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Wisconsin Giant Pumpkin Growers

Serving Wisconsin Growers Since 1984​​​​​​​​​​

wisconsingiantpumpkingrowers.com​

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WI Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Conference

January 26-28, 2020

Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells. 

https://freshfruitvegetable.wildapricot.org/

There is a registration fee.  Please check out their website for more information.

Monday's Schedule

8:00 - 9:00 - Management of Phytophthora Crown and Fruit Rot in Cucurbits - Amanda Gevens, UW-Plant Pathology
9:15 - 9:45 - Adaptive Pest Management – Forecasting Insect Population, Russell Groves, UW-Entomology
9:45 - 10:15 - Improving Soil Health to Weather the Storms - Jamie Patton, NPM Program, UW-Madison
10:30 - 11:00 - What Can Make My Operation Better Next Year? Grower Panel/Round Table
11:00 - 11:30 - Annual Meeting
11:30 - 1:30 - Lunch & Trade Show
1:30 - 2:00 - State & Federal Law Changes that Affect our Business Practices - Kristin Krokowski - UW-Waukesha County
2: 00 - 2:30 - Exotic and Invasive Pests that Affect Wisconsin Fresh Vegetable Production, Adrian Barta, WI DATCP
2:30 - 3:00 - Mechanical Cultivation for Vegetable Crops - Sam Hitchcock, Lakesore Technical College
3:15 - 4:15 - Industrial Hemp Production - Shelby Ellison, UW-Horticulture (Invited)

Tuesday's Schedule 
8:00 - 9:00 - Disease Spray Program - Speaker TBD
9:15 - 9:45 -  Wildlife Impacts & Crop Destruction - David Drake, UW-Madison Forest and Wildlife Ecology
9:45 - 10:15 - A Beginner's Guide to Growing Giant Pumpkins - Wisconsin Giant Pumpkin Growers Association (To be Invited)
10:30 - 11:00 - Vegetable Diseases - Post Doc, UW-Plant Pathology
11:00 - 11:30 - Irrigation Management in Pumpkins - Yi Wang, UW-Horticulture
11:30 - 12:00 - Management of Insect Vectored Virus Diseases in Pumpkins - Russell Groves, UW-Entomology
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