2024 | Volume 15, Issue 9
Inside this Issue:
Extensión en Español Check out Extensión en Español, a Spanish language blog by two UMD professors, Anahí Espíndola (Entomology) and Macarena Farcuh (Plant Sciences & Landscape Architecture). https://extensionesp.umd.edu/
They cover a range of topics, including fruit, pollinators, pests, soils, and pesticides.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 6, 2024
Keedysville, MD - Harvest and postharvest practices for improving apple fruit marketability: Fruit quality and safety workshop will be held at the University of Maryland, Western Maryland Research and Education Center, 18330 Keedysville Road, Keedysville, MD 21756, on Monday, November 4, 2024, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The cost to attend the workshop is $25, which includes snacks, lunch, coffee, and networking. Learn about the latest technologies and strategies for improving apple fruit marketability while maintaining fruit quality and produce safety. Presentations, demonstrations, and discussions! To register, go to https://go.umd.edu/AppleWorkshop
AGENDA
| 8:30 a.m. | REGISTRATION |
APPLE FRUIT QUALITY/ HORTICULTURE |
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| 9:00 a.m. | Horticultural Practices and their Impact on Apple Fruit Quality. Dr. Macarena Farcuh, University of Maryland |
| 9:45 a.m. | Integrative Solutions for Controlling Fruit Drop and Enhancing Apple Coloration. Dr. Sherif M. Sherif, Virginia Tech |
| 10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 a.m. | An Update About Apple Postharvest Diseases and their Management for Growers in the Mid-Atlantic. Dr. Kari Peter, Penn State University |
| 11:15 a.m. | Achieving Fruit Quality by Managing Fireblight and Other Orchard Troubles. Mr. Dave Myers, University of Maryland Extension-Anne Arundel Co. |
| Noon | Working Lunch (Graduate students present their posters) |
| APPLE FRUIT SAFETY | |
| 1:00 p.m. | Benefits and Food Safety Risks in Postharvest Produce Washing. Dr. Rohan Tikekar, University of Maryland |
| 2:00 p.m. | Break |
| 2:15 p.m. | Navigating the New Pre-Harvest Agricultural Water Rule. Ms. Carol Allen, University of Maryland |
| 3:30 p.m. | Wrap up and evaluation/surveys |
For more information or if you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event (two weeks prior), please contact Dr. Macarena Farcuh at mfarcuh@umd.edu or by calling (301) 405-1323.
Upcoming Events
Additional upcoming events can be found on the UME events website.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in any UME event or activity, please contact your local University of Maryland Extension Office 2 weeks prior to the event.
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EDITOR
Emily Zobel
University of Maryland Extension Agent - Dorchester County
501 Court Lane, Room 208
Cambridge, MD 21613
Phone: (410) 410-228-8800
Email: ezobel@umd.edu
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