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‘Growing In The New Millennium ’
Theme For 2001 Mid-Atlantic
Fruit And Vegetable Convention
(Continued from Pago 1)
Pennsylvania, the Pennsylva
nia Vegetable Growers Asso
ciation, the Maryland State
Horticultural Society, and
the New Jersey State Horti
culture Society.
This year the fruit growers
will be joined by peach
growers from across the
nation as the National Peach
Council will conduct its
annual meeting at the con
vention.
The Great American Hall
at the Hershey Lodge and
Convention Center will host
the Trade Show with more
than 130 exhibitors. The
trade show is again expected
to be completely sold out.
Six or more concurrent ed
ucational sessions will be of
fered on all three days of the
convention. The following
sessions are planned for the
first day: tree fruits (includ
ing light relations, varieties,
postharvest handling and
insect control topics), season
extension technology, back to
basics, labor management,
promising vegetable crops,
leafy greens and herbs,
wholesale marketing, green
house vegetables, sweet corn,
organic production, potatoes,
and grapes.
On the second day, ses
sions will cover tree fruit,
peaches (including plum pox
virus topics), roadside mar
keting, irrigation, general
vegetables, bedding
plants/perennials, potatoes,
alternative markets, small
fruit, snap beans, and com
puter use.
The convention will close
on the third day with sessions
on peaches (including varie
ties, handling and fertigation
topics),family business man
agement, pumpkins, melon
s/cukes/squash, tomatoes
(processing and stake), small
fruit, cut flowers, fall orna
mentals, marketing, and tree
fruit insect identification
workshop.
Besides the opportunity to
attend the sessions of the Na
tional Peach Council,
growers will have the option
to attend three half-day
workshop sessions. On the
first day Norine Larson from
Minnesota will present a
workshop on “Managing
Teen and Senior Workers.”
On the last day, Dr. Cindy
lannarelli of Bridgeville will
present a morning workshop
on “Keeping Your Family
Business Peaceful and Profit
able.”
An afternoon workshop on
identifying and monitoring
tree fruit insect pests will also
be offered. There is no extra
fee for the workshops. In ad
dition, sessions on computer
use will be offered on the
second day of the convention.
Many pesticide applicator
update training credits are
available to growers attend
ing the sessions. The program
covers nearly every aspect of
fruit, vegetable, potato, and
berry production. Commer
cial growers should not pass
up this educational opportu
nity.
On the first evening, fruit
and vegetable growers will be
treated to a reception fol
lowed by the annual fruit and
vegetable growers dinner.
The dinner will include
awards, recognitions, and en
tertainment by the United
Voices of Praise from Mes
siah College. On Jan. 31, two
receptions for growers will be
held. The processing tomato
growers with the highest
yields for the 2000 season will
be honored at the annual
tomato awards luncheon on
the closing day, Feb. 1.
For more information on
the fruit program and regis
tration, contact - Maureen
Irvin, State Horticultural As
sociation of Pennsylvania,
(717) 677-4184; William
Tietjen, New Jersey State
Horticultural Society, (908)
475-6505; or Robert Black,
Maryland State Horticultural
Society, (301) 271-7491.
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