EB-Grower & Marketer, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 1,2003 Mid-Atlantic Fruit , Vegetable Convention Feb . 4-6 (Continued from Page E 6) 9:30 ~New Options for Insect Control in Tomatoes - Dr. Gerald Ghidiu, Rutgers R&DC 10:15 /Sprayer Technolo gy: Are the Pesticides Really Reaching Leaves! - Dr. An drew Landers, Cornell Univ. 11:00 -Diseases Control and Quality of Tomatoes Treated with Actigard and Messesger - Dr. Samuel Alex ander, Virginia Tech 11:30 A New Bacterial Disease of Geraniums Threat ens Tomatoes and Potatoes - Dr. Seong Kim, Penna. Dept, of Agriculture 11:45 -Evaluation of Bio logical Controls for Spot in Tomato Transplants Dr. Sally Miller/Gabriela Briche mo, Ohio State Univ. 12:00 Tomato Awards Luncheon - Monarcdh LN • Small Fruit - Monarch BDF 9:00 Strawberry Produc tion from Florida to Erie - Dr. Harry Swartz, Univ. of Mary land 9:30 -Maximizing Your Weed Management Program - Dr. Shawn Wright, Ohio State Univ. 10:15 Grower-Proven Trickle Irrigation Set-ups for Small Fruit - Francis Della mano, Dellamano Farm Sup ply 11:00 What Buyers Look for in Small Fruit - Paul Stu art, Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. - Dennis Donio, Donio Farms; James Weaver, Kutz town Produce Auction • Cut Flowers - Monarch GIK See us at the Fruit & Vegetable Growers Convention February 4, 5 & 6 - Hershey, PA Keystone Fence Supplies 1820 W. Main St. 717-738-0923 (Right along Rt. 322, 2 miles west of Ephrata) YoMT One Stop Shop For Fence Supplies Check Out Our New Product Line! 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Ext. 11:30 High Tunnels from a Growers Perspective Ralph Cramer, Cramers Posie Patch; Art King • Organic Production - Monarch H J 9:00 Enhancing Research and Extension for Organic Food Production in the North east - Dr. Anu Rangarajan, Cornell Univ. 9:45 Media and Nutrient Additions for Organic Trans plant Production - Dr. John Biembaum, Michigan State Univ. 10:45 Organic Production of Medicinal Herbs Dr. Jea nine Davis, North Carolina State Univ. 11:30 Making and Using High Quality Compost - Dr. John Biembaum, Michigan State Univ. Thursday Afternoon February 6,2003 • Tree Fruit - Aztec Room 1:30 Controlling Insect Pest of Apples Without OP Insecticides - Dr. Larry Hull, Penn State Univ. 2:15 How to Design the Best Irrigation System - Ms. Mary Beth Sorretino USDA - NRCS 2:45 Value of Trickle Irri gation in the Eastern U.S. - Dr. Mike Glenn, USDA, Keameysville, WV 3:15 -Orchard Herbicide Application the How To’s - Timothy White, Crop Man agement Strategies • Vine Crops - Nigerian Room 1:30 Seedless Watermel on Transplant Production - Dr. Jonathan Schultheis, North Carolina State Univ. 2:00 Spacing and Fertiga tion in Acom and Butternut Squashes - Ted Blomgren, Cornell Univ. 2:30 New Varieties of Summer Squash and Melons - Dr. Mark Hutton, Univ. of Maine 3:00 Vine Crop Growing Techniques • Grower Panel: Chair, Dr. William Lament, Penn State Univ. Robert Shenot, Shenot Farms - David Miller, Miller Plant Farm - Alan Kemmerer, Kemmerer Farms 4:00 Tips for Successful Seedless Watermelon Field Production - Dr. Jonathan Schultheis, North Caroina State Univ. • Tomato, Pepper and Eggplant - Monarch ACE 1:30 Physiological Disor ders of Tomatoes and Peppers - Dr. Alan Erb, Cornell Coop erative Ext. 2:00 New Colored Bell Pepper Varieties - Dr. Katrine High Pressure Produce Sprayers Zimmerman’s manufactures several different model sprayers designed for produce spraying. They are built for the small farmer that cannot justify a large expensive sprayer. Trailer models are available with a 200 or 300 gallon tank and 3pt hitch models with a 110,150, 200 or 300 gallon tank. The 25’ single sided boom has 7’ plus clearance and requires a mini mal amount of drive rows because of the wide span. It also has a hydraulic cylinder that allows the operator to level the boom from the tractor seat. 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Ferretti, Penn State Univ. - moderator - Art King, Harvest Valley Farms - Harry Hopkins - Ralph Schramm, Schramm Farms 4:00 What’s New in Egg plant Cultivars? - Dr. Alan Erb, Cornell Coop, Ext. • Small Fruit - Monarch BDF 1:30 -Strawberry An thracnose - Dr. William Ture chek, Cornell Univ. 2:00 Eastern Seedless Table Grape Production and Enhancing Raptor Popula tions for Control of Bird Dam age to Crops - Min and Le Creasey, Thombush Farms and Cornell Univ. 2:30 Update Strawber ry Plasticulture in a Cold Cli mate -Kathleen Demchak, Penn State Univ. 3:00 Detection, Diagno sis and Management of Blue berry Scorch - Dr. Peter Oude mans, Rutgers Univ. • Cut Flowers Monarch GIK 1:30 PA Statewide Sun flower Trial Results for 2003 - Steve Bogash, Franklin Co. Coop. Ext. 2:00 New Perennials for Cutting - Martha Simon-Pin dale, Bluemount Nurseries Inc. 2:30 Insect Mgt. in Cut Trailer or 3 Pt. Hitch Models Flowers - Stanton Gill, Univ. of Maryland Coop. Ext. 3:15 Insect Mgt. (con tinued) - Stanton Gill, Univ. of Maryland Coop. Ext. 3:45 -Weed Control in Cut Flowers - Steve Bogash, Franklin Co. Coop. Ext. • Processing Tomato - Monarch HJ 1:30 What’s New With Yellow Shoulder and Yellow Eye Disorders - Dr. Stephen Garrison 2:00 Using Stoller Prod ucts for Best Production Prac tices - Denny Wildman 2:30 Insights in Manag ing Tomato Flow from Plant ing to Harvest - Steve Smith, Red Gold 3:00 Variety Updates - Best Varieties from the Plots - Dr. Stephen Garrison, Rutgers Univ., Kenneth Martin, Fur man Foods 4:00 Breeding Tomatoes for Disease Resistance and Improved Quality? Dr. Majid Foolad, Penn State Univ. -topics expected to qualify for category credit /topics expected to qualify for core credit /-topics expected to qualify for a fumigation credit Lancaster Farming's Classified Ads Get Results!
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