| 2013 will be our 16th year holding our annual Tri-State Greenhouse IPM
Workshops in ME, NH and VT. From the written comments and personal
conversations in the post-workshop evaluations, it is clear that these
workshops are directly responsible for reducing grower reliance on
chemical pesticides and increasing their use of IPM, especially
biological controls and biorational compounds for pest management.
These evaluations and the nummber of returning growers year after year
show that we are having an impact on their practices that are good for
the environment, human health and their businesses. This sucess would
not be possible without our Tri-state collaboration involving growers,
state Departments of Agriculture and Extension systems and exciting
guest speakers that join us. Each year we include a variety of hands on
and lecture style topics such as greenhouse scouting methods, proper
sanitation and cultural management, nutrient deficiencies, diseases,
pest and biological control identification, current research
results in greenhouse IPM related topics, and beyond. |
