Source: Dr. Mark Hoffman, NCSU COLLEGE OF AG & LIFE SCIENCES, 3/28/19


NC State Strawberry Variety Trial Field Day
May 3, 2019, from 9 a.m. to noon
Address:
N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Central Crops Research Station in Clayton, NC.
13223 US Business 70 West, Clayton, NC 27520-2128
PHONE: (919) 553-2141

Preliminary Agenda:
• 9 a.m. – Registration
• 9:15 a.m. – introductions (Admin NC State University and NCDA&CS)
• 9:30 a.m. – Cultural management – Mark Hoffmann
• 9:45 a.m. – NC State Breeding program and Variety Trial Highlights –
Gina Fernandez / Rocco Schiavone / Guillermo Chacon
• 10 a.m. – Entomology update – Hannah Burrack
• 10:15 a.m. – Weed Management update TBD
• 10:30 a.m. – Pathology update TBD
• 10:45 a.m. – NC State University Graduate Student Research
• 11:15 a.m. – Equipment Demonstration and Strawberry Taste Sampling from the Strawberry Variety Trial
Self-propelled harvest aid demonstration.

We will have water, cookies, and I hope coffee.

Thanks and see you all there,
Mark Hoffmann
WRITTEN BY
Dr. Mark HoffmannSmall Fruits Extension Specialist, Assistant Professor, Strawberry and GrapeHorticultural Science
NC State Extension, NC State University