2018 Bay Area Fruit School

February  21, 2018
Wye Research and Education Center - Conference Room

• Dave Myers, University of Maryland Extension, Assistant Director and Agriculture Program Leader, Principal Agent Anne Arundel County
  • Weed Control Updates for Fruit Plantings
  • Video coverage
• Sara Via, Ph.D., Professor & Climate Extension Specialist, Department of Entomology & University of Maryland Extension
  • Strategies for Successful Fruit Production in a Changing Climate
  • Video coverage
• Bryan Butler, Principle Agent, Carroll County
  • Eight Years of Managing Trellis Apples; The Good and the Bad
  • Video coverage
• Naveen Kumar, Ph.D., UMES, Assistant Professor of Horticulture and UMCP-Extension Specialist
  • A Year of Ups and Downs at the UMES Apple Orchard
  • Video coverage
• Norman Lalancette, Ph.D., Rutgers University, Extension Specialist in Tree Fruit Pathology
  • Management of Peach Bacterial Spot:  Comparison of Antibiotic, Copper, and SAR Materials
  • Video coverage
  • Comparison of Fungicides and Bactericides: Managment of Fungal Diseases and Fire Blight on Apple
  • Video coverage
• Jerome "Jerry" Frecon, Professor Emeritus, Rutgers University and Consultants for Adams County Nursery
  • New and Interesting Peach, Nectarine, Plum and Apricot Varieties.  Newer and "In Demand" Apple and Pear Varieties
  • Video coverage
• Kelly Hamby, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of Maryland Department of Entomology
  • Small Fruit Insect Management
  • Video coverage
• Maryland Department of Agriculture Representative
  • Pesticide "Hot Topics" for 2018
  • Video coverage