High Tunnels at Indiana Horticultural Congress

Registration information for the Indiana Horticultural Congress and the Hotel can be found here http://www.inhortcongress.org/

On Wednesday of Hort. Congress, Jan. 20th, one of the tracks will focus on High Tunnel production. We have some exciting speakers joining us. The agenda for that session is below –

High Tunnels 1/20/2010

This Program is Sponsored by North Central Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education

8:30 Welcome – Amy Thompson, Purdue Extension Educator

8:40 Producer Panel – Perspectives on Current High Tunnel Production in Indiana

9:20 Wish Lists For Your Next High Tunnel – Adam Montri, Student Organic Farm Outreach Coordinator, Michigan State University

10:15 – Break

10:45 – Small Fruits For High Tunnel Production – Kathy Demchak, Pennsylvania State University

11:45 –Lunch Break

1:15 – Clarifying Rules for High Tunnel Applications - Fred Whitford, Director Purdue Pesticide Programs & Dan Egel, Extension Vegetable Pathologist, Purdue University

2:00- Creating a Fertility Management Program for Your High Tunnel – Liz Maynard and Shubin Saha, Regional Horticulture Extension Specialists, Purdue University

2:50 Break -

3:00 Options for 12 Months of Production – Adam Montri, Student Organic Farm Outreach Coordinator, Michigan State University