Plant Science Day 2016, Wednesday, August 3rd
106th
Plant Science Day
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2016
LOCKWOOD FARM
890 Evergreen Avenue, Hamden, CT
06518
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Free and Open to the Public.
RAIN OR SHINE!
No Pets, Please. Service Animals Only.
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Plant Science Day Color Flyer (PDF Format)
Plant Science Day Mailing Flyer (PDF Format)
Plant Science Day Program Booklet (PDF Format)
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CT Agricultural Experiment Station 106th Plant Science Day
by Connecticut Network (CT-N)
Date Recorded: 8/3/2016, Length: 2 hr., 51 min.
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Gates Open at 9:30 a.m.
Program Begins at 10:00 a.m.
Event 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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AGENDA
PAVILION
MORNING GREETING AND OPENING REMARKS
The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
PAVILION
Dr. Philip M. Armstrong, Virologist/Medical Entomologist,
Mosquitoes and Zika Virus: Assessing the Threat (PDF Format)
10:15 a.m. - 10:35 a.m. & 2:30 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.
TECHNICAL DEMONSTRATION TENT
Dr. Jatinder S. Aulakh, Weed Scientist, Valley Laboratory
Know Your Weeds-Identification and Control
10:40 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. & 3:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.
TECHNICAL DEMONSTRATION TENT
Dr. Kimberly A. Stoner, Entomologist, Department of Entomology
Planting for the Bees' Needs
10:45 a.m. - 11:05 a.m.
PAVILION
CENTURY FARM
AWARD
Norman Hill Farm,
Thompson, Connecticut
11:05 a.m.- 11:10 a.m.
PAVILION
EXPERIMENT STATION ASSOCIATES
Ms. Anne Rowlands, President, Experiment Station Associates
11:10 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.
PAVILION
THE SAMUELW. JOHNSON MEMORIAL LECTURE
The Positive Power of Plants: Frederick Law Olmsted in Connecticut(PDF Format)
Mr. David K. Leff
Essayist; Environmentalist; Former Deputy Commissioner, Department of Environmental Protection
1:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
PAVILION
Dr. Katja Maurer, Agricultural Post-Doctoral Scientist, Valley Laboratory, Windsor
Hops: A New Specialty Crop for Connecticut (PDF Format)
1:45
p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
PAVILION
Dr. Adriana L. Arango-Velez,Tree Physiologist, Department of Forestry and Horticulture
Climate Change and Invasive Pests and Pathogens (PDF Format)
If you are interested in obtaining pesticide credits you must sign-in at the registration desk between 9:30am-10:00am, collect signatures for the talks, demonstration, and tours you attended, and sign-out to pick up your pesticide credit form at 3:25 p.m. at the registration desk (R).
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Pesticide Credit Tour
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Pesticide Credit Tour, Dr. Robert E. Marra
Meet at Barn A
Connecticut Pesticide credits offered:
All supervisor categories including private applicators (PA) category / 4.50 credit hours
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Tour of Native Woody Shrubs
1:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Dr. Jeffrey S. Ward, Station Forester, Department of Forestry and Horticulture
Meet at the Wood Arbor of the Native Woody Shrubs
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Lockwood Farm Walking Tour
2:35 p.m.- 3:35 p.m. Dr. Robert E. Marra, Forest Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology
Meet at registration desk (R)
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Event 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Barn Displays¨84 Field Plots and Exhibits¨Technical Demonstrations
Plant Diagnosis and Plant Identification ¨Insect Identification ¨Questions Answered ¨Activities for Kids
Lockwood Farm Bus Tours¨Connecticut Pesticide Credits Offered
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