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
