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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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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 PeterWayne Jurick (speaker), Dianiris Luciano-Rosario (speaker)Penicillium expansum: biology, omics, and management tools for a global postharvest pathogen causing blue mould of pome fruitLead Image: Kari Peter, Penn StateThe 2023 Orchard Twilight Meetings are just around the corner! Make sure you sign up to get notified of these meetings and future Extension events for tree fruit growers!Sign Up
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 StateThe 2023 Orchard Twilight Meetings are just around the corner! Make sure you sign up to get notified of these meetings and future Extension events for tree fruit growers!Sign Up
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 Seifrit (host)Kari Peter (speaker)Johanny Castro (speaker)Wayne Jurick (speaker)https://www.ars.usda.gov/people-locations/person/?person-id=44968Lead Image: Kari Peter, Penn StateThe 2023 Orchard Twilight Meetings are just around the corner! Make sure you sign up to get notified of these meetings and future Extension events for tree fruit growers!Sign Up
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)The 2023 Orchard Twilight Meetings are just around the corner! Make sure you sign up to get notified of these meetings and future Extension events for tree fruit growers!Sign Up
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.comThe 2023 Orchard Twilight Meetings are just around the corner! Make sure you sign up to get notified of these meetings and future Extension events for tree fruit growers!Sign Up
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 StateThe 2023 Orchard Twilight Meetings are just around the corner! Make sure you sign up to get notified of these meetings and future Extension events for tree fruit growers!Sign Up
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 UniversityThe 2023 Orchard Twilight Meetings are just around the corner! Make sure you sign up to get notified of these meetings and future Extension events for tree fruit growers!Sign Up
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.edu.Don Seifrit (host)Kari Peter (speaker) Lead Image: K. Peter, Penn StateThe 2023 Orchard Twilight Meetings are just around the corner! Make sure you sign up to get notified of these meetings and future Extension events for tree fruit growers!Sign Up
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 StateThe 2023 Orchard Twilight Meetings are just around the corner! Make sure you sign up to get notified of these meetings and future Extension events for tree fruit growers!Sign Up
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 StateThe 2023 Orchard Twilight Meetings are just around the corner! Make sure you sign up to get notified of these meetings and future Extension events for tree fruit growers!Sign Up
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 StateThe 2023 Orchard Twilight Meetings are just around the corner! Make sure you sign up to get notified of these meetings and future Extension events for tree fruit growers!Sign Up
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 Seifrit (host)Kari Peter, Associate Research Professor, Tree Fruit Pathology The 2023 Orchard Twilight Meetings are just around the corner! Make sure you sign up to get notified of these meetings and future Extension events for tree fruit growers!Sign Up
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 Don Seifrit (host),Kari Peter (speaker)Lead Image: Dr. Kari Peter, Penn State UniversityThe 2023 Orchard Twilight Meetings are just around the corner! Make sure you sign up to get notified of these meetings and future Extension events for tree fruit growers!Sign Up
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 GuidePennsylvania Dept. Of Agriculture ChemsweepPenn State Extension Sprayer Calibration Form (PA Residents Only)Don Seifrit (host)Kari Peter (speaker)Greg Krawczyk (speaker)Rob Crassweller (speaker)The 2023 Orchard Twilight Meetings are just around the corner! Make sure you sign up to get notified of these meetings and future Extension events for tree fruit growers!Sign Up
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 the strange Pink Lady that’s discussed in the middle of the episode.Don Seifrit (host)Kari Peter (speaker)Rob Crassweller (speaker)Greg Krawczyk (speaker)Lead Image: G. Krawczyk, Penn StateThe 2023 Orchard Twilight Meetings are just around the corner! Make sure you sign up to get notified of these meetings and future Extension events for tree fruit growers!Sign Up
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) Rob Crassweller (speaker)Greg Krawczyk (speaker)Dr. Long He (speaker)The 2023 Orchard Twilight Meetings are just around the corner! Make sure you sign up to get notified of these meetings and future Extension events for tree fruit growers!Sign Up
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)Dr. Long He (speaker)Lead Image: K. Peter, Penn StateThe 2023 Orchard Twilight Meetings are just around the corner! Make sure you sign up to get notified of these meetings and future Extension events for tree fruit growers!Sign Up
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)Lead Image: K. Peter, Penn StateThe 2023 Orchard Twilight Meetings are just around the corner! Make sure you sign up to get notified of these meetings and future Extension events for tree fruit growers!Sign Up
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 University: http://newa.cornell.edu/ Episode Host/Speakers: Don Seifrit (host), Kari Peter (speaker), Rob Crassweller (speaker), Greg Krawczyk (speaker)Lead Image: D. Seifrit, Penn State ExtensionThe 2023 Orchard Twilight Meetings are just around the corner! Make sure you sign up to get notified of these meetings and future Extension events for tree fruit growers!Sign Up
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 facing orchardists.Episode Host/Speakers: Don Seifrit (host) Kari Peter (speaker) Jim Schupp (speaker) Greg Krawczyk (speaker)Lead Image: G. Krawczyk, Penn State UniversityThe 2023 Orchard Twilight Meetings are just around the corner! Make sure you sign up to get notified of these meetings and future Extension events for tree fruit growers!Sign Up
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