[apple-crop] Scaffolds 4/11

2016-04-11 Thread Arthur M. Agnello 
A new issue of Scaffolds for the week of 4/11 has been posted and is available 
at:
http://www.scaffolds.entomology.cornell.edu/2016/SCAFFOLDS-4-11-16.pdf

A version compatible for mobile devices is available at:
http://www.scaffolds.entomology.cornell.edu/2016/SCAFFOLDSMD-4-11-16.pdf

This week's issue contains the following items:

INSECTS
- Pear psylla
GENERAL INFO
- New degree day tool in NEWA
CHEM NEWS
- Erratum: Pear sections of Recommends
UPCOMING PEST EVENTS
PHENOLOGIES
TRAP CATCHES
PEST FOCUS

--
Arthur M. Agnello
Professor and Extension Tree Fruit Entomologist
Dept. of Entomology
a...@cornell.edu
NYS Agricultural Experiment Station   Tel: 315-787-2341
630 W. North St.   Fax: 315-787-2326
Geneva, NY  14456-1371
Agnello Lab page:
http://blogs.cornell.edu/agnello
Scaffolds Fruit Journal online:
http://www.scaffolds.entomology.cornell.edu

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Re: [apple-crop] Scaffolds 4/11

2011-04-14 Thread Tara A Baugher 
Leslie,
Your web site is outstanding!  For those who want to subscribe to our 
smart-phone friendly Fruit Times, the address is highlighted below.
Tara

Tara A. Baugher
Tree Fruit Educator
Penn State Extension
Adams County
670 Old Harrisburg Road, Suite 204
Gettysburg, PA   17325

Phone: 717-334-6271, ext. 314
Email: ta...@psu.edu<mailto:ta...@psu.edu>
Web: extension.psu.edu<http://extension.psu.edu/>


Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity and the 
diversity of its workforce.

Fruit Times Newsletter:  http://extension.psu.edu/fruit-times
Penn State tree fruit resources:   http://frec.cas.psu.edu/
Specialty Crop Innovations Projects:
http://www.cascrop.com/
http://www.abe.psu.edu/scri/


From: apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net 
[mailto:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net] On Behalf Of Huffman, Leslie 
(OMAFRA)
Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 9:34 AM
To: Apple-crop discussion list
Subject: Re: [apple-crop] Scaffolds 4/11

Thanks Tara and Art,
Trying to keep up with the technology here!  Your comments have helped.

We tracked some interesting stats on our website over the past year. Here is a 
comment from our stats expert:

A notable trend this year is that the mobile visits (smart phones) have 
increased rapidly from approximately 125 visits per day (to the OMAFRA site) in 
April 2010 to over 350 per day in March 2011, with Apple devices (iPad/iPod) 
being used for 74% of these visits (outnumbering Blackberry 10:1) and other 
systems also being popular.

I'm sure it's a similar scenario in your states.
Leslie
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Leslie Huffman
519-738-1256
leslie.huff...@ontario.ca<mailto:519-738-1256leslie.huff...@ontario.ca>

From: apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net 
[mailto:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net] On Behalf Of Tara A Baugher
Sent: April 13, 2011 3:54 PM
To: Apple-crop discussion list
Subject: Re: [apple-crop] Scaffolds 4/11

Leslie,
In Penn State's case, the format is a feature of the new plone website we have 
for Fruit Times.  Little by little our whole system will be on plone, which 
will allow each commodity team to manage its own site.  When a new article is 
written, the system notifies each subscriber by email.
Hope that helps,
Tara

Tara A. Baugher
Tree Fruit Educator
Penn State Extension
Adams County
670 Old Harrisburg Road, Suite 204
Gettysburg, PA   17325

Phone: 717-334-6271, ext. 314
Email: ta...@psu.edu<mailto:ta...@psu.edu>
Web: extension.psu.edu<http://extension.psu.edu/>


Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity and the 
diversity of its workforce.

