Plant Science Day 2017, Wednesday, August 2nd
107th
Plant Science Day
Wednesday, August 2nd, 2017
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 Flyer (PDF Format)
Plant Science Day Mailing Flyer (PDF Format)
Plant Science Day Program Booklet (PDF Format)
CAES Plant Science Day 2017 Promotional Video
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CT Agricultural
Experiment Station 107th Plant Science Day
by Connecticut Network (CT-N)
Date Recorded: 8/2/2017, Length: 3 hr., 21 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. Kirby Stafford, Entomologist, Department
of Entomology
Gypsy Moth Outbreaks in Connecticut:
Past, Present, Future
10:15 a.m. - 10:35 a.m. & 2:30 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.
TECHNICAL DEMONSTRATION TENT
Ms. Lindsay A. Patrick, Technician, Department of Plant
Pathology and Ecology
Pruning Basics
10:40 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. & 3:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.
TECHNICAL
DEMONSTRATION TENT
Dr. Gale E. Ridge, Entomologist, Department of Entomology
Household Pest Control
10:45 a.m. - 11:05 a.m.
PAVILION
CENTURY FARM
AWARD
Kasheta Farm, South Windsor, CT
11:05 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.
PAVILION
EXPERIMENT STATION ASSOCIATES
Ms. Barbara Yaeger, President, Experiment Station Associates
11:10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
PAVILION
THE SAMUELW. JOHNSON MEMORIAL LECTURE
Building a Sustainable Future in an Age of UncertaintyMr. Rob Klee
Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection
1:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
PAVILION
Dr. Richard Cowles, Valley Laboratory, Windsor
Bees and the Neonicotinoid Controversy
1:45
p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
PAVILION
Dr. Francis J. Ferrandino, Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology
Growing Grapes in Connecticut’s Ever-Changing Climate
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 Applicator (PA) Category / 4.50 Total Credit Hours
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Event 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Barn Displays¨90 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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