Tuesday, March 4th at the Visitor’s Interpretive Center, 8023 State Route 30, Paul Smiths, NY 12970 (Snow date: Thurs March 20)
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Wednesday, March 5th at Cambry Court Activity Center, 68 West Main St. #2, Gouveneur, NY 13642 (Snow date: Fri March 21)
Cost is $5/person. To register, contact Amy Ivy at adi2@cornell.eduor call (518) 561-7450 or (518-570-5991).
This workshop will focus on new ways of growing strawberries in field soil including annual production systems, detecting and mitigating soil-borne pests and utilizing biological control of root weevil complex.
Agenda
| 9:30 – 10:00 | Registration |
| 10:00 – 10:05 | Welcome, announcements Amy Ivy, CCE ENYCHP (Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program) |
| 10:05 – 11:15 | Growing June Bearing and Day Neutral strawberries – getting the most out of both systems Laura McDermott, CCE ENYCHP |
| 11:15 – 11:45 | Strawberry Root Problems – a significant limitation to long term success Laura McDermott, CCE ENYCHP |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | How to identify if you have root weevils in your planting Amy Ivy, CCE ENYCHP |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | Lunch |
| 12:30 – 1:30 | Using native nematodes as biocontrol of root weevils in strawberries Dr. Elson Shields, Professor and Tony Testa, Research Support Specialist, Cornell |
| 1:30 – 2:00 | Update on SWD (Spotted Wing Drosophila) – what to know for 2014 Laura McDermott, CCE ENYCHP |
| 2:00 | Adjourn |
Sponsored by Cornell Cooperative Extension with funding from the Northern New York Agricultural Development Program.