Great Lakes Fruit Vegetable and Farm Market EXPO
Michigan Greenhouse Growers Expo

Speaker History (2004 - 2017)
 
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George Abawi, Plant Pathology Dept., Cornell Univ. NYAES, Geneva, NY
2012   Practical Ways to Assess and Manage Soil Health for Disease Control and Improved Yield
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2009   The Cornell soil health assessment protocol and the connection between soil health and root health
2009   Biology, On-farm Assessment, and Management of Root-knot Nematodes on Carrots
2009   Root diseases of beans and peas and the impact of soil health management practices
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2005   Update on carrot diseases and their management in New York
2005   Symptoms, damage and management of nematodes on onions in New York

Jim Adaskaveg, Plant Pathology & Microbiology Dept., Univ. of California - Riverside
2013   Use of Coppers for Control of Bacterial Diseases of Tree Fruit and Nuts

Kurt and Barbara Alstede, Alstede Farms, LLC, Chester, NJ
2011   Welcome to Alstede Farms!
2011   Expanding On-Farm Education at Your Farm
2011   The Mad World of USDOL (US Dept. of Labor) Compliance – One Farmer’s Experience

James Altwies, Director/Horticulturist, Gorst Valley Hops, Mazomanie, WI
2010   Hops 101: Site Selection, Trellising, Best Management Practices
2010   Grower Panel

Elizabeth Atwell, Wallace Center
2017   Accessing New Markets by Having Tough Conversations

Sarah Bardsley Capasso, Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology, Penn State Univ.
2015   Current Studies on Epidemiology and Management of Bacterial Spot of Stone Fruit

Chris Barnhill, USHBC rep. and blueberry grower, Ivanhoe, NC
2017   What the USHBC Does for the United States Blueberry Industry

Janna Beckerman, Botany and Plant Pathology Dept., Purdue Univ.
2010   Fungicide Resistance Management
2010   Breakdown of Apple Scab Resistance in Resistant Varieties

David Bedford, Horticulture Research Center, Univ. of Minnesota
2011   Minnesota Apple Breeding Program Highlights
2011   Tell Us What You Want! Quantifying Your Priorities for New Apple Cultivars
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2004   Honeycrisp: The Real Truth

Richard Belanger, Laval Univ., Quebec
2016   The Intricacies of Silicon Fertilization

Valerie Bernier, Ferme Onesime Pouliot Farm, Quebec, Canada
2014   New Strawberry and Raspberry Production Approaches in Quebec

Binny Beverage Depot, Chicago, IL
2014   Market Growth Potential for Michigan Ciders: Thoughts from the Retail Side of the Business

Chris Beytes, Editor of GrowerTalks and Green Profit magazines
2012   Acres Online Live
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2010   Consumer Buzz Live

Dave Biddinger, Entomology Dept., Penn State Univ.
2011   Sustainable Pollination in Apple Orchards
2011   Effects of Pesticides Controlling Brown Marmorated Stink Bug on Apple IPM in Pennsylvania and the Potential of Biological Control

Kevin Bittner, Singer Farms, Appleton, NY
2011   On Farm Experiences with Mechanical Blossom Thinning of Peaches, Plums, and Apricots

Thomas Bjorkman, Horticulture Section, School of Integrative Plant Sciences, Cornell Univ.
2016   Expanding Eastern Broccoli Production Based on New Hybrids Adapted to the Climate
2016   Understanding What Your Soil Test Says
2016   Application of a Soil Test for Organic Farms
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2010   Summer and Fall Cover Crops Management and Benefits: Experience from New York
2010   Optimizing Summer Cover Crops for Weed and Soil Management
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2009   Strawberry production with plasticulture: planting system options for the Northeast

Brent Black, Plants, Soils, and Climate Dept., Utah State Univ.
2010   Irrigation Strategies to Maximize Quality in Montmorency

Chris Blanchard, Rock Spring Farm and Flying Rutabaga Works, Decorah, IA
2012   Beginning and Intermediate Year-Round High Tunnel Usage
2012   Growing and Adapting to a Changing Market: Reflections from 15 Years of Organic Vegetable Farming in Iowa

Steve Bogash, Horticulture Educator, Penn State Cooperative Extension, Carlisle, PA
2014   Cleaning Up Your Appearance at Your Farm and Market
2014   Great Expectations in Pies
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2010   The Importance of Potassium for High Quality Tomatoes
2010   Improving Your Overall Curb Appeal
2010   Are you getting the most out your employees?

