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    MFGA Summer Meeting - Stop 7

    August 22, 2022

    MFGA Annual Summer Meeting - Stop 7: NC-140 Regional Rootstock Research Project, with Jon Clements. At the UMass Orchard, Belchertown, MA. 14-July, 2022. Thanks to Alex Hutchinson for the 'steadycam' work. Watch: https://youtu.be/IpxTmlEdd3A
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    MFGA Summer Meeting - Stop 6

    August 22, 2022

    MFGA Annual Summer Meeting - Stop 6: IPM cider apple block, with Liz Garofalo. At the UMass Orchard, Belchertown, MA. 14-July, 2022. Thanks to Alex Hutchinson for the 'steadycam' work. Watch: https://youtu.be/i0O4F0gDk3w 
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    MFGA Summer Meeting- Stop 5

    August 19, 2022

    MFGA Annual Summer Meeting - Stop 5a-f: AMF update/grafted trees, beneficial nematodes, spotted-wing drosophila, trap cropping/ghost trap for BMSB (Jaime Pinero); plant volatiles to trap CM and OFM (Ajay Giri); soil injections for apple scab control (Dan Cooley). At the UMass Orchard, Belchertown, MA. 14-July, 2022. Thanks to Alex Hutchinson for the 'steadycam' work. Watch: https://youtu.be/CuS_nihuS54 
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    MFGA Summer Meeting- Stop 4

    August 16, 2022

    MFGA Annual Summer Meeting 2022 - Stop 4, pear psylla experiment with Maxwell Francke and samurai wasp/brown marmorated stink bug with Mateo Rull. At the UMass Orchard, Belchertown, MA. 14-July, 2022. Thanks to Alex Hutchinson for the 'steadycam' work. Watch: https://youtu.be/ehkIcpry5ic
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    MFGA Summer Meeting- Stop 3

    August 12, 2022

    MFGA Annual Summer Meeting 2022 - Stop 3, chemical fruit thinning experiments with Duane Greene. At the UMass Orchard, Belchertown, MA. 14-July, 2022. Thanks to Alex Hutchinson for the 'steadycam' work. Watch: https://youtu.be/IO0piMbWRiw
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    MFGA Summer Meeting- Stop 2

    August 12, 2022

    MFGA Annual Summer Meeting 2022 - Stop 2, precision apple crop load management with Jon Clements and Paul O'Connor. At the UMass Orchard, Belchertown, MA. 14-July, 2022. Thanks to Alex Hutchinson for the 'steadycam' work. https://youtu.be/hl5ktOOGG4Y
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    MFGA Summer Meeting- Stop 1

    August 6, 2022

    MFGA Annual Summer Meeting 2022 - Stop 1, apple variety evaluation with Jon Clements. At the UMass Orchard, Belchertown, MA. 14-July, 2022. Thanks to Alex Hutchinson for the 'steadycam' work. Watch: https://youtu.be/YHynQpMIWnc

     
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    Summer Research and Extension Experiences for Undergraduates Internship with the UMass Extension Fruit Team

    April 6, 2022
    The UMass Extension Fruit Team is offering paid internship opportunities to undergaduate students. This internship opportunity brings together a multidisciplinary team of researchers and Extension professionals from UMass Amherst to support undergraduate research and Extension training for a technology-enhanced agricultural science, applied research and Extension. We emphasize connecting research with practice in ways that support and promote the sustainability of local food production systems.
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    NEWA 3.0 - what you need to know

    March 28, 2022
    If you have not looked at NEWA (Network for Environment & Weather Applications, https://newa.cornell.edu/) since last year (or perhaps never?) you will notice a major change in the user interface now that NEWA 3.0 (as opposed to the ‘old’ NEWA or NEWA 2.0) is fully deployed. Here are some major enhancements and features you should know about to make NEWA more useful and user friendly. I call them my Top 10 NEWA Tips. Before I get to that though, a reminder NEWA is one decision support tool you can use and is not the final word. If in doubt, consult your crop consultant, agrichemical sales person, or UMass Extension for further advice.
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    NEWA 3.0 Tutorial - Online Workshop

    January 29, 2022

    NEWA 3.0 Tutorial - Online Workshop
    February 7, 2022, 9am—12:30pm
    The new NEWA 3.0 system is online (https://newa.cornell.edu/), and 2022 will be the first year when you will not be able to use the old version. If you have not yet looked at the new website, or if you have looked at it but weren’t sure how to best use it, the “NEWA 3.0 Tutorial Online Workshop” is perfect for you.

    Register now: https://cornell.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIldempqjoqH9DBksZXqKQ_B3epoAHmT64P

     

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