2020 South Jersey Commercial Tree Fruit Grower Meeting

Date:                     March 5, 2020

Time:                    8:00 am – 3:00 pm

 Location:             RAREC – 121 Northville Road, Bridgeton, NJ 08302

 Pre-Registration: Required, Contact: Karen Holton (holton@njaes.rutgers.edu) or (856) 455-3100 x 4104

Cost / person:        $15.00 (Checks preferred, made out to Rutgers University) Lunch: Included

Pesticide Credits: Requested for – Core, PP2, 10, 1A, 3A and 3B

Program

8:00 am           Registration  Coffee and pastries

8:25 am           Welcome and Opening Remarks

                        Daniel Ward, Director, Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center

                        Hemant Gohil, Agriculture Agent, Rutgers Co-op. Extension, Gloucester County

8:30 am           Peach Bacterial Spot Management: Comparison of Copper Compounds and Rates

                        Norm Lalancette, Extension Specialist in Tree Fruit Pathology, Rutgers NJAES

9:15 am           Pollinator Stewardship in Orchards

                        Julianna Wilson, Academic Specialist, Tree Fruit Integrator, Michigan State University

10:00 am         Break Coffee and pastries

10:15 am         Integrating Management for Key Orchard Pests

                         Anne Nielsen, Extension Specialist in Tree Fruit Entomology, Rutgers NJAES

10:45 am         Recommendation Updates for Tree Fruit Insect Management w/ Special Attention to Bee Safety.

                        Dean Polk, Statewide Fruit IPM Agent, Rutgers NJAES

11:15 am         Pesticide Regulatory and Safety Update for 2020

                        George Hamilton, Extension Specialist in Pest Management, Rutgers NJAES

11:45 am         Industry Updates and NJ Peach Promotion Council Updates

12 Noon          Lunch

1:00 pm           Updates on tree fruit soil fertility management in New Jersey

                         Megan Muehlbauer, Agriculture Agent, Rutgers Co-op. Extension, Hunterdon Co.

1:30 pm           Soil Health – A Panel Discussion

                         Daniel Ward, Extension Specialist, Pomology; Joseph Heckman, Extension Specialist, Soil Health; Thierry Besancon, Extension Specialist, Weed Science; Lewis DeEugenio, Fruit Grower, Summit City Farms; Robert Muth, Fruit and Vegetable Grower, Muth Family Farms; Megan Muehlbauer, Agriculture Agent.

2:30 pm           Updates on Peach and Nectarine Breeding Program

                          Joseph Goffreda, Tree Fruit Breeding, Rutgers University

3:00 pm           Open Session – Grower Questions and Discussion

Pesticide re-certification credits

Please contact Hemant Gohil (Program Organizer) at gohil@njaes.rutgers.edu or 856-224-8029 if you have any questions.