2024 Summer Meeting Agenda

 

8:00 – 8:30 Registration
8:30 – 9:30 Introduction and Welcome to Pine Valley Farms

• History of farm

• Tagging & pricing trees

• Fertilizer & Chemical calendar

• Wreath production 

• Food service and items for sale including retail lot.​

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9:30 – 10:30 Jim Rockis and Beth Bassio -- Reliable Seed

• Forecast for 2024 season and beyond

• Using social media to increase sales

 

10:30 – 10:45 Break

 

10:45 --12:00 Walking tour of farm

• Shearing demo.

• Tree species and Site selection.

• Field preparation, soil test and tissue sample review.

 

​12:00 – 12:30 The Mill of Bel Air

• Aerial spraying with Drone and a review of test results.

 

12:30 -- 2:15 Lunch

• MCTA Business meeting to include RCTB and NCTA updates.

• Visit with vendors
   

2:15 – 3:15 Chuck Schuster

• Update of Pesticide requirements and current recommended insect controls

 

3:15 – 4:00 Grower Panel questions and answers with Holden Wolfe, Gary Thomas and Charley Cawley.
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