Berry Growers, Industry and Extension Friends…plan to attend the SWD Management Open House! Wednesday, September 2nd from 3:00-5:00 PM at The Berry Patch of Stonewall Hill Farm, 15589 NY Route 22, Stephentown, NY 12168 in Rensselaer County.
At the Field Meeting you will learn and see…
- How to do an easy salt floatation test to detect SWD in fruit.
- Research results on commercial lures for monitoring SWD adults with traps.
- Tour a blueberry planting surrounded by SWD exclusion netting.
- A fixed sprayer system in a high tunnel raspberry planting.
- The effectiveness of clean picking, sanitation and refrigeration against SWD.
Farm owner and President of the NYS Berry Growers Association (NYSBGA), Dale Ila Riggs, will host the SWD Open House to showcase the SWD research that has been funded by allocations from the New York State legislature to the NYSBGA.
The Eastern NY Commercial Horticulture Program of Cornell Cooperative Extension has coordinated the SWD Open House. The featured research and development on SWD lures and the fixed sprayer system has been led by faculty in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University.
Sign up to attend! Call Marcie at 518-272-4210—a headcount is needed to make handouts. If you get voicemail, leave your name, phone number, and the number who will attend the SWD Open House at The Berry Patch.
This event will happen rain or shine on Wednesday, September 2nd from 3:00-5:00 PM at The Berry Patch, 15589 NY Route 22, Stephentown, NY.
Questions? Contact Laura McDermott: 518-791-5038
Research supported by funding from:
Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (NE SARE)
New York Farm Viability Institute (NYFVI)
New York State Legislature