Event – American Cranberry Growers Association (ACGA) Winter Meeting
Date – Thursday, January 18, 2018
Location– Rutgers EcoComplex, Bordentown NJ
(For more information, please contact Cesar Rodriguez-Saona at crodriguez@aesop.rutgers.edu)
Agenda
8:30-8:45 Welcoming Remarks– Shawn Cutts, President, ACGA
Treasurer’s Report – Shawn Cutts
8:45-9:00 Cranberry Statistics
Bruce Eklund, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Trenton, NJ
9:00-9:25 Cranberry Institute – An Update
John Wilson, Cranberry Institute, Carver, MA
9:25-9:50 Potential New Varieties with Enhanced Fruit Rot Resistance
Jennifer Johnson-Cicalese and Nicholi Vorsa, P.E. Marucci Center for Blueberry & Cranberry Research & Extension, Rutgers University, Chatsworth, NJ
9:50-10:15 Understanding the Role of Flowers in Fungal Infections Leading to Cranberry Fruit Rot. William S. Haines Senior Research Endowment
Timothy Waller, Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-10:55 Identifying and Implementing Methods for Improving Berry Quality Parameters
Peter Oudemans, Professor, P.E. Marucci Center for Blueberry & Cranberry Research & Extension, Rutgers University, Chatsworth, NJ
10:55-11:20 Assessing Soil Health using Next-generation Sequencing Technology
James Polashock, Research Plant Pathologist, USDA-ARS; P.E. Marucci Center, Chatsworth, NJ
11:20–11:50 Bio-insecticides and Mating Disruption in Cranberries
Shawn Steffan, Research Entomologist, USDA-ARS; University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-1:30 BOGS – a Tool for Record Keeping
Brian Wick, Executive Director, Cape Cod Cranberry Growers’ Association
1:30–1:55 Carolina Redroot Control with Pre-emergence Herbicides and Effect on Fruit Yield and Quality
Thierry Besancon, Weed Science Extension Specialist, Rutgers University, P.E. Marucci Center, Chatsworth, NJ
1:55-2:20 Management of Cranberry Insect Pests: Leafhoppers and Toadbugs
Cesar Rodriguez-Saona, Professor, Department of Entomology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; Vera Kyryczenko-Roth, and Robert Holdcraft, P.E. Marucci Center, Chatsworth, NJ
2:20-2:50 Farm Safety with Pesticides
George Hamilton, Professor, Department of Entomology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ; Patricia Hastings, Program Associate, Pest Management, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
2:50 Adjournment- ACGA Board of Directors Meeting