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Weekly Berry Call – June 15, 2011 Participants: Kevin Schooley (Ottawa, Ontario Berry Growers Assoc., NASGA Exec. Director), Debby Breth (Lake Ontario Fruit Team), Laura McDermott (Eastern NY/Upper Hudson/Lower Adirondack), Marvin Pritts (Finger Lakes region/Ithaca), Cathy Heidenreich (Western NY/Finger Lakes region/Geneva), Dale Ila Riggs (Stephentown, Eastern NY), Jeff Miller (Oneida County, Marcy), Growing conditions: (courtesy NY NASS) Week ending June 13, 2011: The week started out with temperatures below normal with some scattered showers ahead of a warm front. Rainfall was very scattered and below a tenth of an inch where it did fall. Once the warm front pushed north of the region Monday well above average temperatures occurred Monday through Thursday with highs well into the 80’s and lower 90’s. Scattered showers and thunderstorms occurred Wednesday and Thursday ahead of a cold front with many areas receiving a tenth of an inch to a half inch of rain. A cold front tracked through the region late Thursday and early Friday cooling temperatures back to normal, in the upper 70’s to lower 80’s. The cold front stalled over the region and an upper level disturbance and wave of low pressure tracked through our region later Friday and Saturday. Temperatures were below normal Saturday with highs in the 60’s to near 70. Rainfall Friday night through Saturday ranged from a few tenths of an inch in western and northern New York to 1 to 2 inches in eastern and southern New York Reports from the Field Stephentown, Eastern NY Two weeks picking everything from Wendy to Bounty. Huge problem with cedar waxwing – have used owls on posts, propane cannons still estimate 15‐25% of crop lost. 1‐1.5” of rain on Thursday, and then all day rain on Saturday – still need to remember to water tunnels! Blueberries are swelling and not as erratic looking as earlier. All look good except for Toro. Eastern NY/Upper Hudson/Lower Adirondacks Very erratic strawberry picking season – need less rain and more sun. Seeing some poor foliar growth on berries that looked fine a month ago – kind of like they just stopped moving. Blueberry set looks variable depending upon location. Oneida County GDD 86/50 – 583. Very hot last week with wide ranging rainfall on Saturday – total accumulations from that even a little under 1”. Early fruit set on strawberries is a bit disappointing – possibly due to poor pollination. Monday picking began in earnest. So far it looks like the blueberry crop is half what it should be. Growers are monitoring sap beetles and also seeing some leaf spot and leaf scorch symptoms (more on this on next page). Western NY/Finger Lakes region/Geneva Western southern tier – strawberries are in full swing. Some cold injury to berries that have been in cold storage was evident. Look for a brick red color (which is caused by oxidation) when sliced down the middle. For blueberries – a good year for mummyberry, botrytis blossom blight and for raspberries, keep a look out for Phytophthora. Nutrient issues with strawberries due to heavy rains. Noticed lots of deer damage on strawberries – they seem to love alpines and they are eating leaves even while berries are ripening. Deer browse on currants and gooseberries as well. Lake Ontario Fruit Production region Strawberry picking just began last weekend. Weather made it very difficult for growers to get fungicides on crop, so there may be more disease issues, specifically concerned about anthracnose. Root weevils in strawberries – lots of problems for those growers that are landlocked and tied to a market. (more on root weevil discussion later in summary). Blueberry season will be later than elsewhere due to lake effect. Ontario Similar weather challenges as mentioned in other regions. Picking has begun. Strawberry crop looks good, but weather from here on in will be the key.
