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SUMMARY:2024 Preseason Tree Fruit Meeting
DESCRIPTION:University of Southern Maine\, Lewiston Auburn College\, Room 170\, 51 Westminster Street\, Lewiston Maine (Venue Map Below)\nCost: Approximately $30 and will include lunch\nPreregistration is NOT required. The $30 registration fee is due at the door\, but is waived for two people per member farm of the Maine State Pomological Society if dues are paid prior to the meeting. \nMembership dues will be accepted at the meeting but will not qualify for the registration fee waiver. \nIn case of bad weather\, we will follow the University of Southern Maine weather hotline announcement at 207.780.4800. \nThere will be three (3) pesticide applicator recertification credits available for attending this event. \nMeeting Agenda\n8:00 a.m. – Registration\, Meet and Greet \n8:30 a.m. – Maine tree fruit IPM update\nGlen Koehler\, University of Maine Cooperative Extension \n9:00 a.m. – New insights on the biology of fire blight bacteria\nDr. Quan Zeng\, Connecticut Agricultural Research Station \n9:30 a.m. – Application considerations for harvest extension with Harvista and ReTain\nDr. Andy Vega\, New England Fruit Consultants \n10:00 a.m. – Virus Diseases in tree fruit:  impacts\, diagnosis\, prevention\nDr. Alicyn Smart\, University of Maine Extension Plant Disease Laboratory \n10:30 a.m. – Break \n10:45 a.m. – Fire blight prevention and suppression strategies\nDr. Quan Zeng\, Connecticut Agricultural Research Station. \n11:15 a.m. – Opportunities and Constraints for Northeast Tree Fruit Growers\nDr. Andy Vega\, New England Fruit Consultants \n11:45 a.m. – Maine State Pomological Society update\nSam Ricker\, President \n12:00 p.m. – Lunch: Pizza and salad from Sam’s Italian Foods\, beverages. \n12:45 p.m. – Food Safety Update\nLindsay Werner\, Maine Department of Agriculture\, Conservation and Forestry. \n1:00 p.m. – Apple Cultivar DNA identification update\nJohn Bunker\, Super Chilly Farm\, Out on a Limb CSA\, MOFGA\, FedCo. \n1:15 p.m. – 10-year Rootstock Trial Summary\, Pruning Tips\nDr. Renae Moran\, University of Maine Cooperative Extension \n1:45 p.m. – New Tools for Orchard Management\nTrevor Hardy\, Brookdale Fruit Farm and Brookdale Farm; Anthony Tasselli\, Toro \n2:30 p.m. – Break \n2:45 p.m. – Increasing Maine farm resilience against extreme weather and Q&A\nDr. Rachel Schattman\, UMaine School of Food and Agriculture \n3:30 p.m. – Board of Pesticides Control Update\nJohn Pietroski; Board of Pesticides Control\, Maine Department of Agriculture\, Conservation\, and Forestry. \n4:00 p.m. – Adjourn \nFor more information or a reasonable accommodation\, please contact Glen Koehler\, University of Maine Cooperative Extension\, Pest Management Unit at glen.koehler@maine.edu or 207.581.3882. \n\nIn complying with the letter and spirit of applicable laws and pursuing its own goals of diversity\, the University of Maine System does not discriminate on the grounds of race\, color\, religion\, sex\, sexual orientation\, transgender status\, gender\, gender identity or expression\, ethnicity\, national origin\, citizenship status\, familial status\, ancestry\, age\, disability physical or mental\, genetic information\, or veterans or military status in employment\, education\, and all other programs and activities. The University provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies: Director of Equal Opportunity\, 5713 Chadbourne Hall\, Room 412\, University of Maine\, Orono\, ME 04469-5713\, 207.581.1226\, TTY 711 (Maine Relay System).
URL:https://extension.umaine.edu/fruit/event/2024-preseason-meeting/
LOCATION:University of Southern Maine\, Lewiston-Auburn College\, Room 170\, 51 Westminster St.\, Lewiston\, Maine\, ME\, 04240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meeting,Tree Fruits
ORGANIZER;CN="Glen Koehler":MAILTO:glen.koehler@maine.edu
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