Penn State tree fruit resources:   http://frec.cas.psu.edu/
Specialty Crop Innovations Projects:
http://www.cascrop.com/
http://www.abe.psu.edu/scri/


From: apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net 
[mailto:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net] On Behalf Of Arthur M Agnello
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 1:42 PM
To: Apple-crop discussion list
Subject: Re: [apple-crop] Scaffolds 4/11

Hi Leslie,

ScaffoldsMD is just something I thought I'd try to provide for people who might 
prefer to read the newsletter on a smartphone without having to do a lot of 
zooming in and navigating around the regular pdf formatted version.  I asked a 
number of IT people how one might go about formatting such a document, and 
found surprisingly few who could offer me specific suggestions without things 
quickly getting very complex.  In the end, we figured out that it's easiest 
just to take an unformatted text version (which is how I write up each week's 
issue), and then format the document with small page margins (0.2") and in a 
large type font (we use Calibri 24 pt), and save it as a PDF.  This is what 
gets posted, and when you access it on a smartphone (regardless of the brand), 
it just opens in a full screen that you can scroll down as you read.  We're 
tinkering with including some graphics like photos and tables, but this can 
require more effort to format

I haven't gotten any feedback on this version yet, so I really couldn't tell 
you how many people might be using it.

I noticed Penn's Fruit Times is providing a smartphone version, but it looks 
like they may actually be doing it properly, with some customized formatting to 
include navigation and search functions.

Regards,
Art


On 4/11/11 4:00 PM, "Huffman, Leslie (OMAFRA)"  
wrote:
Hi Art,
Thanks for your newsletter. Just wondering about the ScaffoldsMD - I know what 
it is, but wondered how you make the files - what program, what size, etc.  I 
see that Penn State is also providing mobile versions.

Any idea how many growers are reading yours on smartphones? Do you need to make 
different files for iPhones and Blackberries etc?

Just trying to keep up with the technology. Thanks, Art!

Ps. Thanks for your comments on apple-crop about the rumour of oil reducing 
yields.

Re: [apple-crop] Scaffolds 4/11

2011-04-14 Thread Huffman, Leslie (OMAFRA) 
Thanks Tara and Art,

Trying to keep up with the technology here!  Your comments have helped.

 

We tracked some interesting stats on our website over the past year.
Here is a comment from our stats expert:

 

A notable trend this year is that the mobile visits (smart phones) have
increased rapidly from approximately 125 visits per day (to the OMAFRA
site) in April 2010 to over 350 per day in March 2011, with Apple
devices (iPad/iPod) being used for 74% of these visits (outnumbering
Blackberry 10:1) and other systems also being popular.

 

I'm sure it's a similar scenario in your states.

Leslie 

 
Leslie Huffman
519-738-1256
leslie.huff...@ontario.ca <mailto:519-738-1256leslie.huff...@ontario.ca>




From: apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net
[mailto:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net] On Behalf Of Tara A
Baugher
Sent: April 13, 2011 3:54 PM
To: Apple-crop discussion list
Subject: Re: [apple-crop] Scaffolds 4/11

 

Leslie,

In Penn State's case, the format is a feature of the new plone website
we have for Fruit Times.  Little by little our whole system will be on
plone, which will allow each commodity team to manage its own site.
When a new article is written, the system notifies each subscriber by
email.

Hope that helps,

Tara

 

Tara A. Baugher

Tree Fruit Educator

Penn State Extension

Adams County

670 Old Harrisburg Road, Suite 204

Gettysburg, PA   17325

 

Phone: 717-334-6271, ext. 314

Email: ta...@psu.edu <mailto:ta...@psu.edu> 

Web: extension.psu.edu <http://extension.psu.edu/> 

 

 

Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity and the
diversity of its workforce. 

 

Penn State tree fruit resources:   http://frec.cas.psu.edu/

Specialty Crop Innovations Projects:  

http://www.cascrop.com/

http://www.abe.psu.edu/scri/

 

 

From: apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net
[mailto:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net] On Behalf Of Arthur M
Agnello
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 1:42 PM
To: Apple-crop discussion list
Subject: Re: [apple-crop] Scaffolds 4/11

 

Hi Leslie,

ScaffoldsMD is just something I thought I'd try to provide for people
who might prefer to read the newsletter on a smartphone without having
to do a lot of zooming in and navigating around the regular pdf
formatted version.  I asked a number of IT people how one might go about
formatting such a document, and found surprisingly few who could offer
me specific suggestions without things quickly getting very complex.  In
the end, we figured out that it's easiest just to take an unformatted
text version (which is how I write up each week's issue), and then
format the document with small page margins (0.2") and in a large type
font (we use Calibri 24 pt), and save it as a PDF.  This is what gets
posted, and when you access it on a smartphone (regardless of the
brand), it just opens in a full screen that you can scroll down as you
read.  We're tinkering with including some graphics like photos and
tables, but this can require more effort to format

I haven't gotten any feedback on this version yet, so I really couldn't
tell you how many people might be using it.

