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Saturday 2024 Schedule
7:30 - 3:00 am - Trade Show (Continues throughout the day)
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Morning
9:00 - 12:00 Educational sessions |
Lunch
12:00 - 1:00 or 12:30 - 1:30 pm (Session dependent) |
Afternoon
1:00 - 3:00 Educational sessions 3:00 Conference Concludes |
Small FruitBerries of many types offer opportunity for profitable and sustainable production. This session will focus on production and marketing of berries of known potential - brambles, blueberries, strawberries, elderberries - as well as up and coming berries.
9:00 - 9:30 am Hardy Fig Production Gary Gao 9:30 - 10:00am Table Grape Possibilities for the Midwest Randall Vos 10:00 - 10:30 am Break 10:30 - 11:15am Day-Neutral Strawberry HT Economics Project – Cary Rivard 11:15 - 12:00pm Can Mass Trapping be used to Control Japanese Beetles? Jaime Pinero 12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch 1:00 - 1:45 pm Long Cane Raspberry Production, Gary Gao 1:45 - 2:00 pm Modifications to the RCA Blackberry Trellis Production System Patrick Byers 2:00 - 3:00 pm Trapping of Key Elderberry Pests in Missouri – Clement Akotsen-Mensah Abundance and diversity of mite pests in Missouri elderberry C. Foba 3:00 pm Adjourn |
Integrated pest mgmtThe IPM track features speakers providing updates on various vegetable/fruit pest and diseases, their recommended prevention and management practices, and resources to fine-tune Integrated pest management on your farm.
9:00 - 10:00 am
Intro to IPM in Organic Specialty Crops Justin Keay 10:00 - 10:30 am Break 10:30 - 11:20 am Cucurbit Pest IPM Dr. Raymond Cloyd, KSRE 11:30 - 12:30 pm Trap cropping: an effective IPM management strategy for cucumber beetles and squash bugs on small farms” Jaime Pinero, UMass 12:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch 1:30 - 2:15 pm Mesotunnels: Barriers for Better Profits! Sharon Badilla, Iowa State 2:15 - 3:00 pm Pesticides & Pollinators Update Dr Raymond Cloyd, K State University 3:00 pm Adjourn |
Greenhouse/ hydroponicsThis track features talks on aspects of Controlled Environment Agriculture - from greenhouse and hydroponics to high tunnels and season extenion. These talks are geared for beginner and experienced producers alike.
9:00 - 10:00 am Current Status and Evolving Innovations in the Growing Media Industry Brian Jackson - North Carolina State University 10:00 - 10:30 am Break 10:30 - 11:00 am Selecting and Managing Peat and Peat Alternative Substrates for Crop Production Brian Jackson - North Carolina State University 11:30 - 12:00 pm Selecting Grow Lights Juan Cabrera-Garcia - University of Missouri 12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch 1:00 - 2:00 pm Indoor Propagation of Cuttings/TC Plants Celina Gomez - Purdue University 2:00 - 3:00 pm Production of Container Vegetables as Bedding Plants Celina Gomez - Purdue University 3:00 pm Adjourn |
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