Inside this Issue:
Volume 7, Issue 4
Fall 2017
From the President – 3 Tree & Wreath Contest Winners ‒ 4 Scenes from Conference ‒ 6 Scenes from Farm Tour ‒ 7 Thanks Sponsors and Exhibitors ‒ 8 Thanks to Scholarship Auction Donors & Buyers – 9 Let’s Get Social! − 9 SPROUT/Facebook FAQ – 10 Coastal Ecology & Christmas Trees ‒ 12 CTPB Resource Center ‒ 12 Scholarship Recipients ‒ 13 CTPB Supports Research ‒ 14 New Foliar Fungicide – 14 Census of Ag – 16 Boxwood Blight Update – 17 Promo Board of 2017 – 18 For Sale - Howery Baler – 19 VCTGA Tree Tag Order – 20 Fence Laws in Virginia – 21
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From the President
President’s Message Good day everyone. Hope this edition of the VCTGA news finds everyone in good health and preparing for what I know will be another successful Christmas selling season. Many of our members are already very active with fall activities such as farm tours and harvest festivals. These are great ways to get the public interested in your farm and for them to become return customers for the Christmas season. As this is being written, the State Fair of Virginia is in full swing. Like past years, the VCTGA has an exhibit in the Meadow Pavilion along with other commodity groups. Traffic has been excellent with many folks stopping by our exhibit to pick up information on the location of farms around the state where they can cut their own tree this season. For the money, the State Fair is one of the best investments the VCTGA can make to promote our industry in general and our member farms specifically. Also, thanks to the members who took time out of their busy schedules to help man our exhibit. It is a great experience and a good way to meet and interact with other agriculture related people and groups. VCTGA News Journal ‒ Fall 2017 VCTGA News Journal – Fall 2017
This past September, the VCTGA board, past presidents and a couple of new members held a strategic planning session in Waynesboro to take a hard look at what direction the association should be taking in the next several years. More specifically, what types of services should we be offering to our members. Also, what will the Christmas tree farm of the future look like? Are we heading into an era when farms will be offering more activities on a yearround basis, not just the Christmas season? We are already seeing farms move in that direction. In addition, what can the association do to encourage people to join the industry and get into the Christmas tree farm business? There were many good ideas put forward by the group. The VCTGA Board will be sorting through and assessing them to see which ones we have the resources, both human and financial, to tackle. In the end, our goal is to continue to be an association that serves its members in many ways and works to promote our industry. Many of you can expect to be asked to serve on committees to help implement our goals. Please say yes when you get the call. Please be sure to take advantage of the promotional materials available through the Christmas Tree Promotion Board (CTPB). They have developed this marketing program through the national check-off program. You can see additional information in this News Journal on pages 10 and 18.
Last but certainly not least, the 2017 Annual Meeting held in Wytheville was a great success. Attendance was good – it could always be better – and the sessions were excellent learning experiences. If you did not attend, you missed a good one! As soon as we have the date and location for the 2018 meeting we will let you know so you can reserve the dates on you schedule. Many thanks to our executive director, Jeff Miller and Vice President, John Carroll for putting together a great and worthwhile experience. Best wishes for a great season and please let us know if we can be of assistance in any way. Thanks. Jeff Gregson, President VCTGA 2016-17 Bees and Trees Farm, Elkwood, VA
Special Thanks to these Volunteers!!! Greg Lemmer for obtaining the meeting sponsors. Greg Miller for obtaining the exhibitors Robert O’Keeffe for obtaining all the items for the VCTGA Scholarship Auction! Also THANKS to Danny Neel for being our auctioneer extraordinaire!
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Tree and Wreath Contest Winners Spruces 1st place: Robert O’Keeffe, Rifton Farm & Nursery Other 1st place: John & Virginia Carroll, Claybrooke Farm 2017 Wreath Contest Winner
Coordinating and Contributing Coordinating Editors and Coordinating Editors Membership Paris Rasnic Membership
Technical Support Paris Rasnic & Production Support JohnTechnical Carroll & Kyle Peer & Production John Carroll & Kyle Peer Mount Rogers Report
Jackie Mount Davis, Rogers President, MRCTGA Report Jackie Davis, President, MRCTGA
Pathology & Disease Pathology Disease Norman&Dart Norman Dart
Grand Champion Winner: (r) Ronnie Richardson, Mt Rogers Christmas Tree Farm is presented the Grand Champion Tree Contest Award by (l) Robert O'Keeffe.
Increased Participation in this year’s tree contest made for an exciting annual VCTGA event at the August meeting in Wytheville. We are hoping to see even more entries next year. Thanks to all our judges and participants! Tree Contest Judges Bill Francisco (last year’s winner) Robert McDowell Danny Neal 2017 Tree Contest Winners Pines 1st place: Dave Thomas, Valley Star Farm Firs 1st place: Rodney Richardson, Mt. Rodgers Tree Farm (Grand Champion) 2nd place: John Houston, Sweet Providence Farm rd 3 place: John & Virginia Carroll, Claybrooke Farm 4 |
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Pests Eric Day VDACS Support Support & VDACS & Updates Updates Danny Neel Danny Neel Dave Robishaw Dave Robishaw Marketing, Promotion,
John Houston, Sweet Providence Farm, Floyd, was the Grand Champion winner in the Wreath Contest
Undecorated Wreath 1st place: John Houston, Sweet Providence Farm (Grand Champion) Decorated Wreath 1st place: John Houston, Sweet Providence Farm
Special thanks to Robert O’Keeffe for organizing and running this contest!!!
