{"id":1966,"date":"2017-08-15T08:36:54","date_gmt":"2017-08-15T15:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/wam\/?page_id=1966"},"modified":"2024-11-22T14:55:54","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T22:55:54","slug":"application-of-biodegradable-mulches-for-improved-red-raspberry-production-field-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/wam\/2017\/08\/15\/application-of-biodegradable-mulches-for-improved-red-raspberry-production-field-day\/","title":{"rendered":"[Archived]: Application of Biodegradable Mulches for Improved Red Raspberry Production Field Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2091\/2017\/02\/IMG_2319_Update-e1502831640231.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2086 size-medium alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.wp.wsu.edu\/uploads\/sites\/2091\/2017\/02\/IMG_2319_Update-300x270.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"270\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Monday September 11, 2017<\/p>\n<p>2:00 pm \u2013 4:00 pm<\/p>\n<p>Enfield Farms, 1064 Birch Bay-Lynden Road, WA 98264<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/wam\/event\/application-of-biodegradable-mulches-for-improved-red-raspberry-production-field-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">More details can also be found here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2:00 pm \u2013 2:10 pm Welcome, Introductions, and Purpose of Field Day \u2013 Lisa DeVetter and Carol Miles WSU<\/p>\n<p><em>Brief introduction to the project team participants, how the project was started, and goals and organization of the field day.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>2:10 pm \u2013 2:20 pm Biodegradable Plastic Mulch and Suitability for Sustainable Agriculture \u2013 Shuresh Ghimire WSU<\/p>\n<p><em>Overview of how mulches biodegrade and how degradation can influence weed control.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>2:20 pm \u2013 2:30 pm Application of Biodegradable Plastic Mulches on Tissue Culture Red Raspberry &nbsp;&#8211; Huan Zhang WSU<\/p>\n<p><em>Introduction to project and first season results from on-farm trails assessing biodegradable mulch effects on weed control, soil moisture and temperature, plant establishment and growth, and root lesion nematode populations.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>2:30 pm \u2013 3:30 pm \u2013 Tour Research Plots \u2013 Huan Zang, Lisa DeVetter, Shuresh Ghimire and Carol Miles WSU<\/p>\n<p><em>Visit research plots and observe how mulches function in a commercial field; observe impacts on weed management and plant growth, as well as mulch performance<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>3:00 pm \u2013 3:15 pm \u2013 <em>Break &#8211; Refreshments Provided by Washington State University\u2019s Small Fruit Horticulture Program<\/em><\/p>\n<p>3:15 pm \u2013 3:30 pm \u2013 What is a Flat-Bed Layer \u2013 Carol Miles, Shuresh Ghimire, Ed Scheenstra WSU<\/p>\n<p><em>Description of flat-bed layer, how it lays mulch, and modifications to apply mulch over pre-formed fumigated raspberry beds.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>3:30 pm \u2013 3:45 pm \u2013 How Plant Tissue Culture Raspberries Using a Planter \u2013 Randy Honcoop Randy Honcoop Farms<\/p>\n<p><em>Overview of planting equipment and considerations when deciding on mechanical ways to plant raspberries in commercial fields with biodegradable mulches.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>3:45 pm \u2013 3:55 pm \u2013 Questions and Discussion<\/p>\n<p>3:55 pm \u2013 4:00 pm \u2013 Conclusions and Survey<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n        <div id=\"cahnrs-back-to-top\" class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top\" hidden aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            <a id=\"cahnrs-back-to-top-btn\" class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__btn\" href=\"#product-top\" aria-label=\"Back to top\">\n                <span class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2191<\/span>\n                <span class=\"cahnrs-back-to-top__label\">Back to top<\/span>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monday September 11, 2017 2:00 pm \u2013 4:00 pm Enfield Farms, 1064 Birch Bay-Lynden Road, WA 98264 More details can also be found here &nbsp; 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