West Virginia University's Cooperative Extension Service effort in tree fruit at the Kearneysville Tree Fruit Research and Education Center (KTFREC) consists of 0.7 FTE in Entomology and 0.3 FTE in Plant Pathology (nothing in Horticulture). Two faculty members also hold joint appointments in the Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Consumer Sciences (i.e. entomology and plant pathology). An outline of the team's extension activities is provided below. More specific information on the research programs related to tree fruits can be found on the discipline pages.

I. Tree Fruit Schools.

Conducted at Kearneysville and Romney in March, and at other locations upon request.

II. Orchard Newsletter.

The Orchard Monitor newsletter is prepared and distributed (print and web site versions) biweekly from April through August, with single issues in February, March, and November (14 issues).

III. Fruit Grower Meetings.

Conducted monthly (April-August) in Berkeley/Jefferson and Hampshire Counties. Entomology updates are also provided at Northern Virginia meetings.

IV. Fruit Grower Visits.

Visit Eastern Panhandle orchards to solve problems and obtain information for Extension media outreach.

V. Diagnostic Services.

Pest and disease identification of submitted samples and via phone inquiry.

VI. Grower Demonstration Trials.

Research conducted in grower orchards to evaluate crop protection strategies.

VII. Orchard Field Day.

Annual event of exhibits, tours, demonstrations and barbecue for fruit growers.

VIII. WVU - Kearneysville Tree Fruit Research and Education Center Web Site.

Our web site, which is maintained on the Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Consumer Sciences servers,  (http://www.caf.wvu.edu/kearneysville/wvufarm1.html) contains a variety of orchard information and helpful links. We serve web pages to over a quarter of a million unique visitors per year (see our web site statistics).