Dr. Tree Fruit and Don Penn State Extension
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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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Season 5, Episode 9: May Orchard Update
Kari hosts for another week with guests, Dr. Greg Krawczyk and Dr. Shan Kumar. Shan provides an update on thinning (very time sensitive!), and Kari and Greg provide lengthy run-downs of all the potential problems in their respective specialties.
Episode Host/Speakers: Kari Peter (host), Greg Krawczyk (speaker), Shan Kumar (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
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Season 5, Episode 8: Big Spring Decisions
Kari, Shan and Greg discuss the importance of the next few days with thinning, infection events, and insect management all coming in at once. Also, Spring Orchard Meetings are available for registration at the following link: https://extension.psu.edu/spring-orchard-meetings
Episode Host/Speakers: Kari Peter (host), Shan Kumar (speaker), Greg Krawczyk (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
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Season 5, Episode 7: Disease, Insects and Thinning During Bloom
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.
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Season 5, Episode 6: Fire Blight Emergency - 4.15.2024
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
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Season 5 Episode 5: Spring Pathology and Entomology Update
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 register
Flight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season
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.org
Lead Image: Image Credit – D. Seifrit, Penn State
Image: Don Seifrit, Penn State
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Season 5 Episode 4: Rapid Spring Changes
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.org
Image: Kari Peter, Penn State
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Flight Seasonalities of Main Fruit Pests During the Growing Season