I noticed Penn's Fruit Times is providing a smartphone version, but it
looks like they may actually be doing it properly, with some customized
formatting to include navigation and search functions.

Regards,
Art


On 4/11/11 4:00 PM, "Huffman, Leslie (OMAFRA)" <
leslie.huff...@ontario.ca> wrote:

Hi Art,
Thanks for your newsletter. Just wondering about the ScaffoldsMD - I
know what it is, but wondered how you make the files - what program,
what size, etc.  I see that Penn State is also providing mobile
versions.
 
Any idea how many growers are reading yours on smartphones? Do you need
to make different files for iPhones and Blackberries etc?
 
Just trying to keep up with the technology. Thanks, Art!
 
Ps. Thanks for your comments on apple-crop about the rumour of oil
reducing yields.  Hope others chime in.
 

Leslie 

Leslie Huffman
519-738-1256
leslie.huff...@ontario.ca <mailto:519-738-1256leslie.huff...@ontario.ca>




From: apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net [
mailto:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net] On Behalf Of Arthur M
Agnello
Sent: April 11, 2011 3:02 PM
To: Apple-crop discussion list
Subject: [apple-crop] Scaffolds 4/11

A new issue of Scaffolds Fruit Newsletter for the week of 4/11 has been
posted and can be found at:

Regular pdf -
http://www.scaffolds.entomology.cornell.edu/2011/110411.pdf

ScaffoldsMD for mobile devices -
http://www.scaffolds.entomology.cornell.edu/2011/4.11MD.pdf

This issue includes the following articles:

INSECTS
- Prebloom pest considerations
 CHEM NEWS
- Errata - Stinkbug control materials
 DISEASES
- Apple scab post-infection control
 GENERAL INFO
 - NYSIPM news
PHENOLOGIES
 PEST FOCUS 
 UPCOMING PEST EVENTS


-- 
Arthur M. Agnello
Profess

Re: [apple-crop] Scaffolds 4/11

2011-04-13 Thread Tara A Baugher 
Leslie,
In Penn State's case, the format is a feature of the new plone website we have 
for Fruit Times.  Little by little our whole system will be on plone, which 
will allow each commodity team to manage its own site.  When a new article is 
written, the system notifies each subscriber by email.
Hope that helps,
Tara

Tara A. Baugher
Tree Fruit Educator
Penn State Extension
Adams County
670 Old Harrisburg Road, Suite 204
Gettysburg, PA   17325

Phone: 717-334-6271, ext. 314
Email: ta...@psu.edu<mailto:ta...@psu.edu>
Web: extension.psu.edu<http://extension.psu.edu/>


Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity and the 
diversity of its workforce.

Penn State tree fruit resources:   http://frec.cas.psu.edu/
Specialty Crop Innovations Projects:
http://www.cascrop.com/
http://www.abe.psu.edu/scri/


From: apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net 
[mailto:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net] On Behalf Of Arthur M Agnello
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 1:42 PM
To: Apple-crop discussion list
Subject: Re: [apple-crop] Scaffolds 4/11

Hi Leslie,

ScaffoldsMD is just something I thought I'd try to provide for people who might 
prefer to read the newsletter on a smartphone without having to do a lot of 
zooming in and navigating around the regular pdf formatted version.  I asked a 
number of IT people how one might go about formatting such a document, and 
found surprisingly few who could offer me specific suggestions without things 
quickly getting very complex.  In the end, we figured out that it's easiest 
just to take an unformatted text version (which is how I write up each week's 
issue), and then format the document with small page margins (0.2") and in a 
large type font (we use Calibri 24 pt), and save it as a PDF.  This is what 
gets posted, and when you access it on a smartphone (regardless of the brand), 
it just opens in a full screen that you can scroll down as you read.  We're 
tinkering with including some graphics like photos and tables, but this can 
require more effort to format

I haven't gotten any feedback on this version yet, so I really couldn't tell 
you how many people might be using it.

I noticed Penn's Fruit Times is providing a smartphone version, but it looks 
like they may actually be doing it properly, with some customized formatting to 
include navigation and search functions.

