| 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
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Continental Breakfast and Moderator Training session
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| 9:00 am -
10:15 am |
Keynote
Session - Current Status of
Plasticulture in Europe
Professor Giacomo Scarascia Mugnozza of the
University of Bari,
Bari, Italy |
| 10:15 am - 10:30 am |
Distinguished Service and Pioneer Award
Presentations |
| 10:30 am - 11:00 am
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Break |
| 11:00 am - 11:45 am
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General
Session – Status of High Tunnels in the US.
Dr. Mike Orzolek, Penn State Center for
Plasticulture, University Park, PA |
| 11:45 am - 12:30 pm
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General
Session – Establishing a Recycling Business
in North America
Dari and Allen Jongsma |
| 12:30 pm - 1:30pm |
Group
Luncheon - Terrace Room |
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Concurrent Sessions
on High Tunnels & Plastics Recycling |
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Recycling: |
|
| 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm |
Environmental Risk Analysis Program (ERAP)
Dr. Lois Levitan, Cornell University |
| 2:15 pm - 3:00 pm
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Economics of Agricultural Plastic Recycling: A
Manufacturer's Perspective
Dr. Himanshu Pandya, Pandya, Inc. |
| 3:15 pm - 3:45 pm |
Break |
| 3:45 pm - 4:30 pm |
Plastics Collection and Recycling from a Material
Recovery Facility Manager’s Perspective
Joanne Shafer, Centre County Solid Waste Auth. |
| 4:30 pm
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Adjourn |
| 5:30 pm |
Dine-Around at State College Restaurants; Meet in
Lobby |
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High
Tunnels: |
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| 1:30 pm - 2:15 pm
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New Developments in High Tunnels
Ralph
Cramer, Haygrove, Elizabethtown, PA |
| 2:15 pm - 3:00 pm
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Challenges Producing Small Fruits in High
Tunnels
Kathy Demchak, Small Fruit Specialist,
Penn State |
| 3:15 pm - 3:45 pm |
Break |
| 3:45 pm - 4:30 pm |
The Future of High Tunnel Production in the
US
Dr. Lewis Jett, West Virginia University |
| 4:30 pm
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Adjourn |
|
5:30 pm |
Dine-Around at State College Restaurants; Meet in
Lobby |
| 8:00 to 9:00 am |
Continental Breakfast - Nittany Room |
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What’s
New in 2009? Industry Updates - Representatives
of our industry partners will briefly introduce
their most up-to-date and innovative techniques and
technologies |
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Session 1: Season
Extension/Shading/Row Covers (Concurrent with
Session 2)
Moderator: Mathieu Ngouajio
Location: Nittany Room |
| 9:00 to 9:20 am |
Shading
Levels Affect Bell Pepper Fruit Yield
Juan C. Diaz-Perez, John Silvoy, George Boyhan,
Jesus Bautista |
| 9:20 to 9:40 am |
Integrating Row Covers and Soil Amendments to
Improve Organic Cucumber Production: Implications on
Crop Microclimate and Growth
Ajay Nair, Mathieu Ngouajio |
| 9:40 to 10:00 am |
Season
Extension Techniques for Cucurbits Utilized by
Southern New Jersey Vegetable Growers
M. Infante-Casella |
| 10:00 to 10:20 am |
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| 10:20 to 10:40 am |
Break |
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Session 2: Recycling and
Utilization of Used Plastic (Concurrent with Session
1)
Moderator: Jon Conroy
Location: Gallery Room |
| 9:00 to 9:20 am |
Plastofuel Update - The Right Fuel Right Now
J.W. Garthe |
| 9:20 to 9:40 am |
Preparing a Greenhouse to be Heated with Plastic
Fuel
John J. Shear, Jr. |
| 9:40 to 10:00 am |
Challenges and Options for Recycling or Utilizing
Waste Black Plastic Mulch
John Wilhoit |
| 10:00 to 10:20 am |
A
Method to Predict Perimeter Melt Depth of
Non-Recyclable Plastic Forced Through a Heated Die
M.J. Lawrence, D.R. Buckmaster, J.W. Garthe, R.C.
