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Southern Tier Produce News

The Southern Tier Produce News (STPN) newsletter is intended to provide information on a monthly basis to fruit and vegetable producers in the CCTTS region. Topics covered in the Southern Tier News newsletter address crop and pest management issues, business and marketing opportunities, results from current fruit and vegetable research, a calendar of up-coming events, and more.

Latest Issues: June 2006 (pdf) and July 2006 (pdf)

Contents June 2006

Calendar……………………...............2

Announcements………………….....2
Looking for rotten veggies………….2
Horticulture business help………….2
Guthion cancellations……………….3

General News
Slugs……………………………….....3
Sprayer Calibration…………………3

Business/Marketing
More Farmers’ Markets……………...4
Price product to survive
high oil prices………………………...4

Fruit Production
Update on Blueberry trap project……6
Raspberry Borers…………………......7
Winter protection for
Blackberries……………………….......7

Vegetable Production
Tomato catfacing…………………......8
Ozone injury……………………….......8
Colorado potato beetle……………....8
Managing cuke beetle……………......9

Introducing…White Clover…..........10
Newsletter Sponsors………….......15

Contents July 2006

Calendar……………………................2

Announcements…………………...…3
Energy Expo at the Tioga Fair!............3
Energy Saving Tools……………….....3
Veg MD new website resources………………………………3
New Regs for Ag Trucks………….......3

Fruit Production
Monitoring Apple Maggot…………......3
Update on Blueberry
trap project………………………….......4
Cider Regs under Question………….4

Vegetable Production
Downy Mildew in MI………………......5
Sweet corn pest report………………5
Wasps to control corn borer………...6
Out-of-season Asparagus!.................6
How Onions Grow Big……………......7
PSNT before side dressing………….8
Heat injury with plastic mulch…….....9
Dual on Pumpkins…………………....9

Introducing……Buckwheat...……..10

Newsletter Sponsors……………...11

Back Issue Archive - issues from previous years.

June 2005 (pdf)
July 2005 (pdf)
August/September 2005 (pdf) (contents-html)
October 2005 (pdf) (contents-html)
November 2005 (pdf) (contents-html)
December 2005 (pdf) (contents-html)
January 2006 (pdf) (contents-html)
February 2006 (pdf) (contents-html)
March 2006 (pdf) (contents-html)
April 2006 (pdf) (contents-html)
May 2006 (pdf) (contents-html)

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