ACGA 2013 Summer Field Day

American Cranberry Growers Association 2013 Summer Field Day
Date: Thursday, August 15

Location: Rutgers P.E. Marucci Center for Blueberry & Cranberry Research & Extension, Chatsworth, NJ

Parking will be available at the Center’s shop (across cranberry bogs).
Transportation for tours will be provided at the Center.

Agenda

8:00–8:30 Continental Breakfast

8:30–8:45 Opening Remarks
Shawn Cutts, President, American Cranberry Growers Association
Bradley Hillman, Senior Associate Director, NJAES, Rutgers University

CRANBERRY BOGS

8:45–9:05 Heat Stress Responses in Cranberries (Bog 7)
Patrick Burgess, Nick Vorsa, and Bingru Huang, Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University

9:05-9:25 Pre-inoculation with Mycorrhizae to Enhance Early Bed Establishment (Bog 8)
James Polashock, Research Plant Pathologist, USDA-ARS

9:25–9:45 Fruit Rot Resistance Breeding and New Varieties (Bogs 8 and 10)
Jennifer Johnson-Cicalese, Nicholi Vorsa, Karen Destefano, and Susan Vancho, P.E. Marucci Center for Blueberry & Cranberry Research & Extension, Rutgers University, Chatsworth, NJ

9:45–10:25 Leaf Drop and Early Fruit Rot Control during the Establishment of Cranberry Plantings (Bog 13)
Peter Oudemans, Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University

10:25-10:45 Recent Research in Cranberry Entomology (Bogs 19 and 20)
Cesar Rodriguez-Saona, Department of Entomology, Rutgers University; Vera Kyryczenko-Roth, P.E. Marucci Center; and Robert Holdcraft, P.E. Marucci Center

10:45-11:05 Show and Tell
Shawn Cutts, Cranberry growers

CONFERENCE ROOM

11:15–11:35 Red Root Control in Cranberries
Brad Majek, Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University

11:35-11:55 Impacts of Fire and Insect Disturbance on Forests and Water Resources in the New Jersey Pinelands
Michael Gallagher, Department of Ecology and Evolution, Rutgers University; USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station

11:55–12:25 Understanding the New Fuel Tank Requirements on the Farm
Ray Samulis, Cooperative Extension Agent, Burlington County Extension, Rutgers University

12:25–1:30 LUNCH (Pole Barn)