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Weekkly Berry Call – Jun ne 15, 20011 Strawbberry cold storagee injury – crown is red and growthh is stuntedd.
private consulttant in the Ottaawa area, Execc. Director of the Ontario Berrry Growers Asssoc. and North Guestt Speaker Keviin Schooley – p Amerrican Strawberry Growers Asssoc. (NASGA). We asked Kevvin to speak at the Berry Call because we w wanted educato ors to better understand the role e of NASGA. Ke evin explained d that the group focuses on eeducation and rresearch for sttrawberry grow wers. It ours and winte er meetings that focus on pro oduction issue s but also offeer growers an o opportunity to explore sponssors summer to marketing ideas and d allows for ne etworking that might not be aavailable elsew where. Most o of the membersship is from the eastern US Canada, although there is deccent membership from the m mid‐western USS and professio onal membership is very stro ong from and C Florid da and Californ nia, making it a very represen ntative organization. GA provides see ed money for rresearch as 25% of grower du ues goes to funnd the researcch foundation. The research foundation NASG workss with plant su uppliers to further increase th he monetary su upport for appplied work on sstrawberries. FFunding is avaiilable for reseaarch and extenssion proposalss. Dr. Marvin P Pritts has been the chair of thhe committee aand described the panel as b being open to propo osals from man ny sources – NASGA memberrship is not req quired. The paaned scores thee proposal according to criteria set by the found dation and NASSGA membersh hip. GA also tries to support state and provincial berry growers organization s. NASG Questtions for Kevin n included – What is the statu us of the Journal ‘Advances inn Strawberry R Research’? Thiis journal wentt on hiatus – the laast issue has ye et to be publish hed and there are still questions about wheen that will be available. Thee issue is not d dead, just undecided. port work on cyyclamen mites, despite the faact that there is evidence thaat some of thee problems mayy be due to Would NASGA supp d on them to contaamination of nursery stock? The Research foundation is ccomposed of r eps from nurseeries, so can growers depend devellop a protocol or procedure ffor testing for tthis pest? Marrvin said he wi ll bring this up p with them. w England – cen ntered in the Boston area. Thhis looks like a great opportu unity for local ggrowers and Upcoming summer tour is in New nsion educatorrs to attend a h high quality strawberry meeting that will invvolve little travvel. For more information an nd to register: exten http:///www.nasga.o org/tours/nasgga‐summertou ur‐2011.htm. bleshooting To opics: Troub wberry Root Weevil: Debbie Breth continue ed the discussion that was sttarted when Grreg Loeb was o our guest speaker. The Straw conceern is that roott weevil proble ems are growin ng in severity and growers ar e resorting to chemical mateerials that eitheer are not effecttive or are not legal. An exam mple of a reportedly effective but illegal usse is Corragen w which is labeleed for Japanesee beetle only. Platin num 2EE label had an April 15 5th , 2011 expiration date so Greg Loeb is loooking into thaat, but Richard d Cowles did no ot recommend Platin num for root w weevils. Dr. Cow wles also menttioned to Debb bie that the woorst plots he haas are where h he uses Brigadee. Please see the announcement below about aan upcoming effort to addresss root weevil iissues. Hopefu ully we can enttice some grow wers to get involvved in this projject.
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Weekkly Berry Call – Jun ne 15, 20011 Comm mercial Berryy Growers Ne eeded to Partticipate in Strrawberry Rooot Weevil Tria als Mem mbers of the C Cornell Berry team under tthe direction of Entomologgist Dr. Greg Loeb are inteerested in settting up Straw wberry Root W Weevil trials in the next 3 w weeks in com mmercial berrry plantings w with confirmed root weevill populations. Data collected fro om these plots will provide e efficacy info ormation for tthe products under trial w which may theen be used to port 2ee label applications for the produ ucts in NYS. P Products to bee tested inclu ude Coragen, Platinum, and Lorsban, supp alongg with an untreated contro ol plot. Team m members: Will solicit product from companiess. Will set up plots and m make applications. Will return in spring to o sample root weevil populations in treaated blocks. Participating