WMREC Twilight Meeting
Updated: March 31, 2025

Event: Ag Integrated Pest Management Web Series
Time: 12 noon - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Online webinar (via Zoom)
Description: Weeds, diseases, and insects are often a major concern for growers in Maryland. Integrated pest management (IPM) programs incorporate multiple pest management strategies into their production practices. Join us monthly for timely topics to help manage pests on the farms. Hosted via Zoom, on the Third Thursday of every month at noon, these one-hour sessions are both informative and interactive, providing an opportunity for participants to learn and engage with specialists in the field.

  • March 20th - Understanding Bulletins Live! Two - Emily Zobel
  • April 17th - Whitefly and thrips control in greenhouse and high tunnel operations - Dr. Veronica Yurchak, University of Maryland Extension Specialist, Vegetable Production
  • May 15th - Managing squash bugs and cucumber beetles in cucurbit crops - Dr. Tom Kuhar, Virginia Tech.
  • June 26th - Palmer amaranth and pigweed control - Dr. Kurt M. Vollmer, University of Maryland Extension Specialist-Weed Management
  • July 17th - Corn spot and tar update and prevention - Andy Kness, University of Maryland Extension
  • August 21st - Managing late-season corn earworm - Hayden Schug, University of Maryland Extension
  • September 18th - Neo-P and other strawberry diseases - Dr. Mengjun Hu, University of Maryland
  • October 16th - Cover crops for weed management - Dr. Dwayne Joseph, University of Maryland Extension

Pesticide Credits will be available but vary by date. Please contact Emily Zobel (ezobel@umd.edu) or Hayden Schug (hschug@umd.edu) for more information. 

If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Emily Zobel (ezobel@umd.edu) or Hayden Schug (hschug@umd.edu).

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Event: Remote Delivery PSA Produce Safety Rule (PSR) Grower Training
Dates: April 1-2, 2025 |  Tuesday & Wednesday
Time: 11:30 am to 4:45 p.m. each day  |  Cost: $35
Description: This is a virtual event Who Should Attend? Fruit and vegetable growers and others interested in learning about produce safety, the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule, Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs), and co-management of natural resources and food safety.
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/remote-delivery-psa-produce-safety-rule-psr-grower-training-tickets-1040323554757?aff=erelpanelorg

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Event: In Person, PSA Produce Safety Rule Grower Training
Date: April 10, 2025  |  Thursday
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  |  Cost: $35
Location: Silver Spring Civic Building at Veterans Plaza, 1 Veterans Place Silver Spring, MD 20910
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-person-psa-produce-safety-rule-psr-grower-training-silver-spring-md-tickets-1255088476419?aff=erelexpmlt
For more information: If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this activity, contact Margaret Todd at motodd@law.umaryland.edu

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Event: In-Person - Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and Introduction to the Produce Safety Rule
Date: April 12, 2025  |  Saturday
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  |  Cost: Free
Location: Plantation Park Heights Urban Farm, 3811 Park Heights Ave, Baltimore, MD 21215
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/in-person-good-ag-practices-introduction-to-the-produce-safety-rule-tickets-1298328528579?aff=oddtdtcreator
For more information: If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this activity, contact Carol Allen, callen12@umd.edu

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Event: In Person, Lab 'n Lecture: Understanding and Complying with the New PSR Ag Water Assessment Rule
Date: April 23, 2025  |  Wednesday
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  |  Cost: $20
Location: Wye Research & Education Center, 124 Wye Narrows Dr, Queenstown, MD 21658
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/produce-safety-rule-agricultural-water-assessments-workshop-tickets-1276550830899
For more information: If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this activity, contact Margaret Todd at motodd@law.umaryland.edu

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Event: In Person, PSA Produce Safety Rule Grower Training
Date: May 10, 2025  |  Saturday
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  |  Cost: $45
Location: 10789 Stewart Neck Road Princess Anne, MD 21853
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/psa-produce-safety-rule-psr-grower-training-princess-anne-md-tickets-1233875257109?aff=erelexpmlt
For more information: If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this activity, contact Margaret Todd at motodd@law.umaryland.edu

Viticulture and Grape Growing Workshops

The New Grape Grower Workshop is held yearly during the month of March or April at the Maryland Wine Grape Industry Annual Meeting, sponsored by the Maryland Grape Growers Association and Maryland Wineries Association in cooperation with the University of Maryland Extension.

