New York Nut Growers Association Fall Meeting, Saturday, October 14, 2023

Veterans of Foreign Wars building, 620 Parkway Street, Riverhead, NY 11901

and afternoon field trip to the nut tree farm of Peter Haarmann, 574 West Lane, Aquebogue, NY 11931.

Main Agenda

Welcome and introductions - Jerry Henkin, NYNGA President

Main meeting presentations included:

An Update on New Cultivars from Rutgers University
>Thomas Molnar, Ph.D. Plant Biology Department, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901, USA

What's Bugging You? Some Pest Management Issues in Nut Growing
>Dan Gilrein, Extension Entomologist, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County

Soils of Long Island: Benefits and Limitations for Production
>Mina Vescera, Nursery/Landscape Specialist, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County

Success with Nut Trees
>Carl Abers, cwalbers@yahoo.com, 607-346-5226.

Haarmann Farm LLC
>Peter F. Haarmann, phaarmann1952@gmail.com, (516) 456-9602

and Chris McHugh led a discussion on growing oaks and acorn production.

LUNCH BREAK

Afternoon Field Trip

In the afternoon, after nine years, we returned to the nut tree farm of Peter Haarmann, 574 West Lane, Aquebogue, NY 11931.

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