Mike Bollinger, River Root Farm, Decorah, IA
2015   Farming Year-Round with Moveable High Tunnels
2015   Four Season Farming at River Root Farm
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2013   Winter High Tunnel Production for Beginning and Intermediate Farmers
2013   Four Season Diversified Organic Vegetables

Richard Bonanno, Univ. of Massachusetts and Pleasant Valley Gardens, Methuen, MA
2015   Sweet Corn Weed Control Update
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2010   Weed Management: The Area Between the Plastic is Not a Fallow Field!
2010   Weed Management in Vine Crops
2010   Growing Something Different for the Ethnic and Specialty Markets

Eric Boot, BVB Substrates, The Netherlands
2016   Intro to Substrate Culture, Top Ten Principles for Growing Strawberries in Substrate

Bob Bors, Plant Sciences Dept., Univ. of Saskatchewan
2017   Haskap Potential for Commercialization in the Midwest
2017   Updates on the Saskatchewan Dwarf Sour Cherry Breeding Program

Cissy Bowman, Indiana Certified Organic
2010   Basics of Organic Certification
2010   The Certification Process

Sarah Bowman, Plant, Soil and Agricultural Systems, Southern Illinois Univ.
2013   Vineyard Floor Management with Cover Crops in a Mature Cabernet Franc Vineyard

Vince Bralts, Ag & Bio Engr Dept., Purdue Univ.
2012   A Quick Test for Irrigation Uniformity

Deborah Breth, Cornell Univ. Extension
2015   Critical Weed Management in High Density Orchards
2015   Black Stem Borer - Experiences from New York Tree Fruit Production

Amy Briggs-Macha, Syngenta Flowers, Gilroy, CA
2013   Exciting Alternatives to Impatiens in the Landscape: A Panel Presentation

Jolene Brown, West Branch, Iowa
2015   Through the Eyes of a Customer - KEYNOTE SPEAKER
2015   The Top Ten Mistakes that Break Up a Family Business

Susan Brown, Horticulture Section, Cornell Univ.
2014   Apple Breeding, Genetics and Varieties at Cornell’s NYS Agriculture Experiment Station

Zachery Bruce, Assistant Vice-President - Loss Control & Safety, Hortica Insurance, Edwardsville, IL
2013   Disaster Preparedness: Is Your Greenhouse Fire Drill Ready?

Jay Brunner, Washington State Univ. Tree Fruit Research & Extension Center
2013   Apple IPM in Washington: Transition to New Technologies and Threats to Future Stability  
2013   Management of Cherry Insect Pests in Washington: Special References to the Spotted Wing Drosophila

David Bryla, USDA ARS, Corvallis, OR
2015   Designing Good Fertilizer Programs and the Latest Options for Fertigation
2015   Irrigation Practices and Guidelines for Better Blueberry Production

Rose Buitenhuis, Vineland Research and Innovation Center, Ontario, Canada
2016   Plant Defenses
2016   Nip Pest Problems in the Bud
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2014   Putting It All Together for A Successful Outcome

Natalie Bumgarner, Horticulturist and Research Director, Univ. of Tennessee
2014   Probing Greenhouse Vegetables – An Overview of Production Systems, Schedules and Approaches

Hannah Burrack, Entomology Department, North Carolina State Univ.
2016   New Developments in Spotted Wing Drosophila Management
2016   Tactics for Controlling SWD, the Spotted Weapon of Destruction
2016   Implications for Cherries: Using SWD Biology to Determine Management Decisions in Small Fruit

Brian Bursiek, Pickle Packers International, Washington, DC
2008   Agricultural Trade: Opportunities and Challenges
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2005   Pickle Packers International programs in support of the pickle industry

Bill Butterworth, Butterworth Communications Institute, Newport Beach, CA
2013   Setting the Standard in Your Farm Marketing Business-You Are THE Key – Keynote Presentation
2013   Building Successful Teams at Your Farm Market

Chris Callahan, Agricultural Engineering, Univ. of Vermont
2017   Practical Cold Storage Food Safety
2017   Produce Safety Recordkeeping: Requirements and Tools
2017   Postharvest Handling and Storage Solutions for Smaller Farms

Tom Callahan, Adams County Nursery, Aspers, PA
2016   Plums, Pluots, Flat Peach, and Other Novel Stone Fruits
2016   Organic Pomme Fruit Candidates and Trials and Tribulations of the Nursery Industry