Marketing, & SocialPromotion, Media & Social Media Sue Bostic Sue Bostic Grant Updates Greg Lemmer
Grant Updates
Lemmer Editor Greg in Chief - Jeff Miller Virginia Christmas Editor in Chief - Jeff Miller Tree Growers Association Inc. 383 Coal Hollow Rd Christiansburg, VA 24073-6721 Virginia Christmas Tree PH:Association 540-382-7310 Inc. Growers Fax: 540-382-2716
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Fall 2017Spring 2018
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Spruce Species
Size Age
Per Per 100 1000
Colorado Bl. Spruce
9-15" 10-18" 12-18" 18-24"
2-0 2-1 2-2 * 2-2 *
10-18" 14-20" 16-24"
Pine, Other Evergreens Species
Size Age
Per Per 100 1000
$41 $215 $88 $550 $112 $700 $160 $1,000
White Pine
7-10" 10-16" 10-18" 18-24"
2-0 3-0 2-1 2-2
$45 $235 $55 $290 $106 $660 $192 $1,200
2-0 2-1 2-2
$42 $90 $128
Red Pine
7-10" 8-14" 8-16"
2-0 2-1 2-2
$39 $87 $110
$205 $545 $690
24-36"
2-2
$168 $1,050
16-24"
2-3
$143
$895
10-18" 12-18"
2-0 2-1
$41 $87
$215 $540
Austrian Pine
4-7" 7-10"
2-0 2-0
$32 $41
$170 $220
Lake States
20-30"
2-2
$136
$850
Serbian Spruce
Scotch Pine
6-10"
2-0
$32
$165
9-15" 12-24"
2-1 2-2
$94 $132
$590 $825
10-18" 2-0 $41 Scots Highland, Guadarrama, French, East Anglia
$215
7-14" 14-20"
2-1 2-2
$100 $136
$625 $850
Picea pungens 'glauca'
Kaibab, San Juan Misty Blue * * - Add $75/1000
Norway Spruce Picea abies
Lake States
White Spruce Picea glauca
Picea omorika
Germany
Black Hills Spruce Picea glauca 'densata'
Black Hills, SD
Fraser Fir Abies fraseri
Roan Mountain
Balsam Fir Abies balsamea
Nova Scotia, Lake States
Concolor Fir Abies concolor
San Isabel, Cibola
Canaan Fir
Abies balsamea var. phanerolipsis
West Virginia
Douglas Fir:
Pseudotsuga menziesii glauca
Lincoln, Rio Grande
Korean Fir:
$220 $560 $800
Fir
Pinus strobus
Lake States
Pinus resinosa
Lake States
Pinus sylvestris
Ponderosa Pine
P+1 P+2
$116 $156
$725 $975
6-12" 8-12" 12-16"
P+1 P+2 P+2
$100 $122 $148
$625 $765 $925
Larix laricina
Ontario
Green Giant Arb's
10-15" 8-14" 10-18"
2-0 2-1 2-2
$61 $92 $132
$320 $575 $825
8-14" 8-16"
P+1 P+2
$122 $148
$760 $925
10-18" 10-18" 20-30"
2-0 2-1 2-2
$41 $88 $134
$215 $550 $835
8-14"
P+2
$136
$850
2-0
$47
$245
12-18" 18-30" 30-42"
2-0
$86
$540
2-0 2-0
$113 $142
$710 $885
7-14"
RC+1
Black Hills N.F.
American Larch
7-12" 10-14"
6-12"
Pinus ponderosa
$164 $1,025
Thuja plicata 'Green Giant'
Ontario
White Cedar Thuja occidentalis
Michigan
8-15" 2-0, 3-0 8-14" 18-24"
2-1 2-2
$51
$270
$99 $620 $168 $1,050
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Scenes from the VCTGA Annual Conference
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Scenes from the VCTGA Farm Tour at Severt’s Tree Farm
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Thanks to these Thanks these Sponsors & to Exhibitors Sponsors Exhibitors at the Annual&Conference!! at the Annual Conference!! Fir Sponsors Fir Sponsors Spruce Sponsors Spruce Sponsors Pine Sponsors Pine Sponsors Exhibitors Exhibitors
Kubota Tractor Kubota Farm Credit ofTractor the Virginias Farm Credit of the Virginias Southern States Cooperative Southern States Cooperative Tri-State Distributors of Statesville
Tri-State Distributors of Statesville VDACS - Richmond VDACSFarm - Richmond Virginia Bureau Virginia Farm Bureau First Bank & Trust Bank & Trust CarrollFirst Resource Management Carroll Resource Management Beverage Tractor - Kubota Cherokee Manufacturing Beverage Tractor - Kubota Dan River Architectural Millworks Cherokee Manufacturing Elf Millworks Dan RiverEvergreen Architectural Fraser Knoll Supply Evergreen Elf Mountain Products Fraser Knoll Supply Shine On Mountain Products Southern Forestry Shine OnProducts Southern Forestry Products
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Thanks to these Auction Item Donors at the VCTGA Scholarship Auction! Power Zone, Christiansburg Southern States, Christiansburg Beverage Tractor/Kubota North Country Wind Chimes Forestry Suppliers Bobbex/Rifton Farms & Nursery Gemplers Cinco Plastics Evans & Co Howey Tree Ag Xplane Ben Meadows Bocups Nursery Home Depot Lowes Vans Pines A.M. Leonard Harvest Moon, Floyd Laser Sales Wahmhoff Farms Tree Teck Kirk Repar Corp. Helena Chemical Sign-A-Rama Joseph Noblett Tree Stands Kelco Industries Tri-State Distributors Cherokee Mfg Horticulture Mgt Associates Ron Hoke Donna O’Halloran
Thanks to these Buyers at the VCTGA Scholarship Auction! Greg Miller Paris and Kathy Rasnic Robert O’Keeffe John and Virginia Carroll Dave Thomas Ron Reese Ryan Clouse Tim Grove Carlos and Sherrie Taylor Tri-State Distributors Tommy Wagner Jeff Gregson David and Dreama Huffman Ron and Lorraine Hoke John Houston Hank and Cheryll Green Ben Snyder Greg and Janet Lemmer Sue Bostic Jeff Miller
Let's Get SOCIAL! In today's age, talking with your audience on Facebook is critically important to attracting new customers and maintaining current ones...but when the season is in full swing it can feel like the least important thing to focus on. Well, wouldn't it be nice to have someone else share great, value-building messages directly on your Facebook page FOR YOU? This year, we'll be able to do just that! With the help of SPROUT, The Christmas Tree Promotion Board is now able to share fun, educational, and engaging content directly on your business's Facebook page. You won't need to lift a finger! This is the perfect opportunity for you to share the "It's Christmas. Keep it Real" message and start taking advantage of some of the excellent work that is being done to help grow our industry. For more information on the program, please click HERE or go to http://bit.ly/2x4adVB If you are interested in signing up today, please send the following information to CTPBsprout@gmail.com * Your FIRST and LAST name * Your FARM Once we have received your information a representative will follow up to help walk you through the quick and easy set up process.
