| DECEMBER 9, 2011 -- The University of Connecticut, USDA, and the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) will host the Connecticut Vegetable and Small Fruit Growers’ Conference from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. at the Tolland County Extension Center, 24 Hyde Avenue, Vernon, on Thursday, January 19, 2012. Approximately 3 hours of re-certification credits will be available (pending DEP ap- proval), the last chance to obtain credits for 2011.
$30 registration includes lunch/coffee/donuts and can be done at the door starting at 8:00 a.m.
Educational talks start at 9:00 a.m. Topics include Growing Your Market: Making the Most of High and Low Tech Media, Managing Bird Problems in Fruit and Vegetables, Beneficial Insect Habitat Development, Upgrading High Tunnels and Greenhouses to Increase Production, Growing Tomatoes at the Holmberg Orchards, CAES‘s New Crops Program, and Spotted Winged Drosophila – New Fruit Crop Pest.
This conference usually attracts 150-175 people. For details contact Jude Boucher, 860-875-3331 or jude.boucher@uconn.edu. |
