Below are the dates for the upcoming commercial tree fruit meetings.  Drs. Chris Bergh, Sherif Sherif, and Keith Yoder will be providing updated information and will be available for discussions and concerns regarding the upcoming season. 

Thursday, March 30.  In-Depth Meeting 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.  Seasonal Updates

Program: Dr. Keith Yoder (Pathologist – Virginia Tech AHS Jr. AREC)

 

Thursday, April 13.  Breakfast Meeting 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

Seasonal Updates and Breakfast Provided

 

Thursday, April 27.  In-Depth Meeting 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.  Seasonal Updates

Program: Dr. Sherif Sherif (Horticulturist – Virginia Tech AHS Jr. AREC)

 

Thursday, May 11.  Breakfast Meeting 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

Seasonal Updates and Breakfast Provided

 

Thursday, May 25.  In-Depth Meeting 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.  Seasonal Updates

Program: Dr. Chris Bergh (Entomologist – Virginia Tech AHS Jr. AREC)

 

All meetings will be held at the Alson H. Smith Jr. AREC (Winchester Fruit Lab) at 595 Laurel Grove Road, Winchester, Virginia.  Directions from I-81: take Stephens City exit (Exit 307).  Go west into Stephens City on Fairfax Street and proceed straight through the traffic light onto Rt. 631 (Fairfax Street becomes Marlboro Rd.) and continue west approximately 3.5 miles.  Turn right (north) onto Middle Road (Rt. 628) at the “T”.  Go 1.5 miles north on Middle Road and turn left (west) onto Laurel Grove Road (Rt.629).  Go 0.8 miles to the AREC on the left.

 

Mark Sutphin

Associate Extension Agent | Agriculture and Natural Resources, Horticulture | Unit Coordinator (Frederick)

Serving the counties of Frederick, Clarke, Page, Shenandoah, & Warren

Virginia Cooperative Extension – Frederick County Office | 107 North Kent Street | Winchester, VA 22601

Phone – 540.665.5699 | Fax – 540.722.8380 | Cell – 540.398.8148 | Email – mark.sutphin@vt.edu

 

The Rappahannock Extension Office invites each of you to attend a series of in-orchard meetings scheduled from April through July. These meetings will be held in orchards located in Rappahannock, Fauquier, and Madison Counties.

We will meet at the host orchard at 11:00 a.m. for a tour of the orchard, followed by a discussion of current orchard management recommendations. Virginia Tech fruit specialists from the Alson H. Smith Jr. Agricultural Research and Extension Center will be present to address specific topics. We encourage you to bring samples of insects, diseased foliage or scaffolds for treatment recommendations. We will adjourn around 2:00 p.m. A schedule of meeting locations and directions to the orchards are listed below.

Please call the Extension Office at 540-675-3619 for additional information about these programs.

April 12th In Orchard Meeting
Williams Orchard, Tommy and Eddie Williams, Flint Hill Rt. 211 east to Ben Venue. At the crossroads, turn north on to Rt. 729 and go approximately 2½ miles. Orchard is on the left.

May 10th In Orchard Meeting
Jenkins Orchard, James Jenkins, Woodville, From Rt. 231, turn right on to Rt. 621, go about 2 miles. The orchard is on the left by the packing shed.

June 14th In Orchard Meeting
Stribling Orchard, Robert Stribling and Alex Jeffries
From Flint Hill: Rt. 522 N, turn right on Rt. 635, turn N/left on Rt. 688, the orchard is located near the intersection of Rt. 688 and Rt. 55 in Markham; 11587 Poverty Hollow Ln, Markham, VA 22643

July 19th In Orchard Meeting
Graves’ Mountain Farm, Jimmy Graves, Syria
Rt. 231 to Rt. 670, meet at the picnic shelter on left just past Syria.

If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact Kenner Love, VCE at (540-675-3616/TDD*) during business hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to discuss accommodations 5 days prior to the event. *TDD number is (800) 828-1120.

Please find info attached regarding the public open house that will be held at Virginia Tech’s Alson H. Smith, Jr. Agricultural Research and Extension Center (AREC) near Winchester, VA. You may come and go as you please throughout the 1:00pm – 5:00pm open house. Weather permitting, wagon tours of the farm and research plots will be at 1:30pm and 3:30pm.

Open House Flyer_2016

This is a hidden resource that greatly supports Virginia’s agriculture industry. Feel free to attend and bring a friend for the rare opportunity to see behind the scenes and the workings of the center.

