STRAWBERRY IPM NEWSLETTER No. 4 – June 10, 2022 “Click on photos to enlarge” SOUTHERN MAINE GETS READY FOR HARVEST Gray Mold a Concern with Recent Rains Situation: Some ripe fruit are showing in southern Maine, and some spot picking is underway. Late varieties still have some bloom, although growers are reporting that the […]
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Strawberry IPM Newsletter No. 3 – June 3, 2022 Click on photos to enlarge. INSECT PRESSURE REMAINS LOW IN MOST FIELDS Managing Gray Mold Should be a Priority During Bloom. REMINDER: Spring Growers’ Twilight Meeting – Bell’s Farm, Auburn – June 7 at 6 pm. Situation: Cool, mostly dry weather has strawberries ripening at a […]
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Strawberry IPM Newsletter No. 2- May 27, 2022 Click on photos to enlarge TWO-SPOTTED SPIDER MITES ARE FOUND IN MANY FIELDS Strawberry Clippers and Tarnished Plant Bug Numbers Low in Most fields Spring Twilight Meeting on Tuesday, June 7, at 6 pm at Bell’s Farm, 1552 Riverside Drive in Auburn Situation: Warm weather has kept […]
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Strawberry IPM Newsletter No. 1- May 23, 2022 Click on photos to enlarge 2022 STRAWBERRY PEST MANAGEMENT SEASON BEGINS Vegetable and Berry Growers Twilight Meeting at Bell’s Farm, Auburn, on June 7, 2022, at 6 p.m. Situation: Strawberry development this spring started off near normal, but recent hot weather has pushed blossom and insect emergence […]
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Many farms across Maine have added alternative ways customers can obtain farm products to accommodate for social distancing in light of the COVID-19 outbreak. Maine farmers are updating this database in an effort to increase public access to their farm products during this time. You can view the website and map at this farm product […]
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As we continue to work through how best to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, from the perspective of retail farming, North Carolina State University has developed some very helpful factsheets. You can view them at the links listed below, or visit their webpage for more information. Farmers Market COVID-19 info sheet U-Pick Farms COVID-19 info […]
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The University of Vermont Extension has put together some helpful information regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and how vegetable and fruit farmers can address this issue on their farms and within their markets. See Considerations for Fruit and Vegetable Growers Related to Coronavirus & COVID-19.
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Strawberry IPM Newsletter No. 4 – June 9, 2017 Click on photos to enlarge. STRAWBERRY INSECT PEST PRESSURE REMAINS LOW Continue Protection Against Gray Mold through Bloom Berry Growers Twilight Meeting Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. Lavigne’s Farm in Sanford, Maine 04073 Venue phone: 207.324.5497 Situation: Cool, wet weather continues to slow plant […]
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Strawberry IPM Newsletter No. 3 – June 2, 2017 Click on photos to enlarge. STRAWBERRY BLOOM TIME: MANAGE FUNGUS DISEASES Scouting Report: Clipper Activity Increasing Berry Growers Twilight Meeting Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. Lavigne’s Farm in Sanford, Maine Situation: Many of the fields scouted this week are just in the early bloom […]
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Mark Hutton, a vegetable specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension and professor in the UMaine School of Food and Agriculture, told Growing Produce there are several methods farmers can use to protect their crops from the harmful effects of soil compaction. Methods include minimizing vehicle and foot traffic in the field, alternatives to […]
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