Vegetable Program Upcoming Events

  • Fruit Team Twilight Meeting

    Calendar Feed Choices: Fruit, Vegetable
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    Event Type: In-person
    UMass Cold Spring Research and Education Orchard

    Join the UMass Extension Fruit Team at the UMass Cold Spring Research and Education Orchard for a vineyard twilight meeting focused on key management decisions during rapid shoot growth and the lead-up to bloom. This is a critical time for both table and wine grape production in Massachusetts, as disease pressure begins to build and canopy management practices directly influence fruit quality and season-long pest control.

    We will cover identification and management of early-season grape diseases including Phomopsis, black rot, powdery mildew, and downy mildew, with a focus on current infections and spray timing.

    We will also discuss insect activity, including early grape berry moth and climbing cutworms, along with spotted lanternfly identification.

    The meeting will include a laser bird deterrent demonstration and a visit to our American grape variety trial.

    This interactive session is designed to support timely, informed decision-making during one of the most important windows of the growing season.

  • 2026 MFGA Summer Meeting

    Calendar Feed Choices: Fruit, Vegetable
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    Event Type: In-person
    UMass Cold SPring Research and Education Orchard

    Details on the field tour and speakers will be announced soon!

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