2024 South Jersey Commercial Fruit Growers Meeting

Date:                           March 12, 2024 (Tue)
Location:                    Rutgers Agricultural Research & Extension Center, 121 Northville Road, Bridgeton, NJ 08302
Pre-Registration:       Required, by March 11th.  Contact Joan Medany at (856) 224 – 8030 or  jmedany@co.gloucester.nj.us
                                    $20.00 (Checks only, made out to Rutgers University). Lunch, Coffee and Pastries Included
Pesticide Credits:      Requested for – CORE, PP2, 10, 1A

PROGRAM

8:.30 am          Registration and Coffee and pastries
8:50 am           Welcome and Opening Remarks
Daniel Ward, Director, Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center

9:00 am          San Jose Scale Management Updates and Future Directions
Anne Nielsen, Extension Specialist in Tree Fruit Entomology, Rutgers NJAES

9:30 am          Peach Bacterial Spot Management
Srdjan Acimovic, Assistant Professor, Tree Fruit Pathologist, Virginia Tech.

10:00 am        Apple Disease Management (TBD)
Srdjan Acimovic, Assistant Professor, Tree Fruit Pathologist, Virginia Tech.

10:30 am        Coffee Break

10:45 am         Current Trends in Tree Fruit Pest Management.
Dave Schmitt, South Jersey Fruit IPM Program Associate, Rutgers NJAES

11:15 pm         Managing Ambrosia Beetle in Tree Fruit Orchard
Kaitlin Quinn, Program Associate, North Jersey Fruit IPM, Rutgers NJAES

11:45 pm         Industry Updates

12:00 Noon   Lunch

1:00 pm        Pesticide Safety and Regulations Updates for 2024 (CORE)
Patricia Hastings, Pest Management Office, Program Associate, Rutgers NJAES

1:30 pm        Soil pH Management and Liming Sources for Orchards
Joseph Heckman, Extension Specialist in Soil Fertility, Rutgers NJAES.

2:00 pm       Open Session – Grower Questions and Discussion
Pesticide recertification credits

 2:30 pm           Adjourn
 For questions please contact: Hemant Gohil at 856-418-6538 or email at gohil@njaes.rutgers.edu