The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture invites people to join horticulture experts from across the Southeast on July 29 for the fourth part of a webinar series on using plasticulture strawberry production.
"In this 90-minute webinar, we'll be discussing soil-borne diseases, cover crops, cultivar recommendations and more," said Amanda McWhirt, extension specialist-horticulture crops for the Division of Agriculture. "This will be the first of two webinars that are focused on pre-plant for strawberries as part of this series."
The second pre-plant webinar will be Aug. 12.
"We are encouraging growers to attend before planting takes place in September," she said.
The event begins at noon CDT/1 p.m. EDT. There's no cost to attend and participants can register at https://bit.ly/ StrawberrySchool21.
The topics and presenters for this session are:
• Soil-borne disease management -- Stanley Culpepper, professor and extension agronomist, University of Georgia.
• Black root rot and soil-applied fungicides -- Phil Brannen, extension fruit pathologist, University of Georgia.
• Alternative Fumigants -- Jayesh Samtani, assistant professor and small-fruit extension specialist for Virginia Tech University.
• Cover Crops & Crop Rotation -- Amanda McWhirt, extension specialist-horticulture crops for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.
Regional Cultivar Recommendations include:
• Arkansas -- Amanda McWhirt, extension specialist-horticulture crops for the U of A System Division of Agriculture.
• North Carolina -- Mark Hoffmann, assistant professor and small fruits extension specialist, and Gina Fernandez, extension specialist-small fruits, both of North Carolina State University.
• Virginia -- Jayesh Samtani, Virginia Tech University.
• Alabama -- Edgar Vinson, assistant extension professor-horticulture, Auburn University.
Find the full schedule for all six parts and see recordings of the first webinars at https://www.uaex.uada.edu/ farm-ranch/crops-commercial-horticulture/horticulture/commercial-fruit-production/strawberry-school.aspx
Funding is provided by the Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium.
To learn about extension programs in Arkansas, contact a local Cooperative Extension Service agent or visit www.uaex.uada.edu. Follow the agency on Twitter and Instagram at @AR_Extension.