FVGAD Fruit Session
Fruit Diseases to Look Out For
Jill Pollok, Plant Diagnostician, University of Delaware
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Freeze and Other Weather Impacts on Fruit Production
Don Seifrit, Extension Educator, Tree Fruit, Penn State University
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Fruit Enterprise Budgets
Nate Bruce, Farm Business Management Specialist, University of Delaware
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Experiences with Three Alternative Fruit Crops: Physalis, Haskap and Aronia
Dr. Andrew Ristvey, Principal Agent & Extension Specialist for Commercial Horticulture, University of Maryland
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Updates on Berry Fruit Research; Finding Ways to Mitigate Heat and Disease Stress
Dr. Kalpalatha Melmaiee, Associate Professor, Plant Breeding and Molecular Genetics, Delaware State University
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Indoor Fruit Production Experiences
Dr. Gordon Johnson, Extension Fruit and Vegetable Specialist, University of Delaware
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FVGAD General Session
Updates from the Delaware Department of Agriculture on Produce Safety.
Amanda Ziegler, Food Safety Program Coordinator, DDA
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Current Issues in Produce Food Safety
Dr. Kali Kniel, Professor of Microbial Food Safety, University of Delaware
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Experiences in Retrofitting Watermelon Harvest Buses to Improve Food Safety
Dr. Gordon Johnson, Extension Fruit and Vegetable Specialist, University of Delaware
Jennifer Jones, Extension Program Assistant, Produce Food Safety, University of Delaware
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Using H2A Workers on Fruit and Vegetable Farms
H2A consultant, másLabor Group
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What is Climate Smart Agriculture and How Does it Impact Fruit and Vegetable Growers?
Dr. Emmalea Ernest, Scientist, Fruit and Vegetable Program, University of Delaware
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Success with Biofumigation for Control of Soil Borne Diseases
Dr. Gordon Johnson, Extension Fruit and Vegetable Specialist, University of Delaware
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New Crop Focus – Growing Baby Ginger
Shem Elias, Graduate Student, University of Delaware
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FVGAD Fresh Market Vegetable Session
A Decade of Applied Research in Fresh Market Vegetables; New Project on Agrivoltaics
Dr. Gordon Johnson, Extension Fruit and Vegetable Specialist, University of Delaware
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Updates on Diseases of Fresh Market Vegetables and their Control
Dr. Andrew Wyenandt, Extension Specialist in Vegetable Pathology, Rutgers University
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Keeping it Fresh – Insect Management Updates in Fresh Market Vegetables
Dr. David Owens, Extension Specialist – Entomology, University of Delaware
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Alternative Weed Control Strategies for Fresh Market Vegetables
Dr. Mark VanGessel, Professor and Extension Specialist – Weed Science, University of Delaware
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Fresh Market Vegetable Budgets
Nate Bruce, Farm Business Management Specialist, University of Delaware
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Research Updates on Pepper Shading and Pole Lima Beans
Dr. Emmalea Ernest, Scientist, Extension Fruit and Vegetable Program, University of Delaware
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Disease Management in High Tunnels
Dr. Rose Ogutu, Horticulture Specialist, Delaware State University
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FVGAD Processing Vegetable Session
A Decade of Applied Processing Vegetable Research; New Processing Vegetables Part 1
Dr. Gordon Johnson, Extension Fruit and Vegetable Specialist, University of Delaware
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Slimy Early and Late Season Pest Management
Dr. David Owens, Extension Entomologist, University of Delaware
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Weed Control for Processing Crops is Not Getting Easier with Palmer Amaranth and Herbicide Resistance
Dr. Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed Science Specialist, University of Delaware
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Root Knot Nematode Management Strategies in Processing Vegetables
Eboni Traverso, M.S. Student, University of Delaware
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Farm Financial Management Strategies for Rising Input Costs
Nate Bruce, Farm Business Management Specialist, University of Delaware
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Pea and Lima Trials; New Processing Vegetables Part 2
Dr. Emmalea Ernest, Scientist, Extension Fruit and Vegetable Program, University of Delaware
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