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2013 Idaho State Horticultural Society ConferenceYou 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 |