Tuesday, December 16, 2003
Strawberry I
- Production Basics: Matted Row
David T. Handley, University of Maine - Production Basics: Plasticulture
William Lord, University of New Hampshire - Weed Management Update
Richard Bonanno, University of Massachusetts - Fruit Rots: Management Update
Michael Ellis, Ohio State University - White Grub Management Strategies
Richard Cowles, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Tomato
- Field Tomato Variety Trials in Maine
Mark Hutton, University of Maine - Organic and Sustainable Production Techniques
Bob Muth, Muth Farms, Pitman, NJ - Heirloom Variety Trials and Production
Amy LeBlanc, East Wilton, ME - Effect of Shade on Quality of Greenhouse Tomato
Martin Gent, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station - Grafting Tomatoes
Jack Manix, Walker Farm, Dummerston, VT
Soil Health
- Soil Health, Tillage and Compaction
Harold van Es, Cornell University - Permanent Cover Cropping System
Steve Groff, Cedar Meadow Farm, Holtwood, PA - Cover Crops for Soil Health
Richard Kersbergen, University of Maine - Mineralization Rates of Compost
Timothy Griffin, USDA-ARS - Phosphorous Status of Organic Vegetable Fields In the Northeast
Tom Morris, University of Connecticut
Marketing of Vegetables & Fruits
- Connecting to Your Markets - The Other Half of The Job
Gregory Franklin, Gregory S. Franklin Associates, Lebanon, NH - The Uphill Adventures of Red Tomato
Michael Rozyne, Red Tomato, Canton, MA - Trends in Specialty Vegetables and Fruits -
Opportunities for Growers
Henry Wainer, Sid Wainer & Son, New Bedford, MA - Food Safety: How To Generate Dollars, Not Costs
Todd Silk, Cornell University
Strawberry II
- Strawberry Variety Update & Review
Courtney Weber, Cornell University - Now There’s a Good Idea! A Consultant’s Notebook
Lauchlin Titus, AgMatters, Vasselboro, ME - The Future of Disease Management: Research Update
Michael Ellis, Ohio State University - Managing Spider Mite Problems
Richard Cowles, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station - The Strawberry Plant: What You Should Know
David Handley, University of Maine
Weed Control
- Weed Biology
George Hamilton, University of New Hampshire - Physical and Cultural Weed Management Principles
Richard Bonanno, University of Massachusetts - Cultivation Tools for Effective Weed Management
Vern Grubinger, University of Vermont - Herbicides and Rye Mulch for Vegetable Production
Todd Mervosh, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station - Cover Cropping Effects on Weed Seed Banks: Unanswered Questions
Chris Reberg-Horton, University of Maine
Greenhouse/Season Extension
- The Newest, Latest and Best in Greenhouse Designs and Equipment
John Bartok, University of Connecticut - Season Extension with High Crop Diversity
Peter Johnson, Pete’s Greens, Greensboro, VT - Latest Techniques with High Tunnels
Bill Lamont, Penn State University - Novel Structures for Extending the Cut Flower Season
Ted Blomgren, Windflower Farm, Albany, NY - Grower Panel: Winds, Wildlife, and Weeds:Managing Rowcovers
John Bartlett, Bartlett’s Ocean View Farm, Nantucket, MA
Mark Parlee, Parlee Farm, Tyngsboro, MA
Peppers and Eggplants
- The Pick of the Crop – Highmoor Farm Pepper Variety Trial
Mark Hutton, University of Maine - Pepper Disease Control – Starts With the Seed
Tom Zitter, Cornell University - Growing Peppers in New Jersey – A Grower’s Perspective
Bob Muth, Muth Farms, Pitman, NJ - Insect Management Update for Peppers and Eggplant
Jude Boucher, University of Connecticut - Eggplant Varieties and Cultural Recommendations
Rick VanVranken, Rutgers University
Wednesday, December 17, 2003
Tree Fruit I: Organic Apple Production
- Organic Production of Apples From a Grower’s Perspective
Brian Caldwell, NOFA-NY, Spencer, NY - Fertilizers for Organic Apple Production
James R. Schupp, Cornell University - Ground Floor Management and Rootstock Selection for
Organic Apple Production
Ronald Perry, Michigan State University - Research on Organic Apple Thinners
James R. Schupp, Cornell University
Sweet Corn
- Early Season Fertilization Basics and Irrigation Management
Steve Reiners, Cornell University - Trickle Irrigation Sweet Corn Under Plastic
Jim Colter, Colter Farms, Lockport, NY - 10:15 Transplanting Corn Seedlings into Plastic Mulch,
Covered by Row Cover
Jake Guest, Killdeer Farm, Norwich, VT - Sweet Corn Genotypes – How do they differ?
