Orchard Network

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In this issue...

Orchard Management

• Cultivar Update
• Honeycrisp Stem Clipping
• Late Fall Applications of Manure Can Do Wonders for Your Soil and Your Pocketbook!
• Notes from New York
• Necrotic Leaf Blotch of Golden Delicious and Related Cultivars
• Where Do Organic Standards Come From?
• Does Compost Need to be Turned?

Crop Protection

• Powdery Mildew Can be Added to the List of Diseases Infecting Honeycrisp
• Problem Weed of the Month: Common Mallow
• Dock Sawfly is Mystery Insect

Postharvest

• Impact of SmartFresh^TM on Apple Quality and its Interaction with Current Industry Practices
• Results from the 2003 Commercial Smart Fresh^{TM (1-MCP) Trial on Apples in Canada}
• 2004 Risk of Low-Temperature Disorders in Apples
• Another Successful Safety Seminar for Apple Cider Producers

Announcements

• Azinphos-methyl (Guthion, Sniper) Re-entry Intervals and Buffer Zones
• APF Business Planning Programs

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