South Jersey Tree Fruit Twilight Meeting III

5:00 pm May 1, 2017 @ Hill Creek Farms, 1631 State Highway 45, Mullica Hill, NJ 08062

5:00 pm.      Welcome Remarks and Updates

                            Hemant Gohil, Gloucester County Agriculture Agent and Program Organizer

5:05 pm.      National Peach Council Updates

                          Kay Rentzel, Director, National Peach Council

5:15 pm.       WPS Respiratory Protection Requirements for 2017 Growing Season

                          Patricia Hastings, Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator, Rutgers U.

5:45 pm.       IPM updates on Peaches and Apples

                         Dave Schmitt, Fruit IPM Program Associate, Rutgers Cooperative Extension

                        Summer Disease Control in Apple

                         Norman Lalancette, Extension Specialist, Tree Fruit Pathology, Rutgers U.

                       Updates on BMSB Research in Peaches and Apples

                        Anne Nielsen, Extension Specialist, Fruit Entomology, Rutgers U.

                      Cost Effective Post Bloom Pest Control

                       Dean Polk, Statewide IPM Agent, Rutgers U.

                      Updates on Apple Thinning and Crop Development

                      Daniel Ward, Extension Specialist, Pomology, Rutgers U.

                     Using Soil Web to Understand Your Soil Profile

                      Hemant Gohil, Gloucester County Agricultural Agent, Rutgers U.

 8:00 pm.       Adjourn

Light fare will be provided. However, please RSVP at 856-307-6450 ex1 or email Joan Medany at jmedany@co.gloucester.nj.us

NJ pesticide re-certification credits available in the category: CORE, 1A, PP2 and 10

Please contact Hemant Gohil (Program Organizer) at 856-307-6480 for any questions.