| Thursday, January 9, 2003
Teibel's Restaurant Schererville, Indiana (Corner of US 41 & US 30) |
Sponsored by
Cooperative Extension Services of Purdue University and University of Illinois |
(all times are Central Standard Time)
| 8:00 | Registration - Business Display Room Open | |
| Moderator: Stan Sims, Purdue CES | ||
| 8:30 | Welcome | Butch Zandstra, Lake County Vegetable Growers Association |
| 8:40 | Identifying and Managing Seedling Diseases of Vegetables | Rick Latin, Dept. of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University |
| 9:15 | Tomato Insect Management Update | Rick Foster, Dept. of Entomology, Purdue University |
| 9:45 | Dynamics of Weed Populations in Vegetable Fields: the Continuing Story | Steve Weller, Dept. of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University |
| 10:00 | Break - Business Display Room Open | |
| 10:20 | Weed Management in Sweet Corn and Cucurbits | Steve Weller, Dept. of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University |
| 10:50 | Pesticide Regulatory Update | Cheri Janssen, Purdue Pesticide Programs |
| 11:10 | Are Vegetables Really that Good for You? | Kathryn Orvis, Depts. of 4-H and Youth and Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University |
| 11:40 | Break - Business Display Room Open | |
| 12:10 | Lunch - provided by Teibel's Restaurant | |
| Moderator: Maurice Ogutu, Univ. of Illinois | ||
| 1:30 | Managing Insects on Ornamental Crops in the Greenhouse | Ray Cloyd, Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois |
| 2:10 | Using Colored Plastic Mulches for Muskmelon Production | Chris Gunter, SW Purdue Agriculture Program |
| 2:30 | Vegetable Variety Update: Muskmelons and Watermelons | Chris Gunter, SW Purdue Agriculture Program |
| 3:00 | Vegetable Variety Update: Specialty Tomato Varieties | Liz Maynard, NW Commercial Horticulture Program, Purdue University |
| 3:15 | Does Pumpkin Planting Date affect Yield? | Liz Maynard, NW Commercial Horticulture Program, Purdue University |
| 3:30 | Pesticides in the Vegetable Greenhouse: Which, When and How | Dan Egel, SW Purdue Agriculture Program and Fred Whitford, Purdue Pesticide Programs |
| 4:00 | Adjourn | |
| Individuals who hold a valid Private Pesticide Applicator License from the State of Indiana with an expiration date of 2005, 2006 or 2007 may receive credit towards recertification by attending the morning session, and paying a $10 fee at the door (in addition to the cost of registration for the School). | ||
A registration fee of $20 per person will be collected at the door. For more information about the program or business display opportunities call 888-EXT-INFO and ask for Liz Maynard, or send e-mail to emaynard@purdue.edu.