Tuesday, December 11

Trade Show, 8am-2pm & 4pm-6pm

Morning Program

9:30 – 12:00, Five Concurrent Sessions

Organic Apple
Location: Second Floor Conference Room
Moderator: Lorraine Berkett

  • 9:30 Potential Opportunities and Challenges of Organic Apple Production
    Dr. Renae Moran, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
  • 10:00 Organic Apple Production: the Pennsylvania Experience
    Dr. James Travis, Pennsylvania State University
  • 10:30 Horticultural Options when Atarting an Organic Apple Orchard
    Dr. Elena Garcia, University of Arkansas
  • 11:00 Organic IPM
    Dr. Lorraine Berkett, University of Vermont
  • 11:30 Discussion session and information exchange

Peppers & Eggplants
Location: Trade Show Room
Moderator: Frank Mangan

  • 9:30 Diversify Your Peppers for Markets
    Dr. Paul Bosland, New Mexico State University
  • 10:00 Conventional & Organic Insect Management for Peppers & Eggplants
    Dr. Alan Eaton, University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
  • 10:30 Management of Phytophthora and Other Diseases in Peppers and Eggplants; Dr. Rob Wick, University of Massachusetts
  • 11:00 Weed Management in Peppers and Eggplant and Production Practices on My Farm
    Dr. Rich Bonanno, University of Massachusetts Cooperative Extension & Pleasant Valley Gardens
  • 11:30 Eggplant and Pepper Varieties on My Farm, from Production to Marketing
    Jim Barber, Barbers Farm

Root, Bulb & Tuber Crops
Location: Armory
Moderator: Ruth Hazzard

  • 9:30 Onions on Plastic - Growing and Marketing
    Dr. Mike Orzolek, Pennsylvania State University
  • 10:00 Growing Quality Garlic - Year After Year
    Skip Paul, Wishing Stone Farm
  • 10:30 Sweet Potato Varieties and Growing Practices for Northern New England
    Ruth Hazzard, University of Massachusetts
  • 11:00 Growing and Storing Carrots and Parsnips and Schoharie Valley Farms
    Richard Ball, Schoharie Valley Farms
  • 11:30 Managing Common Scab in Potato: a Multiyear Systems Approach
    Lauchlin Titus, AgMatters

Soil Health
Location: Ballroom A
Moderator: Mark Hutchinson

  • 9:30 Soil Health: It's Happening on the Farm!
    Bob Muth, Muth Farm
  • 10:00 Cover Crops: What is Their Relationship to Soil Health?
    Caragh Fitzgerald, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
  • 10:30 Managing Sorghum Sudangrass as a Rotational Crop
    John Mishanec, Cornell University IPM Program
  • 11:00 Soil Biofumigants
    Dr. Peter Sexton, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
  • 11:30 Soil organic amendments: how much is enough?
    Dr. Thomas Morris, University of Connecticut

Strawberry I
Location: Ballroom BCD
Moderator: David Handley

  • 9:30 Strawberry Production Basics: Matted Row
    Dr. David Handley, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
  • 10:00 Strawberry Varieties: Review and Future Prospects
    Dr. Courtney Weber, NYSAES/Cornell University
  • 10:30 Strawberry Nutrition: the ABC's of NPK
    Dr. David Handley, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
  • 11:00 Strawberry Insect Management Update
    Dr. Alan Eaton, University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
  • 11:30 Strawberry Soil Stewardship
    Dr. Marvin Pritts, Cornell University

Afternoon Program

2:00 – 4:30; Five Concurrent Sessions

Cucurbits
Location: Armory
Moderator: Ruth Hazzard

  • 2:00 Muskmelon Varieties and Effects of Rootshield
    Dr. Mark Hutton, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
  • 2:30 Phytophthora Capsici - What You Need to Know About its Biology and Management
    Dr. Mary Hausbeck, Michigan State University
  • 3:30 No-Till Pumpkins
    Steve Groff, Cedar Meadow Farm
  • 4:00 Managing Winter Squash for Fruit Quality and Storage
    Dr. Brent Loy, University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension

Production & Marketing of Fresh Produce in Urban Setting
Location: Second Floor Conference Room
Moderator: Frank Mangan

  • 2:00 How Farmers Can Access Urban Consumers, from Farmers' Markets to Supermarkets and Everything in Between
    Dr.Frank Mangan, University of Massachusetts
  • 2:30 Growing and Marketing Fresh Produce in the City
    Jess Liborio, The Food Project
  • 3:00 CSA Shares in Cities - How to Get Access to Urban Consumers
    Paula Lukats, Just Food
  • 3:30 Ethnic Crops in Ethnic Neighorhoods - How to Excel in Farmers' Markets in Urban Settings
    Maria Moreira, Flat Mentor Farm
  • 4:00 Peppers of the World for Urban Settings
    Dr. Paul Bosland, New Mexico State University

Season Extension
Location: Ballroom A
Moderators: Martin Gent

  • 2:00 Haygrove tunnels for extending the growing season
    Steve Groff, Cedar Meadow Farm
  • 2:30 New techniques and covers for extending the growing season
    Dr. Mike Orzolek, Pennsylvania State University
  • 3:00 Strategies to control insects in successive plantings
    Dr. Kim Stoner, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
  • 3:30 Season extension for salad greens
    David Zemelski, Starlight Gardens
  • 3:45 Growing greens nine months of the year
    Rick Baruc, Seeds of Solidarity Farm
  • 4:00 Using forced air heat to warm the soil
    Dr. Martin Gent, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station

Stone Fruit
Location: Trade Show Room
Moderator: Duane Green

  • 2:00 Recently Introduced Products for Insect Control: a Consultant’s Perspective
    Glenn Morin, New England Fruit Consultants
  • 2:30 Pruning High Density Peaches for Yield and Fruit Quality
    Steve Hoying, Cornell Hudson Valley Lab
  • 3:00 Chemical and Mechanical Thinning of Peaches
    Dr.Tara Baugher, Penn State Cooperative Extension
  • 3:30 What We Have Learned About Growing High Density Cherries in the East
    Dr.Terence Robinson, Cornell University
  • 4:00 The Penn State AG Innovations Project
    Dr.Tara Baugher, Penn State Cooperative Extension

Strawberry II
Location: Ballroom BCD
Moderator: David Handley

  • 2:00 Organic Strawberry Production: Challenges and Rewards
    Dr. Eric Sideman, Maine Organic Production Farmers and Gardeners' Association (MOFGA)
  • 2:30 Organic Strawberries at Pleasant Valley Farm
    Paul Arnold, Pleasant Valley Farm
  • 3:00 Plasticulture at Nourse Farms
    Nate Nourse, Nourse Farms
  • 3:30 Plasticulture at Farm to You
    David Pike, Farm to You
  • 4:00 Strawberry Weed Management Update
    Dr. Rich Bonanno, University of Massachusetts Cooperative Extension

 

4:30-6 pm: Social Mixer
Light hors d’oevres and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided.

 

 

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