grow wers: Must have e a confirmed d history/pressence of roott weevils in thhe planting fo or trial. Agree to p provide 6 row w test plot 180 ft in length. Must have e capacity to irrigate afterr applications are made. May harvest and sell frruit from the trial plot areaa. To paarticipate con ntact: Debo orah Breth Lake Ontario Fruitt Team Cathhy Heidenreicch phon ne: 585.798.4265 x 36 Berr y Extension SSupport Speciialist Cornnell Universityy Departmentt of Horticulture mobiile: 585.747.6 6039 fax: 5 585.798.5191 1 Phonne: 315‐787‐22367 emaiil: dib1@corn nell.edu Fax: 315‐787‐23889 ornell.edu ema il: mcm4@co Garden Symphylan ns were foundd to be the caause of significant damagee on strawb berries again this year. Th is same primitive bug caussed some pro oblems in the Mohaw wk Valley lastt year. The daamage was w widespread, n nearly 1/3 of tthe 3 year old d plantin ng was complletely destroyyed. Lorsban Advanced haas a label for this, and it also haas a 2ee labell for Brown m marmorated sstink bug. Forr symphylans you will need tto soil apply in n the early sppring as it hass a 21 day PHII. For management inform mation, http:///www.ipm.uccdavis.edu/PM MG/r734301311.html. d with heavy pressure from m deer, but seemingly excceptional Wildlife Problemss: Continued problems haave developed presssure from bird ds. Cathy me entioned thatt a large SCRI grant being ccoordinated b by Catherine Lindell from M Michigan Statee will address a systems ap pproach of maanagement and also involvves the Natio onal Fish and Wildlife Serviice. To learn moree about this aand other wild dlife control sstrategies, che eck out: http://wildlifecontrol.info/new wdm/Pages/default.aspx A queestion surface ed about how w to go aboutt getting a permit to removve nuisance b birds. This qu uestion was m more difficult to an nswer than exxpected. Currrently we are e waiting to he ear from seveeral folks at D DEC and one p person at thee National Fish h and W Wildlife Service. A follow up report will be included when the infformation is rreceived. Discu ussion on Berrry Pricing: P Pricing varies widely across the state. LLow prices for strawberriees reported in n the Mohawk k Valleey, $2/quart for picked straawberries at aa roadside staand with highh prices reporrted in the Caapital District at $6/picked quartt at a Farmers market. Haard to pinpoin nt a median p price as they sseem to be all over the board dependin ng upon locale and whethe er they are so old at a Farme ers market, faarm stand or U‐pick.
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Weekly Berry Call – June 15, 2011
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Station
Hudson Valley Albany Glens Falls Poughkeepsie Mohawk Valley Boonville Champlain Valley Plattsburgh St. Lawrence Valley Canton Massena Great Lakes Buffalo Wales Niagara Falls Rochester Watertown Central Lakes Dansville Geneva Honeoye Ithaca Penn Yan Syracuse Warsaw Western Plateau Hornell Almond Dam Elmira Franklinville Jamestown Eastern Plateau Binghamton Cobleskill Morrisville Norwich Oneonta Coastal Bridgehamton New York
Weather Data for Week Ending Sunday, June 12, 2011 Growing Degree Days Temperature (oF) Base 50o 1/ Dep. Dep. High Low Avg from Week Season from Week Norm Norm
Precipitation (Inches) 1/ Dep. Dep. from Season from Norm Norm
93 91 95
54 50 54
70 68 72
+6 +5 +7
143 124 157
714 582 766
+259 +210 +263
2.30 1.01 1.10
+1.43 11.64 +3.77 +0.24 10.62 +2.71 +0.19 11.08 +1.69
86
49
65
+5
104
404
+137
0.62
-0.49
94
47
66
+4
116
480
+102
0.76
+0.04 15.19 +8.30
88 89
51 52
67 70
+6 +9
119 142
492 543
+169 +187
0.85 0.21
+0.08 13.31 +6.18 -0.49 10.80 +4.44
84 86 87 91 85
56 52 53 56 46
70 67 70 72 67
+6 +7 +6 +9 +7
141 123 140 153 122
599 488 554 615 502
+175 +166 +112 +178 +179
0.19 0.47 0.30 0.00 0.87
-0.65 -0.51 -0.51 -0.70 +0.17
14.36 13.82 12.36 10.67 11.33
+6.91 +4.79 +4.89 +4.14 +4.96
95 92 92 92 94 97 85
55 53 51 49 55 54 51
74 70 70 70 72 70 66
+11 +7 +7 +8 +10 +10 +6
169 143 145 141 156 159 117
743 604 617 580 653 774 466
+320 +199 +199 +220 +248 +331 +174
0.71 0.72 0.72 0.67 0.28 0.12 0.65
-0.20 -0.15 -0.15 -0.21 -0.59 -0.74 -0.35
10.30 10.94 11.16 14.32 9.60 12.60 15.59
+3.07 +3.58 +3.90 +6.62 +2.24 +4.54 +7.01
92 93 88 91
48 48 49 51
69 71 69 70
+8 +9 +10 +9
133 148 131 138
529 634 489 547
+204 +246 +244 +252
0.87 1.03 0.60 0.68
+0.03 +0.16 -0.39 -0.38
14.58 12.88 16.79 15.87
+7.50 +5.52 +8.30 +6.32
91 90 87 93 91
55 50 52 48 48
71 67 66 69 68
+9 +6 +6 +8 +9
147 120 117 136 131
