North Jersey Tree Fruit Twilight Meeting II

May 22, 2024
4:30 PM-7:30 PM
Riamede Farm
122 Oakdale Rd, Chester, NJ 07930

Program

4:15 PM – Registration / Light Refreshments

4:30 PM – Welcome and Farm Tour
                    Ashley Asdal and Jamie Bourgeois, Riamede Farm

5:00 PM – Tree Fruit IPM Updates
                     Kaitlin Quinn, North Jersey Tree Fruit IPM Program Associate, Rutgers NJAES

5:30 PM – Comparison of the Effects of Beneficial Fungi Inoculation in Young Apple Orchards
                    Megan Muehlbauer PhD, Hunterdon County Agricultural Agent II, Rutgers NJAES

5:50 PM – Optimizing Tree Fruit Disease Management During the 2024 Season
                    Kari Peter PhD, Associate Research Professor, Tree Fruit Pathology, Penn State U. Extension

6:20 PM – Pesticide Safety Rules for Compliance
                    Patricia Hastings, Extension Pesticide Safety Education Coordinator, Rutgers NJAES

6:50 PM – Spotted Wing Drosophila Management Recommendations in Fruit Crops
                    Janine Spies PhD, State Fruit IPM Program Leader, Rutgers NJAES

Light refreshments will be served.

The following pesticide recertification credits will be awarded
3 CAT 10     3 CAT 1A     1 CORE     3 PP2

Please RSVP by May 20, 2024 for the meetings with a call to:
Kim Crommelin at 908.788.1338 or kfrey@co.hunterdon.nj.us