This course offers a broad overview of commercial vineyard development from pre-plant planning into the third year including economics and marketing information, variety, clone, and rootstock choices, site selection and preparation, pre-plant decisions, equipment, and supply requirements. We will also cover the basics of ordering, planting, and tending the vines through the third year of growth, as well as best practices for training, canopy management, and pest management.

The workshop is classroom format with a lot of time for Q&A.This seminar is a good overview of what is involved with getting a commercial vineyard started in the Mid-Atlantic.

View recordings from previous workshop

Central Maryland Vegetable Growers Virtual Meeting
Date: January 28, 2020 | Length: 4:04:35

Virtual Winter Vegetable Grower Meeting
Date: December 2, 2020 | Length: 4:14:46
Topics discussed: Legalities of Direct Farm Marketing Specialty Crops, Sarah Everhart, Legal Specialist,
University of Maryland; Maryland Food Safety Program Update, Angela Ferelli, Agent Associate & Carol Allen, Agent Associate, University of Maryland; Vegetable Weed Control Update; Kurt Vollmer, Weed Science Specialist, University of Maryland Extension; MDA Pesticide Update, Maryland Department of Agriculture; Odd Insects and Diseases of Vegetables, Jerry Brust, Vegetable IPM Specialist, University of Maryland Extension; Managing Salinity and pH in High tunnels, Neith little, Urban Educator & Andrew Ristvey, Alternative Crops Specialist, University of Maryland Extension; Vegetable Trials Update, Gordon Johnson, Vegetable Specialist, University of Delaware Extension; and MDA Nutrient Management Update, Maryland Department of Agriculture

Virtual Winter Fruit Grower Meeting
Date: December 10, 2020  |  Thursday
Time:  8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.  |  Location: Virtual
Topics discussed: Spotted Wing Drosophila on Cranberries, Maggie Lewis, Entomology, Graduate Student University of Maryland; Insect Biological Control, Alan Leslie, Extension Educator University of Maryland Extension; Small Fruit Update, Ben Beale, Extension Educator University of Maryland Extension; MDA PAT Update, Maryland Department of Agriculture; Food Safety Update, Angela Ferelli, Agent Associate, Carol Allen, Agent Associate University of Maryland; Soil Health in High Tunnels, Neith little, Urban Educator, and Andrew Ristvey, Alternative Crops Specialist University of Maryland Extension; Fruit Tactics for the Coastal Plains, Dave Myers, Extension Educator University of Maryland Extension; and MDA Nutrient Management Update, Maryland department of Agriculture

Bay Area Virtual Fruit Meeting
Date: February 10, 2021 | Length: 4:23:36
Topics discussed: Legalities of Direct Farm Marketing Specialty Crops, Sarah Everhart, Legal Specialist,
University of Maryland; Insect Control Update, Kelly Hamby, Entomology Assistant Professor, University of Maryland; Fruit Weed Control Update, Kurt Vollmer, Weed Science Specialist, University of Maryland Extension; MDA PAT Update, Maryland Department of Agriculture; Apple Maturity and Harvest, Macarena Farcuh, Horticulture Assistant Professor, University of Maryland; Maryland Vineyard Industry Update, Joe Fiola, Viticulture & Small Fruit Specialist, University of Maryland Extension; Climate Change and the Orchard, Chris Walsh,, Horticulture Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland; MDA Nutrient Management Update, Maryland Department of Agriculture

 

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