588 519 477 547 540
+215 +180 +160 +206 +234
1.37 1.93 1.22 1.20 0.62
+0.53 +0.95 +0.24 +0.22 -0.36
16.42 11.00 12.71 14.54 15.41
+8.49 +2.38 +4.28 +5.78 +5.94
89 97
55 57
70 75
+7 +6
142 178
591 847
+207 +170
1.89 0.89
+1.02 +0.08
8.93 9.99
-0.35 +0.97
16.96 +6.06
1/ Season accumulations are for April 1st to date. Weekly accumulations are through 7:00 AM Sunday Morning
The information contained in this weekly release is obtained in cooperation with Cornell Cooperative Extension, USDA Farm Service Agency, the National Weather Service, Agricultural Weather Information Service and other knowledgeable persons associated with New York agriculture. Their cooperation is greatly appreciated.
Visit our website at www.nass.usda.gov/ny and click on “Subscribe to NY Reports” for instructions on subscribing electronically. You may also visit our website to access all our reports which are available for free online.
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Weekkly Berry Call – Jun ne 15, 20011 Strawbberry cold storagee injury – crown is red and growthh is stuntedd.
private consulttant in the Ottaawa area, Execc. Director of the Ontario Berrry Growers Asssoc. and North Guestt Speaker Keviin Schooley – p Amerrican Strawberry Growers Asssoc. (NASGA). We asked Kevvin to speak at the Berry Call because we w wanted educato ors to better understand the role e of NASGA. Ke evin explained d that the group focuses on eeducation and rresearch for sttrawberry grow wers. It ours and winte er meetings that focus on pro oduction issue s but also offeer growers an o opportunity to explore sponssors summer to marketing ideas and d allows for ne etworking that might not be aavailable elsew where. Most o of the membersship is from the eastern US Canada, although there is deccent membership from the m mid‐western USS and professio onal membership is very stro ong from and C Florid da and Californ nia, making it a very represen ntative organization. GA provides see ed money for rresearch as 25% of grower du ues goes to funnd the researcch foundation. The research foundation NASG workss with plant su uppliers to further increase th he monetary su upport for appplied work on sstrawberries. FFunding is avaiilable for reseaarch and extenssion proposalss. Dr. Marvin P Pritts has been the chair of thhe committee aand described the panel as b being open to propo osals from man ny sources – NASGA memberrship is not req quired. The paaned scores thee proposal according to criteria set by the found dation and NASSGA membersh hip. GA also tries to support state and provincial berry growers organization s. NASG Questtions for Kevin n included – What is the statu us of the Journal ‘Advances inn Strawberry R Research’? Thiis journal wentt on hiatus – the laast issue has ye et to be publish hed and there are still questions about wheen that will be available. Thee issue is not d dead, just undecided. port work on cyyclamen mites, despite the faact that there is evidence thaat some of thee problems mayy be due to Would NASGA supp d on them to contaamination of nursery stock? The Research foundation is ccomposed of r eps from nurseeries, so can growers depend devellop a protocol or procedure ffor testing for tthis pest? Marrvin said he wi ll bring this up p with them. w England – cen ntered in the Boston area. Thhis looks like a great opportu unity for local ggrowers and Upcoming summer tour is in New nsion educatorrs to attend a h high quality strawberry meeting that will invvolve little travvel. For more information an nd to register: exten http:///www.nasga.o org/tours/nasgga‐summertou ur‐2011.htm. bleshooting To opics: Troub wberry Root Weevil: Debbie Breth continue ed the discussion that was sttarted when Grreg Loeb was o our guest speaker. The Straw conceern is that roott weevil proble ems are growin ng in severity and growers ar e resorting to chemical mateerials that eitheer are not effecttive or are not legal. An exam mple of a reportedly effective but illegal usse is Corragen w which is labeleed for Japanesee beetle only. Platin num 2EE label had an April 15 5th , 2011 expiration date so Greg Loeb is loooking into thaat, but Richard d Cowles did no ot recommend Platin num for root w weevils. Dr. Cow wles also menttioned to Debb bie that the woorst plots he haas are where h he uses Brigadee. Please see the announcement below about aan upcoming effort to addresss root weevil iissues. Hopefu ully we can enttice some grow wers to get involvved in this projject.
