Virtual Orchard Meetup - Managing the Uncontrollable
Event Details
Date
July 13, 2023
Time
7 - 8:30pm (EST)
Location
Online using link below listed speakers
Host
Lake Ontario Fruit ProgramThe virtual meetups are titled 'Managing the Uncontrollable': Over the past decade growers have been forced to confront
wildly vacillating winter temperatures, uneven and often excessively heavy precipitation events, and extreme temperatures
coupled with extended droughts.
Invited speakers:
- Dr. Lee Kalcsits (Washington State University)
Invited grower panelists representing different fruit production regions in North America:
- Steve Brown - Happy Valley Orchards, British Columbia, Canada
- Kyle Rasch - Tom Rasch & Son Orchards, Michigan, USA
- Tom Ferri - T&K Ferri Orchards, Ontario, Canada
- Randy Hart - Hart Apple Farms, New York, USA
- Garret Henry - Douglas Fruit, Washington, USA
- Steve Frecon - Frecon Farms, Pennsylvania, USA
How to attend: Last meeting is via Zoom, preregistration is not required to attend. Simply go to https://bit.ly/2023-virtual-meetup to join a few minutes prior to the start of the last orchard meetup this summer.
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