Plant Science Day, August 6, 2008

Lockwood Farm
890 Evergreen Avenue
Hamden, CT  06518-2361

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Plant Science Day 2008 Program Booklet (890.54KB, 33 pages, .PDF Format)

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Taping of Plant Science Day 2008 by the Connecticut Network (CT-N) (www.ctn.state.ct.us)

CT Agricultural Experiment Station 2008 Plant Science Day  (Date Recorded: 8/6/2008)
Length: 3 hr 6 min    link to this item

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10:00am--Greeting

In the MAIN TENT at 11:15am

Louis A. Magnarelli, Director--PRESIDING

CENTURY FARM AWARD

REMARKS
Edmund Tucker
President, Experiment Station Associates

SAMUEL W. JOHNSON MEMORIAL LECTURE

Steve Grant
Staff Writer, The Hartford Courant
"Are We Making Progress?: A journalist's perspective on more than three decades of environmental and agricultural change in Connecticut."

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PRESENTATIONS ON RESEARCH & TECHNICIAL DEMONSTRATIONS

10:00 a.m.  Bed Bugs In Connecticut, Dr. John F. Anderson

10:15 a.m.  Chestnuts Are Coming Back!, Dr. Sandra L. Anagnostakis (2.58mb, 26 pages, PDF Format)
10:45 a.m.  Japanese Barberry (Berberis thunbergii DC): Control Alternatives, Dr. Jeffrey S. Ward (3.20mb, 32 pages, PDF Format)
11:00 a.m. Growing Your Own Transplants For Your Vegetable Garden, Dr. Abigail A. Maynard

1:15 p.m.  Invasive Plants: Are Our Lakes and Ponds in Peril?, Mr. Gregory J. Bugbee (3.60mb, 19 pages, PDF Format)

1:30 a.m. Bed Bugs In Connecticut, Dr. John F. Anderson

1:45 p.m.  Communication And Cooperation Through Laboratory Networks: Positive Outcomes Of 9/11, Dr. MaryJane Incorvia Mattina (864.27kb, 24 pages, PDF Format)

2:00 p.m. Growing Your Own Transplants For Your Vegetable Garden, Dr. Abigail A. Maynard 

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PESTICIDE CREDIT TOUR

12:15-1:15pm  Pesticide Credit Tour, Thomas M. Rathier

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 between 2:45pm- 4:00pm.

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PESTICIDE CREDITS

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 between 2:45 p.m.-4:00 p.m.

Pesticide Credits Offered:  All Categories and Private Applicators (PA): 4 hours.  Applicators can assign 4 credit hours to one category or split hours among more than one category.

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10:00am-4:00pm

Barn Displays
70 Field Plots and Exhibits
Plant Diagnosis
Insect Identification
Questions Answered
Demonstrations
Passport for Children
Lockwood Farm Walking Tours
Pesticide Credits

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