Wednesday, January 9, 2002
Forenoon, Grand Ballroom
Chairperson: Rob Dimock, President
Maine State Pomological Society
8:30 Trade Show Opens
9:15 Call to Order and Announcements
9:20 How Is the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Important to Fruit Growers?
John Koller
U.S. Department of Agriculture
9:40 Panel Discussion: Integrating Learning, Tourism, and Sales at Your Farm Stand
M. Elena Garcia, Moderator
University of Vermont
Ray Allen
South Hero, VT
Paul Franklin
West Lebanon, NH
Irv Silverman
Easton, CT
William Johnson
South Hiram, ME
Ellen McAdam
Springhale, ME
Mo Tougas
Northboro, MA
10:25 Show & Tell
10:35 Orchard Site Preparation, What Works and What Doesn't
Ian Merwin
Cornell University
11:05 Severe Weather in Southern New England
Glenn Field
National Weather Service
11:50 Annual Meeting, Massachusetts Fruit Growers Association
12:30 Lunch
Afternoon, Grand Ballroom
Chairperson: Barney Hodges, President
Vermont Tree Fruit Growers Association
2:00 Strategies to Increase Fruit Size of Apples
Renae Moran
University of Maine
2:30 Orchard Floor Management: Long-term Impacts on Fruit Yields and Nutrient Availability
Ian Merwin
Cornell University
3:00 Show & Tell
3:10 Forecasting the Weather in New England
Glenn Field
National Weather Service
4:10 Adjourn
5:30 Social Hour: Grand Ballroom
Thursday, January 10, 2002
Forenoon, Grand Ballroom
Chairperson: Bill Broderick, President
Massachusetts Fruit Growers Association
8:30 Trade Show Opens
9:05 Call to Order and Announcements
9:10 New England Pest Management Guide in Mini CD Rom Format
William Coli
University of Massachusetts
9:20 Economic Analysis of Wholesale vs. Market-Diversified Apple Farms
Kathleen Liang
University of Vermont
9:40 Panel Discussion: The Future of McIntosh in New England
William G. Lord, Moderator
University of New Hampshire
Bill Fitzgerald
Methuen, MA
Mark Whitehill
J.P. Sullivan Co.
Tim Smith
Shelburne, MA
Steve Wood
W. Lebanon, NH
10:25 Show & Tell
10:35 Economics of Apple Planting Systems
Steve Hoying
Cornell University
11:05 Opportunities for Diversification with Small Fruit
Sonia Schloemann
University of Massachusetts
11:30 Putting All of the Pieces Together
Steve Hoying
Cornell University
12:00 Lunch
Afternoon, Grand Ballroom
Chairperson: Alan Hill, President
Rhode Island Fruit Growers Association
1:15 Benefits and Costs of Surround for Insect Control on Apples
Ronald Prokopy
University of Massachusetts
1:45 Management of Alternate Pests in the Orchard
Alan Eaton
University of New Hampshire
2:15 New Developments in Trapping Plum Curculio
Ronald Prokopy
University of Massachusetts
2:45 Controlling Hard-to-Kill Weeds in Orchards
Richard Bonanno
University of Massachusetts
3:15 Adjourn