Jean Caron, Univ. of Laval, Quebec
2016   Getting the Most out of Your Irrigation System

Juliet Carroll, New York State IPM Program, Cornell Univ.
2012   Pruning Techniques and Bactericides for Managing Bacterial Canker of Sweet Cherry
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2005   Euregap Certification for Apple Growers
2005   Trac Software for Easier Spray Record Keeping and Reporting

Robert Cerda, Crop Insurance Systems, Wentzville, MO
2014   Experience and Plans with Pickling Cucumber Crop Insurance
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2013   A New Crop Insurance Program for Machine Harvested Cucumbers

Ben Chapman, Family & Consumer Sciences, North Carolina State Univ.
2011   Telling Your Story: Communicating Produce Safety During A Recall

Gerard Charlot, CTIFL, Bellegarde, France
2015   Spotted Wing Drosophila Management Research in France
2015   Fruiting Wall and Other High-Density Training Systems

Lailiang Cheng, Horticulture Dept., Cornell Univ.
2011   Nutrient Requirements of Apple Trees
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2004   Growth and Fruiting of Concord Vines in Relation to Nitrogen and Carbohydates
2004   Zonal Chlorosis in Honeycrisp Leaves
2004   Nitrogen Management for Optimum Apple Yield and Quality

Florian Chirra, Extension Educator, The Ohio State Univ.
2011   ABC’s of Soil Biology

John Clark, Department of Horticulture, Univ. of Arkansas
2016   Arkansas Blackberry Varieties - What Are People Planting and Why

Jeff Cleveringa, Starr Ranch Growers R&D, Wenatchee, WA
2013   Automation - Is Your Orchard Ready?

Bill Cline, Entomology and Plant Pathology Dept., North Carolina State Univ.
2017   Blueberry Disease Update
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2011   Blueberries in North Carolina: Industry and Disease Control

Raymond Cloyd, Extension Specialist in Horticultural Entomology/Integrated Pest Management, Kansas State Univ.
2015   Is Using Good Bugs A Cost-Effective Strategy for Controlling Insect Pests of Spring Crops?
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2013   Biocontrol for Ornamental Spring Crops
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2011   Managing Western Flower Thrips
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2009   Using Pesticides and Natural Enemies in the Greenhouse

Krista Coleman, Biopesticide and Organic Support - IR-4 Project, Rutgers Univ.
2016   Which Biopesticides are Most Effective and Why?

Gary Cortes, Flow Vision, LLC, Dillon, CO
2012   LEAN Greenhouse Production Can Mean More Profit!

Sylvia Courtney, Ludy Greenhouse Manufacturing Corp., New Madison, OH
2010   Greenhouse Designs and Retrofits That Save Energy and Make Financial Sense

Kerik Cox, Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell Univ.
2015   From Fungicide Resistance Fears to Contentment: Brown Rot Management in NY
2015   Trends in Managing Summers Diseases and Powdery Mildew: The East Coast Perspective

Chris Currey, Horticulture Dept., Iowa State Univ.
2015   Growing Leafy Greens and Herbs in Hydroponic Systems
2015   Keys to Successful Containerized Herb Production

Nicola Dallabetta, Fondazione Edmund Mach, Italy
2017   Measures in SWD Management in the Alpine Region of Trentino
2017   Strategies for Pruning in High Density Planting Orchards

Kelly Daniels, Daniels Produce, Columbus, NE
2017   Grower Panel on H2A

Michelle Danyluk, UF/IFAS Citrus Research & Education Center, Lake Alfred, FL
2013   Cross Contamination Issues with Regards to Cleaning and Packing Produce

Jeanine Davis, Mountain Horticultural Crops Research & Extension Center, North Carolina State Univ.
2014   Growing “Heirloom” Tomatoes: Old Challenges and New Opportunities

Tom Davison, Davison Orchards, Vernon, BC, Canada
2013   The Davison Orchards Family Friendly Experience – Celebrating 80 Years
2013   Investing in Your Employees – Why is It So Important - Panel Discussion

Ted DeJong, Plant Sciences Dept., Univ. of California Davis
2013   Managing Shoot and Fruit Growth to Optimize Peach Production

Kathy Demchak, Plant Science Department, Pennsylvania State Univ.
2016   Low Tunnels for Plasticulture Strawberries

Jason Deveau, Application Technology Specialist, OMAFRA, Ontario, Canada
2016   The Sprayer Tank's Empty, but Did You Hit It?
2016   Effective Spray Application in Blueberries; How to Get the Most out of Your Sprayers
2016   Sprayer Technology for Caneberries
2016   Crop-Adapted Spraying -- Doing More with Less

