Workshop Invitation: Establishing A Successful High Density Organic Orchard Cropping System. Hoying, Rosenberger, Cook & Jentsch @ HVRL

Small Acreage Organic Orchard Success

Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014 from 4-7pm
Hudson Valley Lab, 3357 US Hwy 9W, Highland, NY 12528

Speakers include:

Plant Pathologist: Dr. David Rosenberger
• Organic tree fruit disease management

Horticulturalist: Steve Hoying
• Slender spindle orchard establishment, training and pruning

Organic Tree Fruit Extension Educator: Emily Cook
• IPM in organic tree fruit production systems

Entomologist: Peter Jentsch
• Developing biological mite management, sustainable nematode seeding for plum curculio control, brown marmorated stink bug trap and kill systems.

This program is sponsored by NOFA-NY through the NYSDAM, Risk Management and Crop Insurance Education Targeted States Program