Dr. Tree Fruit and Don
A Podcast from Penn State Extension
This podcast focuses on providing timely commercial tree fruit production advice for beginning industry professionals and seasoned growers. Educators from Penn State Extension and faculty from Penn State University’s horticulture, entomology, and plant pathology departments drop in to give insights and observations about what is going on in the orchards.
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Meet the Hosts
Kari A. Peter, Ph.D. focuses on educating growers about effective, sustainable disease management strategies for important diseases problematic in the region. This includes regular participation in winter and spring/summer meetings and timely articles and disease updates in the online Tree Fruit Times. In addition, since we're located in the heart of the apple country, we regularly answer questions from "walk-ins", phone calls, and emails from growers, crop consultants, Extension educators, journalists, and anyone with a burning question about tree fruit diseases.
Don Seifrit is the tree fruit Extension Educator located in Berks County. He also assists with coverage for southeastern Pennsylvania. Don received his BS and MS in Plant Science from the University of Delaware and was an Extension program assistant while working for the University of Delaware prior to starting with Penn State Extension in 2018.
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