Alson H. Smith, Jr. Agricultural Research and Extension Center (AREC)

595 Laurel Grove Road

Winchester, VA 22602

 

We have a fantastic day tour of several Mt. Jackson/Timberville area fruit operations scheduled for Wednesday, July 13, 2016.  The tour will include orchards, a retail market, a packing operation, a processing operation, a cidery, a catered lunch, and dinner.  We plan to arrange a coach for participants traveling from the Winchester area.  There will also be other transportation and carpooling options planned as the need dictates.  If you are interested in this day tour, please complete the registration on the attached brochure and send in the registration fee of $35.00/each by July 1, 2016. Timberville VA Tour

Feel free to contact me for additional information or any clarifications.

We continue to thank our Tree Fruit Program Sponsors for making this educational tour possible:

Adams County Nursery, Inc.

Andros Foods North America

Bank of Clarke County

BASF Technical Service

Certis USA, LLC

Crop Production Services

DuPont Crop Protection

First Bank & Trust Company

Frederick County Fruit Growers Association

Gowan Company, LLC

Helena Chemical Company

Knouse Foods Co-Op., Inc.

MidAtlantic Farm Credit, FLCA

Southern States

The Valley Fertilizer & Chemical Company, Inc.

True North Foliar

Valent U.S.A. Corporation

Virginia Farm Bureau

Winchester Equipment Company

 

Mark Sutphin

Associate Extension Agent | Agriculture and Natural Resources, Horticulture | Unit Coordinator (Frederick)

Serving the counties of Frederick, Clarke, Page, Shenandoah, & Warren

Virginia Cooperative Extension – Frederick County Office | 107 North Kent Street | Winchester, VA 22601

Phone – 540.665.5699 | Fax – 540.722.8380 | Cell – 540.398.8148 | Email – mark.sutphin@vt.edu

http://offices.ext.vt.edu/frederick/ | http://vacoopext.blogspot.com/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/VCE-Northern-Shenandoah-Valley-Agriculture-and-Natural-Resources/183932085102951

 

 

 

The 2016 Carroll-Patrick Orchard Tour will be on Thursday, May 26 from 9:00am to 12:00pm. Tour begins at the Levering Orchard packinghouse: 2324 Orchard Gap Road, Ararat, VA 24053.

RSVP to 276.730.3110 for a lunch count. Lunch donated by W. O. Hill & Son.

 

Suzanne Slack

Commercial Horticulture Extension Agent

Virginia Cooperative Extension

205 Oak Street- Suite 102

Hillsville, VA 24343

sslack@vt.edu 

(276)-730-3116

 

 

 

Rappahannock/Madison/Fauquier County Tree Fruit Meetings:

The Rappahannock Extension Office invites each of you to attend a series of in-orchard meetings scheduled from April through July. These meetings will be held in orchards located in Rappahannock, Fauquier, and Madison Counties.

We will meet at the host orchard at 11:00 a.m. for a tour of the orchard, followed by a discussion of current orchard management recommendations. Virginia Tech fruit specialists from the Alson H. Smith Jr. Agricultural Research and Extension  Center will be present to address specific topics. We encourage you to bring samples of insects, diseased foliage or scaffolds for treatment recommendations.  After the orchard tour we will have a bagged lunch (bring your own); drinks will be furnished by the host orchardist.  We will adjourn around 2:00 p.m.

March 11^th Grafting Workshop – 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, Madison Extension Office

April 20^th In Orchard Meeting Williams Orchard, Tommy and Eddie Williams, Flint Hill Rt. 211 east to Ben Venue.  At the crossroads, turn north on to Rt. 729 and go approximately 2½ miles.  Orchard is on the left

May 25^th In Orchard Meeting James Jenkins, Jenkins Orchard, Woodville, From Rt. 231, turn right on to Rt. 621, go about 2 miles. The orchard is on the left by the packing shed.

June 15^th In Orchard MeetingFrom Flint Hill: Rt. 522 N, turn right on Rt. 635, turn N/left on Rt. 688, both orchards are located near the intersection of Rt. 688 and Rt. 55 in Markham. Stribling and Hartland Orchards, Robert Stribling and Bill Green, Markham

July 20^th Graves Mountain Farm Graves’ Mountain Farm, Jimmy Graves, Syria Rt. 231 to Rt. 670, meet at the picnic shelter on left just past Syria.

Please call the Extension Office at 540-675-3619 for additional information about these programs.

