Vegetable Notes Newsletter Archives

Register for the NEVB&F Conference!
Upcoming Meetings
Disaster Assistance Loan Fund
New England Greenhouse Update

Crop Conditions
Potato Harvest & Storage
Harvest & Storage of Sweet Potatoes
Brassica Late Season Diseases
Storage Diseases of Onion & Garlic
Upcoming Meetings

Crop Conditions
Cucurbit Downy Mildew Update
Preparing Your Greenhouse for a Hurricane
Cross-Striped Cabbageworms
Blotchy Ripening in Tomatoes
Black Rot in Vine Crops
Pumpkin & Winter Squash Harvest & Storage
Corn Report
Upcoming Meetings

Crop Conditions
Late Blight Update
Fungal Diseases of Onion
Spider Mites
Alternaria on Brassicas
Organic Control for Corn Earworm in Sweet Corn
Sweet Corn Report
Upcoming Meetings

Crop Conditions
UMass Vegetable & CDL Field Day
Tomato and Potato Diseases
Preventing Deer Damage
Sweet Corn Report
Pest Updates
Updates to Vegetable Management Guide
Cucurbit Disease Management Part 2

Crop Conditions
Bacterial Diseases of Pepper
Pepper Insects
Internal Tip Burn of Cabbage & Lettuce
Aphids & Virus in Vine Crops
Corn Report
Upcoming Meetings

Crop Conditions
Late Blight Alert
Downy Mildew Update
Using Copper on Organic Farms
Tomato Pith Necrosis
Submitting Disease Samples
Corn Report
Upcoming Meetings

Crop Conditions
Summer Cover Crops
Late Blight Monitoring
Onion Thrips
Striped Cucumber Beetle Management
Corn Report
Upcoming Meetings

Crop Conditions
Brassica Pests Update
Colorado Potato Beetle
Managing Striped Cucumber Beetle
Late Blight Update
Upcoming Meetings

Garlic Bloat Nematode
Brown Marmorated Stick Bug
Phytopthora capsici Management Checklist
Brassica Fungicide Update
Late Blight Update
Early Spring Cover Crop Management
Changes to the H-2A Final Rule
Upcoming Meetings

Twilight Meeting at Farmer Dave's in Dracut, MA Upcoming Meetings

Crop Conditions
Online Grower Survey on Winter Harvest and Sales: New England Vegetable Growers' Need Assessment Sustainability Standards and the Commonwealth Quality Seal Meeting
New Feasibility and Market Research Study for Commercial Hop Production in New England Available Massachusetts Farm to School
Project Updates
NRCS Extends Sign-up Period For Conservation Stewardship Program
Upcoming Meetings

Fall Sanitation & Disease Management
Massachusetts Small Farm Bills
Upcoming Meetings

Crop Conditions
Storage Diseases of Onions & Garlic
Cost Share Opportunity - Corn Heat for Greenhouses
Know Your Roots
Harvest & Storage Checklist for Potatoes
Organic Wheat Research at UMass
Sweet Corn Report
UMass Amherst Family Weekend Farmer’s Market Seeks Vendors
Upcoming Meetings

Late Season Brassica Insects & Diseases
Assistance for Asparagus Growers
Pumpkin & Winter Squash Harvest & Storage
Blotchy Ripening in Tomatoes
Corn Report
Upcoming Meetings

UMass Field Day Reminder
Crop Conditions
Traceability
Preventing Bird Damage
Cercospora Leaf Spot
Onions: Harvest & Curing Tips
Sweet Corn Report
Upcoming Meetings

Crop Conditions
Powdery Mildew of Cucurbits
Tarnished Plant Bugs
Tomato Hornworm
Peppers; watch for ECB, aphids, pepper maggot
Organic Control for CEW in Sweet Corn
Sweet Corn Report
Upcoming Meetings

Crop Conditions
Downy Mildew in Basil
Summer Broccoli
Cucurbit Disease Management Overview
Update on Potatoes, Tomatoes and Eggplant
Scarab Beetles
Corn Report

Crop Conditions
Late Blight Update
Recognizing Blights in Tomato & Potato
Copper Fungicides for Organic Farms
UMass Team Looking for Cucurbit Fields for Soil Samples
Corn Report
Upcoming Meetings

