Tree Fruit Newsletter — March 18, 2025
In this newsletter:
- Bud development stages
- Fruit Notes Spring Issue
- Upcoming Classes on Marketing
Apple Bud Development
Last week, I noted some bud swell in Honeycrisp and Macoun apples. No sign of bud swell has been seen in peaches.
Fruit Notes Spring 2025 Issue
The spring issue is available at this website: UMass Amherst Fruit Notes
Table of Contents
- Clements Receives the International Fruit Tree Association Industry Service Award for 2024
- Breeding Peaches for the True North: A Moving Target Amidst Climate Change and Consumer Demands
- Midwinter Hardiness of Peach and Nectarine Flower Buds and Shoots Across 33 Varieties
- Assessing Biopesticide Effectiveness in Reducing Conventional Pesticide Use on American Grape Hybrids: A Comparative Study of Frontenac and Chardonel
- Monitoring Ambrosia Beetles in Northern New Jersey Orchards
- Field Residual Toxicity of Verdepryn, Assail, and Imidan + Carbaryl on Codling Moth Larvae
- Expansion of the New Jersey Weekly Apple Maturity Review in 2024
For the whole issue in pdf file, click on UMass Fruit Notes PDF
Upcoming Webinars on Marketing
These marketing classes are being offered by Cornell Cooperative Extension
Farmers Market Sales Data: Using Customer Experience and Pricing to Improve Market Sales Performance
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
CCE Ulster County
In this session we will cover the results of Cornell research on customer spending and pricing trends at farmers markets. Learn practical ways to increase customer spending and daily sales. This session is ideal for farms selling fruit & vegetables, meat, dairy, and eggs as well as other farm products.
To Register, visit the Farmers Market Sales Data: Using Customer Experience and Pricing to Improve Market Sales Performance webpage.
2025 Cut Flower Webinar Series
3rd Wednesday of the month
12:00-1:00 p.m.
To Register, visit the Cut Flowers Webinar Series Registration webpage.
2025 Agritourism Webinar Series
2nd Tuesday of the month
12:00-1:00 p.m.
To Register, visit the Agritourism Webinar Series Registration webpage.
- April 8: Signage and Customer Engagement on the Farm
- May 13: Laying out Your Agritourism Operation
Renae Moran
University of Maine Cooperative Extension: Tree Fruits
PO Box 179
Monmouth, ME 04259
(207) 933-2100
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