| All Workshops are from 6:00 - 8:30 pm.
Are your tomatoes starting to come into production? Be well-prepared to identify, monitor and prevent pests or disease from taking over! “Dealing with 'Bug' problems in Tomato Production Systems”, and “What’s that ‘Spot’? Identifying and Managing Tomato Diseases?”, with Dr. Raymond Cloyd and Dr. Megan Kennelly, will provide a deep dive into identifying and treating various tomato pests and diseases, because we aren’t the only ones that like tomatoes! Do you know how your pesticides are killing bugs and why? There are so many pesticides available. Whether using Organic, biological or conventional products, do you know which insecticides, fungicides to choose and why? ‘Understanding Pesticides’, is all about understanding how different classes of pesticides work and why. To make best use of the materials, we need to understand the pest or disease we are targeting, at which life stage, and the residual effects that might be at play. This knowledge is essential to provide insight to selecting and targeting applications, getting the best bang for your buck! ‘Pollinators and Pesticides’ will dispel myths and misunderstandings of the interactions between pollinators and pesticides. We all know we need the ‘good guys’ – so crucial to hefty produce yields. But do we really know the counter effects of various pest control measures used to manage the ‘bad guys’ (whether insecticides, fungicides, etc.)? How do pesticides effect our pollinators, and how do we best protect pollinators? Are we needlessly blasting away all the ‘good bugs’ by spraying broad spectrum insecticides? How can we balance the two? Attending ‘Understanding Pesticides’ will provide background to this workshop. Meeting IN Person with other producers, as well as State Specialists, will provide camaraderie, technical and cultural insights that cannot be gained from virtual video presentations. Come ask YOUR Questions! |