John Houston, Sweet Providence Farm, Floyd, with the award winning decorated and undecorated wreaths
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As always, we thank you for your participation! Have a wonderful season!
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Building on the success of the 2016 “It’s Christmas. Keep it Real.” campaign on Facebook, this year the Christmas Tree Promotion Board will be utilizing a clever new social media tool called SPROUT – which will allow us to spread the real Christmas tree message even further! SPROUT is an opt-in program that will allow the CTPB to create campaign social posts and share them directly on your business’ Facebook page. Essentially, it will look like YOU are posting fun, campaign related content yourself!
How does it work?
Every time the campaign shares a post on the “It’s Christmas Keep it Real” Facebook page, SPROUT will simultaneously share that post on the Facebook pages of all growers who chose to participate in the program. The result is thousands of farms across the country sharing unified, fun, value-building campaign messages… all at the same time!
Why should I join SPROUT?
Because an active presence on social media is important!
The SPROUT program will automatically share weekly campaign related Facebook posts on your behalf. This will increase the chances that your business becomes exposed to new customers.
Because you’re busy!
We’re growers too, and we know firsthand just how busy the season can be. It can be difficult to stay on top of your Facebook page in addition to everything else that needs to get done. SPROUT allows you to further spread the national campaign message without doing any extra work.
Because a unified industry is a strong industry!
Our campaign is more effective when all of us work together. By sharing unified messages we
are increasing the likelihood that our customers see and retain them. This will help you and other farmers across the country keep up with strong competition from the artificial industry.
Because this is your campaign!
Our campaign is funded by our industry… for our industry. We want you to take advantage of the messaging and resources that have been specifically created with your business in mind.
If I sign up, what will I need to do? NOTHING! All you need to do is sign up. We’ll take care of the rest!
How do I sign up?
To sign up, please send the following information to CTPBsprout@gmail.com: • •
Your FIRST and LAST name Your FARM NAME
Once we have received your information a representative will follow up to help walk you through the quick and easy set up process. Please note: A CTPB staff member will be responsible for handling all account information. Your information is private and will not be used for other purposes beyond enrolling you in the SPROUT program.
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Will I have an opportunity to review the post before it goes live? If you chose to participate, campaign posts will be automatically shared on your wall. There will not be an opportunity for you to review the post before it goes live on your page.
Will I be able to delete posts?
Yes. Much like a regular Facebook post, there will be an opportunity to edit or delete the post after it has gone live.
Will I receive notifications or post alerts throughout this process? No. New campaign posts will not be accompanied by a notification.
What will this content look like?
Our campaign content will feature photos, videos, articles, infographics, and all sorts of fun and positive Christmas tree related content. It will feature messages approved by the USDA and in line with our campaign goals, and will be broad enough to appeal to audiences of all ages all across the country.
Who will be creating the content?
All content will be created by our advertising and PR agency partners, but will rely on substantial direction and input provided by members of the Christmas Tree Promotion Board.
Who will be approving the content?
Every single piece of content will be thoroughly reviewed by the CTPB staff and the USDA to ensure all content accurately represents our industry, and contains positive messages in line with our campaign goals.
Will I be able to stop if I no longer want to be involved in the program? Of course! If you would like to remove yourself from the program you can do so for any reason at any time. Just email CTPBsprout@gmail.com with your request to be taken off the industry list. Once you have reached out you will be removed from the list within five business days.
Will these posts be personalized?
Because this is a national campaign, all original posts will be designed to be broad in nature. That said, once the post is live on your account you can edit the caption however you would like!
Does this mean I no longer need to post on Facebook anymore?
No! This effort has been designed to support, not replace your unique messaging. If you are currently not active on social media, then it will help increase your presence. If you already are already active, then this will compliment your existing posts.
