A series of high tunnel webinars on a variety of topics will be offered during October. These webinars will be hosted at county extension offices across the state. Please contact your county extension office or county agent (Horticulture or Ag and Natural Resources) to attend. To find contact information for your county extension office, go to http://extension.ca.uky.edu/county. All times are Eastern.
October 3 (Thursday)
• 6:30-6:50 p.m. - Intro to high tunnels in KY - how many we have in the state, funding options, the history of high tunnels in KY - Dr. Cindy Finneseth
• 6:50-7:20 p.m. - Incorporating cut flowers into tunnel rotation - Alexis Sheffield
• 7:20-7:50 p.m. - Strawberry production in tunnels: the good, the bad, and the feasible - Dr. Shawn Wright
Additional webinars are planned for October 10 and 15:
October 10 (Thursday)
• 6:30-6:45 p.m. - Weed management in high tunnels - Dr. Shawn Wright
• 6:45-7:15 p.m. - Pest management in high tunnels - Dr. Ric Bessin
• 7:15-7:45 p.m. - Disease management in high tunnels - Dr. Emily Pfeufer
October 15 (Tuesday)
• 6:30-7 p.m. - Organic soil fertility management - Dr. Rachel Rudolph
• 7-7:30 p.m. - Biocontrol of insect pests - Dr. John Obrycki
• 7:30-8 p.m. - Organic management of diseases - Dr. Emily Pfeufer