Personnel & Programs
Administration
Dr. Alan Grant Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Dr. Saied Mostaghimi Associate Dean and Director, Virginia Agric. Experiment Station
Dr. Jody Jellison Associate Director, Virginia Agricultutral Experiment Station
Dr. Edwin Jones Associate Dean and Director, Virginia Cooperative Extension
Weed Science Program
Dr. Henry Wilson Professor
Tommy Hines Research Specialist Sr.
Kurt Vollmer Ph.D. Student
Jon Killmon Research Assistant
Entomology Program
Dr. Tom Kuhar Associate Professor
Hélène Doughty Res. Specialist Sr./MALS Student
Christopher Phillips Ph.D. Student
Anna Wallingford Ph.D. Student
Adam Wimer Ph.D. Student
James Jenrette Research Assistant
Logan Lilliston Summer Research Assistant
Jordan Miles Summer Research Assistant
Jill Rajevich Summer Research Assistant
Horticulture Program
Dr. Josh Freeman Assistant Professor
Ursula Deitch Research Specialist Sr./
MALS Student
Joe Aigner Research Assistant
Dave Marshall Research Assistant
Milton Sturgis Research Assistant
Will Hines Summer Research Assistant
Ashtyn Mckenzie Summer Research Assistant
Plant Pathology Program
Dr. Steve Rideout Associate Professor/Director
Christine Waldenmaier Research Specialist Sr.
Kate Fiedler Ph.D. Student
Jessica Cooper M.S. Student
Stephanie Pollard M.S. Student
Mary Blodgett Research Assistant
Annette Kellam Research Assistant
Kristen Fread Summer Research Assistant
Jonathan McClaskey Summer Research Assistant
Emily Mills Summer Research Assistant
Soils/Nutrient Management Program
Dr. Mark Reiter Assistant Professor
John Mason Research Specialist
Cathy Fleming Ph.D. Student
Jane Corson-Lassiter MALS Student
Cheryl Harte Research Assistant
Kim Mills Research Assistant
Renee Tatum Research Assistant
Hannah Mills Summer Research Assistant
Brandon White Summer Research Assistant
Water Quality Program
Dr. Zach Easton Assistant Professor
Mark Rogers Ph.D. Student
Emily Lassiter M.S. Student
Nick Smith M.S. Student
ESAREC Support Staff
Tommy Custis Agricultural Farm Manager
Lauren Seltzer Executive Secretary Sr.
Carrie Potts Bookkeeper
James Warren Agricultural Supervisor
Kyle Crutchley Farm Assistant
Winter Cullen Farm Assistant
Linwood Sturgis Farm Assistant
James Burrus Custodial
Local County VCE Agriculture &
Natural Resources Agents
Theresa Long ANR Extension Agent, Accomack County
Bill Shockley Unit Coordinator, ANR Extension Agent, Northampton County
Lunch and Refreshments
Sponsored By:
Virginia Soybean Association
Bayer CropSciences
Marrone Bio Innovations
Syngenta Crop Protection
Certified Crop Advisor and Private Pesticide Applicator Recertification
In order to receive CCA or private pesticide applicator recertification credits, attendees must attend the entire field day and complete the sign-in sheets.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
8:00 am Registration and Coffee – ESAREC Staff
9:00 am Welcome and Introductory Remarks – Saied Mostaghimi, Ed Jones & Steve Rideout
STOP 1 – Update on new reduce risk insecticides for vegetable crops - Tom Kuhar, Helene Doughty, Jim Jenrette, & Adam Wimer.
STOP 2 – Grafted tomatoes for disease management – Teddy McAvoy & Josh Freeman
STOP 3 – Methyl bromide alternatives and TIF mulch – Josh Freeman & Teddy McAvoy
STOP 4 – Dicamba resistant soybeans and marestail – Henry Wilson, Tommy Hines & Kurt Vollmer
STOP 5 – Denitrifying bioreactor performance update – Zach Easton & Emily Lassiter
STOP 6 – Update on Colorado potato beetle management in Virginia. - Adam Wimer, Tom Kuhar, Helene Doughty & Jim Jenrette
STOP 7 – Potato and cucurbit disease update – Steve Rideout, Christine Waldenmaier & Jessica Cooper
STOP 8 – Irrigation and nitrogen management in tomatoes – Cathy Fleming, Mark Reiter & Josh Freeman
STOP 9 – Soil fertility and management update in vegetable and agronomic crops – Mark Reiter & John Mason
STOP 10 – Transforming and recycling poultry litter as a NEW fertilizer source – Jane Corson-Lassiter & Mark Reiter
STOP 11 – Tomato disease and food safety update – Steve Rideout, Christine Waldenmaier, Kate Fiedler & Stephanie Pollard
Return to Head house.
STOP 12 – Field crop disease update – Steve Rideout & Christine Waldenmaier
STOP 13 – Management of glyphosate resistant Palmer Amaranth – Kurt Vollmer, Henry Wilson & Tommy Hines
STOP 14 – Virginia Soybean Association – Matt Hickman, Dick Atkinson & Tommy Hines
11:55 am Closing comments and acknowledgements – Steve Rideout
12:00 pm Sponsored lunch; Catered by August Boys
If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact Lauren or Carrie at 757-414-0724* during business hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to discuss accommodations.
*TDD number is (800) 828-1120.
2012 Annual
Eastern Shore AREC Research Field Day
EASTERN SHORE
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH
AND EXTENSION CENTER
33446 Research Drive
Painter, VA 23420
757-414-0724
http://www.arec.vaes.vt.edu/eastern-shore/index.html
July 18, 2012