Sponsored by Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Hunterdon County
Date: May 3, 2018
Location: Donaldson Farms
358 Allen Road
Hackettstown, NJ 07840
Light Dinner for those who RSVP by May 1, 2018 to (908) 788-1339
Time: 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
5:00 pm Welcome/Introduction to Greg Donaldson and Donaldson Farms
Megan Muehlbauer PhD, RCE of Hunterdon County
5:05 pm Farm Tour – Tour will include high density apple planting, mature peach planting, strawberry planting and a brief overview of Greg’s extensive agro tourism operation
5:50 pm Mechanized Hand Held Peach Blossom and Fruit Thinning
Hemant Gohil PhD, RCE of Gloucester
6:00 pm Early Spring Updates from the Rutgers IPM Program
Dean Polk, State Wide IPM, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
6:15 pm Early Spring Disease Updates and Prevention
Norm Lalancette PhD, Specialist in Tree Fruit Plant Pathology, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
6:30 pm Strawberry Production Updates
Peter Nitzsche, RCE of Morris County
6:45 pm Early Spring Tree Fruit Insect Updates
Anne Nielsen PhD, Specialist in Tree Fruit Entomology, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
7:00 pm WPS Updates
Pat Hastings, Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator, NJAES
7:15 pm Use of the NEWA Model and Equilifruit Disc for Early Apple Thinning
Megan Muehlbauer PhD, RCE of Hunterdon County
7:00 pm Adjourn
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