From Cathy Heidenreich, Extension berry specialist: mcm4@cornell.edu
Penn State’s Extension Vegetable & Small Fruit Program Team presents a series of webinars to keep you informed on critical production issues. The series provides convenient access to timely updates in commercial vegetable and small fruit production for extension educators, producers, and industry representatives in Pennsylvania and surrounding states. Topics include irrigation, nutrient management, GAPs, pollinators, and cucurbit pest management strategies.
These webinars are most relevant for those involved in commercial production (production for sale) of vegetables on any scale. Master Gardeners may participate, but please be aware that webinar content targets commercial vegetable production. Webinars may be viewed by groups at one location, but the expectation is that each participant is registered separately for the webinar series. There are no group or site registrations.
Topics and Speakers:
December 19, 1-2 pm: Irrigation in a Hot, Dry Season
Bill Lamont, Penn State Dept. Plant Science
Lee Stivers, Penn State Extension
January 9, 1-2 pm: Nutrient Management & Fertigation
Bill Lamont, Penn State Dept. Plant Science
Elsa Sánchez, Penn State Dept. Plant Science
February 20, 1-2 pm: Good Ag Practices (GAPs) Farm Food Safety Update
Luke LaBorde, Penn State Dept. Food Science
March 13, 1-2 pm: Recognizing & Protecting Pollinators for Vegetables and Small Fruit Production
Shelby Fleischer, Penn State Dept. Entomology
Sheena Sidhu, Penn State Dept. Entomology
(2 recertification category 03, 18, and PC credits)
March 27, 1-2:30 pm: Cucurbit Pest Management Strategies: Organic, Biorational & Conventional
Beth Gugino, Penn State Dept. Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology
Shelby Fleischer, Penn State Dept. Entomology
Elsa Sánchez, Penn State Dept. Plant Science
(3 recertification category 03, 18, and PC credits)
Register for the webinars online at http://agsci.psu.edu/vegetable-production-webinars or by phone at 724-627-3745. For more information, contact Stivers at 724-554-8815 or by email at ljs32@psu.edu.