MFGA: New England Fruit Meeting

2002 & 2003 New England
Fruit Meetings & Trade Show

 

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PROCEEDINGS

January 9-10, 2002
January 8-9, 2003

Sturbridge MA

ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTH
AND
ONE HUNDRED AND NINTH
ANNUAL MEETINGS
MASSACHUSETTS FRUIT GROWERS’
ASSOCIATION, INC.

Volume 108 & 109

Published by the
MASSACHUSETTS FRUIT GROWERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC.
P.O. Box 9632, North Amherst, MA 01059-9632

In cooperation with the
New England University Cooperative Extensions
Connecticut Pomological Society
Maine State Pomological Society
New Hampshire Fruit Growers Association
Rhode Island Fruit Growers' Association
Vermont Tree Fruit Growers' Association

Edited by William J. Bramlage

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Table of Contents

Bylaws, Massachusetts Fruit Growers’ Association, Inc. -- 2

Officers and Directors for 2002, Massachusetts Fruit Growers’ Association, Inc. -- 6

Committees for 2002, Massachusetts Fruit Growers’ Association, Inc. -- 7

Officers and Directors for 2003, Massachusetts Fruit Growers’ Association, Inc. -- 8

Committees for 2003, Massachusetts Fruit Growers’ Association, Inc. -- 9

Minutes, Massachusetts Fruit Growers’ Association, Inc.

Board of Directors, April 4, 2001 -- 10
Board of Directors, December 5, 2001 -- 13
Annual Business Meeting, January 9, 2002 -- 14
Board of Directors, March 20, 2002 -- 18
Board of Directors, November 20, 2002 -- 21
Annual Business Meeting, January 8, 2003 -- 23

Economic Significance of Organic Fruit Production in New England, the US, and the World, M. Elena Garcia -- 27

A Quicker Way to Determine Scab Risk in Your Orchard, Lorraine Berkett -- 31

Does Surround Have Non-target Impacts on New England Orchards? M. Elena Garcia, Lorraine Berkett, and Terence Bradshaw -- 35

FQPA -- Organophosphate Timeline, Glenn Morin and Robin Spitko -- 40

Preplant Site Preparation: What Works and What Doesn't in Northeast Orchards, Ian A. Merwin, Rachel Byard, Terence L. Robinson, Steven Carpenter, Stephen A. Hoying, Kevin A. Iungermann, and Michael Fargione -- 46

Orchard Groundcover Management: Long-term Impacts on Fruit Trees, Soil Fertility, and Water Quality, Ian A. Merwin -- 59

Orchard Food Safety Issues, Jon M. Clements -- 66

An Update on Harvest and Storage of Honeycrisp, Sarah A. Weis -- 71

 

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