{"id":451,"date":"2015-08-11T07:06:21","date_gmt":"2015-08-11T11:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/fruit\/?p=451"},"modified":"2016-04-26T14:17:45","modified_gmt":"2016-04-26T18:17:45","slug":"nefcon-research-and-demonstration-field-day-august-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/fruit\/2015\/08\/11\/nefcon-research-and-demonstration-field-day-august-20\/","title":{"rendered":"NEFCON Research and Demonstration Field Day August 20"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another meeting announcement of interest to fruit growers. New England Fruit Consultants conducts applied research and provides outreach\/consultancy services to growers throughout New England. Please respond to the phone\/email below if interested. -TB<\/p>\n

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New England Fruit Consultants<\/strong><\/p>\n

2015 Research & Demonstration <\/strong><\/p>\n

Field Day<\/strong><\/p>\n

New England Fruit Consultants in collaboration with Apex Orchards will present the results of this year\u2019s field trials with various crop protection materials, growth regulators and other products that play an important role in crop production in New England. <\/em>Pesticide license recertification credits (3.0) are available for attending the meeting.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Date :Thursday August 20, 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n

Location : NEFCON Research Farm \/ Apex Orchards<\/strong><\/p>\n

153 Peckville Road<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shelburne, MA 01370<\/strong><\/p>\n

Time : 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n

Directions : From all areas, take Rt. 91 or <\/strong><\/p>\n

Rt. 2 to the Greenfield rotary (exit 26)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Take Rt. 2 (Mohawk Trail) west 3 miles<\/strong><\/p>\n

to Peckville Road<\/strong><\/p>\n

Take right – orchard is 1\/2 mile <\/strong><\/p>\n

If planning to attend, please R.S.V.P. by phone or email by Monday August 17th.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

413-367-9578 (phone) TUnefcon <\/strong><\/p>\n

Program (3 pesticide re-certification credits)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

9:00 AM \u2013 9:30 AM \u2013 Welcome and orientation \u2013 coffee, juice and doughnuts<\/em><\/p>\n

9:30 AM \u2013 11:00 AM – Orchard tour of research and demonstration plots of interest<\/em><\/p>\n

11:30 PM \u2013 1:00 PM \u2013 Speaking program \u2013 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u00b7 Update on the Recent Fire Blight epidemics and Future Implications, Dr. Roberta Spitko<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00b7 Effective Management of Apple Maggot with Currently Available Tools, Dr. Rafael Vega <\/em><\/p>\n

\u00b7 Dealing Effectively and Constructively with Public Concerns about Pesticide Use at Farmer\u2019s Markets and PYO Operations. Dr. Roberta Spitko<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00b7 Flyspeck and Sooty Blotch: Late-season Control Strategies, Mr. Glenn Morin<\/em><\/p>\n

1:30 – ???? – Free B-B-Q lunch <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\"\"<\/a>Catering by Bub\u2019s B-B-Q<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cBest barbecue in the PioneerValley for over 30 years\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

B-B-Q Spare Ribs, Chicken, Pulled Pork Sandwich, Dill Potato Salad<\/strong><\/p>\n

Spicy \u201cDirty\u201d Rice, Orange-glazed Sweet Potatoes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Announcement – Field Day 2015.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Another meeting announcement of interest to fruit growers. New England Fruit Consultants conducts applied research and provides outreach\/consultancy services to growers throughout New England. Please respond to the phone\/email below if interested. -TB New England Fruit Consultants 2015 Research & Demonstration Field Day New England Fruit Consultants in collaboration with Apex Orchards will present the … Continue reading NEFCON Research and Demonstration Field Day August 20<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2068,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[],"tags":[107009],"class_list":["post-451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-tree-fruit"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":"fruit","author_link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/fruit\/author\/fruit\/"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4nZlV-7h","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/fruit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/fruit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/fruit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/fruit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2068"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/fruit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=451"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/fruit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":456,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/fruit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451\/revisions\/456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/fruit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/fruit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/fruit\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}