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Coastal Ecology & Christmas Trees
[The following is written by Tommy Naylor, author of this article which was printed in Limbs and Needles in the winter 2001 issue. This is being reprinted with my permission because of several articles Paris Rasnic submitted from which he found from which Christmas trees have a use after the holidays.] Each year when the holiday festivities are over, the Christmas tree is discarded to one of several destinations. The dying tree is still usable long after the last needle has been vacuumed. Naturally, the most obvious places the used tree ends up is the backyard as a winter roost and feeder for birds or the lake or pond for improved fishing. Perhaps the garden is destination when the branches are cut and spread as a mulch or either the whole tree is chipped and used as mulch on landscape beds. The used tree still has one more use many are not familiar with. Let’s travel to the coast and see hundreds of used and dried out Fraser firs and pines doing their part to build up and hold sand dunes at Fort Macon State Park near Atlantic Beach. This best illustrates the excellent use of old, used Christmas trees to slow the erosion process that’s so rampant along the eastern end of Bogue Banks. Bogue Banks is nearly 30 miles long, runs in and east to west orientation and is home to several beach communities including Emerald Isle, Salter Path, Pine Knoll Shores and Atlantic Beach. Most of Bogue Banks has never been suitable for mass development because of 12Page 12 |
the encroaching sea. But development has occurred for many years and the price has been paid particularly with coastal storms washing away huge chunks of once wide-open beach. Only certain elevated sections nearer the sound side have escaped the brunt of many hurricanes and nor’easters. Due to its proximity to Beaufort Inlet, Fort Macon State Park is highly erodible as there is almost no beach at high tide. Dredging and sand pumping from Bogue Sound to the beach area transports additional sand and sell material to increase the beach, but this only a temporary measure to slow the Atlantic’s encroachment. However, behind the main front line of ocean facing dunes lies a area of high elevated dunes and valleys. Some of these dunes rise as much as 35 to 40 feet above the mean high tide level and afford breathtaking views in all directions. The inner dunes are vegetated naturally in sea oats, American beach grass, pennywort, dune spurge and salt pruned cedars, live oaks and yaupon holly. The prevailing winds for many centuries have shaped these barrier islands that have been crated and vegetated with coastal flora. Bogue Banks lies perpendicular to the prevalent northeast wind and the dune building is more significant in higher terrain. But with the constant threat of the Atlantic’s continued encroachment, the islands are in need of help to slow the advancing erosion rate. With the use of these used Christmas trees, the wind can trap and catch the sand particles and the dune can build up and over the trees while the native vegetation can bind the soil and grow over the tree as well. The state park conducts a collection point each winter for the use of these trees in the Morehead City, Beaufort and Atlantic Beach areas. There could not be a better alternative for the continued use of cut Christmas trees after the holidays that to help out the coastal ecology of sand dune building. Maybe another of our state’s historic lighthouses along the outer banks could
benefit from the use of cut Christmas trees to slow erosion and perhaps accretion of the beach could occur, that is to widen and expand the shoreline. If this practical use of conserving our natural resources continues, we should as Christmas tree growers, campaign hard to endorse the use of real trees as never before. Because of this, our recreational areas will be better off and preserve these precious areas for generations to come. A footnote to all this is that these barrier islands are moving all the time. This is the natural progression of “island migration” as all the outer bank island systems are moving to the southsouthwest by the ocean tides and northeast winds. One day, the ocean will be washing over these areas where the trees are placed, but the higher dunes will be pushed farther into Bogue Sound toward the mainland. Tommy Naylor, North Lake Christmas Tree & Nursery, Benson, NC, tenaylor07@embarqmail.com
Resource Center Provides Great Tools! Check out the CTPB Resource Center at www.ctpbresourcecenter.com and start putting the "It's Christmas. Keep it Real" campaign to work for you. At the resource center you can access and download campaign logos to use in your printing, advertising and website. You can also download designs for attractive campaign banners that you can have printed locally. Finally, check out the social media guides that provide simple, step-bystep instructions on how to set up a Facebook page, an Instagram account or Yelp listing. Christmas Tree Promotion Board 800-985-0773 info@christmastreepromotionboard.org www.christmastreepromotionboard.org
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Scholarship Recipient
Letter from Ella reeves Dear Mr. O’Keeffe and the VCTGA,
Scholarship Recipient
Thank you so much for your generous gift! I am so honored to be the recipient of the VCTGA scholarship. This money will help me pay for my final year’s tuition, and is greatly appreciated. Virginia Tech has been a great place for me to learn and grow as an undergraduate, and I hope to have a career one day that allows me to help growers such as yourselves! Thanks again! Sincerely, Ella Reeves
Ella Reeves, Dublin Virginia received a $1,000 scholarship and letter from Ella:
William Shelburne, Radford, VA also received a $1,000 scholarship from the VCTGA. He will graduate in 2019 from the Horticulture Department.
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Wholesale Price List for
Quality Seedlings & Transplants Age
Size
Per 100 Rate
Per 1,000 Rate
Age
Size
Per 100 Rate
Per 1,000 Rate
FRASER FIR (2-2, PL+2) 8-15” $110.00 $750.00 (3-2, PL+2) 10-18” $115.00 $775.00 (P+2, P+3) 12-22” $125.00 $850.00
WHITE SPRUCE - Lake States (2-0, 3-0) 9-15” $40.00 $175.00 (2-1, 2-2) 15-20” $90.00 $595.00 (2-2) 15-24” $110.00 $750.00
