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2020 Proposals

Dear Extension Advisory Committee Member,

Below you will find a list of the proposals submitted for consideration for 2020.  Simply click on the title to view a PDF of the selected proposal.

Since the amount of available funding has not yet been determined, we ask that all committee members submit a ballot.  When voting, please rank each proposal by funding priority. You can find a PDF version of the ballot here:

2020 Extension Advisory Ballot Download

Please return the ballots via fax, e-mail or snail mail no later than Friday, March 6, 2020.

Attn: Patti Keller

Secretary, Extension Advisory Committee,

26 Nursery Rd., P.O. Box 108, Aspers, PA  17304

Fax:  717-677-4124

E-mail: patti@acnursery.com

2020 Extension Advisory Grant Proposals

1.) C. Graver – Orchard Ag Literacy VideosDownload
2.) T. Lamo – Farm Market Innovation Education & TrainingDownload
3.) R. Crassweller – Extending Cornell Carbohydrate Model to Pennsylvania Growers for Determining Apple Tree Response to Chemical Thinners. Download
4.) D. Seifrit – Apple and Peach Cultivar esting for Long-Term Orchard PlanningDownload
5.) D. Seifrit – Creative Stategies for Expanding Extension Tree Fruit Education StatewideDownload
6.) D. Seifrit – The Next Generation of Fruit Growers-Building Leadership and CoalitionsDownload
7.) D. Weber – Intensive Training in the Tree Fruit Industry: An In-Service Training Experience for Extension EmployeesDownload
8.) D. Weber – Managing Native Pollinators for Pennsylvania OrchardsDownload
9.) D. Dobrowsky – Young Grower Alliance Study Group for Financial BenchmarkingDownload
10.) Rapid Apple Decline Working Group MeetingDownload