North Jersey Fruit Meeting I: May 7, 2015

Date: Thursday, May 7, 2015
Time: 6:00 p.m. – 8:45 p.m.
Location: Rutgers Snyder Farm, 140 Locust Grove Road, Pittstown, NJ 08867

Agenda

6:00 p.m. Orchard Tour – Leaves promptly at 6:00 p.m.

  • Observe NC-140 – Apple Rootstock Trials
  • Observe 5 high density apple Tall Spindle Apple Plantings and Trellis Systems Planted 2002, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, Spacing varies from 2×10, 3×14 and 3×12
  • Asian Pear Variety Trial – 5th leaf
  • Update on the Rutgers NJAES Project to release new strawberry varieties for the eastern US
    Peter Nitzsche, Win Cowgill, Bill Hulbik – Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE)

6:50 p.m. (back indoors)

  • Stone and Pome Fruit: Bacterial Disease Management
    Dr. Norm Lalancette, Specialist in Tree Fruit Pomology, RCE
  • Utilizing thresholds in IPM for fruit pests
    Anne Nielsen, Specialist in Tree Fruit Entomology, RCE
  • Key Timings and Treatments for Tree Fruit
    Dean Polk, RCE IPM
  • Crop Insurance Update
    Dave Lee, RCE of Salem County
  • Update on Pesticide Regulations for 2015
    Peter Nitzsche, RCE of Morris County
  • Apogee for Fireblight and Growth Control
    Win Cowgill
  • Chemical Thinning Update with Plant Growth Regulators
    Win Cowgill

Pesticide Recertification Credits will be awarded.
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