Crop Conditions
Thrips in Onions & Brassicas
FDA extends comment period for fresh produce safety standards
Worker Protection Standard (WPS) for Pesticides
Late Blight Update
Tomato Fungicides
Sweet Corn Report
Using Copper for Late Blight Control

Crop Conditions
UMass Team Looking for Cucurbit Fields for Soil Samples
Managing Colorado Potato Beetle
Farm to School Project
June is the Time for Sudangrass
UMass Vegetable Program Starts New Project on Winter Harvest and Sales
New Cucurbit Disease Scouting & Management Guide From UMass Extension
Tomato and potato: Late Blight
Upcoming Meetings

Crop Conditions
Cabbage & Onion Maggot
Flea Beetle in Brassicas
Weather & Pest Resource for MA
Seedcorn Maggot & Wireworm
Winter Sprouting Broccoli
Vegetable Management Guide Information
Upcoming Meetings

Research and Extension Activities Implemented by the UMass Ethnic Crops Program in 2009
Crop Updates:
Chipilín
Taioba
Maxixe
Okra
Evaluation of a High Tunnel for Ethnic Crop Production
The Introduction of Locally- Grown Brazilian Vegetables to the Island of Martha’s Vineyard

Upcoming Meetings
Funding Available to Help Farmers Extend the Growing Season
Environmental Quality Incentives Program Payment Increase

Also:
Late Blight Management for Fall, Winter, and Spring - a Gardeners checklist. Use this fact sheet to answer homeowner & customer questions about late blight!
Greenhouse Tomato School Flier

Crop Conditions
Pumpkin & Winter Squash Update
Brassicas: Fall Insects & Non-Pathogenic Disorders
Potato Storage Diseases
Sweet Corn Report
Atlas Farm Twilight Meeting
Upcoming Meetings

Crop Conditions
Late Blight Update
Notes on Composting & Late Blight
Harvest Period, Storage, and Variety Selection to Optimize Eating Quality in Squash
On-line Course for Organic Transition
Downy Mildew of Brassicas
Upcoming Meetings

In This Issue:
Crop Conditions
Corn Heat Cost Share Opportunity
Sclerotinia White Mold
Fall Cover Crops
Harvesting & Curing Tips for Onions
Corn Report
Upcoming Meetings

Crop Conditions
Late Blight Update
Using Copper
Powdery Mildew Update
Late Summer Cover Crops
Plectosporium
Corn Report
Upcoming Meetings

Crop Conditions
Late Blight Alert in Potatoes and Tomatoes
Organic Fungicides
Black Aphids in Greens
Corn Report
Upcoming Meetings

Late Blight Alert
Measuring Insecticides for Backpack Sprayers
Update on Ethnic Crops, Part I
Sweet Corn Report

Crop Conditions
Insectigation: Applying Insecticides Through Drip
Pre-sidedress Nitrate Test
Leaf Hopper in Bean and Potato
New Insecticide: Coragen
Fungicides for /Phytophtora capsici /
Corn Report
Understanding and Controlling Damping Off
Upcoming Meetings

Crop Conditions
Cover Crops for Early Summer
Flea Beetle on Eggplant and Potato
Prowl H2O on Peppers
Early Season Bacterial Disease Management for Tomato and Pepper
Managing Striped Cucumber Beetle in Vine Crops
Corn Report
Upcoming Meetings

Cold Hardy Greens: Selections & Seed Saving
Biocontrol for Mexican Bean Beetle
Seedcorn Maggot & Wireworm
Cabbage & Onion Maggot
New Publication: Using Organic Nutrient Sources
Upcoming Meetings

NEV&BGA and Extension Winter Meeting
Renewable Energy on the Farm Conference in VT
Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) Food Safety Training
Whole Farm Success Stories by Three Experienced Farm Couples- Workshops
Agricultural Business Development Programs in Massachusetts
Start planning now for your farm's conservation needs with NRCS
Other Upcoming Meetings

VegNotes Survey
Fall & Winter Programs
Results for Zone Tillage in NY State
Wood Heat for Greenhouses
Mass. Farm Energy Program
Produce Safety and GAP: Your Input is Needed
CSA Listings on UMass Website

Crop Conditions
Upcoming Meetings
Late Blight Fall Management
Tomato Fruit Disorders
Corn & Pepper Report

