2026 UMass Cranberry Pesticide Safety Meeting

• 4 pesticide credits are available 

This will be a hybrid meeting; you can choose to join via Zoom or in-person. Meeting will be held in the AD Makepeace Meeting Room, at the UMass Cranberry Station. In-person seating may fill up fast due to room capacity allowance. Please register as soon as possible to get your preferred attendance choice. Registration after 4/1/26 is $75 per person. 

TENTATIVE AGENDA

7:30 Check in starts, in-person coffee chat 

8:00 Pesticide Safety - Marty Sylvia ​

8:30 Pesticides and Regulatory Updates - Katie Ghantous​

9:00 New Insects, Old Insects - Marty Sylvia    ​

9:30 KQF and Strategic Disease Management - Leela Uppala​

10:00 Coffee and Stretch Break ​

10:15 Making Every Spray & Management Decision Count - Leela Uppala ​

10:45 Weed Management - Katie Ghantous ​ ​

11:30 Calibrating a Backpack Sprayer - Krystal DeMoranville