2004 NEW ENGLAND FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CONFERENCE & TRADE SHOW
Center of New Hampshire, Radisson Hotel, Manchester, New Hampshire
Registration will occur at the door each day of the meeting. There is no pre-registration. The cost is $20.00 per person, per day, for admittance to either the program or the trade show. Rooms at the Radisson are $87 per night for single or double occupancy. Make your reservations by November 23 and mention the conference to receive this room rate. Call 603-625-1000.
DECEMBER 15: Trade Show opens at 11:00 AM and closes at 9:00 PM.
TREE FRUIT I
9:00 Maxcel and an Integrated Chemical Thinning Program,
Duane W. Greene, Univ. of Massachusetts
9:25 Effects of 1-MCP and Retain on McIntosh and Cortland
Apples, Renae Moran, University of Maine
9:50 Review of the 2004 Smart Fresh Program, William
James, AgroFresh Inc.
10:10 Strategies and Use of 1-MCP at Mann Orchard, William
Fitzgerald, Mann Orchard
10:25 Show and Tell
10:35 Sweet Cherries in New England: Rootstocks and Planting
Systems, Jon Clements, University of Massachusetts
11:05 Orchard Monitoring and Sampling of Apple Maggot and
Plum Curculio, Arthur Agnello, Cornell University
11:35 Panel Discussion: Importance of Integrated Pest Management
FLOWERS
9:30 Harvesting, Handling, and Preserving Cut Flowers,
Beth Johnson, Johnny’s Selected Seeds
10:00 Boston Flower Exchange, Gary Matteson, Epsom,
NH
10:30 Growing and Marketing Cut Flowers on Our Farm,
Noreen O’Connell, Milford, NH
11:00 Weed Management for Cut Flowers, Richard Bonanno,
University of Massachusetts
11:30 Insect Management in the Greenhouse, Tina Smith,
University of Massachusetts
TREE FRUIT II
2:00 Last Chance Thinning of Apples with Ethrel, Wesley Autio,
University of Massachusetts
2:20 Apple Rootstocks that Minimize Winter Damage and Maximize
Productivity, M. Elena Garcia, University of Vermont
2:50 Show and Tell
3:00 Health Benefits from Eating Apples, Thomas Shea,
University of Massachusetts, Lowell
4:00 Using the Benefits of Eating Apples to Promote and Sell
Apples, U.S. Apple Association
VEGETABLES
2:00 Building a Good Pesticide Storage and Mixing Facility
that is Affordable, George Hamilton, University of New Hampshire
2:30 Managing Sucking Insects Including Aphids, Leafhoppers,
and Plant Bugs, Jude Boucher, University of Connecticut
3:00 Update on Wildlife Management, A biologist from
USDA Wildlife Services
3:30 Managing Minor, but Troubling Insects: Spring Tails,
Slugs, and Cut Worms, Jude Boucher, University of Connecticut
4:00 Fertigation with Drip Irrigation and Measuring Soil Moisture,
John Howell, University of Massachusetts
DECEMBER 16: Trade show opens at 8 AM and closes at 2 PM
TREE FRUIT III
9:00 Panel Discussion: Website Marketing of Your Farm on the
Internet
10:00 Non-target Impacts of Surround, Lorraine Berkett, University
of Vermont
10:20 Show and Tell
10:30 Critical Management Discussion for Optimizing Fire Blight
Control, David Rosenberger, Cornell University
11:10 Weed Management in Young Tree Fruit Plantings,
Rich Bonanno, University of Massachusetts
11:40 Supply Adequate Calcium to Apples Without Post-harvest
Calcium Dips, Sarah Weis, University of Massachusetts
BERRIES
9:30 Strawberry Sap Beetle Biology and Management, Rebecca
Loughner, Cornell University
10:00 Using Dormant Strawberry Plants on Plastic Mulch,
Nate Nourse, Nourse Farm
10:30 Weed Management in Strawberries, Richard Bonanno,
University of Massachusetts
11:00 Insect Management in Strawberries, Alan Eaton,
University of New Hampshire
11:30 Spore Wars, Leonard Gianessi, Crop Life Foundation
TREE FRUIT IV
1:15 Newer Tree Fruit Insect Problems in New England,
Alan Eaton, University of New Hampshire
1:45 Fruit Decay Problems in Honeycrisp and Other Emerging
Diseases, David Rosenberger, Cornell University
2:15 Using Orchard Radar Apple Pest Tracking and Forecasts
to Enhance IPM, Glen Koehler, University of Maine
2:45 Insight into the Biology and Management of Flyspeck and
Sooty Blotch, Daniel Cooley, University of Massachusetts
BERRIES II
1:30 Mummy Berry Control in Blueberries with and without Indar
Fungicide, Sonia Schloemann, University of Massachusetts
2:00 Insect Management in Raspberries, David Handley,
University of Maine
2:30 Strawberry Diseases, Sonia Schloemann, University
of Massachusetts
3:00 Strawberry Varieties Including Results of Trial in Maine,
David Handley, University of Maine
IMPROVING ORGANIC PRODUCTION USING RISK MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
DECEMBER 8, 2004. Universal Unitarian Church, 274 Pleasant St.,
Concord, NH
Sponsored by: NH Dept of Ag., NOFA-NH, UNH Extension, USDA Risk
Management.
Registration and lunch are included in the $15 attendance fee. Space is limited to 100 participants so register soon. Make check to NOFA-NH, and mail along with your name, and phone number to: Vickie Smith, NH Dept. Agriculture, PO Box 2042, Concord NH 03302-2042. For more info call (603) 271-3685, or e-mail: vsmith@agr.state.nh.us.
MEETING AGENDA
8:30 Registration
9:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks , Vickie Smith, Organic
Certification Coordinator, NH Dept. of Agriculture
9:10 Outline of Risk Factors, and Crop Insurance Products ,
Mike Sciabarrasi, Agricultural Economist, UNH Extension, Durham, NH
9:45 Crop Value Assessment, James Gallons, USDA Risk Management
Agency, Albany, NY
10:20 Break
10:30 Organic Pest Control Strategies for Reducing Crop Damage,
Ruth Hazzard, IPM Vegetable Specialist, UMass Extension
11:30 Farmers Markets Slideshow - Getting Consumers to Buy,
Nada Haddad, UNH Cooperative Extension Educator, Rockingham County
12:00 Catered Lunch, Featuring natural and organic meat
and vegetarian fare.
12:45 Soil Stewardship on Organic Farms, Vern Grubinger, UVM Extension
Vegetable and Berry Specialist
1:45 Break
2:00 The Viability of Small Farm Diversification, Juli Brussells,
Organic Grain Producer, and New Ag Resource Leader, UNH Extension
3:00 Good Recordkeeping-it’s not just for accountants! Vickie
Smith, NH Dept. Agriculture
HOLD THE DATES:
January 5, 6, or 7. Tri-State Greenhouse IPM workshops in Manchester
ME, Durham NH or Burlington VT, respectively. Call (802) 656-5440.
January 26. Farm Show Meeting, Vermont Vegetable and Berry
Growers Assn., Barre.
February 12. NOFA-VT Winter Conference. Randolph Center
February 15. Annual Meeting, Vermont Vegetable and Berry Growers
Assn., Rutand.