November 28, 2023 @ 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
The Connecticut Pomological Society will be holding its annual meeting on Tuesday, November 28 at 44 Maynard Street in Middletown.
Meeting Agenda
8:00 Registration, Socialize, coffee, pastries, Visit with vendors
9:00-9:30 New Fruit Crops that ‘Haskap-tured’ People’s Interest. Evan Elford, OMAFRA New Crop Development Specialist. Via zoom
9:30-10:15 Precision fertilizer applications. Eric Henry, Blue Hills Orchards and Gregory Pipczynski, Helena Agri
10:15-10:30 Break – Visit with Vendors
10:30-11 Plasticulture for Improved Berry Production. Trevor Hardy, Brookdale Fruit Farm
11:00-11:30 Stone Fruit Management Options for Thrips. Peter Jentsch, Poma Tech Inc
11:30-11:50 Crop insurance update. Colleen Kisselburgh, Arthur Carroll Insurance
11:50-12:00 Re-Establishing UConn’s Orchard. Evan Lentz, UConn
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-1:15 Business meeting, Award presentations
1:15-1:45 Spotted Lanternfly Update. Dr. Victoria Smith, CAES
1:45-2:15 Honeycrisp – Fine Tuned Management for the Apple We Love to Hate! Jon Clements, UMass
2:15-2:45 Utility of Biologicals in ‘Honeycrisp’ Apple Production. Jeremy Green, Technology Development Specialist, Stoller USA
2:45-3:15 Pome and Stone Fruit Management Options of Fruit and Trunk Boring Insects. Peter Jentsch, Poma Tech Inc
3:30 Pesticide Credits and Socialize
For more information and to register please contact Mary Conklin at [email protected].
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