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March 15, 2023 | Day 1

Industry Development

Business planning for small scale intensive vegetable growers.

Jean-Martin Fortier

Changing the channel: Guidelines on selling produce to conventional grocery retailers.

Alan Archibald

Supply chain project.

Blair Hyslop

So you’ve been growing veggies but now need to make important decisions.

Jean Martin Fortier

What you need to know about selling agri-food at retail and export. (Food safety programs and systems)

Daryl Loback

Selling to restaurants – Building business relationships.

Gemma McNeill, Zaklan Farm

CEA/greenhouse

Climate control and automation for 3 season greenhouses.

Elisabeth Vychytil, Climax conseils

Common greenhouse pests and control options.

Geneviève Labrie, CRAM

Building knowledge in NB greenhouse vegetable production through consultation project.

Pauline Richard/Venessa Allain, DAAF

Vertical hydroponic systems.

Dr. Mirza, CEA consultant

Managing your biological control agents (factsheets)

Geneviève Labrie, CRAM

What you need to know about growing cold climate crops in tunnels and minimally heated greenhouses.

Charlotte Giard-Laliberté, CETAB+

Blueberry

Fertilization, management area and optical tools for rapid diagnosis of foliar nitrogen.

Jean Lafond, AAFC

All we know about irrigating wild blueberry fields.

Dave Yarborough, U of Maine

Wild blueberry diseases and their management.

Seanna Annis, U of Maine

Update on precision Ag technology for the wild blueberry cropping system.

Craig MacEachern and Travis Esau, Dalhousie University

Remote sensing and prescription mapping.

Dave Percival, Dalhousie University

Wild blueberry weed research results.

Scott White, Dalhousie University

WBANA Canada 2.0.

Néri Vautour, WBANA Canada

Honeybee and pollination.

Annie Bennett, Perennia

Small Fruit

Common and emerging pests in small fruits (diseases & insects).

Chris Maund and Michael Tesfaendrias, DAAF

Variety evaluation and breeding activities in berry crops at Agriculture Canada.

Béatrice Amyotte -AAFC

Strawberry Basics: What is in your play book?

Sonny Murray, Perennia

The raspberry plant: What you should know?

David Handley, U of Maine

Nova Scotia’s experience with long cane raspberries.

Sonny Murray, Perennia

Experience with minor small fruits: haskaps, aronia and elderberries.

David Handley, U of Maine

March 16, 2023 | Day 2

Industry Development

Emerging technologies in agriculture: The role of drones and AI in the present and future of farming.

Mathieu Bilodeau, Patrick Hennessy,
Travis Esau, Dalhousie University

Common safety gaps found in the agricultural sector.

Lisa Waugh, Worksafe NB

Cover cropping in vegetable and berry crop rotations: making cover crops work on your operation.

Sonny Murray, Perennia

Regulations related to irrigation systems.

Joanie Bertin, Lee Swanson and Frederic Paillard, DELG

On-line Environmental Farm Plan.

Likhita Potluri, Ag Alliance

Honey Bees: providing value, requiring protection!

Andrew Byers, Perennia

Promoting wild bees in agricultural spaces.

Jess Vickruck, AAFC Fredericton

Impact of pesticide label changes on growers.

Caleigh Hallink-Irwin, FVGC

Apple

Common and emerging pests. (diseases & insects)

Chris Maund and
Michael Tesfaendrias, DAAF

Growing concerns – New apple pests on Ontario’s radar.

Kristy Grigg-McGuffin, OMAFRA

Apple Crop Load Management.

Dr. John Cline, U of Guelph

PGRs for apple harvest management.

Dr. John Cline, U of Guelph

Bitter pit causes and prediction in Honeycrisp apples.

Dr. Renae Moran, U of Maine

Modernizing tree fruit germplasm development at Summerland.

Dr. Amritpal Singh, AAFC Summerland

Vegetable

Development in rational irrigation management.

Paul Deschênes, IRDA

Physical weed control – why, what, and how.

Peyton Ginakes, U of Maine

Common and emerging pests in vegetables. (diseases & insects)

Chris Maund and Michael Tesfaendrias, DAAF

Plasticulture for vegetable production.

Mark Hutton, U of Maine

Garlic diseases.

Michael Tesfaendrias, DAAF

Managing cucurbit diseases.

Meg McGrath, Cornell University

Cranberry

The future of insect pest management.

Didier Labarre, APCQ

Beehive confinement during treatment.

François Gervais, CETAQ

Major cranberry diseases in NB.

Jennifer McDonald and Michael Tesfaendrias, DAAF

Cranberry fruit maturity and its relationship to fruit firmness.

Amaya Atchua, U of Wisconsin-Madison

Environmental regulations for cranberry development.

Lee Swanson, DELG

Flooding for fireworm control.

François Gervais, CETAQ

Monitoring for major cranberry insect pests.

Chris Maund, DAAF