BALSAM FIR (P+1) 8-14” $86.00 $575.00 (P+2) 10-18” $110.00 $750.00 (P+2, P+3) 12-22” $115.00 $795.00
NORWAY SPRUCE - Lake States (2-0, 3-0) 9-15” $40.00 $175.00 (2-1, 2-2) 15-24” $90.00 $650.00 (2-2) 15-24” $110.00 $750.00 (X-LG) 20-30” $250.00 XXX
CANAAN FIR (P+1) 8-14” $90.00 $595.00 (P+2) 10-18” $115.00 $795.00 (P+2, P+3) 12-22” $125.00 $850.00 DOUGLAS FIR - Lincoln (2-0, 3-0) 9-15” (2-1) 12-18”
$40.00 $175.00 $86.00 $575.00
CONCOLOR FIR (2-0) 5-12” $45.00 $225.00 (2-1, P+1) 8-14” $90.00 $595.00 (2-2, P+2) 10-18” $115.00 $795.00 COLORADO BLUE SPRUCE - San Juan & Kiabab (2-0, 3-0) 9-15” $40.00 $175.00 (2-1, 2-2) 10-16” $82.00 $550.00 (2-2, P+2) 10-18” $110.00 $750.00 (P+2, P+3) 12-22” $115.00 $795.00
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BLACKHILL SPRUCE (2-0) 5-12” (2-1) 6-12” (2-2) 12-18” (X-LG) 15-24”
$40.00 $175.00 $75.00 $495.00 $110.00 $750.00 $250.00 XXX
SERBIAN SPRUCE (2-0) 8-14” $45.00 $225.00 (2-1, P+1) 8-15” $90.00 $595.00 (2-2, P+2) 12-18” $115.00 $795.00 AUSTRIAN PINE (2-0) 6-12”
$40.00 $175.00
RED PINE - Lake States (2-0, 3-0) 6-14”
$45.00 $225.00
Age
Size
Per 100 Rate
Per 1,000 Rate
WHITE PINE - Lake States (2-0, 3-0) 6-14” $45.00 $225.00 (2-1) 8-14” $82.00 $550.00 (2-2) 12-18” $110.00 $750.00 (X-LG) 18-24” $250.00 XXX SCOTCH PINE - Scothighland + French (2-0) 6-12” $35.00 $165.00 (2-0, 3-0) 9-15” $40.00 $175.00 WHITE CEDAR (2-0) (3-0) (2-1) (2-2)
4-8” 8-15” 8-15” 12-18”
$40.00 $60.00 $82.00 $110.00
$195.00 $295.00 $550.00 $750.00
ARBORvITAE - DARK GREEN, TECHNY, EMERALD & GREEN GIANT (RC+1) 6-12” $125.00 $850.00 (RC+2) 12-18” $165.00 $1,100.00 Discount on orders over 10,000 plants For complete list please write or call us. Brian Bosch / Owner
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CTPB Supports Industry Research The Christmas Tree Promotion Board is funding five research projects involving seven universities across the country. A budget of $120,000 was committed to research projects in fiscal year 2016-17. $213,000 is budgeted for research in CTPB's new fiscal year that began August 1, 2017. We will be featuring short explanations of the various projects in this newsletter over the next few months. Elongated Hemlock Scale Insect pest management during Christmas tree production is important for protecting tree health, promoting growth, and ensuring harvest and marketability. Unfortunately, some pests are better able to escape conventional insecticides and natural control. Elongate hemlock scale, Fiorinia externa, (EHS) is an exotic invasive insect pest that is difficult to control and commonly attacks hemlocks, firs, and some spruce species. It was first observed in New York in 1908 and has since spread south to Georgia and as far west as Michigan. Over recent years, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services - Division of Plant Industry (FDACS-DPI) has intercepted multiple shipments of Fraser fir and Douglas fir on their way to Florida retail centers that were heavily infested with EHS. Amid concerns that these invasive insects could establish on trees in Florida, in 2017, the FDACS-DPI requested a host study be conducted to investigate the possibility of EHS moving to Florida's conifer species. With funding from the CTPB, Drs. Jill Sidebottom (North Carolina State University) and Adam Dale (University of Florida) are conducting host Page 14
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susceptibility experiments and regional surveys to learn where EHS is found and what plants it is, and could be, affecting. They are evaluating thirteen tree species including those common to Florida natural habitats and those commonly used for Florida Christmas tree production. The goal of this study is to identify risks associated with the spread of this pest in the southeastern U.S. to better inform pest management practices and restrictions on moving Christmas trees into Florida's multi-million-dollar market. info@christmastreepromotionboard.org
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TebUactin® Foliar Fungicide is an effective fungicide for control of foliar and soilborne diseases on many field crops, vegetable production, and grasses grown for seed. TebUactin® Foliar Fungicide is used to manage Fusarium head blight and leaf diseases in wheat and barley. TEBUACTIN® T & O (Turf and Ornamental) TebUactin T & O is registered for control of diseases in cool and warm season grasses and on ornamental plant material.
The REPAR CORPORATION ("Repar") has its headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland. The company’s core business is manufacturing and marketing pesticides including agricultural chemicals, bio pesticides, and plant growth regulators (PGR). Repar products are for agricultural crops, outdoor residential needs and for forestry applications. Presently, Repar markets fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, and plant growth regulators. Repar has over 30 registered products of which 20 are
TEBUACTIN® PRODDUCT COMPOSITION: Tebuconazole… 38.7% active ingredient Other Ingredients .61.3% Contains 3.6 lbs. Tebuconazole per gallon. This product contains about 5% nitrogen. These TEBUACTIN® products are a novel bio-enhanced formulation containing Tebuconazole, one of the preferred fungicides in many plant disease formulations, and a matrix of concentrated L-amino acids (nitrogen source) to help enhance plant growth throughout the production season. This formulation of fungicide teamed with a protein base nitrogen source provides for more efficient use of nutrients and balanced plant nutrition maintaining crop development through the season. The TebUactin works well because during peak fungus season, weather is warm and humid, plants are under higher stress. While the fungicide VCTGA News Journal – Fall 2017
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controls or inhibits the pathogen(s) the amino acid/organic nitrogen stimulates growth and nutrient efficiency reducing plant stress. FEATURES:
High percent of active ingredients. Amino-acid consists of 30% vegetable protein Amino-acid provides more than 5% nitrogen Amino-acid acts as a Chelating agent to protect micronutrients from being tied up and aids in nutrient translocation within plant. TEBUACTIN® fungicide is not phytotoxic to any of the crop and turf grasses when uses according to the label.
