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Erie Horticultural Society Chicken BBQ
Event Details
Date
July 30, 2025
Time
4:00pm-7:00pm
Location
Gravel Pit Park
10300 West Main Rd
North East, PA 16428
Cost
FREE REGISTRATION
Host
Erie Horticultural Society Chicken BBQ Meeting
- 4: 00 PM Start: Equipment show and vendor tables
- 4:30 PM (30 minutes) 1 core recertification credit
- Title: "Worker Protection Standard- What does compliance look like?"
- Speaker: Joni Davis
- Description: Inform-Protect-Mitigate. The whole reason for the regulation is to make sure those who work for you know what they are being exposed to, how to protect themselves from that exposure, and what to do if they are exposed to pesticides while working on the farm. During this talk, you will learn what it takes to gain compliance and how to maintain it year after year.
- 5:00 PM (30 minutes) 1 category recertification credits
- Title: "Update on vineyard weather stations and insect pest research"
- Speaker: Kim Knappenberger and Flor Acevedo
- Description: Discussion of the benefits of hosting weather stations within the vineyard, including degree day models and infection period estimation, and updates on management strategies for grape berry moth and spotted lanternfly.
- 5:30 PM (30 minutes) 1 core recertification credit
- Title: "Pesticide best practices and legal changes to labels for the coming growing season"
- Speaker: Megan Luke
- Description: Brief update regarding label changes to pesticides commonly used in grapes (ziram, captan, mancozeb), and overview of upcoming changes, including use of the EPA's Mitigation Menu and the Bulletins Live! 2 website.
- 6:00 PM (Dinner)
- 7:00 PM End
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