CT Agricultural Experiment Station

Plant Science Day, Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Taping of Plant Science Day 2012 by the Connecticut Network (CT-N) (www.ctn.state.ct.us)
Will be posted after the event.
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Doors Open at 9:30 a.m.
Program Begins at 10:00 a.m.
Event 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

10:00am--Greeting

In Main Tent at 11:15 a.m.

CENTURY FARM AWARD PRESENTATION
Futtner's Family Farm, LLC
East Hartford, CT
SAMUEL W. JOHNSON MEMORIAL LECTURE
Ms. Joan Nichols
Connecticut Certified Forester & President of the Connecticut Professional Timber Producers Assocaition, Inc.
"The Connecticut Forest Products Industry: Reflections on the Past, Outlook to the Future"

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Presentations on Research & Technical Demonstrations

10:00 a.m.
TECHNICAL DEMONSTRATION TENT
Ms. Mary K. Inman, Technician, Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology
Pruning Ornamental Shrubs
(20-minute demonstration, repeated twice during the day, 10:00 a.m. & 2:45 p.m.)

10:15 a.m.
MAIN TENT
Dr. Brian D. Eitzer, Analytical Chemist, Department of Analytical Chemistry
Honey Bees and Pesticides: Recent Research on Toxicity and Routes of Exposure

10:45 a.m.
MAIN TENT
Dr. Sandra L. Anagnostakis, Mycologist, Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology
New Disease Threats for our Trees

10:30 a.m.
TECHNICAL DEMONSTRATION TENT
Mr. Richard M. Cecarelli, Research Farm Manager, Lockwood Farm
 Mulching Basics
(20-minute demonstration, repeated twice during the day, 10:30 a.m. & 3:10 p.m.)

11:15 a.m.
MAIN TENT
Greeting and Director's Report, Century Farm Award, Experiment Station Associates, and
The Samuel W. Johnson Memorial Lecture

1:30 p.m.
MAIN TENT
Dr. Carole A. Cheah, Entomologist, Department of Entomology
Biological Control of Mile-A-Minute Weed

2:00 p.m.
MAIN TENT
Dr. Jeffrey S. Ward, Station Forester, Department of Forestry and Horticulture
Running Bamboo (Phyllostachus spp.) in Connecticut

2:45 p.m.
TECHNICAL DEMONSTRATION TENT
Ms. Mary K. Inman, Technician, Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology
Pruning Ornamental Shrubs
(20-minute demonstration, repeated twice during the day, 10:00 a.m. & 2:45 p.m.)

3:10 p.m.
TECHNICAL DEMONSTRATION TENT
Mr. Richard M. Cecarelli, Research Farm Manager, Lockwood Farm
Mulching Basics
(20-minute demonstration, repeated twice during the day, 10:30 a.m. & 3:10 p.m.)

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Pesticide Credit Tour

12:15pm-1:15pm Pesticide Credit Tour, Dr. Robert E. Marra

If you are interested in obtaining pesticide credits you must sign-in at the registration desk between 9:30am-
10:00am, and sign-out to pick up pesticide credit forms at 3:30 p.m.at the registration desk (R).

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Connecticut Pesticide Credits

Connecticut Pesticide credits will be offered for attending Plant Science Day. If you are interested in obtaining
pesticide credits, you must sign-in at the registration desk at the start of the day, between 9:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.,
collect signatures for the talks, demonstration, and tours you attended, and sign-out to pick up your pesticide credit
form at 3:30 p.m. at the registration desk (R).

Connecticut Pesticide credits offered:

ALL CATEGORIES and private applicator (PA) / 4 credit hours

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 Event 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
Barn Displays  60 Field Plots and Exhibits  Technical Demonstrations
Plant Diagnosis and Plant Identification  Insect Identification  Questions Answered  Passport for Children
Lockwood Farm Walking Tours  Connecticut Pesticide Credits Offered

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