Twilight Meeting for Fruit Growers
Location: McCleafs Orchard, 104 W. Guernsey Road, Biglerville, PA
Time: 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Topics: This is a wonderful opportunity to take a tour of a local orchard, meet fellow fruit growers and expand your knowledge. Educational session will include disease, insect and weed control strategies, maintenance of an effective IPM Program as well as cropload management for consistent fruit size and quality. Don't miss out! This tour will feature high tunnels for cherries and diversified small fruit, vegetable, and tree fruit plantings to meet "buy local" consumer interests.
Contact: Tara Baugher at tab36@psu.edu

2012 Strawberry Twilight Meeting
Location: Wye Research and Education Center, 211 Farm Lane, Queenstown, MD
Time: 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Registration: Pre-registration is not necessary, refreshments will be served. It you need special assistance to attend this program, please contact Debby Dant, ddant@umd.edu or call 410-827-8056 no later than May 2, 2012.
Topics: You will hear University of Maryland and USDA small fruit experts discuss
the current season's challenges and the impact that the new fruit pest
may have on the industry. And will see the USDA Moveable High Tunnel plots with plasticulture strawberry production; University of MD Strawberry High Tunnel plots
with table top production demonstration and bio-fumigation trial; and
Outdoor Plasticulture Fertility Trial plots with Chandler strawberries.

Maryland Wineries Association (MWA) Seminar: Grape Berry Moth and other mid-season pest control
Location: Big Cork Vineyards, 4238 Main Street, Rohrersville, MD 21779
Time: 5:30 PM - Vineyard meeting; 7:00 dinner and wine discussion
Cost: $15 per person - payable to Maryland Wineries Association at the door
R.S.V.P: by May 1, to kevin@marylandwine.com
Description: MWA is pleased to announce an educational vineyard meeting at Big Cork Vineyards, followed by a casual dinner at the home of Randy and Jennifer Thompson. Ben Renshaw of 8 Chains North winery and grower of 15 years in Loudoun County, VA, will discuss mid-season pest control, with particular emphasis on Grape Berry Moth monitoring and control.  Ben will have his wines for tasting at the dinner and will talk about his wine making techniques and styles. We'll take a tour of Big Cork's vineyard, now in its second leaf.

Twilight Meeting for Fruit Growers, Knouse Fruitlands Orchard, Quincy, PA
Location: Knouse Fruitlands Orchard, Quincy, PA (watch out for Orchard Meeting signs)
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Description: This is an opportunity to take a tour of a local orchard, meet fellow fruit growers and expand your knowledge. Educational session will include maintenance of an effective IPM Program as well as cropload management for consistent fruit size and quality. The tour features transitions from medium to high density.
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Innovative Under Vine Management Strategies Webcast
Location: Web Cast (computer and internet connection required)
Hosted by: Alice Wise and Libby Tarleton, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County (NY)
Time: 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Topics: Intrarow cover crops and other practices to favorably alter vine growth and canopy architecture presented by Dr. Tony Wolf, Virginia Tech and Vineyard Floor Management and Soil Health presented by Dr. Ian Merwin, Cornell University.
Registration: To preregister, please contact Alice Wise or Libby Tarleton @
631-727-3595 or lt68@cornell.edu at least several days prior to the presentation, details on connecting to the webcast will be e-mailed to registrants

Western Region Fruit Growers' Twilight Meeting
Location: Triple B Farms, 823 Berry Lane, Monongahela, PA 15063
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Topics: Farm History - Beinlich Family, Chemical Thinning, Weed Control Options, Next Year Bloom Enhancement, Seasonal update on Fruit Insect IPM, Local Marketing Trends.
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Spring Orchard Meeting for Fruit Growers (Erie County)
Location: Burch Farms Country Market, 9210 Sidehill Road, North East, PA
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Topics: Erie County growers will hold a lunch-time orchard meeting at Burch Farms Country Market. Pizza will be served, and Dr. Greg Krawczyk will give an update on insect pest monitoring and management. There is no charge, but pre-registration is required. 3 category credits, pending approval.
Registration: contact the Erie County Extension Office at 814-825-0900

University of Delaware Small Fruit Twilight
Location: Carvel Research and Education Center, 16483 County Seat Highway, Georgetown, DE 19947
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Contact: Gordon Johnson at 302-856-7303 or gcjohn@udel.edu
Description: Participants will have the opportunity to tour experimental plots and hear about current research on June-bearing and day-neutral strawberries, blueberries and blackberries.

