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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 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 UpFlight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season
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), Kari Peter (speaker) Music Credit: “The Raven and the Swan” by Josh Woodward is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 United States License. Courtesy of FreeMusicArchive.org Lead Image: Image Credit – D. Seifrit, Penn State Make sure you sign up to get notified of future Extension events for tree fruit growers! Sign UpFlight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season
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-workshopPollinator Workshop: Call 717-334-6271 or email aes186@psu.edu to registerFlight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing SeasonDon 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.orgLead Image: Image Credit – D. Seifrit, Penn StateImage: Don Seifrit, Penn StateMake sure you sign up to get notified of future Extension events for tree fruit growers! Sign UpFlight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season
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 an Attribution 3.0 United States License. Courtesy of FreeMusicArchive.orgImage: Kari Peter, Penn StateMake sure you sign up to get notified of future Extension events for tree fruit growers! Sign UpFlight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season
Kari and Don talk about what to do when the weather doesn’t cooperate with your plans for spraying. Orchard Critical Frost TemperaturesDon 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.orgLead Image: Photo courtesy kie-ker on Pixabay.comMake sure you sign up to get notified of future Extension events for tree fruit growers! Sign UpFlight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season
Kari and Don highlight some early-season sprays and discuss what the week's low temperatures might mean for orchards.Article: Orchard Critical Frost TemperaturesEpisode 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. Courtesy of FreeMusicArchive.orgLead Image: Courtesy of Penn State ExtensionMake sure you sign up to get notified of future Extension events for tree fruit growers! Sign UpFlight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season
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 Production Guide are on sale now!2024 Winter Tree Fruit Meetings2024 Tree Fruit Production GuideEpisode Host/Speakers: Don Seifrit (host)Kari Peter (speaker)Shanthanu Kumar (speaker)Music Credit: “The Raven and the Swan” by Josh Woodward is licensed under an Attribution 3.0 United States License. Courtesy of FreeMusicArchive.orgLead Image: Penn State ExtensionMake sure you sign up to get notified of future Extension events for tree fruit growers! Sign UpFlight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season
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 Newsletter sign-upYouTube ChannelInstagramBlog de Extension en Español LinkEpisode Host/Speakers: Don Seifrit, Kari Peter (hosts)Dr. Macarena Farcuh, Assistant Professor, University of Marylandhttps://agnr.umd.edu/about/directory/macarena-farcuhLead Image: J. Schupp, Penn StateMusic Credit: “The Raven and the Swan” by Josh Woodward is licensed under an Attribution 3.0 United States License. Courtesy of FreeMusicArchive.orgMake sure you sign up to get notified of future Extension events for tree fruit growers! Sign UpFlight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season
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.orgImage credit: K. Peter, Penn StateMake sure you sign up to get notified of future Extension events for tree fruit growers! Sign UpFlight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season
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 NumbersDon Seifrit (host)Kari Peter (speaker)Greg Krawczyk (speaker)Photo credit: K. Peter, Penn StateMusic Credit: “The Raven and the Swan” by Josh Woodward is licensed under an Attribution 3.0 United States License. Courtesy of FreeMusicArchive.orgMake sure you sign up to get notified of future Extension events for tree fruit growers! Sign UpFlight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season
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.orgPhoto: K. Peter, Penn StateMake sure you sign up to get notified of future Extension events for tree fruit growers! Sign UpFlight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season
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-meetupDon Seifrit (host)Kari Peter (speaker)Greg Krawczyk (speaker)Daniel Weber (speaker)Lead Image: K. Peter, Penn StateMake sure you sign up to get notified of future Extension events for tree fruit growers! Sign UpFlight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season
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: 0:53Greg’s update start: 16:48Don Seifrit (host)Kari Peter (speaker)Greg Krawczyk (speaker)Lead Image: Brown marmorated stink bug adults. Photo: G. Krawczyk, Penn StateMake sure you sign up to get notified of future Extension events for tree fruit growers! Sign UpFlight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season
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 StateMake sure you sign up to get notified of future Extension events for tree fruit growers! Sign UpFlight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season
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: G. Krawczyk, Penn StateMake sure you sign up to get notified of future Extension events for tree fruit growers! Sign UpFlight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season
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 (speaker)Jim Schupp (speaker)Image: Don Seifrit, Penn StateMake sure you sign up to get notified of future Extension events for tree fruit growers! Sign UpFlight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season
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 StateMake sure you sign up to get notified of future Extension events for tree fruit growers! Sign UpFlight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season
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 SeifritKari Peter To register for the Spring Orchard Meeting near you, visit:https://extension.psu.edu/spring-orchard-meetingsPhoto: Greg Krawczyk, Penn StateMake sure you sign up to get notified of future Extension events for tree fruit growers! Sign UpFlight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season
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. ImhoffMake sure you sign up to get notified of future Extension events for tree fruit growers! Sign UpFlight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season
Kari and Don highlight some early-season concerns after a cold weekend that is leading into a hot week.Hosts:Don SeifritKari Peter Lead Image: D. Seifrit, Penn StateMake sure you sign up to get notified of future Extension events for tree fruit growers! Sign UpFlight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season
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