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Preventative protection: control through application before the fungus penetrates into the plant. Curative protection: control after penetration, but before the plant shows visible symptoms (the incubation phase). Provides disease control before, during or after fungal infection. Protects against a wide spectrum of diseases: Anthracnose (foliar/basal), Brown Patch, Copper Spot, Dollar Spot, Fairy Ring, Fusarium, Gray Leaf Spot, Gray Snow Mold, Liver Spot, Northern Leaf Blight/Spot, Powdery Mildew, Rhizoctonia Limb Rot, Rusts, Scab, Zoysia Patch, and many more. Pairing fungicides:
Our TebUactin products are effective fungicides with label recommendations to rotate fungicides with different active ingredients and Modes of
Action. Please read and follow label restrictions on total fluid ounces/acre per crop or crop year. Many of the “Name Brand” premixed fungicides contain two or more active ingredients with different Modes of Action for specified crops. This practice has become widely accepted because different Modes of Action reduce the chances of forming resistance. Although, buying premixed fungicides is very convenient, it can be quite expensive; many are three times the cost per gallon of individual fungicides. To control cost, per label recommendations you may pair certain fungicides with different Modes of Action in the same tank-mix. Growers may purchase each Branded active ingredient separately then add them to the sprayer tank mix according to label mixing procedures. The fungicides often paired in pre-mixes
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are a Group 3 (Triazoles) tebuconazole or propiconazole fungicide with one in Group 11 (Strobilurin). Follow label guides and recommendation for application procedures. The saving should be significant. COVER CROP MANAGEMENT Another area of management for Christmas Tree growers is the cover crop between rows and around the trees. The predominant crop used to inhibit weeds and control erosion is grass. Repar has two products to help manage the grass cover crop area: ReapThru and Repar Weed & Feed. Our Reap-Thru is a Plant Growth Regulator (PGR) herbicide containing 15.9% Chlorflurenol Methyl Ester (Chlorflurenol) registered for use on cool and warm season grass species to control the growth of many easy to kill weeds and minimize grass seed head production and control the growth rate to reduce mowing maintenance. Our Repar Weed and Feed contains Chlorflurenol and non-volatile Dicamba formulation to control over 200 common weeds in grass and reduce grass maintenance. It can be applied direct or blended with a preferred fertilizer. Chlorflurenol is a PGR and should not be applied directly to non-target plants. To learn more about REPAR and all our product labels you may go online to www.reparcorp.com.
Countdown to Census: What You Need To Know Only 4 weeks until producers start to receive the 2017 Census of Agriculture WASHINGTON, Sept. 25, 2017 –In about a month, farmers and ranchers across the nation will start receiving the 2017 Census of Agriculture. Producers can mail in their completed census form, or respond online via the improved web questionnaire. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service has extensively revised the online questionnaire to make it more convenient for producers. "The updated online questionnaire is very user-friendly – it can now be used on any electronic device, and can be saved and revisited as the producer's schedule allows," said NASS Census and Survey Division Director Barbara Rater. "Responding online saves time and protects data quality. That's our mission at NASS – to provide timely, accurate, and useful statistics in service to U.S. agriculture. Better data mean informed decisions, and that's why it is so important that every producer respond and be represented." New time-saving features of the online questionnaire include automatically calculating totals, skipping sections that do not pertain to the operation, and providing drop-down menus of frequent responses. Producers still have one week to try the online questionnaire demo on the census of agriculture website (www.agcensus.usda.gov). The census website will continue to be updated with new information through the census response deadline of February 5, 2018. One recently added feature is a new video from Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue reminding all producers to respond when they receive their 2017 Census of Agriculture in the mail later this year.
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Revisions and additions to the 2017 Census of Agriculture aim to capture a more detailed account of the industry. Producers will see a new question about military veteran status, expanded questions about food marketing practices, and questions about on-farm decision-making to better capture the roles and contributions of beginning farmers, women farmers, and others involved in running the business. Response to the census of agriculture is required by law under Title 7 USC 2204(g) Public Law 105-113. The same law requires NASS to keep all information confidential, to use the data only for statistical purposes, and only in aggregate form to prevent disclosing the identity of any producer. The time required to complete the questionnaire is estimated at 50 minutes. In October, NASS will make a census preparation checklist available on the census website to help producers gather necessary information in advance. Conducted once every five years, the census of agriculture is a complete count of all U.S. farms, ranches, and those who operate them; it is the only source of uniform, comprehensive, and impartial agriculture data for every state and county in the country. Farmers and ranchers, trade associations, government, extension educators, researchers, and many others rely on census of agriculture data when making decisions that shape American agriculture – from creating and funding farm programs to boosting services for communities and the industry. The census of agriculture is a producer's voice, future, and opportunity. For more information about the 2017 Census of Agriculture, visit www.agcensus.usda.gov or call (800) 727-9540 NASS is the federal statistical agency responsible for producing official data about U.S.
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NewBoxwood BoxwoodBlight Blight Best Management New ManagementPractices Practices A lot can change in five years, especially in terms of research. Back in 2012, the US nursery production world was still reeling from the discovery of boxwood blight the year prior. The Horticultural Research Institute (HRI) quickly established a fund dedicated to boxwood blight research and a boxwood blight working group composed of industry leaders and National Plant Board (NPB) representatives. A best management practices document for nursery production was produced out of this collaboration. Subsequent research is still in progress, but enough new information exists to warrant a revision of the best management practices released back in 2012. AmericanHort and HRI, in conjunction with the NPB, are pleased to announce that the revised, updated Boxwood Blight Best Management Practices, version 2.0, is now available online at www.HRIResearch.org . Two closely related fungi, Calonectria pseudonaviculata and C. henricotiae, can cause boxwood blight. Currently only one, C. pseudonaviculata, has a known presence in the US. This is a good thing. Both, however, are present in the EU; so, the threat remains for C. henricotiae to come to the US. Despite being the same genus (Calonectria), these two species have some key differences, such as different responses to temperatures and fungicides. While researchers know of only three host plants for boxwood blight, boxwood (Buxus), Pachysandra, and sweet box (Sarcococca), the economic impact is potentially quite large, with over $20 million per year in US retail sales. Impacts to landscapes are immeasurable. Boxwood VCTGA News Journal – Fall 2017 VCTGA News Journal ‒ Fall 2017
blight has been confirmed in 24 states, with Illinois and Missouri being among the latest detections. There are a few states yet with significant boxwood production where the disease hasn’t been confirmed, such as Texas and Louisiana.
