Description
Come and join your fellow grower to get updates on weeds, insect and diseases as well as some interesting cover crop information.
Northern Piedmont 2020 Winter Vegetable School
Path Foundation building
Fauquier Room B
Warrenton, VA
February 27, 2020
Agenda
8:30 REGISTRATION
8:50 WELCOME
9:00 Marketing Our Unique Value via Market Maker
French Price, Value Chain Coordinator, Virginia Tech
9:40 An Introduction to Edamame and its Production
Nick Lord, Graduate Student, Department of Entomology, Virginia Tech
10:15 BREAK
10:30 Hemp Pest Management and Vegetable Jeopardy Game
Kadie Britt, PhD Student, Vegetable Insect Research Lab, Department of Entomology, Virginia Tech
11:30 LUNCH
12:30 Options for High Tunnel Production
Chris Mullins, Greenhouse and High Tunnels, Extension Specialist, Virginia State University
1:00 Healthy Greenhouse for the Profitable Farmer
Erik Schlener- Owner of Root and Marrow Farm, Loudoun County, Virginia
1:30 Optional Panel Discussion / Adjourn
$20 per person includes program materials, lunch and refreshments. We can give a full refund up to the registration deadline.
Tim Ohlwiler
Fauquier County
540-341-7950
Lunch will be provided for this meeting please contact tohlwile@vt.edu to inform of any dietary restrictions.