Crop Conditions
Downey Mildew Confirmed in MA!
Factors Affecting Eating Quality in Squash
Late Summer Legume Cover Crops
Copper Products for Organic Use
Corn & Pepper Report
Phytophthora in Tomato
Upcoming Meetings

Crop Conditions
Cucurbit Disease Update
Preventing Deer Damage
MDAR Energy News
White Mold of Bean
Salmonella Source Found
Massachusetts Tomato Contest
Sweet Corn Report

Crop Conditions
Garlic Harvest & Storage
Cucurbit Disease Update
Using the Zealater
New Sweet Corn Scouting Guide
Sweet Corn & Pepper Report
Summer Meeting Dates & Tomato Contest
Sprouting Broccoli for Winter Harvest
Powdery Mildew Update

Crop Conditions
Update on the Tomato Salmonella Outbreak
Downy Mildew Update
ECB & Pepper Maggot in Pepper
Flea Beetle in Late Season Brassicas
Buckwheat as a Summer Cover Crop
Sweet Corn Report
Pest Update
Summer Meeting Dates

Crop Conditions
Cucurbit Disease Management
Downey Mildew Update
Corn Report
Biology and Control of Yellow Nutsedge
Potato Leaf Hopper
Squash Vine Borer & Squash Bug
Three Lined Potato Beetle
Tomato Diseases

Crop Conditions
Cucurbit Insecticides – Toxicity to Bees
Managing Colorado Potato Beetle
Organic Management of Striped Cucumber Beetles
Potato Flea Beetle
Corn Report

Crop Conditions
Managing Striped Cucumber Beetles
Management Tactics for Cucurbit Viruses
Powdery Mildew Resistance Cucurbit Variety Trials
Greenhouse Aphids, Part II
Organic Ridge Till Vegetables
Decision Tool for Cover Cropping
Vegetable Disease Diagnostics Sample Submission
Correction from Herbicide Update

Crop Conditions
PTC in Vine Crops
Flea Beetle in Brassicas
P. capsici Management
Cabbage Maggot & Onion Flies
Herbicide Update for Sweet Corn
Women in Agriculture

The NEVBGA Conference - Mark Your Calendar!
Shelled Corn as a Greenhouse Fuel Farm Meeting October 25
USDA Announces Accelerated Sign Up for Farm Conservation Program
How EQUIP Works for Vegetable Growers
Farmer Grant Program (SARE)
Small & Beginner Farmers New Hampshire Conference
The Honeybee and the Future of Beekeeping
MOFGA Annual Farmer to Farmer Conference
Soil Health Conference at URI
Greenhouse Tomato Conference 2007
Vegetable/Strawberry IPM Educator Exchange Program Request for Applications

Crop Conditions
Green Energy Website Launch
Final 2007 IPM Field School
Sclerotinia Diseases of Vegetables
Colony Collapse Disorder in MA
2007 Tomato Conference
Corn Report

Crop Conditions
Cucurbit Update
Pumpkin and Winter Squash Harvest and Storage
Get Ready for Fall Cover Crops
Corn Report

Crop Conditions
Downy Mildew Update
Fall Cover Crops
Crop Injury
Brassicas Update
IPM Field School Update
Corn Report

Crop Conditions
IPM Field School Update
Organic Control for Corn earworm in Sweet Corn
Not all Coppers are Created Equal
Success against Imported Cabbage Worm
Cucurbit Update
Black Rot
Powdery Mildew
Corn and Pepper Report
Spider Mite Outbreak

Crop Conditions
Bacterial Diseases of Tomato- Update 2007
Report from the UVM Plant Diagnostic Clinic
Cucurbit Downy Mildew Forecast
Scarab Beetle Update
Onion Thrips in Onion and Brassicas
Cucurbit Disease Management
Squash Vine Borer Update
Corn Update

Crop Conditions
Downy Mildew Alert
Potato Insect Update From Long Island
Squash Bugs In Vine Crops
Plectosporium Blight of Cucurbits
Cucurbit Disease Management
Sweet Corn Update

Crop Conditions
Flea Beetles in Brassicas
Caterpillars in Brassica Crops
Potato Flea Beetle
Cucurbit Update
Leafhopper in Beans and Potatoes
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
Sweet Corn Update