Since 2012, the industry has rallied behind a coalition of researchers dedicated to finding the best management strategies for this disease. Resources to support these research efforts have come from a few different sources, including directly from the industry through the Horticultural Research Institute’s (HRI) grants program, the IR-4 Ornamental Horticulture Program administered by USDA-NFA, and from Farm Bill, Section 10007 monies administered by USDA-APHIS. Section 10007 has allocated nearly $3 million alone, all towards boxwood blight! Early research focused on the basics of boxwood blight management, such as fungicide efficacy studies and cultivar resistance evaluations. Recent focus areas have included (but are not limited to) long distance spread of the disease, pathogen survival in soil, insect transmission, biological control agents, risk mapping and disease forecasting, temperature impacts on disease development and pathogen survival, impacts of mulch in landscapes on disease development, and the use of heat therapy in boxwood propagation.
Dr. Chuan Hong, plant pathologist at Virginia Tech and the lead researcher of key boxwood blight projects, commented, “Boxwood blight risk is mounting for horticultural production facilities, especially those near an infested landscape site, now in 24 states. This BMP update with the latest research from the Farm Bill projects was well timed and will serve individual growers and the horticulture industry as a whole very well.” To access the latest version of the Boxwood BMPs, please visit the AmericanHort Knowledge Center. To contribute to the continued research of this disease, its impacts, and its solutions, please donate to the Horticultural Research Institute at www.HRIResearch.org/Donate . Contact: Jennifer Gray, Research Programs Administrator, jenniferg@americanhort.org or 614.884.1155 The Horticultural Research Institute (HRI), the research affiliate of AmericanHort, has provided over $7 million in funds since 1962 to research projects covering a broad range of production, environmental, and business issues important to the green industry. Providing best management practices for pest and disease management and prevention is one example of how HRI benefits the horticultural industry. individuals, corporations, and associations. For more information about HRI, www.hriresearch.org or Jennifer Gray 614.884.1155
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PromotionBoard BoardPrepares Prepares for Promotion forthe the2017 2017Season Season tree grower’s life and livelihood; the commitment of Christmas tree growers and how they bring joy to families across the country each and every holiday season.
City Tree Lighting: Tree lighting ceremonies in several cities around the country will be an opportunity for the promotional team to share the “It’s Christmas. Keep it Real!” message.
The Christmas Tree Promotion Board has announced plans for the upcoming holiday season, and Christmas tree growers from across the country are being asked to get engaged in this year’s campaign.
Something Old, Something New The 2017 campaign will feature some of the best creative assets from last year’s campaign; including the “It’s Christmas, Keep it Real” theme and logos, several of the videos and a revised version of the campaign website and social media pages. The Promotion Board is working again with our creative partner, Concept Farm. New for 2017, Concept Farm will be producing a series of “Grower Videos” featuring six Christmas tree growers and their families in five videos. These videos will provide consumers a glimpse into a Christmas 18 | Page 18
Also new for this season, the Promotion Board has teamed up with Fleischmann Hillard, a powerhouse public relations firm. The team from Fleischmann Hillard will be responsible for expanding the reach of the campaign with both the traditional and electronic media. The team is currently planning media events around four, high-visibility Christmas tree lighting ceremonies in different regions of the country. Also in the planning process is a satellite media tour, where a lifestyle expert, teamed up with a Christmas tree grower, will provide media interviews secured by the FH team from coast to coast, all on one day. The Fleischmann Hillard team has also secured on-line “influencers” who have strong followings for their blogs and social media posts, to be present during the shooting of the grower videos to help tell that story to their fans. Those same influencers will do follow-up stories about selecting their real Christmas tree as we enter the season. Additionally, the team has prepared a press release and “Infographic” that can be shared with the media.
the Promotion Board and the holiday campaign. The easiest way to stay informed, is to receive the CTPB electronic newsletter. “We send updates twice a month directly to your inbox,” explains Marsha Gray, CTPB Industry Communication and Program Director. “By providing us with your email address, we can provide important updates in an inexpensive and timely manner.” Currently, there are more than 3,500 email addresses receiving the electronic newsletter. (see sidebar for sign up instructions) Growers are also urged to use the “It’s Christmas. Keep it Real” campaign logos and artwork in their promotional efforts. A new, easy-to-use Grower Resource Center has been set up to allow growers and retailers to easily download logos, banner designs and more. Industry members can visit: www.CTPBresourcecenter.com to access campaign materials for their individual use.
Other outreach possibilities are under consideration and will depend largely on budget and the ability to engage quickly if an opportunity is presented.
Your Campaign Because this program is fully funded by Christmas tree producers and importers, industry members are asked to be sure that they are aware of all that is taking place with
Screenshot: Twice-monthly newsletters provide information and updates to the industry
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And, probably the most impactful way for industry members to engage with the campaign is through Facebook. Growers and retailers are encouraged to “Like, Follow and Share” the “It’s Christmas. Keep it Real” Facebook campaign. The team creates attractive and fun messages and images for you to share. This expands the campaign message, while providing industry members with great content for their social media campaign. For those who would like to share the Facebook campaign posts with their followers without the hassle of manually sharing each post, the Promotion Board has engaged a service called Sprout, where you can allow us to post each campaign message directly to your Facebook page. Win-win! (see sidebar for information on signing up for Sprout) Mark Arkills, chair of the Promotion Committee, reminds Christmas tree producers, “This is your campaign.