Regards,
Art


On 4/11/11 4:00 PM, "Huffman, Leslie (OMAFRA)"  
wrote:
Hi Art,
Thanks for your newsletter. Just wondering about the ScaffoldsMD - I know what 
it is, but wondered how you make the files - what program, what size, etc.  I 
see that Penn State is also providing mobile versions.

Any idea how many growers are reading yours on smartphones? Do you need to make 
different files for iPhones and Blackberries etc?

Just trying to keep up with the technology. Thanks, Art!

Ps. Thanks for your comments on apple-crop about the rumour of oil reducing 
yields.  Hope others chime in.


Leslie
[cid:image001.gif@01CBF9F2.B0104810]
Leslie Huffman
519-738-1256
leslie.huff...@ontario.ca <mailto:519-738-1256leslie.huff...@ontario.ca>


From: apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net 
[mailto:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net] On Behalf Of Arthur M Agnello
Sent: April 11, 2011 3:02 PM
To: Apple-crop discussion list
Subject: [apple-crop] Scaffolds 4/11

A new issue of Scaffolds Fruit Newsletter for the week of 4/11 has been posted 
and can be found at:

Regular pdf -
http://www.scaffolds.entomology.cornell.edu/2011/110411.pdf

ScaffoldsMD for mobile devices -
http://www.scaffolds.entomology.cornell.edu/2011/4.11MD.pdf

This issue includes the following articles:

INSECTS
- Prebloom pest considerations
 CHEM NEWS
- Errata - Stinkbug control materials
 DISEASES
- Apple scab post-infection control
 GENERAL INFO
 - NYSIPM news
PHENOLOGIES
 PEST FOCUS
 UPCOMING PEST EVENTS

--
Arthur M. Agnello
Professor and Extension Tree Fruit Entomologist
Dept. of Entomology  a...@cornell.edu
N.Y.S. Agric. Expt. Sta.Tel: 315-787-2341
630 W. North St.   Fax: 315-787-2326
Geneva, NY  14456-1371  http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/faculty/agnello
Scaffolds Fruit Journal online [NOTE NEW ADDRESS]: 
http://www.scaffolds.entomology.cornell.edu/index.html
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Re: [apple-crop] Scaffolds 4/11

2011-04-13 Thread Arthur M Agnello 
Hi Leslie,

ScaffoldsMD is just something I thought I’d try to provide for people who might 
prefer to read the newsletter on a smartphone without having to do a lot of 
zooming in and navigating around the regular pdf formatted version.  I asked a 
number of IT people how one might go about formatting such a document, and 
found surprisingly few who could offer me specific suggestions without things 
quickly getting very complex.  In the end, we figured out that it’s easiest 
just to take an unformatted text version (which is how I write up each week’s 
issue), and then format the document with small page margins (0.2”) and in a 
large type font (we use Calibri 24 pt), and save it as a PDF.  This is what 
gets posted, and when you access it on a smartphone (regardless of the brand), 
it just opens in a full screen that you can scroll down as you read.  We’re 
tinkering with including some graphics like photos and tables, but this can 
require more effort to format

I haven’t gotten any feedback on this version yet, so I really couldn’t tell 
you how many people might be using it.

I noticed Penn’s Fruit Times is providing a smartphone version, but it looks 
like they may actually be doing it properly, with some customized formatting to 
include navigation and search functions.

Regards,
Art


On 4/11/11 4:00 PM, "Huffman, Leslie (OMAFRA)"  
wrote:

Hi Art,
Thanks for your newsletter. Just wondering about the ScaffoldsMD – I know what 
it is, but wondered how you make the files – what program, what size, etc.  I 
see that Penn State is also providing mobile versions.

Any idea how many growers are reading yours on smartphones? Do you need to make 
different files for iPhones and Blackberries etc?

Just trying to keep up with the technology. Thanks, Art!

Ps. Thanks for your comments on apple-crop about the rumour of oil reducing 
yields.  Hope others chime in.


