Botetourt-Roanoke Area Fruit School
February 14, 2012
Room 3-F, VCE Roanoke Office, 3738 Brambleton Ave SW, Roanoke VA 24018

To register, please call 540-772-7524 by Monday, February 13, 2012

 
8:30a.m.    Registration begins ($15.00 includes meal)

 

9:00 a.m.    Welcome, Introductions
Sheri Dorn, Extension Agent Roanoke

9:10 a.m.  News and Marketing Updates from VDACS, Danny Neel, VDACS Marketing Division
Update from NRCS and FSA, Bill Keith and Jean Hazelgrove

9:30 a.m.        2011-12 Pesticide Legal Updates, Andy Allen, VCE Agent, Craig County


10:00 a.m.     New Pest Management Products and Spray Guide Update for 2012, Extension Tree Fruit Specialists

11:00 a.m.    Results from the 2011 Tree Fruit Research Priorities Survey

11:15 a.m.    Brown marmorated stink bug management update for 2012, Dr. Chris Bergh, Entomologist, Virginia Tech

12:00 p.m.  Lunch (provided)

1:30 p.m.    What's new with apple fruit thinning?  Dr. Gregory Peck, Horticulturist, Virginia Tech


1:30 p.m.   News from the disease management front - Dr. Keith Yoder, Plant
Pathologist, Virginia Tech

2:30 p.m.  Spotted wing drosophila, a new invasive fruit pest, Dr. Doug Pfeiffer, Entomologist, Virginia Tech

2:45 p.m. Brown marmorated stink bug impact assessment, Mr. Eric Day and Dr. Doug Pfeiffer

3:00 p.m.    Pesticide Safety Review

3:30 p.m.    Adjourn

For more information contact Sheri Dorn (sherid@vt.edu) or Andy Allen (geallen@vt.edu)