Blake Myers, Siegers Seed Co. - Early Season Sweet Corn Varieties
David T. Handley, University of Maine - Floating Row Cover is for Me
Tim Stanton, Eura Farms, Feura Bush, NY - 11:45 Why I Like Plastic
Keith Buhrmaster, Buhrmaster Farms, Ballston Spa, NY
Blueberry I
- Production Basics
William Lord, University of New Hampshire - Insect Management
Alan Eaton, University of New Hampshire - Disease Management
Frank Caruso, University of Massachusetts - Mulching and Organic Matter
Kathy Demchak, Pennsylvania State University - Cultivars
Gary Pavlis, Rutgers University
Beans and Peas
- Picking for Profit
Paul Arnold, Pleasant Valley Farm, Argyle, NY - Grower Panel: The Way We Grow Beans for the Farm Stand: Harvesting by Hand or Machine
Charles Hardy, Brookdale Fruit Farm, Hollis, NH
Paul Gove, Gove Farm, Leominster, MA - Best Peas and Beans for Direct Marketing
Rob Johnston, Jr., Johnny’s Selected Seeds, Winslow, ME - Discussion Panel: Diseases, Insects and Weeds: Chose Your Foe
Alan Eaton, University of New Hampshire
Cheryl Smith, University of New Hampshire
Richard Bonanno, University of Massachusetts
Tree Fruit II
- Relation Between Nutrition and Fruit Quality
William J. Bramlage, University of Massachusetts - Orchard Soils and Their Influence on Apple Root Systems
Ronald Perry, Michigan State University - Research on Plum Curculio and Apple Maggot: Latest Developments
Ronald Prokopy, University of Massachusetts - Recent Developments in Apple Disease Control
David Rosenberger, Cornell University - Managing Insect Pests in New England Orchards
Heather Faubert, University of Rhode Island
Cucurbits
- High Plant Populations and Plasticulture Techniques Increase Winter Squash Yield
Ted Blomgren, Cornell University - Specialty Melons
Mark Hutton, University of Maine - 2:45 Transplant Size and Sowing Date for Cucumbers
Mark Hutton, University of Maine - Spray Recommendations and Other Cultural Practices for Disease Control in Cucurbits
Tom Zitter, Cornell University - Perimeter Trap Cropping for Summer Squash and Cucumbers
Jude Boucher, University of Connecticut - Cucurbits on Plastic at Pinecroft Farms
Gordon Burson, Pinecroft Farms, East Longmeadow, MA
Blueberry II
- A Multi-faceted Approach to the Management of Blueberry Pests and Diseases Annemiek Schilder, Michigan State University
- Blueberry Weed Management Update
Richard Bonanno, University of Massachusetts - Blueberry Fertilization
Gary Pavlis, Rutgers University - Blueberry Wine Production
Joe Sullivan, Chester Hill Winery/Kelso Homestead, Chester, MA - White Grub Management in Blueberries
Richard Cowles, Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Organic Production
- Enhancing Organic Research: NEON Update
Anu Ranaranjan, Cornell University - Two Organic Farms: A Contrast in Styles
Brian Caldwell, NOFA-NY, Spencer, NY - Promising New Materials for Organic Pest Control
Emily Brown Rosen, Organic Materials Review Institute, Pennington, NJ - Transition to Organic Made Easy
Bob Muth, Muth Farms, Pitman, NJ - Expanding Organic Highbush Blueberry Production
Bill Sciarappa & Gary Pavlis, Rutgers
Thursday, December 18, 2003
Pumpkin School I
- Establishing, Spacing and Fertilizing to Maximize Pumpkin Yields
Steve Reiners, Cornell University - Selecting the Best Varieties for Your Market
Charles Bornt, Cornell University - Getting a Handle at Harvest Time
Brent Loy and Melanie Berg, University of New Hampshire - Reduced Tillage, Growing Pumpkins Using Zone Tillage