Hedden |
| 10:20 to 10:40 am |
Break |
|
Session 3: Vegetable
Culture (Concurrent with Session 4)
Moderator: Mike Orzolek
Location: Nittany Room |
| 10:40 to 11:00 am |
Nutrition Program for Vegetable Crops Being Grown on
Raised
Beds with Drip Irrigation
M.D. Orzolek
|
| 11:00 to 11:20 am |
Outdoor
Growing of Clean Edible Ginger Seed by a
Pot-in-Pot-in-Pot Sub-irrigation Method
B.A. Kratky, C.I. Bernable |
| 11:20 to 11:40 am |
New
Trick for Old Dogs? A Brief History of Plasticulture
for Connecticut Tobacco
Tom Rathier |
| 11:40 to 12 noon |
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Session 4: High Tunnel
Fruit (Concurrent with Session 3)
Moderator: Bill Wolfram
Location: Gallery Room |
| 10:40 to 11:00 am |
Horticulture Production in British High Tunnels
William H. Tietjen |
| 11:00 to 11:20 am |
High
Tunnel System and Orchard Design Factors for Sweet
Cherry Production
Gregory Lang |
| 11:20 to 11:40 am |
Economics of Raspberry Production Under High Tunnels
Mike VonWeihe, Eric Hansen |
| 11:40 to 12:00 noon |
Novel
Hoop House (High Tunnel) Design Assists Cost
Conscious Market Gardeners
Steve Upson |
| 12 Noon to 1:00 pm |
Group
Luncheon - Terrace Room |
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Session 5: High Tunnel
Vegetables (Concurrent with Session 6)
Moderator: Katrine Stewart
Location: Nittany Room |
| 1:00 to 1: 20 pm |
High
Tunnels as Potential Economic Revitalization Tool
for Urban Environment
W.J. Lamont, M.D. Orzolek |
| 1:20 to 1:40 pm |
Research
and Extension Priorities to Ensure Adaptation of
High Tunnel and Biodegradable Plastic Mulch in the
United States
C. Miles, C. Beuss, A. Corbin, R.
Wallace, A. Wiszelaki, J. Saez, T. Walters, K.
Leonas, M. Brodhagen, D. Hayes, D. Inglis |
| 1:40 to 2:00 pm |
Producing
Organic Tomatoes and Cucumbers in High Tunnels
R. Goldy |
| 2:00 to 2:20 pm |
Effect of
High Tunnels on Microclimate and Production of
Coloured Peppers in Quebec
S. Jenni, M. Doralis, K.
Stewart |
| 2:20 to 2:40 pm |
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| 2:40 to 3:00 pm |
Break |
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Session 6:
New Techniques (Concurrent with Session 5)
Moderator: Bill Lamont
Location: Gallery Room |
| 1:00 to 1:20 pm |
The
American Society for Plasticulture
An Organization That Changed the Face of Modern
Horticulture
W.J.
Lamont, W.D. Orzolek |
|
1:20 to 1:40 pm |
Aquaponics
Production of Fish and Lettuce Crops with Controlled
Environments
G. Giacomelli |
| 1:40 to 2:00 pm |
Portable
Grow Beds with Roll-out Plastic Tanks
B.A. Kratky,
C.I. Bernabe |
| 2:00 to 2:20 pm |
Plasticulture Stand Establishment Techniques Impact
Grapevine Development
W. Shoemaker |
| 2:20 to 2:40 pm |
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Session 7: Vegetable
Production (Concurrent with Session 8)
Moderator: Ron Goldy
Location: Nittany Room |
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Sweet
Corn Plastic Mulch Comparison
H.G. Tabor, M. Heard |
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Rediscovering the New Jersey Tomato Project
P. Nitzsche, J. Rabin, M. Infante-Casella, W. Kline,
W. Sciarappa |
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Session 8: Plastic
Technology (Concurrent with Session 7)
Moderator: Dave Martin
Location: Gallery Room |
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Biodegradable Mulch Films: A Review of Performance
and Agronomical Results of 6-year Trials in Veneto
Region
S. Guerrine, F. Ranghino, F. Chiarini, C. Mantoan |
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Biodegradable Plastic Mulch: Where Do We Stand?
M.D. Orzolek, D. Gilliland |
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Membership/Board Meeting
TERRACE ROOM |
| 3:00 – 4:00 pm |
ASP
Membership Meeting |
| 4:00 to 5:00 pm |
ASP
Board Meeting with Newly Elected Board Members |
| 6:00 to 9:00 pm |
Barbecue at Rock Springs Farm Park
Bus transport departing from hotel lobby at 5:30 pm |
