Monday, January 13, 2025
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Exhibit Hall Board Room

Moderator: Lyndsie Mikkelsen, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Agent, University of Delaware

1:00 – 1:30
Key Arthropod Pests of Small Fruit
Dr. Kelly Hamby, Associate Professor, Entomology, University of Maryland

1:30 – 2:00
Strawberry Varieties from the USDA, 2024
Dr. Kim Lewers, Research Geneticist, USDA-ARS Beltsville, MD

2:00 – 2:30 
Pollinators for Berry Crops
Dr. Natalie Boyle, Assistant Research Professor, Department of Entomology, Penn State University

2:30 – 3:00
Weed Management Strategies for Berry Crops
Carrie Mansue, Sr. Program Coordinator, Rutgers University

3:00 – 3:30
Physiological Disorders of Tree Fruit
Dr. Macarena Farcuh, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist of Horticulture, University of Maryland

3:30 – 4:00 
Spot the Rot: Understanding Strawberry Neopestalotiopsis Disease
Jill Pollok, Plant Diagnostician, University of Delaware

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Credits for this Session:

DE Pesticide Certification Credits: 2.00
MD Pesticide Certification Credits: 4.00
DE Nutrient Management Credits: 0.75
MD Nutrient Management Credits: 1.00
Certified Crop Advisor Credits: PM: 1.50, CM: 1.50