Dr. Tree Fruit and Don

This podcast focuses on providing timely commercial tree fruit production advice for beginning industry professionals and seasoned growers. Educators from Penn State Extension and faculty from Penn State University’s horticulture, entomology, and plant pathology departments drop in to give insights and observations about what is going on in the orchards.

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Season 5, Episode 13: Time to Take Some Samples

June 14, 2024 • Penn State Extension • Season 5 • Episode 13

Don is joined by Kari, Greg and Shan this week to discuss pathology, entomology and horticulture updates. Kari highlights the importance of grower feedback for the current round of EPA public comments regarding ziram, thiram and ferbam. Greg mentions the potential for Japanese beetle damage. And Shan highlights the importance of taking leaf and soil samples at this time of the season.

Links to the ag testing lab and Kari's update about the EPA are below.

EPA Public Comment fact sheet: https://extension.psu.edu/environmental-protection-agency-mitigation-proposal-update-ziram-thiram-ferbam
Penn State Ag Analytical Services Lab: https://agsci.psu.edu/aasl

Music Credit: “The Raven and the Swan” by Josh Woodward is licensed under a Attribution 3.0 United States License. Courtesy of FreeMusicArchive.org

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