Franklin County - February 21st, 2019
The Franklin County meeting was co-sponsored by the Franklin County Horticultural Society. Held on the 21st of February in St. Thomas, PA.
The listing of presentations is in the order found on the original Tree Fruit School Program. Due to the weather delay, the actual order of presentations differed during the meeting from what is listed here.
| Time | Presentation |
| 8:00a.m. | 2019 Upcoming Events Announcements Slides |
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| 8:30a.m. | Spotted Lanternfly & Other Invasive Pests: Controls to Minimize Effects on IPM & Beneficial Insects |
| | Dr. Greg Krawczyk, PSU-FREC Entomologist |
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| 9:00a.m. | Optimizing Disease Management Strategies for a Very Wet Season |
| | Dr. Kari Peter, Penn State-FREC Plant Pathologist |
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| 9:45a.m. | Responses to a Wet Season: Herbicide, Nutrient, & Tree Management Strategies |
| | Dr. Rob Crassweller, Penn State Pomologist |
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| 10:15a.m. | Precision Farming: Progress with Vision & Irrigation Technologies |
| | Dr. Long He, Penn State-FREC Engineer |
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| 10:45a.m. | Revisiting Monitoring & Management Options for Common Fruit Pests |
| | Dr. Greg Krawczyk, PSU-FREC Entomologist |
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| 11:15a.m. | 2018 Season Surprises: Soil-borne Diseases for the Grower's Radar |
| | Dr. Kari Peter, Penn State-FREC Plant Pathologist |
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| 12:30p.m. | Managing Scarf Skin on Red Strains of Gala |
| | Dr. Daniel Weber, Penn State Extension Educator
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| 1:00p.m. | Changes to Herbicides, Growth Regulators, & Utilizing the NEWA System |
| | Dr. Rob Crassweller, Penn State Pomologist |
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| 1:30p.m. | Navigating the New Worker Protection Standard |
| | Jim Harvey, Penn State Worker Protection Specialist |
| | The Respirator Fit Test |
| | Jim Harvey, Penn State Worker Protection Specialist |
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| 2:15p.m. | The New Orchard Application Record-keeping Spreadsheet |
| | Dr. Daniel Weber, Penn State Extension Educator
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