Stateline Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference - Rockford 2024
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28th Annual Stateline Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference - Monday, February 19, 2024, at NIU-Rockford, 8500 E State Street, Rockford, Illinois
To ensure that you get lunch, please register no later than Thursday, February 15.
University of Illinois Extension is excited to present the 28th Annual Stateline Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference at NIU-Rockford in Rockford, Illinois. This conference addresses common issues facing fruit and vegetable growers, hoping to provide the most up-to-date information to ensure a successful growing season and business.
The registration fee is $35 per person and $25 for additional employees of the same farm. This fee includes your choice of 5 different breakouts, a general session, and a boxed lunch from Mary's Market.
Check-in begins at 8:30 a.m. We will start promptly at 9:00 a.m.
*Due to our catering deadline, we cannot provide a lunch for anyone who registers after 12:00 p.m. (noon) on Friday, February 16th. Multiple food options are available within a few miles of the conference center.
SCHEDULE:
9:00 to 9:30 a.m. Welcome
9:30 to 10:15 a.m. Breakout Session A
Fruit - Updates on Apple Disease Management, Dr Mohammad Babadoost, University of Illinois
Vegetable - A Year in Pumpkin IPM, Marissa Schuh, University of Minnesota Extension
New Grower - Blueberries: From B to Z, Cheyenne Sloan, Michigan State University Extension
10:15 to 11:00 a.m. Breakout Session B
Fruit - Diagnosis and Management of Raspberry Cane and Fruit Disease, Dr. Leslie Holland, University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension
Vegetable - Lessons in Tomato Pest Management from High Tunnels and Open Fields, Dr. Kacie Athey, University of Illinois Extension
New Grower - Where Do I Begin?! Information and Guidance for Your First Steps with NRCS, Jamie Jones, NRCS
11:00 to 11:15 a.m. BREAK
11:15 to Noon Breakout Session C
Fruit - Maintaining Your Blueberries for Years to Come, Cheyenne Sloan, Michigan State University Extension
Vegetable - Updates on Solanaceous Disease Management, Dr Mohammad Babadoost, University of Illinois
New Grower - Beginning IPM for Insects, Marissa Schuh, University of Minnesota Extension
Noon - 1:00 p.m. LUNCH
1:00 to 1:45 p.m. Breakout Session D
Fruit - Identification and Management of Blueberry Fruit, Dr. Leslie Holland, University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension
Vegetable - Updates on Cucurbit Disease Management, Dr Mohammad Babadoost, University of Illinois
New Grower - Integrating Livestock into Your Operation, Sarah Farley, University of Illinois Extension
1:45 to 2:00 p.m. Breakout Session E
Fruit - New and Old Pests in Fruit Production: Spotted Lanternfly, Periodical Cicadas, and Plum Curculio, Dr. Kacie Athey, University of Illinois Extension
Vegetable - Fertility Management Decision Making Tools, Zack Grant, University of Illinois Extension
New Grower - Pumpkin Planning and Planting: Your First Field, Grant McCarty, University of Illinois Extension
2:30 to 2:45 p.m. BREAK
2:45 - 3:30 p.m. Joint Session F
Considerations for Herbicide Resistance, Use, and Management in Specialty Crops, Kathryn Seebruck, University of Illinois Extension