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\"Apples\"<\/a><\/p>\n

MAINE STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY SUMMER MEETING AND ORCHARD TOUR<\/h1>\n

Wednesday, July 27, 2016
\n8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
\nRicker Hill Orchards<\/a>‘ New Pavilion (next to the farm stand),
\n15 Ricker Hill Road, Turner, Maine 04282
\nOrchard phone: 207.754.5427 or 207.225.3455
\nRegistration fee: $20.00. Lunch will be included.
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Maine State Pomological Society<\/a> and the University of Maine Cooperative Extension will hold a Summer Meeting and Orchard Tour at Ricker Hill Orchards in Turner, Maine on Wednesday, July 27 at 8:30 a.m. There will be presentations and demonstrations on farm safety, tall spindle plantings, cider making, and a cider tasting room. There will also be a panel discussion on the past and future of the Maine apple industry, updates on crop insurance and other topics. On-site registration will be at 8:30 a.m. and the meeting begins at 9:00 a.m. For more information, please contact Renae Moran at 207.933.2100 or rmoran@maine.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

TENTATIVE AGENDA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
8:30 AM<\/td>\nREGISTRATION
\n<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9:00 AM<\/td>\nFarm Liability – Followed by Question and Answer Session
\n<\/em>John Lambert, Jr., Attorney at Law, Lambert Coffin<\/a>
\n<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9:30 AM<\/td>\nPest Management Update
\n<\/em>Glen Koehler, UMaine Cooperative Extension, Pest Management Office<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:00 AM<\/td>\nBREAK<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:15 AM<\/td>\nPros and Cons of Foliar Fertilization
\n<\/em>Del Christenson, Agro-K Corporation<\/a>,<\/em> Minneapolis, MN
\n<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10:45 AM<\/td>\nHistory and Future of the Apple Industry in Maine<\/em>
\nGrower Panel:
\nGeorge Greene, Associate Professor Emeritus, Penn State
\nTom Gyger, Five Fields Farm, Bridgton
\nMatthew Pellerin, Treworgy Family Orchards, Levant
\nAndy Ricker, Ricker Hill Orchards, Turner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11:45 AM<\/td>\nMaine State Pomological Society Business Meeting
\n<\/em>Aaron Libby, President<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12:00 PM<\/td>\nLUNCH<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1:00 PM<\/td>\nNew Packing Line and Hard Cider Operation Tour<\/em>
\nSteve Maheu and Andy Ricker, Ricker Hill OrchardsNew Apple Orchards and Discussion of High Establishment Costs of Orchards<\/em>
\nHarry Ricker, Ricker Hill Orchards and Dr. Renae Moran, UMaine Cooperative Extension, Highmoor Farm Agricultural Experiment Station<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3:30 PM<\/td>\nADJOURN<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Sponsors<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  • Crop Protection Services, Lewiston, Maine<\/li>\n
  • Ricker Hill Orchards<\/li>\n
  • University of Maine Cooperative Extension<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Directions<\/strong><\/p>\n

    From the south:<\/strong>  In Auburn\/Lewiston travel on Route ME-4 for 12 miles. Turn left onto Route ME-117 (Buckfield Road) and travel 1.3 miles. Turn left onto Ricker Hill Road.<\/p>\n

    From the north:<\/strong>  Take Exit 109B in Augusta onto Route US-202 West (Western Avenue). Travel about 7 miles to Winthrop and bear right onto Routes ME-41\/ME-133. Travel 1.4 miles and bear left onto Route ME-133 West. Travel 5.9 miles then turn left onto Route ME-219 (Leeds Road). Travel 9.5 miles and turn left onto Route ME-4 (Auburn Road). Travel 5.2 miles and turn right onto Western Road. Travel 0.7 miles and turn right onto Ricker Hill Road.<\/p>\n

    Any person with a disability who needs accommodations for this program should contact Pam St. Peter at 207.933.2100 ext. 100 to discuss their needs at least seven days in advance.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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