Wisconsin Fresh Market Vegetable Growers Association
 Spring Field Day

King Berry Farm
June 8, 2010
The Morning Sessions will be held at Waupaca Christian Church
E2249 King Rd, Waupaca, WI


                                 Field Day Agenda

 

8:30am – Registration at Waupaca Christian Church, E2249 King Rd, Waupaca

9:00am –Nutrient Issues in Vegetable Production,  Brion Hackbarth, Jay Mar, Inc.

· Micro-nutrients in Vegetables

· Upcoming Trends in Fertility

 

 9:45am – Growing in Greenhouses & Hoop Houses, Eileen Nelson, UW Madison

· Multiple Uses, Season Extension

 

10:30am –Growing on Plastic:  Yes or No?

· Ross Turner, Turner’s Fresh Produce

· Dick Piechowski, Holmen Farm

11:00am - King Berry Farm – An Introduction,      Steve Scheller, King Berry Farm

· Diversity in Farming: Creating an All-Season System

· Partnering with other Businesses in Your Community

· The “Buy Local” Impact

Noon – Lunch (included with registration).

12:45pm – Head over to the Farm: E2076 King Rd.

1:00pm –  Tour Market & Monarch Magic

· Growing Milkweed

1:30pm - Tour the Tomato Greenhouses: 

· Identify Issues in the Greenhouse— Eileen Nelson

· Trellising in High Tunnels—Steve Scheller

· Heating Your Greenhouse with Wood—   Steve Scheller

· Dual Use of Cold Frames—Steve Scheller

· Economizing your Operation—Steve Scheller

2:30pm – Tour the Raspberry Patch

· High Tunnel Production

· Trickle Irrigation on Raspberries

· Pruning Raspberries

· Variety Discussion:  Red vs. Purple vs. Yellow

3:00pm Adjourn

 

 

For questions, call WFMVGA, 211 Canal Rd. Waterloo, WI  53594
Phone: (920) 478-3852  Email: info@wisconsinfreshproduce.org

COST & DIRECTIONS

Cost  (Includes Lunch)

Association Member*..$20.00/person

Non-member………...$25.00/person

*Member of Wis. Fresh Market Vegetable Growers, Wis. Berry, Apple, Grape, or Ag-Tourism Assns. only.

The morning sessions will take place at Waupaca Christian Church, E2249 King Rd, Waupaca, WI, 54981. The farm is ¼ mile farther on King Rd.

From Waupaca, take Highway 22 south (past the high school) 1 mile to King Road.  Turn right on King Rd ½ to church.

From the South, take Highway 22 north of the Village of Rural about 2 ½ miles to King Rd.  Turn left on King Rd.