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.
