Come and join your fellow grower to get updates on weeds, insect, and diseases as well as some interesting cover crop information.
Agenda
- 8:30 REGISTRATION
- 8:50 WELCOME
- 9:00 Integrated Pest Management Approaches for Vegetables
- Dr. Thomas P. Kuhar, Extension Specialist, Vegetable Entomology, Virginia Tech
- 10:00 What We Have Learned About Cover Crops and Nutrient Management in Vegetable Production Systems
- Dr. Mark Reiter, Associate Professor, Crop and Soil Sciences, Virginia Tech, Eastern Shore AREC
- 11:00 BREAK
- 11:15 Compliance with the Food Safety Moderation Act and On Farm Readiness Reviews
- Mr. Tommy Saunders, Food Safety Extension Associate, Food Science and Technology, Virginia Tech, Richmond, VA
- 12:15 LUNCH
- 1:15 Edamame: An Alternative Crop for Small Farms in the Northern Piedmont
- Nick Lord, Graduate Student, Crop Soil and Science, Virginia Tech TBD
- 2:15 BREAK
- 2:30 Vegetable Diseases: Where Do They Come From and How Can We Lessen Their Impact
- Dr. David Langston: Professor and Director, Extension Specialist, Plant Pathologist, Virginia Tech, Tidewater AREC
- 3:30 Farmer
- 4:30 Panel Discussion
