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News The weather has gone from warm and rainy to cold and snowy across much of the state. With approximately 18% of corn and 23% of beans still in the field, how big of a concern is this? More
News The hot, wet summer and early fall weather continued to delay the late-season apple crop until the middle of October. More
News The hot, wet summer and early fall weather continued to affect the apple crop in October. More
News This year’s bloom was later than in 2017. With a later bloom and a cool rainy season, we initially wondered when this year’s apple crop would be ready to pick. More
News The hot, wet summer weather continues to affect our apple crop. While size is not a problem, red color development continues to be problematic in most varieties. More
News This week we added Autumn Crisp, Daybreak Fuji, and CrimsonCrisp to our evaluations. More
News This fall as temperatures drop, dew periods extend, and the skies remain cloudy, be on the lookout for late blight and Botrytis gray mold in high tunnel tomatoes. More
News Many locations in the Mid-Atlantic States recorded above-average temperatures and rainfall during August. These warm temperatures retarded red color development and reduced soluble solids (sugars) in Honeycrisp apples. More
News New reports of cucurbit downy mildew have decreased across the region, but variable weather conditions are forecasted through the weekend. More
News 2018 Apple Maturity Assessment: Week Six
08/31/2018
While Gala is a small apple, its flavor and heat tolerance has made it a mainstay of the August harvest. More
News The drier conditions the past few days have slowed the epidemic spread of cucurbit downy mildew across the region. More
News Penn State Law is offering farmers the opportunity to obtain free legal services through its Rural Economic Development Clinic. More
News With all the flooding it is important to remember that crops that are exposed to flood waters originating from a stream or river are considered adulterated and should not be harvested for market. More
News The Premier Honeycrisp harvest is ending as the Honeycrisp and Gala are maturing. More
News Cucurbit downy mildew is continuing to pick-up speed with many new reports on cucumber in Ohio, New York, and Massachusetts. More
News We have been monitoring Premier Honeycrisp maturation and tree ripening for the past three years. Every year we are surprised how quickly they move from un-ripe to tree-ripe and then begin to drop. More
News Vegetable Disease Update: August 9, 2018
08/09/2018
Downy mildew is becoming more widespread on cucumber across Pennsylvania and has been confirmed on cucumbers in Centre, Clinton, Mifflin, Bucks, Lehigh, and Lancaster Counties. More
News Penn State Extension Shifting Program to Biochar for Energy and Coproducts More
News 2018 Apple Harvest: Where Are We Now?
08/02/2018
Apple bloom in 2018 was later than bloom in 2017. With a later bloom and a cool rainy season, we’re all wondering when this year's apple crop will be ready to pick. More
News July started out dry and hot but transitioned quickly, with almost no warning, to very wet and hot. More
News Vegetable Disease Update: August 1, 2018
08/01/2018
The wet weather is wreaking havoc in many vegetable fields. More
News Vegetable Disease Update: July 26, 2018
07/26/2018
The current relentless rain is expected to intensify foliar bacterial diseases on many crops. Scouting for diseases and protection of crops will be critical in the upcoming days. More
News This article describes a new test methodology that is available for growers that are interested in trying to predict the potential for a lot of fruit to develop bitter pit in storage. More
News Vegetable Disease Update: July 19, 2018
07/19/2018
No new reports of late blight since the confirmations on tomato in York County and on potato and tomato in southern Lancaster County a couple of weeks ago. More
News Downy mildew was confirmed on cucumber in Mifflin County on July 11. Warmer weather throughout the state is helping crops along, but has also been good for insect pests. More