State Horticultural Association of Pennsylvania

2019 MAFVC

Pros and Cons of Thinning Apples Early

January 28th

1:00p.m.Review of Early Thinning Practices for Apples
Extras: Thinning Video 1, Thinning Video 2
Dr. Tom Kon – North Carolina State University
  
1:30p.m.Blossom Thinning with Lime Sulfur
Dr. Jim Schupp – Penn State University
  
2:00p.m.Pollen Tube Growth Model for Thinning
Dr. Keith Yoder – Virginia Tech Research
  
2:30p.m.NEWA Pollen Tube Model (Hands-On Session)
Dr. Dan Olmstead – Cornell University
Evaluation of Blossom Thinners Using the ‘Golden Delicious’ Pollen Tube Growth Model as a Timing Aid
Dr. Tom Kon – North Carolina State University; Dr. Jim Schupp – Penn State University
  
3:15p.m.Disease Management Impacts
Dr. Keith Yoder – Virginia Tech Research
  
3:45p.m.New Use Patterns with Amid-Thin W
Dr. Jim Schupp – Penn State University
  
4:15p.m.Regulatory Status & Discussion
Dr. Jim Schupp – Penn State University
  
  
  

Tree Fruit Room

January 29th

2:30p.m.Grower Experiences with Orchard Establishment
Grower Panel & Don Seifrit – Penn State Extension, Moderator
Twin Springs Fruit Farm
Michael King & Jesse King – Twin Springs Fruit Farm
  
3:15p.m.Preparing Orchard Soils: Biofumigation and Other Strategies
Dr. Kari Peter – Penn State University
  
  
  

January 30th

9:45a.m.Fire Blight Control Differences for Hard Cider Production
Dr. Kari Peter – Penn State University
  
11:30a.m.Bitter Rot on Apple: Fungal Species & Managing Fungicide Resistance
Phillip Martin – Penn State University
  
  
  

January 31st

10:30a.m.Mid-Atlantic Fruit Maturity Program & Honeycrisp Fruit Quality
Dr. Chris Walsh – University of Maryland
  
11:00a.m.Development and Validation of Bitter Pit Prediction Model for ‘Honeycrisp’
Dr. Rich Marini – Penn State University
  
11:30a.m.Methodology for Scheduling Irrigation in the Mid-Atlantic Region
Dr. Long He – Penn State University
  
1:30p.m.Farm Labor 101- Helping Fruit & Vegetable Producers Understand Ag. Labor Laws
Sean High – Penn State Law
  
3:00p.m.Is Sulfur Really Deficient in Our Orchards
Dr. Robert Crassweller – Penn State University
  
  
  

Stone Fruit Room

January 31st

9:15a.m.Handling Spotted Wing Drosophila: A New Pest in Peaches
Dr. Dean Polk – Rutgers University
  
10:30a.m.Future Directions of Peach Tree Training Systems
Dr. Jim Schupp – Penn State University
  
11:00a.m.Update on New Cherry Rootstocks
Dr. Daniel Weber – Penn State University