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A dozen new apple varieties, apple blotch, and a family of barn owls that helps control voles in the orchard were some of the topics covered at Kauffman's Fruit Farm.
Marssonina blotch is like apple scab because it can infect leaves as well as the fruit. Both diseases infect the leaves early in the season and, if not controlled, will
The aggressive apple disease causes premature defoliation and has become established in Pennsylvania orchards since 2017.
Apple growers are harvesting a good crop in key regions of the Mid-Atlantic, though the timing of rains has affected fruit size.
Penn State orchard researchers are developing strategies to automate apple production, and to protect trees and fruit from disease.