You are funding it with your assessment dollars and you should know how that money is spent. We want growers and importers to engage in the campaign and in the process, so that they can make an informed vote when the referendum comes around next year.”
Getting Engaged:
Ready, Set, Go! So, when does all of this exciting stuff happen? The Facebook campaign posts will begin on September 15. We will only post once a week or so, but with increasing frequency as we get closer to Thanksgiving. The “It’s Christmas. Keep it Real” consumer website will unveil the 2017 campaign on or around October 15. We will be announcing the dates and locations for the Christmas tree lighting ceremonies in the electronic newsletter once those sponsorships have been secured.
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We will also announce the satellite media tour and other events in the electronic newsletter. STAY TUNED!
To receive the CTPB electronic newsletter, please email your request to: info@christ‐ mastreepromotionboard.org. Please check your inbox, spam or junk folders first to see if you are already receiv‐ ing our newsletter. You will see: “Christmas Tree Promo‐ tion Board” in the FROM col‐ umn. To engage in our Facebook Campaign, login into your Fa‐ cebook page and type “Its Christmas Keep it Real” in the search box. Click on our page (it has the campaign logo) and LIKE and FOLLOW the cam‐ paign page. To use the SPROUT program to have CTPB post all cam‐ paign Facebook messages on your Facebook page, please email a request for the SPROUT service to: CTPB‐ sprout@gmail.com. You will receive set‐up instructions from our team.
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Fence Laws in Virginia Which Side of the Fence are You On?
Common Law: Duty to Fence In/Out
Is My County Fence-In or Out Fence-In – counties/cities that have “declared the boundary line of each lot or tract of land, or any stream in such county or any selected portion of such county to be a lawful fence.” Fence-Out – counties/cities that have not “declared the boundary line of each lot or tract of land, or any stream in such county/city or any selected portion of such county/city to be a lawful fence” are shown by the color blue or light color on the state map.
Virginia is like an open range and the “Wild” West. There is no duty to Fence In unless the county supervisors declare a boundary lawful fence – then it is your duty to fence IN. Fence Laws Fence In – Definition – Boundary lines have been declared to be lawful fences under § 55-310 of the Virginia Code. Landowners must fence their animals in. Fence Out - Definition – Landowner must construct lawful fences around their properties in order to keep wandering animals out. Fence-Out Counties
County has not declared boundary lines to be legal fences. A livestock owner has no duty to fence his animals in. Landowners have the duty to fence animals out.
Fence-In Counties
County has declared boundary lines of every tract of land to be legal fences. Livestock owners have absolute duty to fence their animals in. Check with county attorney.
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Fence-Out Counties Accomack, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Bath, Bland, Brunswick, Buchanan, Caroline, Carroll, Charles City, Chesapeake, Chesterfield, Craig, Culpeper, Dickenson, Dinwiddie, Essex, Fairfax, Fauquier, Franklin, Frederick, Giles, Grayson, Greensville, Hampton, Henrico, Henry, Highland, Isle of Wight, James City, King William, Lancaster, Lee, Lunenburg, Madison, Matthews, Mecklenburg, Middlesex, Montgomery, Nelson, Newport News, Northumberland, Northampton, Nottoway, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Prince George, Prince William, Richmond, Rockbridge, Russell, Shenandoah, Suffolk, Surry, Tazewell, Sussex, Virginia Beach, Westmoreland, York Fence-In Counties Albemarle, Augusta, Bedford, Botetourt, Buckingham, Campbell, Clarke, Cumberland, Floyd, Fluvanna, Gloucester, Goochland, Greene, Halifax, Hanover, King George, King and Queen, Loudon,
Louisa, New Kent, Orange, Page, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Pulaski, Rappahannock, Rockingham, Roanoke, Southampton, Spotsylvania, Smyth, Warren, Washington, Wise, Wythe Lawful Fences Defined: Law specifies certain types of fencing that qualify as lawful. The intent is to provide for fences that livestock are not able to creep through. Every fence shall be deemed a lawful fence as to any livestock named in § 55-306, which could not creep through the same, if: (1) Five feet high, including, if the fence be on a mound, the mound to the bottom of the ditch, (2) Of barbed wire, 42 inches high, consisting of at least four strands of barbed wire, firmly fixed to posts, trees, or other supports substantially set in the ground, spaced no farther than 12 feet apart unless a substantial stay or brace is installed halfway between such posts, trees or other supports to which such wires shall be also fixed, (3) Of boards, planks, or rails, 42 inches high, consisting of at least three boards firmly attached to posts, trees, or other supports substantially set in the ground, (4) Three feet high within the limits of any incorporated town whose charter does not prescribe, nor give to the council thereof power of prescribing, what shall constitute a lawful fence within such corporate limits, or (5) Any fence of any kind whatsoever, except as described in this section, and except in the case of incorporated towns as set forth in subdivision (4), which shall be: a. At least 42 inches high, b. Constructed from materials sold for fencing or consisting of systems or devices
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based on technology generally accepted as appropriate for the confinement or restriction of livestock named in § 55-306, and c. Installed pursuant to generally acceptable standards so that applicable livestock named in § 55-306 cannot creep through the same.
is available at Geyer presentation: http://augusta.ext.vt.edu/content/dam/augusta_ext_vt_edu/files/fence-law.pdf A comprehensive analysis of States’ Fence Laws: State of Virginia is available at http://nationalaglawcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/assets/fencelaw/virginia.pdf
The Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services may adopt rules and regulations regarding lawful fencing consistent with this section to provide greater specificity as to the requirements of lawful fencing. The absence of any such rule or regulation shall not affect the validity or applicability of this section as it relates to what constitutes lawful fencing. County Fence Law Presentation by Dr. Leon Geyer, Virginia Tech, 11/5/2014. The complete PowerPoint presentation
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