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Weekkly Berry Call – Jun ne 15, 20011 Comm mercial Berryy Growers Ne eeded to Partticipate in Strrawberry Rooot Weevil Tria als Mem mbers of the C Cornell Berry team under tthe direction of Entomologgist Dr. Greg Loeb are inteerested in settting up Straw wberry Root W Weevil trials in the next 3 w weeks in com mmercial berrry plantings w with confirmed root weevill populations. Data collected fro om these plots will provide e efficacy info ormation for tthe products under trial w which may theen be used to port 2ee label applications for the produ ucts in NYS. P Products to bee tested inclu ude Coragen, Platinum, and Lorsban, supp alongg with an untreated contro ol plot. Team m members: Will solicit product from companiess. Will set up plots and m make applications. Will return in spring to o sample root weevil populations in treaated blocks. Participating grow wers: Must have e a confirmed d history/pressence of roott weevils in thhe planting fo or trial. Agree to p provide 6 row w test plot 180 ft in length. Must have e capacity to irrigate afterr applications are made. May harvest and sell frruit from the trial plot areaa. To paarticipate con ntact: Debo orah Breth Lake Ontario Fruitt Team Cathhy Heidenreicch phon ne: 585.798.4265 x 36 Berr y Extension SSupport Speciialist Cornnell Universityy Departmentt of Horticulture mobiile: 585.747.6 6039 fax: 5 585.798.5191 1 Phonne: 315‐787‐22367 emaiil: dib1@corn nell.edu Fax: 315‐787‐23889 ornell.edu ema il: mcm4@co Garden Symphylan ns were foundd to be the caause of significant damagee on strawb berries again this year. Th is same primitive bug caussed some pro oblems in the Mohaw wk Valley lastt year. The daamage was w widespread, n nearly 1/3 of tthe 3 year old d plantin ng was complletely destroyyed. Lorsban Advanced haas a label for this, and it also haas a 2ee labell for Brown m marmorated sstink bug. Forr symphylans you will need tto soil apply in n the early sppring as it hass a 21 day PHII. For management inform mation, http:///www.ipm.uccdavis.edu/PM MG/r734301311.html. d with heavy pressure from m deer, but seemingly excceptional Wildlife Problemss: Continued problems haave developed presssure from bird ds. Cathy me entioned thatt a large SCRI grant being ccoordinated b by Catherine Lindell from M Michigan Statee will address a systems ap pproach of maanagement and also involvves the Natio onal Fish and Wildlife Serviice. To learn moree about this aand other wild dlife control sstrategies, che eck out: http://wildlifecontrol.info/new wdm/Pages/default.aspx A queestion surface ed about how w to go aboutt getting a permit to removve nuisance b birds. This qu uestion was m more difficult to an nswer than exxpected. Currrently we are e waiting to he ear from seveeral folks at D DEC and one p person at thee National Fish h and W Wildlife Service. A follow up report will be included when the infformation is rreceived. Discu ussion on Berrry Pricing: P Pricing varies widely across the state. LLow prices for strawberriees reported in n the Mohawk k Valleey, $2/quart for picked straawberries at aa roadside staand with highh prices reporrted in the Caapital District at $6/picked quartt at a Farmers market. Haard to pinpoin nt a median p price as they sseem to be all over the board dependin ng upon locale and whethe er they are so old at a Farme ers market, faarm stand or U‐pick.
