Fruit Program News

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.

Mass Aggie Fruit Seminars available to the public! Each year the UMass Extension Fruit Team offers a series of educational opportunities for home owners, small farms and fruit growing enthusiasts of all types. This year, as we continue to be cautious of the health concerns facing the world, we will be inviting you into our offices via Zoom to attend the live sessions, Saturday mornings from 10:30am to noon. This is you opportunity to join in and learn just about everything about blurberries, brambles and tree fruit that you ever wanted to know and so much more! *Some of our tree fruit sessions focus primarily on apples and much of the knowledge you learn about apples can be applied to many other tree fruits.