Sincerely,

Kenner Love

Extension Agent, Agriculture and Natural Resources

Crop and Soil Sciences

 

 

Winchester Area Spring Tree Fruit Meetings:

Below are the dates for the upcoming commercial tree fruit meetings.  Drs. Keith Yoder and Chris Bergh will be providing updated information and will be available for discussions and concerns regarding the upcoming season.  Please find more information and seasonal updates at the Virginia Cooperative Extension – Tree Fruit Website:  http://www.anr.ext.vt.edu/tree-fruit/   To receive email notifications of updates and blog posts, simply go to the website and enter your email address on the right hand side at the “Subscribe” tool.

Thursday, March 31.  In-Depth Meeting 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.  Seasonal Updates

Program: Dr. Keith Yoder (Pathologist – Virginia Tech AHS Jr. AREC)

 

Thursday, April 21.  Breakfast Meeting 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

Seasonal Updates and Breakfast Provided

 

Thursday, May 5.  In-Depth Meeting 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.  Seasonal Updates

Program: invited guest and/or grower panel on thinning

 

Thursday, May 19.  Breakfast Meeting 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

Seasonal Updates and Breakfast Provided

 

Thursday, June 2.  In-Depth Meeting 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.  Seasonal Updates

Program: Dr. Chris Bergh (Entomologist – Virginia Tech AHS Jr. AREC)

 

All meetings will be held at the Alson H. Smith Jr. AREC (Winchester Fruit Lab) at 595 Laurel Grove Road, Winchester, Virginia.  Directions from I-81: take Stephens City exit (Exit 307).  Go west into Stephens City on Fairfax Street and proceed straight through the traffic light onto Rt. 631 (Fairfax Street becomes Marlboro Rd.) and continue west approximately 3.5 miles.  Turn right (north) onto Middle Road (Rt. 628) at the “T”.  Go 1.5 miles north on Middle Road and turn left (west) onto Laurel Grove Road (Rt.629).  Go 0.8 miles to the AREC on the left.

 

Thank You, 2016 Sponsors!

Adams County Nursery, Inc.

Andros Foods North America

Bank of Clarke County

BASF Technical Service

Certis USA, LLC

Crop Production Services

DuPont Crop Protection

First Bank & Trust Company

Frederick County Fruit Growers Association

Gowan Company, LLC

Helena Chemical Company

Knouse Foods Co-Op., Inc.

MidAtlantic Farm Credit, FLCA

Southern States

The Valley Fertilizer & Chemical Company, Inc.

True North Foliar

Valent U.S.A. Corporation

Virginia Farm Bureau

Winchester Equipment Company

 

 

Mark Sutphin

Associate Extension Agent | Agriculture and Natural Resources, Horticulture | Unit Coordinator (Frederick)

Serving the counties of Frederick, Clarke, Page, Shenandoah, & Warren

Virginia Cooperative Extension – Frederick County Office | 107 North Kent Street | Winchester, VA 22601

Phone – 540.665.5699 | Fax – 540.722.8380 | Cell – 540.398.8148 | Email – mark.sutphin@vt.edu

 

TO:                 Commercial Fruit Producers

FROM:           Mark Sutphin, Associate Extension Agent, Horticulture

SUBJECT:     August 20, 2015 Orchard Twilight Meeting: tour of Hollin Farms, in Delaplane, Virginia (a pick your own vegetable, small fruit, and tree fruit operation) followed by a catered meal & seasonal updates from Virginia Cooperative Extension Specialists.

Registration is required. –To ensure that you are provided with a meal, you must email Marsha Wright at mawrigh4@vt.edu or call: (540.665.5699) before noon on Wednesday, August 12th.

Matt and Shannon Davenport have graciously agreed to host the meeting at Hollin Farms on Thursday, August 20, 2015.

5:30pm – 6:30pm        Tour

6:30pm – 7:30pm        Catered Supper and Seasonal Updates

Directions: The orchard is located at, 1436 Snowden Road, Delaplane, Virginia 20144.

From Winchester: take US-50 East approximately 16 miles east of I-81. Turn right onto US-17 South (Winchester Road). In 1.9 miles, make a right onto VA-688 (Leeds Manor Road). In 0.7 miles, take the first right onto VA-711 (Snowden Road). In 0.7 miles, the farm will be on the left.

From I-66: take exit 23 for US-17 North towards Delaplane/Paris. Once off of I-66, travel approximately 6 miles on US-17 North (Winchester Road). Make a left onto VA-688 (Leeds Manor Road). In 0.7 miles, take the first right onto VA-711 (Snowden Road). In 0.7 miles, the farm will be on the left.

Drs. Keith Yoder, Chris Bergh, and Greg Peck will be providing seasonal updates at dinner and will be available for discussions and concerns regarding the growing season.