Tuesday, December 13

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

Morning Program

9:30 – 12:00 4 Concurrent Sessions

Strawberry I
Location: Armory
Moderator: David Handley

  • 9:30 Strawberry Production Basics - Matted Row
    David Handley, University of Maine
  • 10:00 Strawberry Weed Management Update
    Rich Bonanno, University of Massachusetts
  • 10:30 Root Weevil & White Grub Management Update
    Richard Cowles, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
  • 11:00 Marketing at Tougas Family Farm
    Mo Tougas, Tougas Family Farm
  • 11:30 Strawberry Breeding - What the Future Holds
    Kim Lewers, USDA-ARS Maryland Fruit Lab

Tomato
Location: Ballroom A
Moderator: Amy Ouellette

  • 9:30 Growing & Marketing Heirlooms
    Steve Verrill, Verrill Farm
  • 10:00 Field Tomato Variety Evaluations
    Wesley Kline, Rutgers University
  • 10:30 Selecting Heirloom Varieties for Disease Resistance
    Jeremy Barker, Plotkin Simple Gifts Farm
  • 11:00 Plant Support Options for Reducing Disease & Improving Fruit Quality
    Amy Ouellette, University of New Hampshire
  • 11:30 Managing Disease with Determinant Varieties
    Paul Gove, Gove Farm

Potatoes
Location: Ballroom BCD
Moderator: Ruth Hazzard

  • 9:30 Potato Rotations and Soil Management: Looking at the Long-Term
    Tim Griffin, USDA-ARS New England Plant, Soil, and Water Laboratory
  • 10:00 Researcher Panel: Can Organic Pesticides and Variety Selection Control Potato Leafhopper?
    John Mishanec, Cornell University; Brian Schultz, Hampshire College
  • 10:30 How We Grow Fifty Acres of Potatoes -- From Cover Crops to Storage and Marketing
    Bob Chapelle, Chapelle's Vermont Potatoes
  • 11:00 Grower Panel: Early and Late Potatoes for Great Sales in Direct Markets
    Bob and Jane Pomykala, Pomykala Farm; Skip Paul, Wishing Stone Farm
  • 11:30 What You Need To Know About Late Blight
    Steve Johnson, University of Maine

Biorational and Biological Pest Control
Location: Trade Show Room
Modrator: Vern Grubinger

  • 9:30 Controlling Bacterial Diseases with Plant Activators
    Christine Smart, Cornell University
  • 10:00 Use of Particle Film Technology (`Surround') in Horticulture
    Michael Glenn, USDA-ARS Appalachian Fruit Research Station
  • 10:30 Materials for Beating Flea Beetles in Brassicas
    Ruth Hazzard, University of Massachusetts
  • 11:00 Controlling Diseases of Cucurbits and Tomatoes: What Works?
    Meg McGrath, Cornell University
  • 11:30 Managing Sweet Corn Pests with B.t. and Spinosad
    Joe Czajkowski, Joe Czajkowski Farm
  • 11:45 Managing Strawberry Pests with Organic Pesticides
    Joey Klein, Littlewood Farm

Afternoon Program

2:00 – 4:30 4 Concurrent Sessions

Strawberry II
Location: Armory
Moderator: David Handley

  • 2:00 Strawberry Production Basics - Plasticulture
    Gina Fernandez, North Carolina State University
  • 2:30 Crop Rotations for Long-term Success
    Vern Grubinger, University of Vermont
  • 3:00 Strawberry Insect Scouting
    David Handley, University of Maine
  • 3:30 Strawberry Disease Management Update
    Cheryl Smith, University of New Hampshire
  • 4:00 Spraying Strategies That Work
    Andrew Landers, New York Agricultural Experiment Station

Lettuce and Leafy Greens
Location:Ballroom A
Moderator: Becky Grube

  • 2:00 Handy Tools and Technologies for Producing Salad Greens in VT
    Pete Johnson, Pete's Greens
  • 2:30 New Developments for Lettuce & Leafy Vegetable Growing
    Sylvie Jenn,i Agri-Food Canada
  • 3:30 Building New Markets for Local Greens - Making and Maintaining Connections
    Rich Bonanno, University of Massachusetts; Adrian Wadsworth, Maine Sustainable Agricultural Society; Meghan Sheridan, Vermont Fresh Network; Lisa Turner, Laughing Stock Farm; Michael Rozyne, Red Tomato; Pete Johnson, Pete's Greens

Root Crops
Location: Ballroom BCD
Moderators: George Hamilton & Frank Mangan

  • 2:00 Sweet Potatoes for New England
    Abigail Maynard, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
  • 2:15 Varieties of Root Crops That Are Adaptive to New England
    Ken Fine, Johnny's Selected Seeds
  • 2:30 The Way We Grow Root Crops on Our Farms
    Christopher Clegg, Four Town Farm; Paul Arnold, Pleasant Valley Farm; Eero Ruuttila, Nesenkeag Coop. Farm
  • 3:30 Diseases, Insects and Weeds: Choose Your Foe
    Cheryl Smith, University of New Hampshire; Rich Bonanno, University of Massachusetts; Alan Eaton, University of New Hampshire

Tree Fruit
Location: Trade Show Room
Moderator: Duane Green

  • 2:00 New Apple Varieties that are Suitable for Direct Sales
    Duane Greene, University of Massachusetts
  • 2:30 Managing Growth in the Tops of Apple Trees
    Wesley Autio, University of Massachusetts
  • 3:00 Reflections on the Way They Grow Apples: Italy and Washington
    Jon Clements, University of Massachusetts
  • 3:30 The Dynamic Marketing Plan
    Charlene Andersen, Kamigo Marketing, LLC