9:00 a.m.             Registration ($20.00 includes meal)

                                 Sign-in for Private Pesticide Recertification (Virginia and North Carolina)

9:30 a.m.             Welcome and Introductions - VCE Agent,

News and Marketing Updates from VDACS -  Danny Neel, VDACS Marketing Division

                                Update from Farm Service Agency - Tammy Goodyear, Patrick FSA

9:45 a.m.             2015 Pesticide Legal and Worker Protection Updates - Jim Atwell, VDACS Pesticide Services

10:15 a.m.           Disease management update: focus on Glomerella leaf spot - Dr. Keith Yoder, Plant Pathologist, Virginia Tech

10:45 a.m.           Neonicotinoid Insecticides and Pollinators: Can Impacts Be Mitigated? -  Dr. Doug Pfeiffer, Entomologist, Virginia Tech

11:15 a.m.          Tall Spindle Orchard Systems in Virginia – Dr. Greg Peck, Assistant Professor of Horticulture, Virginia Tech-Winchester

11:45 p.m.            Questions and Answers

12:00 pm                    Lunch (Buffet included in your registration)

12:30 p.m.        Mite Management Options and Considerations - Dr. Chris Bergh, Virginia Tech

1:15 p.m.            Opportunities and Resources for Hard Cider Production – Dr. Greg Peck, Assistant Professor of Horticulture, Virginia Tech-Winchester

1:30                    Marketing Survey - Michael Barrowclough, Virginia Tech

1:45 p.m.              Invasive Species Update: Spotted Wing Drosophila and Spotted Lanternfly - Dr. Doug Pfeiffer

2:15 p.m.             Fire Blight Control - Suzanne Slack, VCE Agent - Commercial Horticulture

2:45 p.m.             New Pest Management Products and Spray Guide Update for 2014, Dr. Chris Bergh, Dr. Greg Peck, Dr. Doug Pfeiffer, Dr. Keith Yoder

3:15 p.m.              Finish Sign-out on Private Pesticide Recertification - Steve Pottorff

Adjourn

** The new location for the fruit school is the Hungry Farmer Café  15397 Fancy Gap Highway in Cana, VA 24317.  Fancy Gap Highway is US 52.