Apple IPM Intensive Workshop - A Certificate Program - At the 2020 Empire Producer's Expo
Event Details
Date
January 15 - January 16, 2020
Time
Wednesday 2pm - 5pm, Thursday 9am - 12pm (see agenda for details)
Location
OnCenter
800 S. State St.
Syracuse, NY 13202
Host
Lake Ontario Fruit ProgramApple IPM Intensive Workshop - A Certificate Program
Empire Producer's Expo, OnCenter Syracuse, NY, Room 7/8
January 15 and 16, 2019
Note: You must attend all 4 sessions in order to receive a certificate. However, sessions for DEC credits are separate.
Register now at http://nysvga.org/expo/information/ , space is limited to 40 participants
Agenda - Day 1
Wednesday, January 15 - EXPO SESSIONS 3 & 4
2:00-3:15 - Apple IPM for a healthy crop, moderator Michael Basedow
5 min - Introduction to the Apple IPM Intensive Workshop, Michael Basedow
10 min - What is Integrated Pest Management (IPM)? Juliet Carroll
10 min - Rate your current IPM tactics, Janet van Zoeren
50 min - What are the major pests targeted by apple IPM?
Insects & Mites, Art Agnello
Plant Diseases, Kerik Cox
Weeds and Wildlife, Juliet Carroll
3:15-3:45 Break - Visit Trade Show
3:45-5:00 - Apple insect targets & IPM tactics, moderator Janet van Zoeren
5 min - Introduction to the session, Janet van Zoeren
35 min - IPM for plum curculio, oriental fruit moth and codling moth, Art Agnello
Degree days and pest events
Using traps, insect models, and mating disruption
Keeping good records
Rate your learning
35 min - IPM for obliquebanded leafroller, mites and apple maggot, Art Agnello
Degree days and pest events
Using traps, insect models, and mating disruption
Keeping good records
Rate your learning
Agenda - Day 2
Thursday, January 16 - EXPO SESSIONS 1 & 2
9:00-10:15 - Apple diseases & IPM defenses, moderator Juliet Carroll
5 min - Introduction to the session, Juliet Carroll
35 min - IPM for apple scab and fire blight, Kerik Cox
Sanitation, cultural practices, and resistant varieties
Plant disease forecasting models and keeping good records
Best Management Practices (BMPs) against fungicide and antibiotic resistance
Rate your learning
35 min - IPM for powdery mildew and summer diseases, Kerik Cox
Sanitation, cultural practices and resistant varieties
Plant disease forecasting models and keeping good records
BMPs against fungicide and antibiotic resistance
Rate your learning
10:15-10:45 Break - Visit Trade Show
10:45-12:00 - Wildlife, weeds & the IPM wrap-up, moderator Michael Basedow
10 min - Management programs for arthropods, Art Agnello
10 min - Management programs for diseases, Kerik Cox
15 min - IPM for wildlife damage & rate your learning, Juliet Carroll
20 min - IPM for weeds & rate your learning, Lynn Sosnoskie
10 min - Putting it all together - maximizing your time efficiency, Art Agnello
10 min - Rate your future IPM tactics, Janet van Zoeren
Receive your workshop certificate
Presenters
Art Agnello, Professor, Tree Fruit Entomology, Entomology, Cornell AgriTech
Michael Basedow, Extension Associate, Tree Fruit Specialist, Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program, Cornell Cooperative Extension
Juliet Carroll, Senior Extension Associate, Fruit IPM Coordinator, NYS IPM Program, Cornell Cooperative Extension
Kerik Cox, Associate Professor, Tree Fruit and Berry Pathology, Plant Pathology & Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell AgriTech
Lynn Sosnoskie, Assistant Professor, Weed Ecology and Management for Specialty Crops, Horticulture, Cornell AgriTech
Janet van Zoeren, Extension Associate, Tree Fruit & Berry IPM Specialist, Lake Ontario Fruit Program, Cornell Cooperative Extension
Apples
Apricots
Asian Pears
Blueberries
Cherries
Currants
Gooseberries
Nectarines
Peaches
Pears
Plums
Raspberries / Blackberries
Strawberries
Unusual Fruit
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