Seth Dibblee, Strategic Agricultural Initiative Coordinator, EPA, Chicago, IL
2011   Phase 2 Risk Mitigation for Soil Fumigants - Buffer Zones

Donald Dickson, Entomology and Nematology Dept., Univ. of Florida
2015   Nematode Management on Vegetables With Fumigation, Non-Fumigants and Host Resistance
2015   Non-Fumigant Nematicides and Their Efficacy in Vegetable Rotations

Ryan Dickson, Greenhouse Management and Technologies , Univ. of New Hampshire
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Colleen Donovan,
2016   Peat, Repeat, and Say It Again: Marketing Your Shoppers Won't Miss
2016   Thinking Beyond the Black Sharpie: Creating Great Farmers Market Signage to Increase Sales, Inform Customers, Keep Managers Happy, and Other Miracles

Doug Doohan, Horticulture and Crop Sciences, OARDC, Wooster, OH
2015   Herbicide Drift: What's A Grower to Do?

Alberto Dorigoni, Istituto Agrario Di San Michele All'Adige, South Tyrol Region, Italy
2013   The Fruiting Wall: From Hedging to Window Mechanical Pruning
2013   Alternative High Density Systems and the Use of Multileader Trees 

Greg Downing, Southern Agronomist, Cisco Seeds, Indianapolis, IN
2014   Cover Crop Combinations Useful in Organic Vegetable Systems
2014   What Role Do Cover Crops Play in Soil Health?

Lindsey du Toit, Northwestern Washington Research & Extension Center, Washington State University, Mount Vernon, WA
2017   Foliar Fungal and Bacterial Diseases of Carrot: Identification, Biology, and Management in Seed and Production Fields
2017   Pink Root and Mycorrhizal Inoculants in Onion Production in the Pacific Northwest
2017   Does It Matter if It's Black (Rot) or White (Mold)?

Dennis Dunham, Oliver Winery, Bloomington, IN
2011   Fruit Still Wine Production
2011   Specialty Fruit Wine Production
2011   Fruit Brandy Production

Bhabesh Dutta, Plant Pathology Dept., Univ. of Georgia
2017   Managing Bacterial Diseases of Onion

Chris Eckert, Eckert Orchards Inc., Belleville, IL
2016   Growing Blackberries in Colder Climates

Steve Ela, Ela Family Farms, Hotchkill, CO
2015   Building Fruitful Soils in the Steppes of the Rockies

George Elder, Elderslie Farm, Valley Center, KS
2016   Growing Blackberries in Colder Climates

Evan Elford, New Crop Development Specialist, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
2015   Will Frosted Hops Yield Enough for Frosty Beer? Addressing Frost and Disease Challenges for Hops in the Great Lakes Region
2015   New Fruit Crops That 'Haskap-Tured' People's Interest
2015   From Roots to Shoots: Opportunities in Specialty Vegetable Production
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2013   Non-Traditional Vine Crops: Beyond Cucumbers and Squash

Robert Evans, USDA Northern Plains Ag Research Lab, Sidney, MT
2012   How to Best Use Frost Protection Methods in Tree Fruit
2012   Frost Protection for Vineyards

Kathryne Everts, Vegetable Plant Pathology, Univ. of Maryland
2016   Impact of Chlorination and Cover Crops on Pathogen Presence
2016   Powdery Mildew Update
2016   White Mold, Phytophthora, Root Rot Complex
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2012   Multiple Tactics to Control Diseases

Andrew Eyles, CEO, Blue Marlin, Brooklyn, NY
2015   Securing the Millennial Dollar: Golden Rules for Building a Winning Brand in the US Cider Market

Peter Falloon, AsparaPacific, Lincoln, New Zealand
2014   Development of <i>Phytophthora</i> Tolerant Cultivars and Production of AV2 Virus-Free, High Health Crown Transplants

Val Farmer, PhD, Clinical Psychologist, Farm Family Consultant and Mediator, Wildwood, MO
2017   Being Strong During Tough Times: How Farmers Weather the Storm - Keynote Presentation
2017   Advice for Farm Family Businesses, Operate Like A Business! Key Business Practices for Family Farmers
2017   Managing with HEART: Making Caring Communication the Heart of Your Farm

Rod Farrow, Lamont Fruit Farm, Waterport, NY
2014   Precision Apple Production – What Are You Leaving on the Table
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2010   Maximizing Orchard Profits
2010   Future Apple Variety Panel

Cheni Filios, PanAmerican Seed, West Chicago, IL
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Eric Fischer, USDA Farm Service Agency, East Lansing, MI
2015   What Have We Learned from the Non-Insured Assistance Program (NAP) - Buy-Up, Roll out and Where Does NAP Fit in a Risk Management Plan?

