Managing Stone Fruit Bacterial Disease Problems Webinar
Event Details
Date
November 11, 2020
Time
6pm - 8:30pm
Location
Webinar
Host
University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
Register Here by Nov 6th
Mike Basedow
mrb254@cornell.edu
This meeting has been approved for 1.5 recertification credits (categories 1A, 10, and 22) by the NYSDEC.
In order to receive recertification credits, attendees must meet all of the following requirements:
1. Register for the event at the link above by November 6, providing full name and NY applicator ID number in the appropriate registration fields.
2. Send a scanned image of your ID to mrb254@cornell.edu no later than November 9.
3. Log in to the webinar at 5:45pm to visually verify yourself with your ID through your computer webcam (visual verification required to receive credits).
4. Watch the entire meeting from your own computer or device (multiple employees cannot watch around a shared computer).
5. Participate in poll questions that will be asked periodically throughout the meeting.
Any questions about the webinar or receiving credits can be sent to Mike Basedow at mrb254@cornell.edu.
Meeting Agenda:
- Welcome
- Peach Insurance Update - Tom Smiarowski, UMass Extension, Agricultural Risk Management Consultant, Amherst, MA
- Orchardists Panel - Stone Fruit Bacterial Disease Problems?
Giff Burnap, Butternut Farm, Farmington
Carl Hills, Kimble Fruit Farm, Hollis/Pepperell
Kitt Plummer, Hazelton Orchard, Chester
- Management of Bacterial Diseases in Stone Fruits - Kari Peter, Penn State University, Assistant Research Professor
- Question and Answers
Apples
Apricots
Asian Pears
Blueberries
Cherries
Currants
Gooseberries
Nectarines
Peaches
Pears
Plums
Raspberries / Blackberries
Strawberries
Unusual Fruit
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