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Date: Thursday, February 16, 2017
Time: 8:00 am – 2:00 pm
Location: Rutgers Agricultural Research & Extension Center
121 Northville Road, Bridgeton, NJ
Pre-Registration: Required, by February 10th, contact:
Karen Holton (holton@aesop.rutgers.edu) at (856) 455-3100 x4104
Susan Bradbury (bradbury@aesop.rutgers.edu) at (856) 455-3100 x4101
Cost / person: $15.00 (checks preferred)
Lunch: Included
Pesticide Credits: Awarded for Cat 10(5), 1A(5), Core(2), PP2(5)
Program details: Norm Lalancette (856) 455-3100 x4124
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South Jersey Commercial Tree Fruit Grower Meeting
February 16, 2017
Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center
121 Northville Road, Bridgeton NJ
8:00 am Registration
Coffee and pastries
8:25 am Welcome and Opening Remarks
Norm Lalancette
8:30 am Protecting Pollinators and Natural Enemies in the Orchard
Anne Nielsen, Extension Specialist in Fruit Entomology
Rutgers Cooperative Extension
9:00 am Re-Introducing IPM Post BMSB Detection in Apples
Clement Akotsen-Mensah, Postdoctoral Associate in Tree Fruit Entomology
Rutgers Cooperative Extension
9:30 am Evaluation of Kasugamycin and a Bactericide Application Timing Program for Management of Peach Bacterial Spot
Norm Lalancette, Extension Specialist in Tree Fruit Pathology
Rutgers Cooperative Extension
10:00 am Break
Coffee and pastries
10:15 am Delayed Harvest and Storage of ‘Gloria’ Peaches
Dan Ward, Extension Specialist in Pomology
Rutgers Cooperative Extension
10:45 am Weed Control in Stone Fruit Production: A European Perspective
Thierry Besancon, Extension Specialist in Weed Science
Rutgers Cooperative Extension
11:15 am Setting Research Priorities in Stone and Pome Tree Fruit
Stakeholder Survey
11:45 am New Jersey Peach Promotion Council – Update
12:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm Industry Update(s)
1:15 pm An Economic Approach to Full Season Pest Management Programming
Dean Polk, Statewide Tree Fruit Agent
Rutgers Cooperative Extension
1:45 pm Open Session – Grower Questions and Discussion
Pesticide Credits Awarded: 10 (5); 1A (5); CORE (2); & PP2 (5)
Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center is handicap accessible.
