CCH – Indiana Horticulture Conference and Expo

CCA TrackCCH TrackFresh Vegetables TrackPARP Track

1:00 pm-1:30 pm - Room: Salon 3

Understanding Soil Tests – Dr. Wenjing Guan and Dr. Liz Maynard

Excerpt: This presentation reviews the different types of tests that can be useful in vegetable production. Their usage and limitations, and how to interpret the results. >>> Read More.

CCA TrackCCH TrackFresh Vegetables TrackPARP Track

1:30 pm-2:00 pm - Room: Salon 3

Soil Nitrogen in a Wet Year – Dr. J. Camberato

CCA TrackCCH TrackHemp TrackPARP Track

1:30 pm-2:00 pm - Rooms: Salon 4 and Salon 5

Pesticide use in hemp – Mrs. Sarah Caffry

CCA TrackCCH TrackFresh Vegetables Track

2:00 pm-2:30 pm - Room: Salon 3

Reduced tillage systems for vegetable production – Dr. Ajay Nair

Excerpt: Strip-tillage production system with rolled and crimped cereal rye has been shown to promote soil health, resulting in significant increases in soil aggregate stability, potentially mineralizable nitrogen, active soil carbon, and microbial activity when compared to a conventionally tilled production system. To make strip-tillage and no-tillage systems viable options for growers, it is crucial to >>> Read More.

CCA TrackCCH TrackFruit TrackPARP Track

2:00 pm-3:00 pm - Rooms: Salon 7 and Salon 8

Pest and Disease Management Workshop

Excerpt: Pest Management – Dr. Elizabeth Long-Dr. Long will provide a brief overview of common insect pests for beginner-level apple growers. Disease Management – Dr. Janna Beckerman Intro to the spray guide – Dr. Laura Ingwell >>> Read More.

CCH TrackPARP TrackWine Grape Track

2:30 pm-3:00 pm - Rooms: Salon A and Salon B

Viticulture Overview of 2019 – Dr. Bruce Bordelon

AgTech TrackCCA TrackCCH TrackPARP Track

3:00 pm-3:30 pm - Rooms: Salon C and Salon D

How Machine Learning Impacts Weed Identification Accuracy on UAS-acquired Images – Dr. Dharmendra Saraswat

CCA TrackCCH TrackHemp TrackPARP Track

3:30 pm-4:00 pm - Rooms: Salon 4 and Salon 5

Insects eat hemp! Managing pests in a “new” crop – Ms. Marguerite Bolt

CCA TrackCCH TrackFresh Vegetables TrackPARP Track

4:00 pm-5:00 pm - Room: Salon 3

Specialty Melon Production – Dr. Petrus Langenhoven and Dr. Wenjing Guan

Excerpt: This presentation will introduce growers to specialty melon production. Information that will be covered include cultivar selection, production practices, fruit peel characteristics and microbial load, and consumer segment characterization. >>> Read More.

CCA TrackCCH TrackHemp TrackPARP Track

4:00 pm-4:30 pm - Rooms: Salon 4 and Salon 5

Weed management in hemp – Dr. Stephen Meyers

CCA TrackCCH TrackFarm 360 TrackPARP Track

4:30 pm-5:00 pm - Room: Salon E

Communications through Mapping Crops – Bob Walters, FieldWatch

CCA TrackCCH TrackHemp TrackPARP Track

4:30 pm-5:00 pm - Rooms: Salon 4 and Salon 5

Hemp pathogens – Dr. Janna Beckerman

CCA TrackCCH TrackPARP TrackRaw Products Track

10:00 am-10:30 am - Rooms: Salon 6, Salon 7, and Salon 8

Pathogen Populations as a Moving Target – David Francis

CCA TrackCCH TrackFresh Vegetables TrackPARP Track

10:30 am-11:00 am - Room: Salon D

Common herbicide misapplications and how to avoid them – Dr. Stephen Meyers

CCA TrackCCH TrackFruit TrackPARP Track

10:30 am-11:00 am - Rooms: Salon 1 and Salon 2

Bringing it into focus: A plant disease update for 2020 – Dr. Janna Beckerman

CCA TrackCCH TrackFruit TrackPARP Track

11:00 am-11:30 am - Rooms: Salon 1 and Salon 2

Cultural and physical methods of weed management in strawberry and vegetables – Dr. Steve Fennimore

CCA TrackCCH TrackFresh Vegetables TrackPARP Track

11:00 am-11:30 am - Room: Salon D

Sprayer Equipment and Parts- Breaking Down the Basics – Dr. Bryan Young

CCA TrackCCH TrackFresh Vegetables TrackPARP Track

11:30 am-12:00 pm - Room: Salon D

Automated and Non-Herbicidal Weed Control – Dr. Steven Fennimore

CCA TrackCCH TrackPARP TrackRaw Products Track

2:00 pm-3:00 pm - Rooms: Salon 6, Salon 7, and Salon 8

Strategies for Controlling Alternaria – Dr. Rachel Broadbent

CCH TrackPARP TrackWine Grape Track

3:30 pm-4:30 pm - Rooms: Salon A and Salon B

Midwest Fruit Pest Management Guide revisions: Grower input and discussion – Dr. Bruce Bordelon

