CCCGA Winter Meeting & Environmental Workshops Recap

The 2008 Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Association Winter Meeting and Environmental Workshops were held on March 10 & 11, 2008 at the Radisson Hotel Plymouth Harbor. Many of the presentations from the Environmental Workshop are available below.

Presentations
Update on Compliance with the Worker Protection Standard - (PDF: 183 KB)
The latest information on complying with the EPA WPS program
Andrea Szylvian, US EPA Region 1 Pesticide Program WPS Coordinator

What’s in your bag? - (PDF: 331 KB)
Calculating N-P-K, Nutrition Management BMPs
Carolyn DeMoranville, Director UMass Cranberry Station

Sub-Surface Water Management - (PDF: 3.8MB)
Subsurface drainage systems in New Jersey cranberries
Joe Darlington, Joseph J. White, Inc.

Tools for Irrigation Management Part I - (PDF: 1.7 MB)
Theory and Practice of Tensiometry
Jean Caron, Ph. D., Scientific Advisor, Hortau Inc.

Tools for Irrigation Management Part II - (PDF: 574 KB)
The Use of Absolute Soil Moisture Probes
Kevin Connolly, KC Enterprises

Renovating Bogs in Disrepair - (PDF: 448 KB)
Required steps to stay in compliance
Frank DiLuna, Murtha Cullina LLP

Renovating Bogs in Disrepair - (PDF: 426 KB)
Federal Perspective
Brian Wick, CCCGA Director Regulatory Services

GAP (Good Agricultural Practices) 101 - (PDF: 365 KB)
What it is, why it’s important, current industry plans
Matt Gordon, CCCGA Manager Agricultural Economic Development

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