Wednesday, December 12

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

Morning Program

9:30 –12:00; Five Concurrent Sessions

Apple I
Location: Armory
Moderator: Duane Green

  • 9:30 Club varieties; what does the future hold
    Phillip Baugher, Adams County Nursery
  • 10:00 Managing high density apple trees for high yield and fruit quality
    Dr.Terence Robinson, Cornell University
  • 10:30 The tall spindle system for apples in the Northeast
    Steve Hoying, Cornell Hudson Valley Lab
  • 11:00 Apple pest management using precision application timings of new products
    Peter Jentsch, Cornell Hudson Valley Lab
  • 11:30 Pear psylla management alternatives in Northeast orchards
    Peter Jentsch, Cornell Hudson Valley Lab

Blueberry I
Location: Ballroom BCD
Moderator: Sonia Schloemann

  • 9:30 Blueberry site and soil requrements
    Dr. Sonia Schloemann, University of Massachusetts
  • 10:00 Blueberry variety review
    Nate Nourse, Nourse Farms
  • 10:30 Bird management
    Dr. Marvin Pritts, Cornell University
  • 11:00 Disease management update
    Frank Caruso, University of Massachusetts
  • 11:30 Blueberry marketing success stories - grower panel
    Mark Parlee, Parlee Farm

Brambles
Location: Second Floor Conference Room
Moderator: David Handley

  • 9:30 Bramble production basics
    Dr. David Handley, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
  • 10:00 Bramble varieties: review and future
    Dr. Courtney Weber, NYSAES/Cornell University
  • 10:30 Bramble disease management review
    Dr. Cheryl Smith, University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
  • 11:00 Bramble insect management review
    Dr. David Handley, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
  • 11:30 Brambles and protected culture: state of the art
    Dr. Marvin Pritts, Cornell University

Minor Crops
Location: Trade Show
Moderator: John Mishanec

  • 9:30 Assessing broccoli varieties for heat tolerance and late season quality
    Andy Cavanagh, University of Massachusetts Cooperative Extension
  • 10:00 Organic fall cole crops
    Skip Paul, Wishing Stone Farm
  • 10:30 Culinary use informaiton to better market potatoes
    Pat Sheldon, Sheldon Farms
  • 11:00 Asparagus - getting started
    Dr. Hugh Price, Cornell University
  • 11:30 Beans, beans and beans
    Paul Gove, Gove Farms

Renewable Energy on the Farm
Location: Ballroom A
Moderator: Vern Grubinger

  • 9:30 Making 2,000 gal/year of biodiesel from waste vegetable oil
    Richard Wiswall, Cate Farm
  • 10:00 Producing sunflower oil for energy on the farm
    Dorn Cox, Tuckaway Farm; Dr. Becky Grube, University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
  • 10:30Heating greenhouses with corn
    Mike Kosinski, Kosinski Farms
  • 11:00 A solar-powered irrigation system
    Bruce Howden, Howden Farm
  • 11:30 The good and the bad of on-farm wind power
    Glenn Cook, Cider Hill Farm

Afternoon Program

2:00 – 4:30; Five Concurrent Sessions

Apple II
Location: Armory
Moderator: Duane Green

  • 2:00 Assessing the impacts of SmartFresh in 2007
    Dr.Chris Watkins, Cornell University
  • 2:30 Biotechnology 101
    Dr.Jim McFerson, Washington State Tree Fruit Research Commission
  • 3:00 Non-browning apple varieties
    Neal Carter, Okanagan Specialty Fruits Inc.
  • 3:30 Sanitation and biocontrol strategies to control apple scab
    Dr.Bill MacHardy, University of New Hampshire
  • 4:00 Panel discussion: Successful diversification for tree fruit growers
    Jonathan Bishop, Bishop's Orchard; Glenn Cook, Cider Hill Farm; Ezekiel Goodband, The Scott Farm

 

Blueberry II
Location: Ballroom BCD
Moderator: Sonia Schloemann

  • 2:00 Blueberry pruning basics
    Dale Riggs, Stone Wall Hill Farm
  • 2:30 Blueberry plant nutrition
    Dr. Gary Pavlis, Rutgers University
  • 3:00 Insect management update
    Molly Harrow, Cornell University
  • 3:30 Weed management update
    Dr. Rich Bonanno, University of Massachusetts Cooperative Extension
  • 4:00 Blueberry farm profile
    John LaRue, Covered Bridge Berry Patch

Organic Production
Location: Ballroom A
Moderator: Eric Sideman

  • 2:00 Matching your farming to your market
    Jack Manix, Walker Farm ; Mark Guzzi, Peacemeal Farm; Will Allen and Kate Duesterberg, Cedar Circle Farm
  • 3:30 Beyond rotation families: Vegetable crop rotations to manage disease
    Caragh Fitzgerald, University of Maine Cooperative Extension
  • 4:00 Integrating livestock production into a vegetable cropping system: pros and cons, dos and don'ts
    Dr. Rick Kersbergen, University of Maine Cooperative Extension

Postharvest Management
Locaton: Second Floor Conference Room
Moderator: Kristen Dame

  • 2:00 Food safety: the first step in good post harvest handling practices
    Diane Wright Hirsch, University of Connecticut Cooperative Extension
  • 2:30 New food safety regulations for farmers and producers
    Mary Yebba, U.S. Food and Drug Administation
  • 3:00 Vegetable storage and cooling 101
    Dr.Chris Watkins, Cornell University
  • 3:30 Maintaining post harvest quality at the farmers' market and beyond
    Nicole Vitello and Louise Ruggeri, Manic Organic Production Farms
  • 4:00 Post-harvest quality concerns from the grocer's perspective
    Bill McGowan, Whole Foods Market

Tomatoes
Locaton: Trade Show Room
Moderator: Mark Hutton

  • 2:00 Identification and management of foliar diseases of tomato
    Dr. Meg McGrath, Long Island Horticultural Research & Extension Center
  • 2:30 Breeding fresh market tomatoes for the Northeast
    Dr. Eric Votava, Johnny’s Selected Seeds
  • 3:00 Open field fresh market tomatoes - start to finish
    Bob Muth, Muth Farm
  • 3:30 How we grow hoophouse tomatoes
    Dave Colson, New Leaf Farm
  • 4:00 Backyard farms - Maine grown hydroponic tomatoes
    Arie Vandergiessen, Backyard Beauties

 

6:00 - 7:30 pm: Social mixer and Awards ceremony with cash bar and light hors d'oeuvres.

 

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