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Valent Pome Fruit Portfolio Webinars - Free
Join Our Upcoming Valent Pome Fruit Portfolio Webinars
Each webinar will cover timely topics to help prepare you for the upcoming apple season. Each webinar will include an expert panel as well as time for questions and answers.
The expert panel will include:
- Phil Schwallier, Michigan State University
- Greg Clarke, Senior Field Market Development Specialist, Valent
- Poliana Francescatto, Valent BioSciences
- Eric Ott, Field Market Development Specialist, Valent
- Valent Territory Sales Reps
Event Details
Date
April 1, 2020
Time
12-12:30pm
Location
Webinar - Register to receive meeting log-in instructions & link
Cost
FREE
Host
Webinar #1: Pre-Season
Webinar #1: Pre-season
April 1, 12-12:30 p.m. EDT
Free - Register to receive log-in instructions & link to webinar
Topics that will be covered:
- Extend pollination period to enhance fruit set in apples, pears and cherries
- Improve fruit set following a frost event
- Improved branching and revitalizing blind wood
- Improved vigor on new plantings
- Control of San Jose scale and codling moth
- Long-lasting weed control in young orchards
Each webinar will cover timely topics to help prepare you for the upcoming apple season. Each webinar will include an expert panel as well as time for questions and answers.
The expert panel will include:
- Phil Schwallier, Michigan State University
- Greg Clarke, Senior Field Market Development Specialist, Valent
- Poliana Francescatto, Valent BioSciences
- Eric Ott, Field Market Development Specialist, Valent
- Valent Territory Sales Reps
Event Details
Date
April 8, 2020
Time
12-12:30pm
Location
Webinar - Register to receive meeting log-in instructions & link
Cost
FREE
Host
Webinar #2: Pre-thinning
Webinar #2: Pre-thinning
April 8, 12-12:30 p.m. EDT
To log-in to the webinar, dial: 1 (213) 336-0340
Enter user ID: 12483243#
Topics that will be covered:
- Timing and use of PGR to optimize fruit size and quality
- Thinning and sizing
- Russet control plus improved fruit quality
- Codling moth, leaf rollers and San Jose scale protection
Each webinar will cover timely topics to help prepare you for the upcoming apple season. Each webinar will include an expert panel as well as time for questions and answers.
The expert panel will include:
- Phil Schwallier, Michigan State University
- Greg Clarke, Senior Field Market Development Specialist, Valent
- Poliana Francescatto, Valent BioSciences
- Eric Ott, Field Market Development Specialist, Valent
- Valent Territory Sales Reps
Apples
Apricots
Asparagus
Beets
Blueberries
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Cherries
Cucumbers
Dry Beans
Eggplant
Ethnic Vegetables
Garlic
Grapes
Horseradish
Kohlrabi
Leeks
Lettuce / Leafy Greens
Melons
Nectarines
Onions
Parsnips
Peaches
Pears
Peas
Peppers
Plums
Potatoes
Pumpkins / Gourds
Radishes
Raspberries / Blackberries
Rhubarb
Rutabaga
Snap Beans
Squash - Summer
Squash- Winter
Strawberries
Sweet Corn
Sweet Potatoes
Tomatoes
Turnips
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