Greenhouse Tomato Workshop to Highlight Soilless Media Production

Posted by Paul Rusnak|January 22, 2020

Don’t let the term “controlled environment agriculture” fool you. Growing crops — especially vegetables — in greenhouses come with plenty of challenges that can extend beyond one’s control. To help growers get a better handle, University of Connecticut’s Greenhouse Research and Extension Program is planning to host a tomato workshop for production in soilless media on March 18, 2020 in Jones Auditorium at The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven.

The daylong program will include multiple sessions led by industry experts, including Rick Snyder, Mississippi State University; Richard McAvoy and Nancy Barrett, UConn; Carol Glenister, IPM Labs; and Yonghao Li, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station.

The Agenda

9:00 – 9:30 AM – Registration
9:30 – 10:30 AM- Greenhouse Tomatiology: An introduction to greenhouse tomatoes
10:30 – 11:30 AM – Manage the Environment to Increase Yields: Use all the tools in your toolbox to maximize high-quality yields
11:30 – 11:40 AM – Break
11:40 AM – Noon – Farm Risk Management & Crop Insurance: Options on how to protect your business
12:00 – 1:00 PM – Lunch
1:00 – 2:00 PM – Abiotic Disorders: ID and Prevention: Recognize, prevent, and manage abiotic disorders
2:00 – 3:00 PM – Biocontrol of Insects & Mites in Greenhouse Tomatoes: Tactics to establish and maintain a biocontrol program
3:00 – 4:00 PM – Disease Identification & Control: Learn how to identify and control common diseases in tomatoes
4:00 PM – Meeting adjourn