March 8, 8:30am to 4:00 pm
Monmouth County Agricultural Building
4000 Kozloski Rd. Freehold , NJ 07728
Pesticide Recertification Credits: Core (2), PP2(6), 1A (6), 10 (6)
Registration: $30 (includes coffee, light refreshments in the morning and lunch)
To register, contact Cathy VanBenschoten at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth County Office
732-431-7260 or email at Catherine.VanBenschoten@co.monmouth.nj.us
Click the link below for the full registration form:
There is no online registration. This event is cash, check or purchase order only.
Make checks payable to: Rutgers, the State University of NJ
Mail to: Cathy VanBenschoten
4000 Kozloski Road
Freehold, NJ 07728
This annual event is brought to you by Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth, Middlesex, Mercer, Burlington, Ocean & Somerset Counties. Seminar topics will benefit those who are involved in commercial production of vegetables and specialty crops.
Agenda
8:30 Registration
9:00 Pesticide Safety for Applicators and Handlers – George Hamilton, Ph.D., Specialist in Pest Management
10:00 Updates on Vegetable Disease Control – Kris Holmstrom, IPM Program Associate in Vegetables
11:00 Break
11:15 Updates from the Vegetable IPM Program – Kris Holmstrom, IPM Program Associate in Vegetables
12:15 Lunch
1:00 Industry and Service Provider Updates – FSA, NRCS, Grown in Monmouth, Tri-County Co-op, NJ Vegetable Growers Association
2:00 NJAES Strawberry Production and Breeding Program – William Hlubik, Agriculture Agent – RCE Middlesex County
2:30 Food Safety and NJ Cottage Food Law – Meredith Melendez, Agriculture Agent – RCE Mercer County
3:00 What You Need to Know About the Manure Link Program – Sandra Howland, Research Scientist NJ Dept. of Agriculture
3:30 Effective Weed Management in Vegetable Crops – Thierry Besancon, Ph.D., Specialist in Weed Science
4:00 Course Evaluation, Pesticide Credits