CCA TrackCCH TrackFruit TrackPARP Track

3:30 pm-4:00 pm - Rooms: Salon 1 and Salon 2

Pollinators and pollinator-friendly habitat in fruit crops – Stephanie Frischie

CCA TrackCCH TrackFruit TrackPARP Track

4:00 pm-4:30 pm - Rooms: Salon 1 and Salon 2

Implementing Pollinator Habitat On Your Farm: Technical and Financial Assistance Through The Farm Bill – Brianne Lowe

CCA TrackCCH TrackFresh Vegetables TrackPARP Track

8:00 am-8:30 am - Room: Salon D

What Products Work Best for Bacterial Spot of Tomato? – Dr. Dan Egel

CCA TrackCCH TrackFresh Vegetables TrackPARP Track

8:30 am-9:00 am - Room: Salon D

Pepper Weevil on the Horizon? – Dr. Elizabeth Long

Excerpt: Dr. Long will briefly highlight common insect pests of peppers, including flies, aphids, caterpillars, and mites. The majority of this session will focus on the pepper weevil, a small snout beetle that attacks all pepper types. I will provide a brief overview of pepper weevil biology and management in pepper production. >>> Read More.

CCA TrackCCH TrackFruit TrackPARP Track

9:00 am-9:30 am - Rooms: Salon 1 and Salon 2

Glyphosate: Considerations for its use in 2020 – Dr. Stephen Meyers

CCA TrackCCH TrackFresh Vegetables TrackPARP Track

9:00 am-9:30 am - Room: Salon D

Keeping Aphids Under Control – Dr. Laura Ingwell

CCA TrackCCH TrackFresh Vegetables TrackPARP Track

10:00 am-10:30 am - Room: Salon D

Implementing IPM in pollinator-dependent crops – Dr. Laura Ingwell

CCA TrackCCH TrackFresh Vegetables TrackPARP Track

10:30 am-11:00 am - Room: Salon D

Implementing Pollinator Habitat On Your Farm: Technical and Financial Assistance Through The Farm Bill – Brianne Lowe

CCA TrackCCH TrackHemp TrackPARP Track

12:00 pm-12:30 pm - Rooms: Salon 4 and Salon 5

Track: CCH

Tuesday

Understanding Soil Tests – Dr. Wenjing Guan and Dr. Liz Maynard

Soil Nitrogen in a Wet Year – Dr. J. Camberato

Pesticide use in hemp – Mrs. Sarah Caffry

Reduced tillage systems for vegetable production – Dr. Ajay Nair

Pest and Disease Management Workshop

Viticulture Overview of 2019 – Dr. Bruce Bordelon

How Machine Learning Impacts Weed Identification Accuracy on UAS-acquired Images – Dr. Dharmendra Saraswat

Insects eat hemp! Managing pests in a “new” crop – Ms. Marguerite Bolt

Specialty Melon Production – Dr. Petrus Langenhoven and Dr. Wenjing Guan

Weed management in hemp – Dr. Stephen Meyers

Communications through Mapping Crops – Bob Walters, FieldWatch

Hemp pathogens – Dr. Janna Beckerman

Wednesday

Pathogen Populations as a Moving Target – David Francis

Common herbicide misapplications and how to avoid them – Dr. Stephen Meyers

Bringing it into focus: A plant disease update for 2020 – Dr. Janna Beckerman

Cultural and physical methods of weed management in strawberry and vegetables – Dr. Steve Fennimore

Sprayer Equipment and Parts- Breaking Down the Basics – Dr. Bryan Young

Automated and Non-Herbicidal Weed Control – Dr. Steven Fennimore

Strategies for Controlling Alternaria – Dr. Rachel Broadbent

Midwest Fruit Pest Management Guide revisions: Grower input and discussion – Dr. Bruce Bordelon

Pollinators and pollinator-friendly habitat in fruit crops – Stephanie Frischie

Implementing Pollinator Habitat On Your Farm: Technical and Financial Assistance Through The Farm Bill – Brianne Lowe

Thursday

What Products Work Best for Bacterial Spot of Tomato? – Dr. Dan Egel

Pepper Weevil on the Horizon? – Dr. Elizabeth Long

Glyphosate: Considerations for its use in 2020 – Dr. Stephen Meyers

Keeping Aphids Under Control – Dr. Laura Ingwell

Implementing IPM in pollinator-dependent crops – Dr. Laura Ingwell

Implementing Pollinator Habitat On Your Farm: Technical and Financial Assistance Through The Farm Bill – Brianne Lowe

Light choices for hemp pest management – Dr. Laura Ingwell

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