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 2019 Winter Vegetable School

Warrenton-Fauquier Visitor’s center

Warrenton, VA

February 26, 2019

Agenda

8:30 REGISTRATION

8:50 WELCOME

9:00 Integrated Pest Management Approaches for Vegetables

Dr. Thomas P. Kuhar, Extension Specialist, Vegetable Entomology, Virginia Tech

10:00 What We Have Learned About Cover Crops and Nutrient Management in Vegetable Production Systems

Dr. Mark Reiter, Associate Professor, Crop and Soil Sciences, Virginia Tech, Eastern Shore AREC

11:00 BREAK

11:15 Compliance with the Food Safety Moderation Act and On Farm Readiness Reviews 

Mr. Tommy Saunders, Food Safety Extension Associate, Food Science and Technology, Virginia Tech, Richmond, VA

12:15 LUNCH

1:15 Edamame: An Alternative Crop for Small Farms in the Northern Piedmont

Nick Lord, Graduate Student, Crop Soil and Science, Virginia Tech TBD

2:15 BREAK

2:30 Vegetable Diseases: Where Do They Come From and How Can We Lessen Their Impact

Dr. David Langston: Professor and Director, Extension Specialist, Plant Pathologist, Virginia Tech, Tidewater AREC

3:30 Farmer

4:30 Panel Discussion

$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

tohlwile@vt.edu

Lunch will be provided for this meeting please contact tohlwile@vt.edu to inform of any dietary restrictions.