-Grower and Marketer, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 26,2002
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ITHACA, N.Y. Atten
tion greenhouse growers,
managers, extension special
ists, researchers, builders,
and designers. “Greenhouse
Engineering” ($3O) will pro
vide you with valuable infor
mation on planning,
constructing, and controlling
a commercial greenhouse.
Written by extension spe
cialists at the University of
Connecticut, “Greenhouse
Engineering” has been used
over the past several years as
a valuable guide for starting
and maintaining an efficient
greenhouse operation. This
212-page publication covers
the various aspects of green
houses, from site selection,
layout, and growing systems
to construction, remodeling,
Northeast Fruit Growers’
Meeting Feb. 12
AVOCA (Luzerne Co.)
The Northeast Fruit Grow
ers’ Meeting will be Tuesday,
Feb. 12, from 9 a.m. to 3:30
p.m. at the Iron Skillet Res
taurant in the Petro Shop
ping Center, Avoca.
Registration will begin at
8:30 a.m.
Arranged by the Lacka
wanna County Horticultural
Association and Cooperative
Extension of Penn State Uni
versity, the meeting is open to
all fruit growers. Presenta
tions will include mite man
agement, economics of
replanting, internal worm
control, Apogee horticultural
use and fireblight control, re
Popular Guide Focuses On Greenhouse Engineering
and environmental control
The comprehensive appen
dix includes a list of green
house construction and
supply companies; plans for
greenhouses; and informa
tion on topics such as heating
and cooling, container capac
ity, and labor output. Also in
cluded in this publication are
worksheets to assist opera
tors in determining storage
and mechanization require
ments, machinery costs,
greenhouse heat loss and
cooling, and aerated steam
heating.
The publication contains
many other sections and
topics to meet the needs of
today’s greenhouse industry.
Some of the topics added to
the original version of this
planting problems, and pesti
cide applicator education.
Speakers include Jayson
Harper, Rob Crassweller,
Larry Hull, John Esslinger
from Penn State, and Ron
Edwards from the Pennsyl
vania Department of Agri
culture. The meeting will
provide recertification credits
for pesticide applicators.
Reservations, including
lunch, are $l2 and can be
sent by mail to the
Lackawanna County Coop
erative Extension, 200
Adams Avenue, Scranton,
PA 18503, or by calling (570)
963-6842 by Thursday, Feb.
7.
publication are insect exclu
sion screens, current technol
ogy for low-volume sprayers,
ebb-and-flow watering sys
tems, and the effect of air pol
lutant levels on plant growth.
Updated sections include
headhouse design, layout,
and functions; fan and pad
systems; fog systems; supple
mental lighting equipment;
Wine Grape Section At Convention
HERSHEY (Dauphin Co.)
Penn State Wine Grape
Section at the Mid Atlantic
Fruit and Vegetable Conven
tion will focus on vine decline
and trunk diseases at the
Hershey Convention Center
Jan. 29 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Vine decline is an import
ant problem and the subject
of much discussion and re
search in the East. This meet
ing will focus attention on
recent developments sur
rounding this subject both in
glazing materials and spec
tral transmittance; construc
tion costs; and a list of
equipment supply companies
in North America.
“Greenhouse Engineer
ing,” NRAES-33, is available
for $3O per copy (plus ship
ping and handling) from
NRAES (Natural Resource,
Agriculture, and Engineering
Europe and in the U.S. The
program will cover a wide va
riety of viticulture topics that
relate to the vine decline syn
drome.
Dr. Laura Mugnai from
the University of Florence
and Lucie Morton (Virginia)
have been key participants in
the effort to understand
trunk diseases in grapevines.
They will both be on hand to
provide an update on their
research and investigations.
Dr. Elwin Stewart will bring
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search in Pennsylvania and
New York. Others will be
present to speak on a wide
variety of subjects related to
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