2025 Connecticut Pomological Society’s Summer Field Day

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 (Credits:1.5; Category: 3D, PA)

• 7:30 – Adjourn

Educational Meeting:

• “Entomopathogenic Nematodes for Plum Curculio Control” o Jaime Pinero – UMass Extension

• “Codling Moth and Oriental Fruit Moth Management” o Ajay Giri – UMass Extension

• “Managing Summer Fruit Rot Diseases in Tree Fruit” o Elizabeth Garafalo – UMass Extension

• “UConn Fruit and IPM Update” o Evan Lentz and Mark Nelson – UConn Extension

• Crop Insurance Updates – Arthur Carroll Insurance