Regional meetings will be held throughout August for N.C. strawberry growers to hear from N.C. strawberry specialists about pre-plant considerations such as methyl bromide alternatives; new research including row cover management and high tunnel production; and disease and insect management strategies. Pre-plant meetings are organized by Cooperative Extension agents.
Five Summer Strawberry Pre-plant Meetings in 2011:
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Southeast Strawberry Pre-Plant Meeting
Time: 6:00-9:00pm
Location: Duplin County Center; 165 Agriculture Drive, Kenansville, NC
Registration: Contact John McIntyre at 910-296-2143, john_mcintyre@ncsu.edu for more information and to register.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Sandhills Strawberry Preplant Meeting
Time: 6:00-8:15pm
Location: Moore County Agricultural Center; 707 Pinehurst Avenue, Carthage, NC 28327
Registration: Please call Taylor Williams at 910-947-3188 for more information and to register.
For respirator testing at this meeting, call Robin Tutor at 919-880-4225 as soon as possible.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Central Piedmont Preplant Meeting
Time: 5:00pm (meal), 6:00-9:00pm (meeting)
Location: Messiah Too Banquet Hall; 10418 Suite D, North Main Street, Archdale, NC 27263
Registration: Please call Mary Helen Ferguson, 336-318-6000 or maryhelen_ferguson@ncsu.edu for more information and to register. Registration deadline is July 29.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Nash – Wilson – Edgecombe – Halifax – Franklin Area Preplant Meeting
Location: Nash County Agriculture Center, 1006 Eastern Avenue, Nashville, NC
Time: 6:00-8:30pm (meal at 6:00pm)
Registration: Deadline is Monday August 8 for meal reservations. Call Mike Wilder or Patricia Cotton at 252-459-9810.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Tidewater Strawberry Preplant Meeting
Location: Creeds Ruritan Building; 1057 Princess Anne Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23457
Registration: Please contact Watson Lawrence, 757-382-6348, watsonl@vt.edu for more information and to register. Registration deadline is Tuesday, August 9.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
S.C. Strawberry Pre-Plant Production Meeting
Time: 11:30am – 3:30pm
Location: USDA/Clemson Vegetable Laboratory, Charleston, S.C.
Registration: Please contact Roger Francis at rfrncs@clemson.edu or 843-722-5940 for more information and to register. Registration deadline is Tuesday, August 16.