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Weekly Berry Call – June 15, 2011
4
Station
Hudson Valley Albany Glens Falls Poughkeepsie Mohawk Valley Boonville Champlain Valley Plattsburgh St. Lawrence Valley Canton Massena Great Lakes Buffalo Wales Niagara Falls Rochester Watertown Central Lakes Dansville Geneva Honeoye Ithaca Penn Yan Syracuse Warsaw Western Plateau Hornell Almond Dam Elmira Franklinville Jamestown Eastern Plateau Binghamton Cobleskill Morrisville Norwich Oneonta Coastal Bridgehamton New York
Weather Data for Week Ending Sunday, June 12, 2011 Growing Degree Days Temperature (oF) Base 50o 1/ Dep. Dep. High Low Avg from Week Season from Week Norm Norm
Precipitation (Inches) 1/ Dep. Dep. from Season from Norm Norm
93 91 95
54 50 54
70 68 72
+6 +5 +7
143 124 157
714 582 766
+259 +210 +263
2.30 1.01 1.10
+1.43 11.64 +3.77 +0.24 10.62 +2.71 +0.19 11.08 +1.69
86
49
65
+5
104
404
+137
0.62
-0.49
94
47
66
+4
116
480
+102
0.76
+0.04 15.19 +8.30
88 89
51 52
67 70
+6 +9
119 142
492 543
+169 +187
0.85 0.21
+0.08 13.31 +6.18 -0.49 10.80 +4.44
84 86 87 91 85
56 52 53 56 46
70 67 70 72 67
+6 +7 +6 +9 +7
141 123 140 153 122
599 488 554 615 502
+175 +166 +112 +178 +179
0.19 0.47 0.30 0.00 0.87
-0.65 -0.51 -0.51 -0.70 +0.17
14.36 13.82 12.36 10.67 11.33
+6.91 +4.79 +4.89 +4.14 +4.96
95 92 92 92 94 97 85
55 53 51 49 55 54 51
74 70 70 70 72 70 66
+11 +7 +7 +8 +10 +10 +6
169 143 145 141 156 159 117
743 604 617 580 653 774 466
+320 +199 +199 +220 +248 +331 +174
0.71 0.72 0.72 0.67 0.28 0.12 0.65
-0.20 -0.15 -0.15 -0.21 -0.59 -0.74 -0.35
10.30 10.94 11.16 14.32 9.60 12.60 15.59
+3.07 +3.58 +3.90 +6.62 +2.24 +4.54 +7.01
92 93 88 91
48 48 49 51
69 71 69 70
+8 +9 +10 +9
133 148 131 138
529 634 489 547
+204 +246 +244 +252
0.87 1.03 0.60 0.68
+0.03 +0.16 -0.39 -0.38
14.58 12.88 16.79 15.87
+7.50 +5.52 +8.30 +6.32
91 90 87 93 91
55 50 52 48 48
71 67 66 69 68
+9 +6 +6 +8 +9
147 120 117 136 131
588 519 477 547 540
+215 +180 +160 +206 +234
1.37 1.93 1.22 1.20 0.62
+0.53 +0.95 +0.24 +0.22 -0.36
16.42 11.00 12.71 14.54 15.41
+8.49 +2.38 +4.28 +5.78 +5.94
89 97
55 57
70 75
+7 +6
142 178
591 847
+207 +170
1.89 0.89
+1.02 +0.08
8.93 9.99
-0.35 +0.97
16.96 +6.06
1/ Season accumulations are for April 1st to date. Weekly accumulations are through 7:00 AM Sunday Morning
The information contained in this weekly release is obtained in cooperation with Cornell Cooperative Extension, USDA Farm Service Agency, the National Weather Service, Agricultural Weather Information Service and other knowledgeable persons associated with New York agriculture. Their cooperation is greatly appreciated.
Visit our website at www.nass.usda.gov/ny and click on “Subscribe to NY Reports” for instructions on subscribing electronically. You may also visit our website to access all our reports which are available for free online.