Twilight Meeting for Fruit Growers
Location: Ridgetop Orchard, 2953 Valley Road, Fishertown, PA 15539
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Topics/Description: This is a wonderful opportunity to take a tour of a local orchard, meet fellow fruit growers and expand your knowledge. Educational session will include disease, insect and weed control strategies, maintenance of an effective IPM Program as well as cropload management for consistent fruit size and quality. Don't miss out!

Twilight Meeting for Fruit Growers, Susquehanna,PA
Location: Karl Schlegel Fruit Farm, 1426 State Route 147, Dalmatia, PA 17017
Time: 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Topics: This is a wonderful opportunity to take a tour of a local orchard, meet fellow fruit growers and expand your knowledge. Educational session will include disease, insect and weed control strategies, maintenance of an effective IPM Program as well as cropload management for consistent fruit size and quality. Don't miss out!
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MGGA Summer Field Day - Layton's Chance Vineyard and Winery
Location: Layton's Chance Vineyard and Winery, 4225 New Bridge Road, Vienna, MD 21869
Time: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Topics & Events: Worker Protection Standard Training, Grape IPM, Hot Topics & Updates from UME Research vineyards, Sampling Petiole & Soil tests - Interpreting the results, Calibrating Meters & Sampling Fruit for Accurate Results, Layton's Chance Vineyard and Winery Tour and Tasting.
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Twilight Meeting for Fruit Growers
Location: Catoctin Mountain Orchard, 15036 North Franklinville Road, Thurmont, MD
Time: 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Topics: This is a wonderful opportunity to take a tour of a local orchard, meet fellow fruit growers and expand your knowledge. Educational session will include disease, insect and weed control strategies, maintenance of an effective IPM Program as well as cropload management for consistent fruit size and quality. Don't miss out! The Catoctin Mt. Orchard tour will include roadside marketing and fruit growing with a focus on fruit quality.

Virginia Tech Cooperative Extension Vineyard Tour
Location: Stone Tower Winery & Willowcroft Farm Vineyards, Loudoun County
Directions: Stone Tower is located ~8 miles south of Leesburg, drive south from
Leesburg on Rt. 15, right onto Hogback Mountain Road, vineyard will be on the left
~1.5 miles. To Willowcroft- leave Stone Tower and take a left onto Hogback
continue ~1 mile and take a left at the T-intersection onto Mount Gilead Road,
Continue ~ 1.5 miles and Willowcroft Farm Vineyard will be on the right.
Time: 6:00 PM at Stone Tower Winery and 7:30 PM at Willowcroft Farm Vineyards (rain or shine)
Registration: no need to register for the meeting. Attendees are asked to bring a bag lunch.
Topics: Seasonal viticultural and pest management reminders, North American
Grapevine Yellows, planting density, and trends in vineyard installation. The
Loudoun County Winegrowers business meeting will follow the vineyard tours.
Presenters: Tony Wolf, Mizuho Nita, Bryan Toy, Dean Triplett, Tremain Hatch
Contact: Tremain Hatch, Virginia Tech (thatch@vt.edu) or (540) 869-2560 x11

New Grape Grower Workshop
Location: Penn State Lehigh Valley, 2809 Saucon Valley Road, Center Valley, PA 18034
Time: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Cost: $80 per person (Includes lunch, breaks, handouts and program materials.) $95 per person - Late registration (walk-ins) Registration Deadline: June 8, 2012
Description: New Grape Grower Workshop offers an overview of commercial wine grape vineyard development into the second year including vineyard economics and grape marketing, equipment needs, the basics of site selection and preparation, planting and new vine care. With the information you gain from this workshop you are prepared to make a decision about whether or not to plant a vineyard. It provides a foundation upon which you can build your vineyard project if you decide to proceed. Much more learning and experience is needed before the first vine is planted.
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