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2022 UMass Cranberry Management Update

Event date/time: 
Wednesday, January 26, 2022 - 7:30am to 11:00am
Thursday, January 27, 2022 - 7:30am to 11:00am
Event Type: 
Online
Price: 
$25 for each day/$40 for both days

DAY ONE:    Wednesday, January 26, 2022, 7:30-11:00 AM, (2 credits, $25)

7:30 Online check in starts    

8:00 Station Update and What’s New in the Weed World? – Hilary Sandler, Director

8:30 Pesticide and MDAR Updates – Marty Sylvia

9:00 Scale and Casebearer – Anne Averill

9:30 Sustainable Fruit Rot Management– Leela Uppala

----quick 5-minute stretch, break----

10:05 Frost and Nitrogen Nutrition in Cranberry – Peter Jeranyama

10:30 Potential Removal of Nitrogen by Restoring Wetlands on Retired Cranberry Bogs – Casey Kennedy,   UMass/USDA

 

DAY TWO:   Thursday, January 27, 2022, 7:30-11:00 AM, (2 credits, $25)

7:30 Online check in starts

8:00 Herbicide and Weed Research Update - Katie Ghantous

8:30 Weevil Update and Green Spanworm - Marty Sylvia

9:00 Update on Fungicide Efficacy - Leela Uppala

9:30 New Issues – Climate Change and Cranberry – Panel

        including Climate Changes in SE MA - Chris Neill, Woods Hole Research Center

----quick 5-minute stretch, break----

10:05 Update on New Variety Evaluations and PGR trials – Giverson Mupambi

10:30 Agroecosystem-Atmosphere Carbon Exchange on Active, Retired, and Ecological Restored Cranberry Bogs – David Millar, UMass/USDA

Meeting Registration Form

How to Participate: 

You will need to register online for each, and you will need to answer poll questions during the 8:00-10:00 AM sessions to be awarded pesticide credits. Payment will be processed separately. Please see registration form.

Registration Deadline: 
Friday, January 21, 2022 - 12:00am
Contact's name: 
Robyn Hardy
Contact's email: 
Contact's phone on day of event: 
413-800-7470
This event will be recorded: 
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