You are cordially invited to the
Idaho State Horticultural Society
119th Annual Convention
Nampa Civic Center
311 Third Street South • Nampa, Idaho 83651. Phone (208) 468-5500
November 4 & 5, 2013
Monday, November 4, 2013
(Morning)
8:00 am Registration – Trade Show Opens
8:50 am Welcome – President Dick Bronson
9:00 am Update on Pomology Research
Dr. Essie Fallahi
Professor & Pomology Research Director
University of Idaho
Parma, Idaho
9:45 am U of I Pomology Research and TVAC Group Funding Status
Jerry Henggeler and Candi Fitch
10:00 am BREAK – VISIT THE TRADE SHOW
10:20 am Orchard System Update
Dr. Terence Robinson
Professor of Pomology
Cornell University
Geneva, New York
11:20 am Changes in the Mid-Atlantic Region Concerning Production and Marketing of Apples and Peaches over the Past 30 years
Dr. Richard Marini
Head, Department of Horticulture and Professor of Pomology
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania
12:10 pm LUNCH
Vendor/chemical representatives
Chaired by Tom Lyon
Wilbur Ellis Co.
Caldwell, ID
Monday, November 4, 2012
(Afternoon)
1:40 pm Current Status of Apple and Stone Fruit Industry in Carolinas and Fire blight and Labor Challenges
Dr. Mike Parker
Professor of Pomology
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC
2:40 pm Status of Spotted Wing Drosophila in Fruit Crops in Idaho
Dr. Jim Barbour
Associate Professor of Entomology and Superintendent of Parma R/E Center
University of Idaho
Parma, ID
3:00 pm BREAK – VISIT THE TRADE SHOW
3:30 pm Panel Discussion: How Can We Minimize Biennial Bearing and Initiate Regular Cropping in Apples?
Dr. Essie Fallahi (Moderator), Dr. Robinson, Dr. Marini, Professor Cowgil, and Dr. Parker
4:40 pm Peach Thinning with GA Treatments
Dr. Mike Parker
Professor of Pomology
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC
5:00 pm Nov. 4th meeting adjourns
5:00 pm Social Hour “Hosted”
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
(Morning)
9:00 am Tree Fruit Industry in New Jersey with Focus on Stone Fruit
Production and Marketing Trends
Professor Win Cowgill
Professor and Area Fruit Agent
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
The New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
10:00 am BREAK – VISIT THE TRADE SHOW
10:30 am Cherry and Pear Production and Orchard Systems in New York
Dr. Terence Robinson
Professor of Pomology
Cornell University
Geneva, New York
11:15 am Conducting Successful Research and Extension Programs to Fulfill Both Academic and Industry Needs
Dr. Richard Marini
Head, Department of Horticulture and Professor of Pomology
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania
12:00 Noon LUNCH
Luncheon Speaker:
Dr. John Foltz
Dean, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho
Tuesday, November 5, 2013
(Afternoon)
1:45 pm Candi Fitch
Idaho Apple Commission
Parma, Idaho
2:00 pm Business Meeting and Election
3:00 pm Conference Adjourns |