Registration
9:30 There is a $20.00 Registration Fee. This fee is waived for members of NEV&BGA
Program
10:00 Managing Pests in the Greenhouse Including the use of Lures and Bio-controls. Tina Smith, UMASS.
11:00 Update on Cultivating Equipment: Helpful Techniques and What’s New. Vern Grubinger, University of Vermont.
NOON Lunch buffet. $25.00. To order lunch contact the Secretary by December 27, 2014. Use the enclosed card or call (413)665-3501 or email: howell@umext.umass.edu. If you order lunch and cannot attend, please call to cancel; Otherwise we will have to bill you for unpaid meals.
1:00 NEV&BGA Announcements
1:10 Disease Management Update. Emphasis on Downy Mildew in Brassicas and Basil, Septoria on Lettuce, Powdery Mildew, Black Rot on Brassicas Sour Skin on Onion. Bess Dicklow, UMASS
2:10 What’s New in Sprayer Technology. Equipment, Nozzles and Tips for Best Results. Howard Boyden, OESCO, Conway, MA
3:00 Optimizing Curing and Storage Practices for Winter Markets, Ruth Hazzard, UMass Extension
4 Pesticide recertification credits are available for this meeting.
NEVBGA COMMERCIAL MEMBERS are welcome to bring table-top displays.