Berry Crops Section

January 19, 2017

Jason Hoffman, Chairperson

Buffet Breakfast in Exhibitor Pavilion 7:00 am to 8:30 am, included with registration

8:00 / Registration
8:30 / Welcome and Announcements – Michelle Armstrong, President, NWHS
8:35 / Door prizes - Session Chairperson – Jason Hoffman
8:40 / * Weed management of berry crops – Tim Miller, Weed Scientist, WSU (presented by Ed Peachey, Extension Weed Specialist, OSU).
9:25 / Mechanical Harvesting for Fresh market blueberries–Wei Yang, Berry Crops Extension Agent, OSU
10:05 / Exhibitor Break & Door Prizes
10:35 / Fresh market strawberries all season long. Wendy Hoashi-Erhardt, Research Assistant, WSU
11:00 / Berry cultivars in the Pacific Northwest. Pat Moore, Scientist, WSU and Chad Finn, Research Geneticist, USDA-ARS
11:40 / * SWD and MRL research in raspberries –Beverly Gerdeman, Research Associate, WSU-NWREC
12:10 / Buffet Luncheon in Exhibitor Pavilion.
Door prizes before and after lunch.
1:15 / * Managing mummy berries in blueberry production – Jay Pscheidt, Extension Plant Pathology Specialist, OSU
1:45 / * BMSB research in berry crops – Heather Andrews, Research Assistant, OSU
2:20 / * SWD research update in berry crops – Dalila Rendon, Postdoctoral Research Associate, OSU
2:55 / * Pseudomonas management and emerging diseases in blueberries – Virginia Stockwell, Plant Pathologist, USDA
3:30 / * Pesticides registration and update in berry crops - Joe DeFrancesco, Assistant Professor, NWREC, OSU
4:15 / Door Prizes and Adjourn. Please visit the Exhibitor Pavilion.

·  3 hours of pesticide re-certification credits approved

3 hours of CCA credits approved