There is a $20 registration fee, which is waived for members of NEV&BGA. Lunch buffet is an additional $20.
To register, visit our Eventbrite page: https://goo.gl/p5GwSY
or RSVP to 917-573-5558 or secretary@nevbga.org by December 30
PROGRAM
9:00 Registration
9:30 Alternative Control of Cabbage Aphid in Brussels Sprouts – Susan Scheufele, UMass Extension Vegetable Program
10:30 What’s New with Crop Insurance? – Tom Smiarowski and Paul Russell, UMass Risk Management Education
11:00 Soil Health Assessments – Dr. Brandon Smith, Northeast Region Team Leader, NRCS Soil Health Division
Noon Lunch buffet, $20. To reserve a lunch, please contact the Secretary, Lisa McKeag at (917) 573-5558 or secretary@nevbga.org. If you order lunch and cannot attend, please call to cancel. We will have to bill you for unpaid meals.
1:00 Managing Irrigation During Drought – Trevor Hardy, Brookdale Fruit Farm and Irrigation Supplies
1:45 Low Tunnels for Strawberries and Overwintering Onions – Kaitlyn Orde and Becky Sideman, UNH Extension
2:45 Emerging Diseases Management Update: Dickeya and Beyond – Angela Madeiras, UMass Plant Diagnostic Lab
3:45 Adjourn
** 2 Pesticide recertification credits have been approved for this meeting **
Commercial members are welcome to put up table-top displays.
Co-sponsored by the UMass Extension Risk Management/Crop Insurance Education Program