Calendar of Events

For more information on workshops and/or meetings: Contact Deb Cannon at 508.295.2212, ext. 10, unless otherwise noted.

August 18, 2009

CCCGA Summer Meeting. Location to be announced.

August 9-12, 2009

North American Cranberry Research and Extension Workers (NACREW) Conference at Hotel Delta Beausejour, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. Contact Wendy Yerxa for more information, wyerxa@bioatlantech.nb.ca

June 24, 2009

Worker Protection, 2-4:00 p.m., Cranberry Station Library.

June 17, 2009

Twilight meeting at the Cranberry Station, Perennial weed and dodder management with Dr. Jed Colquhoun.

June 9, 2009, 9:30-11:00 a.m.

Fairy ring workshop with Dr. Peter Oudemann from Rutgers University. Location to be determined.

May 27, 2009

Worker Protection, 2-4:00 p.m., Cranberry Station Library.

2009 PESTICIDE EXAMINATION TRAINING SESSIONS. Cranberry Station Library.

May 7-8: all day

2-day workshop reviews test materials in preparation for taking the State Pesticide Applicator License Exam. Taught by Natalia Clifton of UMass Extension. $125 pp. Pre-registration required. For more information, click here or call 413-545-1044.

2009 PESTICIDE EXAMINATION SCHEDULE. Several dates will be available in 2009. Cape Cod Community College, Hyannis.

Applications for the exam must be received one week prior to the exam date. Arrive 30 MINUTES prior to the start of the exam. Many other exam dates are available for the Waltham location. More schedule dates.

Annual Ongoing Events
Cranberry Management Update. Mid-January (3-4 contact hours).
CCCGA Annual Business and Environmental Meeting. Early March (3-4 contact hours).
Cranberry Beginners Workshop. Held periodically as needed. Usually 1/2 day in the spring.
Pesticide Safety Training Workshop - mid-April (3-4 contact hours).
Management Workshops. Periodically during the summer for 1-2 hours. A contact hour may be offered depending on subject matter.
WPS Training - once monthly April through June. CCCGA Annual Summer Meeting - usually 3rd Tuesday in August each year.
Crop Summit. December each year to discuss the recent season pest and weather concerns.
North American Cranberry Research and Extension Workers Conference. 3-day meeting every other year. Next location and time: New Brunswick, Canada, October 2009.