 6.6.2022, Orchard Highlights for Early June
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In this 5th Fruit Bite, Kari highlights codling moths and pheromone trapping, fire blight infections and tool cleaning, and rosy apple aphid control. Keep an eye out for sooty blotch and flyspeck. If anyone wants to register for the Fruit Research and Extension Center field day in Biglerville, please reach out to Dr. Peter by email, at kap22@psu.ed…
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Fruit Bites 4: 5.18.2022, Thinning Is on Our Minds!
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The fourth Fruit Bite episode talks about caution during chemical thinning in response to the weather, especially after looking at models in previous weeks, fire blight and apple scab, and plum curculio. Don Seifrit (host) Kari Peter (speaker) Lead Image: Jim Schupp, Penn State Make sure you sign up to get notified of future Extension events for tr…
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Fruit Bite 3: 5.10.2022, Say NO to Fireblight!
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The third Fruit Bite episode talks about fire blight, caution during chemical thinning in response to the weather, plum curculio, and white peach scale. Don Seifrit (host) Kari Peter (speaker) Lead Image: K. Peter, Penn State Make sure you sign up to get notified of future Extension events for tree fruit growers! Sign Up Flight Seasonalities of Mai…
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Fruit Bite 2: 5.4.2022, Fire Blight, Apple Scab, and Mating Disruption, Oh My!
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The second Fruit Bite highlights early-season issues with an emphasis on some disease pressure and insect reproduction prevention. Don Seifrit (host), Kari Peter (speaker) Lead Image: K. Peter, Penn State Make sure you sign up to get notified of future Extension events for tree fruit growers! Sign Up Flight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During …
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Fruit Bite 1: 4-28-2022, Introducing Minisodes!
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Don and Kari debut “Fruit Bites,” a new, short form of the Dr. Tree Fruit and Don podcast to provide information more often in a condensed format. Fruit Bites will be released about once a week. Kari highlights updates from herself and the other specialists discussing apple scab, powdery mildew, brown rot, white peach scale, and more. Speakers: Don…
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Season 3 Episode 3: Early Season Disease Update
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Hello Listeners! The meeting in North East, PA, is ON for May 12, 2022. Don had some confusion between northeast and “North East." ;) In this 1-on-1 episode, Dr. Peter provides an update on fire blight, apple scab, and several other diseases. Don also highlights upcoming in-person Penn State Extension events. Spring Orchard Meetings Registration Do…
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Season 3 Episode 2: New Herbicides and Lorsban Ban
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Dr. Crassweller talks about herbicides that were released after the editing of the new tree fruit production guide, and Greg highlights the chlorpyrifos ban and what that means for growers with some still in their pesticide shed. Below are links discussed in this episode: 2022-2023 Tree Fruit Production Guide Pennsylvania Dept. Of Agriculture Chems…
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Season 3 Episode 1: Post-Harvest Rots with Johanny Castro
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Kari and Don discuss post-harvest rot with Kari’s Ph.D. student Johanny Castro. Originally from Costa Rica, Johanny currently works with Kari to look at post-harvest rots and diseases in Pennsylvania’s packhouses. Don Seifrit (host) Kari Peter (host) Johanny Castro (speaker) Lead Image: J. Castro, Penn State Make sure you sign up to get notified of…
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Season 2 Episode 11: End of Season Maintenance
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Kari, Greg, Rob, and Don discuss mole and vole control, insect control during late Fall/Winter (including an update on Lorsban (chlorpyrifos)), and some fungicidal techniques to improve the orchard before next season. Greg also requests grower feedback about worm (codling moth/oriental fruit moth) problems in their orchards. The lead image photo is…
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Season 2 Episode 10: Warm Fall Weather
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Don, Kari, Greg, and Rob are together again to discuss seasonal weather, coloration at harvest, stinging insects in fields, and late-season fungicide applications. Rob highlights an upcoming Penn State Extension event on October 27, 2021, Variety Showcase Field Day, about cultivar selections and tasting. Don Seifrit (host) Kari Peter (host/speaker)…
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Season 2 Episode 9: Post-Hurricane Harvest
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Don, Kari, Greg, and Rob confer about which cultivars are ripening around the state. Rob talks about paraquat application. Greg outlines some of the important end-of-season insect pests and management, and Kari discusses post-harvest rots and their management. Don Seifrit (host) Kari Peter (speaker) Rob Crassweller (speaker) Greg Krawczyk (speaker)…
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Season 2 Episode 8: Introducing Dr. Long He, Agriculture Engineer, Penn State—plus current concerns for the season
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Don, Kari, Greg, and Rob are joined for the first time by Dr. Long He, Penn State agriculture engineer. Dr. He describes his work and background and talks about future projects. Kari, Greg, and Rob also discuss current season concerns. Don Seifrit (host) Kari Peter (speaker) Rob Crassweller (speaker) Greg Krawczyk (speaker) Dr. Long He (speaker) Le…
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Season 2 Episode 7: Mid-Season Concerns and Weather Station Installation
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Don, Kari, Greg, and Rob talk about what growers should be keeping an eye on during mid-season development, including the end of periodical cicadas for 2021. They also discuss how one should go about finding a weather station to install on-farm. Special consideration is given to having a station with compatibility to the NEWA system from Cornell Un…
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Season 2 Episode 6: Thinning Advice and an Insect Extravaganza
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Don, Kari, and Greg are joined by Dr. Jim Schupp (Penn State Fruit Research and Extension Center) for the first time. Dr. Schupp is a pomology professor, and he highlights some of the most important considerations for spring thinning. Greg talks about the complex entomology issues facing PA this spring, and Kari discusses the fire blight concerns f…
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Season 2 Episode 5: Fire Blight Warnings, Early Insect Pressure, and Bloom Damage
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Kari talks early season disease pressure, with importance placed on fire blight. Greg highlights the insect challenges facing growers over the next month (before a bigger report in 2-3 weeks), and Rob discusses frost/cold damage to blossoms. Don Seifrit (host), Kari Peter (speaker), Rob Crassweller (speaker), Greg Krawczyk (speaker) Lead Image: R. …
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Season 2 Episode 4: Grafting and Early Season Scouting
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Kari and Don discuss grafting (especially scion wood collection) with Rob. Greg highlights early-season insect scouting, and everyone talks weather tracking for their respective fields. NEWA Weather Tracking Resources: http://newa.cornell.edu/ Episode Host/Speakers: Don Seifrit (host), Kari Peter (speaker), Rob Crassweller (speaker), Greg Krawczyk …
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Season 2 Episode 3: Samurai Wasps and Parasitoids
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Kari and Don are joined by Dr. Hillary Peterson, a former student at the Penn State Fruit Research and Education Center in Biglerville. Hillary talks about her work on brown marmorated stink bug (BSMB) parasitoids, especially the samurai wasp (Trissolcus japonicus). Episode Host/Speakers: Don Seifrit (host), Kari Peter (speaker), Hillary Peterson (…
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