HORTICULTURE
SW HortDays February 6 & 7, 2007
Lake Michigan College's Mendel Center
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
8:00 AM Registration & Visit Exhibits
9:00-12:00-Farm
Emergency Preparedness Seminar
Craig Anderson, Michigan Farm Bureau
Deb Chester, MSU
10:20-Break
12:00 Noon-1:30 pm.- Lunch-Visit Exhibits
Tuesday, February 6, 2007
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions
1:30-4:00 Wine Grape Session
1:30-4:00 Fruit Session
1:30-4:00 Vegetable Session
4:00 Adjourn
4:30-7:00pm-Hospitality Session
Conference Room, Southwest Michigan Research & Extension
Center
Wine & Hors d’oeuvres will be served
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Concurrent Sessions
9:00-12:00 Tree Fruit Session
9:00-12:00 Grape Session
9:00-12:00 Blueberry Session
12:00-1:30-Lunch-Visit Exhibits
1:30-3:00 Tree Fruit Session
1:30-3:00 Blueberry Session
1:30-3:00 Grape Session
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions end at 3PM
Grand Door Prize Drawing at 3:10 PM
For Lodging, we suggest the Holiday Inn Express at the Pipestone Exit (Exit 29). Rooms can be reserved for Hort Days participants on the Nights of Feb. 5 & 6 for a conference rate of $69. Call the Holiday Inn Express directly at (269) 927-4599 and mention SW Hort Days when making the reservation.
Admission, which includes lunch both days, is $20 for those reregistering by January 29 or $25 at the door.
Detailed Session Agendas
Tuesday, February 6, 2007 Afternoon Concurrent Sessions
1:30 -4:00 Wine and Grape Session
1:30 Introduction of Palo Sabbatini, MSU Viticulturist
1:35 Wine Grape
Pricing
Dr. Tom Zabadal, SW Michigan Research & Extension Center
2:15 Botrytis
Control in Wine Grapes
Dr. James Travis, Dept of Plant Pathology, Pennsylvania
3:00 Powdery Mildew
Control in Wine Grapes
Dr. Annemiek Schilder, MSU Plant Pathology
3:40 The Impact of
Michigan Grape and Wine Industry
Bob Craig, Michigan Department of Agriculture
1:30 Plum Pox in
Michigan-Current Status and Future Plans
Michael Hansen, District Supervisor, Michigan Dept of Agriculture
Dr. Bill Shane, District Extension Educator and Academic Specialist, MSU
2:10 Helpful Hints
for Working With the Dept of Labor Investigators
Brooke Avello, US Dept of Labor, Wage, and Hour Division
2:50 Pollination
For Fruits, Using Honey Bees and Other Insects
Dr. Zachary Huang, Dept Entomology, Michigan State University
3:20 Update on
Fruit Disease Management
Dr. George Sundin, MSU Plant Pathology
1:30-4:00 Vegetable Session
Moderator: Greg Vlaming, MSUE Berrien County
1:30
Current Strategies for Pepper and Tomato Diseases
Dr. Brian Cortright, MSU Plant Pathology
2:15 Insect Pests
of Tomato and Peppers
Dr. Walt Pett, MSU Entomology
3:15 Tomato
Irrigation: Tricks To Save Water While Maintaining High Yield
Dr. Mathieu Ngouajio, MSU horticulture
3:40 Improving Your
Rotation System With Cover Crops
Dr. Mathieu Ngouajio, MSU Horticultur
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
9:00-12:00 Tree Fruit Concurrent Sessions
9:00 Important
Referendum Vote Coming Up for Tart Cherry Growers
Michigan Cherry Committee
9:15 Tree Fruit
Insect Management Update
Dr. Larry Gut and Mike Haas, Dept of Entomology, MSU
10:00 Break
10:20 Looking for
Profitability in Pennsylvania Processing Apples-
Organic Production
Dr. James Travis, Dept of Plant Pathology, Pennsylvania State University
11:00 SW Michigan
Farmwide Pheromone Disruption Project for Apples
David Epstein, Dept of Entomology, Michigan State University
11:30 Current
recommendations for apple growth regulators
Phil Schwallier, Clarksville Experiment Station, Michigan State University
12:00-1:30-Lunch-Visit Exhibits
1:30-3:00 Tree Fruit Concurrent Session
1:30
Enviroweather-New Online Weather Site for Michigan Growers
Dr. Mark Trent, Weather Information System Coordinator, MSU
Dr. Mike Brewer, IPM Program Coordinator, MSU
2:00 Growing Dwarf
Sweet Cherries for Fresh Market-Varieties,
High Density and Tunnels
Dr. Bill Shane, District Extension Fruit Educator
Dr. Greg Lang, Dept of Horticulture, Michigan State University
2:00 High Tunnels
for Small Fruit Production
Dr. Eric Hanson, Dept of Horticulture, Michigan State University
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Grape Concurrent Session
9:00-12:00 Grape Session
8:30 The 2006
Spring Freeze
Dr. Tom Zabadal, SW Michigan Research & Extension Center
8:45 Vineyard
Mechanization in Washington State
Jack Maljaars, Vine Tech Equipment, Prosser Washington
9:45 Current
Michigan Efforts in Vineyard Mechanization
Dr. Tom Zabadal, SW Michigan Research & Extension Center
Research supported by the National Grape Cooperative
10:35 Break
11:00 Introduction of Palo Sabbatini, MSU Viticulturist
11:05 Sucker
Control Using AIM Herbicide
Dr. Tom Zabadal, SW Michigan Research & Extension Center
11:20 Understanding
Hydraulics
Jack Maljaars, Vine Tech Equipment, Prosser Washington
12:00-1:45-Lunch-Visit Exhibits
Afternoon Grape Session
1:45-2:15 Michigan Grape Society Meeting
2:00 Grape Berry
Moth Control
Dr. Rufus Isaacs, MSU Entomology
Research supported by the National Grape Cooperative
2:30 Controlling
Phomopsis
Dr. Annemiek Schilder, MSU Plant Pathology
Wednesday, February 7, 2007
Blueberry Concurrent Session
9:00-12:00 Blueberry Session
9:00 Controlling
Fruitworms in Blueberries
Dr. Rufus Isaacs, MSU Entomology
9:40 Controlling
Blueberry Diseases
Dr. Annemiek Schilder, MSU Plant Pathology
10:20 Break
10:40 Controlling
Blueberry Maggot
Dr. Rufus Isaacs, MSU Entomology
11:20 Blueberry
Nutrition and Fertilization
Dr. Eric Hanson, MSU Horticulture
12:00-1:30-Lunch-Visit Exhibits
Afternoon Blueberry Concurrent Session
1:30 Weed Control
in Blueberries
Dr. Eric Hanson, Dept of Horticulture, Michigan State University
2:00 How Real Is
The Threat of Road Salt?
Dr. Carlos Garcia Salazar, Ottawa County MSUE
