HORTICULTURE

Southwest Michigan Hort Days

February 2 - 3, 2000

Sponsored by the Michigan Grape Society &
Michigan State University Extension

Visit our Wine Tasting Reception at the Ramada Inn on Wednesday Night 7 PM till Whenever.

Trade Show from 9 AM to 5 PM Wednesday and 9 AM to 3 PM on Thursday
Educational Sessions from 9 AM to 5 PM Wednesday and 9 AM to 3 PM on Thursday

Wednesday February 2, 2000

9 AM - Noon   General Session

THE SAFETY CHALLENGE SEMINAR SERIES:
DEVELOPING WRITTEN FARM SAFETY PLANS, 2 RUP Credits
Howard Doss, MSU Ag Engineering
Craig Anderson, Regulatory Compliance Assistance Program, MACMA

Introduction To Safety Plans
Howard Doss

Using Existing Requirements To Start A Plan
Craig Anderson

Understand The "Silent" Injury
Howard Doss

Incorporating A Drift Management Plan
Craig Anderson

"Charting" Your Safety Plan
Howard Doss and Craig Anderson

Noon - 1:30 PM Lunch

Vegetable Session - 1:30-4:30 PM
Moderator: Ron Goldy, Southwest District Vegetable and Marketing Agent

1:30 - 3:15 PM
Methyl Bromide Alternatives
Dr. Joe Noling, Univ. of Florida

3:15 - 5:00 PM
Cover Crops in Vegetables
Dale Mutch, District IPM Agent, MSUE
Farm Labor Session 1:30-4:30 PM
Moderator: Mark Longstroth, Southwest District Horticulture and Marketing Agent

1:30 - 2:00 PM
What the Migrant Legal Council Do For You
Tom Thornburg, Southwest Michigan Migrant Legal Council

2:00 - 2:30 PM
Recruiting Agricultural Labor - In State & Out of State
Gerald Deer, Michigan Employment Securities Administration

Break

2:45 - 3:45 PM
Looking at labor in Today's Ag Economy
Craig Anderson, Regulatory Compliance Assistance Program, MACMA

3:45 - 4:30 PM
Panel Discussion on Labor Issues
Tom Thornburg, Southwest Michigan Migrant Legal Council
Gerald Deer, Michigan Employment Securities Administration
Craig Anderson, Regulatory Compliance Assistance Program, MACMA

Thursday, February 3, 2000

Grape Session
Moderator: Mark Longstroth, Southwest District Horticulture and Marketing Agent

8:30 - 9:15 AM
Controlling Grape Insects
Rufus Isaacs Small Fruit Entomology, MSU

9:15 - 9:45 AM
Grapevine Nutrition from a Californian Perspective.
Dr. Larry Williams, University of California

9:45 - 10:30 AM
The Grape Juice Market
Floyd Betters

10:30 - 11:00 AM Break Visit Exhibits

11:00 - 11:30 AM
The Influence of Drought Stress on Grapevine Performance
Dr. Larry Williams. University of California

11:30 - Noon
Michigan Grape Society Meeting and Election
Ed Kerlikowske

Noon - 1:30 Lunch
Grapes 1:30 to 3:00
Moderator: Mark Longstroth, Southwest District Horticulture and Marketing Agent

1:30 - 1:45 PM
A Post Pounder for Grapes
Ron Nitz, Quad Farms

1:45 - 2:00 PM
What Grape petiole and soil tests do and don't tell you about vineyard nutrition
Dr. Tom Zabadal, Coordinator SWMREC

2:00- 2:15 PM
Update on Grape Research at SWMREC
Dr. Tom Zabadal, Coordinator SWMREC

2:15 - 3:00 PM
Nematodes in Grapes
Dr. George Bird, MSU Nematologist

Thursday, February 3, 1999

Tree Fruit Session
Moderator: Bill Shane, Southwest District Horticulture and Marketing Agent

8:30 AM
Management of nematodes in fruit crops
Dr. John Halbrendt, Associate Professor
Pennsylvania State University

9:15 AM
Using surfactants and adjuvants in spray programs
Mr. David Schwallier, Marketing Manager
Wilbur-Ellis, Sparta, MI

10:00 AM
New bramble varieties and current recommendations
Dr. Eric Hansen, Professor
Dept of Horticulture, MSU

Break 10:30 to 11:00

11:00 AM
Plum Pox -- a major new problem for U.S. peach, plum, and apricots
Dr. John Halbrendt, Associate Professor
Pennsylvania State University

11:30 AM
Plum Pox -- Michigan action update
Representative from the Michigan Department of Agriculture
Lunch 12:00 to 1:30 PM
Tree Fruit 1:30 to 3:00

1:30 PM
Fruit insect management - current and upcoming insecticides and strategies
Dr. Larry Gut, Assistant Professor
Dept. of Entomology, MSU

2:20 PM
Lime treatment of soil--why, when, and how
Dr. Eric Hansen, Professor
Dept of Horticulture, MSU

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