Date: Thursday, February 25, 2016
Time: 8:00 am – 2:00 pm
Location: Rutgers Agricultural Research & Extension Center, 121 Northville Road, Bridgeton, NJPre-Registration: Required by February 18.
Contact:
Karen Holton at holton@aesop.rutgers.edu or (856) 455-3100 x4104
Susan Bradbury at bradbury@aesop.rutgers.edu or (856) 455-3100 x4101Cost per person: $15.00 (checks preferred)
Lunch Included
Pesticide Credits: Awarded for Cat 10, 1A, Core, PP2
Program details: Norm Lalancette, (856) 455-3100 x4124
South Jersey Commercial Tree Fruit Grower Meeting Program
February 25, 2016
Rutgers Agricultural Research and Extension Center
121 Northville Road, Bridgeton NJ
8:00 am Registration Coffee and pastries
8:25 am Welcome and Opening Remarks
Norm Lalancette
8:30 am Insect Control in Orchards
Anne Nielsen, Extension Specialist in Fruit Entomology, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
9:00 am Orchard Weed Control
Brad Majek, Professor Emeritus and Extension Specialist in Weed Science, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
9:30 am Peach Scab: Epidemiology and Management
Norm Lalancette, Extension Specialist in Tree Fruit Pathology, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
10:00 am Break Coffee and pastries
10:15 am Evaluation of Storage Potential and Fruit Quality of Novel Peach Cultivars and Advanced Selections
Dan Ward, Extension Specialist in Pomology, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
10:45 am WPS: 2015 Changes in Worker Protection Standards
George Hamilton, Extension Specialist in Pest Management, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
11:15 am Bat Management Strategies for Agricultural Landscapes
Kathleen Kerwin, Program Associate in Wildlife Ecology
11:45 am Industry Update(s)
12:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm A Summary of Pest Issues in 2015 & What to do in 2016
Dean Polk, Statewide Tree Fruit Agent, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
1:30 pm Industry Update(s)
1:45 pm New Jersey Peach Promotion Council – Update
2:00 pm Open Session – Grower Questions and Discussion
Pre-Registration Required / Pesticide Credits Awarded