Leslie
[cid:3385546921_34126661]
Leslie Huffman
519-738-1256
leslie.huff...@ontario.ca <mailto:519-738-1256leslie.huff...@ontario.ca>



From: apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net 
[mailto:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net] On Behalf Of Arthur M Agnello
Sent: April 11, 2011 3:02 PM
To: Apple-crop discussion list
Subject: [apple-crop] Scaffolds 4/11

A new issue of Scaffolds Fruit Newsletter for the week of 4/11 has been posted 
and can be found at:

Regular pdf -
http://www.scaffolds.entomology.cornell.edu/2011/110411.pdf

ScaffoldsMD for mobile devices -
http://www.scaffolds.entomology.cornell.edu/2011/4.11MD.pdf

This issue includes the following articles:

INSECTS
- Prebloom pest considerations
 CHEM NEWS
- Errata - Stinkbug control materials
 DISEASES
- Apple scab post-infection control
 GENERAL INFO
 - NYSIPM news
PHENOLOGIES
 PEST FOCUS
 UPCOMING PEST EVENTS

--
Arthur M. Agnello
Professor and Extension Tree Fruit Entomologist
Dept. of Entomology  a...@cornell.edu
N.Y.S. Agric. Expt. Sta.Tel: 315-787-2341
630 W. North St.   Fax: 315-787-2326
Geneva, NY  14456-1371  http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/faculty/agnello
Scaffolds Fruit Journal online [NOTE NEW ADDRESS]: 
http://www.scaffolds.entomology.cornell.edu/index.html
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Re: [apple-crop] Scaffolds 4/11

2011-04-11 Thread Huffman, Leslie (OMAFRA) 
Hi Art,

Thanks for your newsletter. Just wondering about the ScaffoldsMD - I
know what it is, but wondered how you make the files - what program,
what size, etc.  I see that Penn State is also providing mobile
versions.

 

Any idea how many growers are reading yours on smartphones? Do you need
to make different files for iPhones and Blackberries etc?

 

Just trying to keep up with the technology. Thanks, Art!

 

Ps. Thanks for your comments on apple-crop about the rumour of oil
reducing yields.  Hope others chime in.

 

Leslie 

 
Leslie Huffman
519-738-1256
leslie.huff...@ontario.ca <mailto:519-738-1256leslie.huff...@ontario.ca>




From: apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net
[mailto:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net] On Behalf Of Arthur M
Agnello
Sent: April 11, 2011 3:02 PM
To: Apple-crop discussion list
Subject: [apple-crop] Scaffolds 4/11

 

A new issue of Scaffolds Fruit Newsletter for the week of 4/11 has been
posted and can be found at:

Regular pdf -
http://www.scaffolds.entomology.cornell.edu/2011/110411.pdf

ScaffoldsMD for mobile devices -
http://www.scaffolds.entomology.cornell.edu/2011/4.11MD.pdf

This issue includes the following articles:

INSECTS
- Prebloom pest considerations
 CHEM NEWS
- Errata - Stinkbug control materials
 DISEASES
- Apple scab post-infection control
 GENERAL INFO
 - NYSIPM news
PHENOLOGIES
 PEST FOCUS 
 UPCOMING PEST EVENTS

-- 
Arthur M. Agnello
Professor and Extension Tree Fruit Entomologist
Dept. of Entomology  a...@cornell.edu
N.Y.S. Agric. Expt. Sta.Tel: 315-787-2341
630 W. North St.   Fax: 315-787-2326
Geneva, NY  14456-1371  
http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/faculty/agnello
Scaffolds Fruit Journal online [NOTE NEW ADDRESS]: 
http://www.scaffolds.entomology.cornell.edu/index.html

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[apple-crop] Scaffolds 4/11

2011-04-11 Thread Arthur M Agnello 
A new issue of Scaffolds Fruit Newsletter for the week of 4/11 has been posted 
and can be found at:

Regular pdf -
http://www.scaffolds.entomology.cornell.edu/2011/110411.pdf

ScaffoldsMD for mobile devices -
http://www.scaffolds.entomology.cornell.edu/2011/4.11MD.pdf

This issue includes the following articles:

INSECTS
- Prebloom pest considerations
 CHEM NEWS
- Errata - Stinkbug control materials
 DISEASES
- Apple scab post-infection control
 GENERAL INFO
 - NYSIPM news
PHENOLOGIES
 PEST FOCUS
 UPCOMING PEST EVENTS

--
Arthur M. Agnello
Professor and Extension Tree Fruit Entomologist
Dept. of Entomology  a...@cornell.edu
N.Y.S. Agric. Expt. Sta.Tel: 315-787-2341
630 W. North St.   Fax: 315-787-2326
Geneva, NY  14456-1371  http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/faculty/agnello
Scaffolds Fruit Journal online [NOTE NEW ADDRESS]: 
http://www.scaffolds.entomology.cornell.edu/index.html
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