Crop Conditions
Early Cucurbit Transplant Losses
Evaluation of Hard Squash Varieties for Production in Massachusetts
Cover Crops for Early Summer
Sweet Corn: European Corn Borer is Active
The New England Weekly Crop Weather Report is Available Online
Managing Striped Cucumber Beetle in Vine Crops: Updates for 2007
Thanks to our Funders and Sponsors

Crop Conditions
2007 UMass Vegetable Team Projects
2007 Weed Management Update
2007 Fungicide Update
To Grow or Not to Grow Bt Sweet Corn
Summary of the International Potato Common Scab Conference
Vegetable and Fruit Insecticide Update for 2006-2007

All Day Winter Meetings: January 5 and February 3, 2007
Sponsored by New England Vegetable and Berry Growers Association and New England Cooperative Extension Programs
Seed Quality
Fruit Rots of Pumpkins
Black Rot of Crucifers
Upcoming Programs and Events

Pumpkin Crop 2006: High Demand, Low Yields
Harvest Period, Storage and Variety Selection to Optimize Eating Quality in Squash
Exotic Pest Detection: the Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey
Northeast SARE Partnership and Farmer Grants
New England Greenhouse Conference Reminder
Upcoming Workshops and Twilight Meetings

Crop Conditions
Sweet Corn Update, European Corn Borer, Fall Armyworm and Corn Earworm Trap Counts
Determining Effective Cover Crop Seeding Dates
Crop Rotation
Upcoming Twilight Meetings
USDA/RMA 2006 Commodity Insurance Fact Sheet for Massachusetts Potatoes

Crop Conditions
Brox Farm Twilight Covers Lots of Ground
Sweet Corn Update
Cucurbit Update: Downy Mildew is Closer
Pumpkin and Winter Squash Harvest and Storage
Brassica Update
Crop Insurance Update
USDA/RMA AGR-Lite Program Flyer

Crop Conditions
Sweet Corn and Pepper Update
Tomato Hornworm
Does Spraying for Aphids Control Virus? When Should I Spray for Aphids?
Caterpillars in Brassicas
Phytophthora Capscici Checklist
Cucurbit Update- Plectosporium Blight and Downy Mildew
Upcoming Brassica Series Twilight Meeting

Crop Conditions
Sweet Corn Update, Weekly European Corn Borer, Corn Earworm and Fall Armyworm Trap Counts
Scarab Beetles in Vegetable Crops
Potato Update
Update on Managing Downy Mildew of Cucurbits
Cucurbit Update
Cucurbit Diseases and Fungicides- How to Choose and Spray Schedule

Crop Conditions
Cucurbit Update
Sweet Corn Update, European Corn Borer and Corn Earworm Trap Counts
Managing Bacterial Canker in Tomato: Key Strategies
Summer Cover Crops
Organic Growing, Transitioning and Certification
Plectosporium Blight of Cucurbits
Pre-Sidedress Nitrate Test: Now is the Time for Sampling
Upcoming Twilight Meetingts in Massachusetts and New Hampshire

Crop Conditons
Twilight Meeting at Twin Oaks Farm
Sweet Corn Update
Stunted Little yellow Plants, Will They Recover?
Ozone Injury Observed in Potato
Squash Bug in Vine Crops
Video: Farmers and Their Ecological Sweet Corn Production Practices: Special Offer
Early Blight of Tomato and Potato
Tomato Update
Cucurbits
Potato, Beans: Scout for Potato Leafhopper

Crop Conditions
Sweet Corn Update
Conservation approaches to agricultural water use: a SAN publication
Spinach Leafminer on cahrd, beets, or spinach
Row cover for midsummer- want to try non-heating row covers?

Crop Conditions
Heat Stress and Heat Tolerance in Broccoli For Late Summer Harvest
Nutrient Management for Brassica Crops
NEV&BGA Project on Alternatives to Synthetic Pyrethroids for Control of Insect Pests in COrn
Cabbage and Onion Maggot Flies
Flea Beetles in Brassicas

Fungicide Update 2006
Weed Management Update 2006
New Vegetable Crop Insecticides/Miticides/Molluscides
Plant Pathologist in Bangladesh
Controlling Bacterial Diseases with Plant Activators
UMass Small Farm and Garden Days
Farmers Market Workshop to be Held April 4th in North Grafton
Position Available