2025 CT POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY SUMMER FIELD DAY
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Rogers Orchards, 336 Long Bottom Road, Southington, CT
Free to Attend, Please RSVP
Rogers Orchards, 336 Long Bottom Road, Southington, CT
Free to Attend, Please RSVP
Schedule of Events:
• 3:00 – Arrival at Retail Store (336 Long Bottom Rd.)
• 3:15 – Opening Remarks/Welcome/Tour of Packing Facility
• 4:00 – Head to Longview Ciderhouse (36 Long Bottom Rd.)
• 4:30 – Brief Overview of Farm History and Planting Modernization
• 5:00 – Time to Visit Vendors/Equipment; Cider Truck Open
• 5:30 – Dinner
• 6:15 – Start Educational Meeting (~1 CEU requested)
• 7:30 – AdjournEducational Meeting:
• 3:00 – Arrival at Retail Store (336 Long Bottom Rd.)
• 3:15 – Opening Remarks/Welcome/Tour of Packing Facility
• 4:00 – Head to Longview Ciderhouse (36 Long Bottom Rd.)
• 4:30 – Brief Overview of Farm History and Planting Modernization
• 5:00 – Time to Visit Vendors/Equipment; Cider Truck Open
• 5:30 – Dinner
• 6:15 – Start Educational Meeting (~1 CEU requested)
• 7:30 – AdjournEducational Meeting:
- “Entomopathogenic Nematodes for Plum Curculio Control” (~15 minutes)
- Jaime Pinero – UMass Extension
- “Codling Moth and Oriental Fruit Moth Management” (~15 minutes)
- Ajay Giri – UMass Extension
- “Managing Summer Fruit Rot Diseases in Tree Fruit” (~15 minutes)
- Elizabeth Garafalo – UMass Extension
- “UConn Fruit and IPM Update” (~15 minutes)
- Evan Lentz and Mark Nelson – UConn Extension
If you would like to have a vendor/information table or demonstrate equipment, contact Erica at ctpomsoc@gmail.com