Andy Williamson IV, County Fair Farm, Jefferson, ME - What You Need to Know to Get a Good Fruit Set
Chris Wien, Cornell University
Wildlife Management
- Deer Habitat and Behavior
Uma Ramakrishnan,
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station - Fencing Options for Deer Control
David Kennard, Wellscroft Fence Systems LLC, Harrisville, NH - Grower Experience with Moveable Fencing
Nat Arena, Arena Farms, Concord, MA - Avitrol Use and Certification for Bird Management
Don Wilda, USDA-APHIS Wildlife Services - Woodchuck Ecology and Management
John McConnell, USDA-APHIS Wildlife Services
Brambles
- Production Basics
David T. Handley, University of Maine - Insect Management
Alan Eaton, University of New Hampshire - Container Grown Raspberries
Sonia Schloemann, University of Massachusetts - Bramble Fertility Management
William Lord, University of New Hampshire - High Tunnel Bramble Production
Kathy Demchak, Pennsylvania State University
Leafy Greens and Herbs
- A High Yield Year-Round Spinach Production System
Paul Arnold, Pleasant Valley Farm, Argyle, NY - Organic Seed Crop Production: A New Niche for N.E. Farmers
C.R. Lawn, Fedco Seeds, Waterville, ME - Winter Greens Under Plastic
Lisa Turner, Laughing Stock Farm, Freeport, ME - Club Root on Brassicas
Frank Mangan, University of Massachusetts - Managing Flea Beetles on Brassica Greens
Ruth Hazzard, University of Massachusetts - Organic Cooking Greens for the Wholesale Trade
Dewitt Thomson, Full Bloom Market Garden, Amherst, MA
Pumpkin School II
- Insects and Pumpkins Don’t Mix – The Insect Link to Pumpkin Diseases
Tom Zitter, Cornell University - Growing and Marketing Pumpkins at Riverbank Farm,
Anne Mattice, Mattice’s Riverbank Farm, N. Blenheim, NY - Diseases: Angular Leaf Spot to Wilts and How to Manage Them
Meg McGrath, Cornell University - Weed Management in Pumpkins
Richard Bonanno, University of Massachusetts - An Overview of Road Side Marketing: Ideas to Take Home
John Mishanec, Cornell University
Featuring New Farmers
- Adding Horticulture to an Already Diversified Dairy Farm
Amanda Thurber, Lilac Ridge Farm, W. Brattleboro, VT - How I Started an Organic Vegetable Farm with My Friends
Mark Guzzi, Peacemeal Farm, Dixmont, ME - Growing Berries and Customers Organically at Beebleberry Farm
Emmanuel Farrow, Beebleberry Farm,
Randolph Center, VT - Establishing Our Community Supported Agriculture Farm
Ryan Voiland, Red Fire Farm, Granby, MA - Our First 5 Years in Farming
Eileen Droescher, Ol’ Turtle Farm, Easthampton, MA
Ornamentals
- New Vegetative Annuals
Lois Berg Stack, University of Maine - Retailing Color Through Baskets and Tubs
Jeff Marstaller, Marstaller Greenhouses, N. Yarmouth, ME - A Season of Cut Flowers
Chas Gill, Kennebec Flower Farm & Nursery, Bowdoinham, ME - Ideas for Merchandising Ornamentals
Dianne Chauncy, Chauncey Farm, Antrim NH - New Color Introductions in Spoon & Egg Gourds
Brent Loy, University of New Hampshire
Grapes
- Viticulture Basics: Site and Soil Requirements
Mark Chien, Pennsylvania State University - Young Vine Pruning and Trellising Basics
Gary Pavlis, Rutgers University - Grape Disease Management
Annemiek Schilder, Michigan State University - Seedless Table Grapes for the Northeast
Bruce Reisch, Cornell University - Wine Grape Production in New England; A Best Kept Secret
Joetta Kirk, Sakonnet Vineyards, Little Compton, RI