University of Southern Maine, Lewiston Campus, Room 170
51 Westminster Street, Lewiston, ME
Attendance qualifies for 4 pesticide applicator recertification credits.
Preregistration 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. Associate members get one free waiver per membership. In case of bad weather, we will follow the University of Southern Maine storm line message at 207-780-4800 on whether to cancel the meeting.
Agenda
7:30am Registration, Coffee, Meet & Greet
8:00am Introduction — Glen Koehler, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
8:15am Weather Effects on Pesticide Application Results. — Ron Lemin, Vegetation Management Consultant
9:00am Best Options for Modern Apple Scab Management. — Dr. Kerik Cox, Cornell AgriTech
9:50am Heritage Orchard Apple Cultivar Preservation. — C.J. Walke, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association
10:10am Break
10:30am Fire Blight Research: Biorationals & other Multi-state Project Findings. — Kerik Cox
11:30am Maine Farmer Wellness, Ag Mediation, AgrAbility support programs. — Dr. Leslie Forstadt, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
11:55am Maine State Pomological Society update.
12:10pm Lunch. Pizza, salad, beverage from Sam’s Italian Foods.
1:00pm Summer Foliar, Fruit, and Shoot Disease Management. — Kerik Cox
1:30pm New tools for orchard management. — Trevor Hardy, Brookdale Fruit Farm & Brookdale Farm Supplies
2:10pm Break
2:30pm Ag supplier update. — Tim Donovan, Paris Farmers Union; Fred Daigle, Nutrien
3:00pm NRCS Programs for Tree Fruit Growers. — Julie McGivern, State Agronomist, Natural Resources Conservation Service
3:30pm Maine Board of Pesticides Control Update. — Alexander Peacock, Maine Board of Pesticides Control
4:00 pm Adjourn
