Starting Your Commercial Apple Business Workshop on April 7, 2012

January 23rd, 2012

Starting Your Commercial Apple Business Workshop 

Saturday, April 7, 2012
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Highmoor Farm, 52 US Route 202, Monmouth, Maine
No cost for the workshop.  Pre-registration is not required.

This one-day workshop is for people who are new to growing apples and who are interested in growing apples for sale.  The workshop will focus on getting started in commercial apple production, presented by Renae Moran and Glen Koehler, University of Maine Cooperative Extension.  Participants may receive 2 Pesticide Applicator recertification credits for attending the workshop.

AGENDA

10:00 AM Varieties and Rootstocks Commonly grown apple varieties – their strengths and weaknesses Dwarfing and semi-dwarfing rootstocks – how and why they are used 10:30 AM Pruning Techniques for Modern Training Systems 11:30 AM Apple Diseases 12:00 PM Lunch Break   Bring your own lunch; beverages provided. 12:30 PM Pollination and Fruit Thinning 1:00 PM Apple Insect Pests 1:30 PM Fertility, Harvest and Storage 2:00 PM Break  (snacks provided) 2:15 PM Organic and Synthetic Pesticide Safety, Sprayer Calibration 2:30 PM Making Your Management Calendar 3:00 PM Pruning Demo in the Orchard (weather permitting)

Directions

Traveling North on I-95:  Take Exit 75 off the Maine Turnpike in Auburn (left turn off the exit ramp).  Go through Lewiston and travel east about 17.9 miles on Route 202.  Highmoor will be on your right.

Traveling South on I-95:  Take Exit 109B off I-95 in Augusta and travel west on Route 202 approximately 15.7 miles.  Highmoor will be on your left.

 

For more information, contact Renae Moran at (207) 933-2100 or email rmoran@maine.edu.

If you are a person with a disability and will need any accommodations to participate in this program, please call Pam St. Peter at (207) 933-2100 to discuss your needs, TDD 1-800-287-8957 (in Maine).   Please contact us at least one week prior to this event to assure fullest possible attention to your needs.

Tags: apple, Apple Growing Workshop, Highmoor Farm

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