Personnel & ProgramsAdministrationDr. Alan Grant Dean, College of Agriculture and

Life SciencesDr. Saied Mostaghimi Associate Dean and Director,

Virginia Agric. Experiment StationDr. Jody Jellison Associate Director, Virginia

Agricultutral Experiment StationDr. Edwin Jones Associate Dean and Director,

Virginia Cooperative Extension

Weed Science ProgramDr. Henry Wilson ProfessorTommy Hines Research Specialist Sr.Kurt Vollmer Ph.D. StudentJon Killmon Research Assistant

Entomology ProgramDr. Tom Kuhar Associate ProfessorHélène Doughty Res. Specialist Sr./MALS StudentChristopher Phillips Ph.D. StudentAnna Wallingford Ph.D. StudentAdam Wimer Ph.D. StudentJames Jenrette Research AssistantLogan Lilliston Summer Research AssistantJordan Miles Summer Research AssistantJill Rajevich Summer Research Assistant

Horticulture ProgramDr. Josh Freeman Assistant ProfessorUrsula Deitch Research Specialist Sr./

MALS StudentJoe Aigner Research AssistantDave Marshall Research AssistantMilton Sturgis Research AssistantWill Hines Summer Research AssistantAshtyn Mckenzie Summer Research Assistant

Plant Pathology ProgramDr. Steve Rideout Associate Professor/DirectorChristine Waldenmaier Research Specialist Sr.Kate Fiedler Ph.D. StudentJessica Cooper M.S. StudentStephanie Pollard M.S. StudentMary Blodgett Research AssistantAnnette Kellam Research AssistantKristen Fread Summer Research AssistantJonathan McClaskey Summer Research AssistantEmily Mills Summer Research Assistant

Soils/Nutrient Management ProgramDr. Mark Reiter Assistant ProfessorJohn Mason Research SpecialistCathy Fleming Ph.D. StudentJane Corson-Lassiter MALS StudentCheryl Harte Research Assistant Kim Mills Research AssistantRenee Tatum Research AssistantHannah Mills Summer Research AssistantBrandon White Summer Research Assistant

Water Quality ProgramDr. Zach Easton Assistant ProfessorMark Rogers Ph.D. StudentEmily Lassiter M.S. StudentNick Smith M.S. Student

ESAREC Support StaffTommy Custis Agricultural Farm ManagerLauren Seltzer Executive Secretary Sr.Carrie Potts BookkeeperJames Warren Agricultural SupervisorKyle Crutchley Farm AssistantWinter Cullen Farm AssistantLinwood Sturgis Farm AssistantJames Burrus Custodial

Local County VCE Agriculture &

Natural Resources Agents Theresa Long ANR Extension Agent, Accomack CountyBill Shockley Unit Coordinator, ANR Extension Agent,

Northampton County

Lunch and Refreshments Sponsored By:

Virginia Soybean Association

Bayer CropSciencesMarrone Bio Innovations

Syngenta Crop Protection

Certified Crop Advisor and Private Pesticide Applicator Recertification

In order to receive CCA or private pesticide applicator recertification credits, attendees must attend the entire field day and complete the sign-in sheets.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS8:00 am Registration and Coffee – ESAREC Staff

9:00 am Welcome and Introductory Remarks – Saied Mostaghimi, Ed Jones & Steve Rideout

STOP 1 – Update on new reduce risk insecticides for vegetable crops - Tom Kuhar, Helene Doughty, Jim Jenrette, & Adam Wimer. 

STOP 2 – Grafted tomatoes for disease management – Teddy McAvoy & Josh Freeman

STOP 3 – Methyl bromide alternatives and TIF mulch – Josh Freeman & Teddy McAvoy

STOP 4 – Dicamba resistant soybeans and marestail – Henry Wilson, Tommy Hines & Kurt Vollmer

STOP 5 – Denitrifying bioreactor performance update – Zach Easton & Emily Lassiter

STOP 6 – Update on Colorado potato beetle management in Virginia. - Adam Wimer, Tom Kuhar, Helene Doughty & Jim Jenrette

STOP 7 – Potato and cucurbit disease update – Steve Rideout, Christine Waldenmaier & Jessica Cooper

STOP 8 – Irrigation and nitrogen management in tomatoes – Cathy Fleming, Mark Reiter & Josh Freeman

STOP 9 – Soil fertility and management update in vegetable and agronomic crops – Mark Reiter & John Mason

STOP 10 – Transforming and recycling poultry litter as a NEW fertilizer source – Jane Corson-Lassiter & Mark Reiter

STOP 11 – Tomato disease and food safety update – Steve Rideout, Christine Waldenmaier, Kate Fiedler & Stephanie Pollard

Return to Head house.

STOP 12 – Field crop disease update – Steve Rideout & Christine Waldenmaier

STOP 13 – Management of glyphosate resistant Palmer Amaranth – Kurt Vollmer, Henry Wilson & Tommy Hines

STOP 14 – Virginia Soybean Association – Matt Hickman, Dick Atkinson & Tommy Hines

11:55 am Closing comments and acknowledgements – Steve Rideout

12:00 pm Sponsored lunch; Catered by August Boys

If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services or other accommodations to participate in this activity, please contact Lauren or Carrie at 757-414-0724* during business hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to

discuss accommodations.*TDD number is (800) 828-1120.

2012 Annual

Eastern Shore AREC Research Field Day

EASTERN SHORE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND EXTENSION CENTER

33446 Research Drive Painter, VA 23420

757-414-0724http://www.arec.vaes.vt.edu/eastern-shore/index.html

July 18, 2012