Talks Delivered Plant Science Day, AUGUST 4, 2004

Lockwood Farm, Hamden

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In the main tent at 11:30am

CENTURY FARM AWARD PRESENTATION

SAMUEL W. JOHNSON MEMORIAL LECTURE

Julie Belaga
Co-Chair of the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters, serves on the Boards of National Audubon CT, Connecticut Fund for the Environment, and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Westport

"Turning Science into Public Policy"

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SHORT TALKS & DEMONSTRATIONS

10:15am  Sudden Oak Death-A Potential New Threat to Connecticut Forests  Victoria L. Smith

10:45am  Diagnosis, Identification, and Processing of Insect Specimens  Kenneth A. Welch

1:15pm  Learning to Live with West Nile Virus in Connecticut  Theodore G. Andreadis

1:45pm  The Wonders Beneath our Feet-Simple Explanations of How Healthy Soil Works  Thomas M. Rathier

2:15pm  Grub Diseases: What's Going on Under the Grass?  Douglas W. Dingman

2:45pm  Managing Hemlock Woolly Adelgid  Richard S. Cowles

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10:00am-4:00pm

Barn Displays

 60 Field Plots and Exhibits

Plant Diagnosis

Insect Identification

Questions Answered

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