Pam Fisher, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food
2016   Emerging Technologies: How Can These Help Strawberry Growers

Paul Fisher, Environmental Horticulture Dept., Univ. of Florida
2010   Correcting for Low and High Media pH
2010   Advanced Water Treatments and Sanitizing Agents

Kevin Folta, Horticultural Sciences Dept., Univ. of Florida
2016   The Future of Genetic Improvement in Horticultural Crops
2016   Keynote Speaker -- Managing Difficult Customer Conversations About GMOs, Organics, etc.

Ken Forth, Vegetable grower and President of FARMS (Foreign Resource Management Service), Lynden, ON, Canada
2014   Our Experience Using Seasonal Guestworker Programs

Rick Foster, Entomology Dept., Purdue Univ.
2017   The Best Approach to Spraying for Earworm Control
2017   Best Management Practices: Controlling Insects While Protecting Pollinators
2017   Z-Traps: Electronic Traps for Monitoring Sweet Corn and Cherry Pests
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2016   Neonicotinoid Effects on Pollinators in Vine Crops
2016   Sweet Corn Insect Control Update
2016   Neonicotinoid Effects on Pollinators in Vine Crops
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2015   Sweet Corn Insect Control Update
2015   Sweet Corn Genetics and Looking Ahead to the Future
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2013   Insect Management in Fruiting Vegetables
2013   Sweet Corn Insect Management Update
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2012   Sweet Corn Insect Management Update
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2011   The Challenges of Producing a Clean Crop
2011   New and Old Insect Pests of Tomatoes and Peppers
2011   Insect Management in Cole Crops
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2010   What We Have Learned About Insect Control Strategies
2010   Insect Management in Pumpkins
2010   New and Emergent Insect Controls in Vine Crops
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2007   Biology, sampling methods, and thresholds for insect pests of cucurbits

Julie Fox, Program Director, Direct Food & Ag. Marketing, The OSU South Centers, Piketon, OH
2012   Customer Service, Marketing and Displays

Maryann Frazier, Entomology Dept., Penn State Univ.
2013   The Status of U.S. Honey Bees and What Growers Can Do to Support Pollinator Populations
2013   Honey Bees Running the Risk;  Pesticide Exposure During Pollination?

Josh Freeman, Horticulture Dept., Virginia Tech Univ.
2011   Effects of Watermelon Pollenizers on Yield

Chris Furman, TriEst Ag Group, Inc., Frankfort, KY
2011   Challenges of Making Fumigation Applications With the New Requirements

Eric Gallandt, Weed Ecology and Management, Univ. of Maine
2016   Ecological Weed Management in Organic Vegetables

Randie Gallrein, Gallrein Farms, Shelbyville, KY
2012   Welcome to Gallrein Farms

Kelly Garbach, Environmental Science Dept., Loyola Univ., Chicago, IL
2013   Grower Input on Crop Pollination Practices

Mary Gardiner, Entomology Dept., The Ohio State Univ.
2012   Workshop Introduction
2012   Workshop Wrap-Up
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2011   The Role of Local Habitat in Pollination and Biological Pest Control
2011   Beneficial Insects for Vegetable Production

Frank Gasperini, National Council of Agricultural Employers, Washington, DC
2016   What the Election May Mean for Ag Employers
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2012   Agricultural Labor Policy and the U.S. Farmer’s Ability to Feed 9 Billion People

David Gent, Research Plant Pathologist, Forage Seed and Cereal Research Unit, USDA-ARS
2010   Biology and Management of Hop Diseases and Pests

Ann George, Hop Growers of America, Moxee, WA
2014   National Hop Market Update
2014   Hop Quality Roundtable

Jamie Gibson, Syngenta Flowers, Home and Garden, Greensboro, N.C.
2017   The ABC's of Growing Plugs from Seed

Ron Gleason, Hillside Gardens, Bradford, Ontario, Canada
2017   Update on the East Coast Celery Market and Industry

Jerry Gorchels, PanAmerican Seed Co., West Chicago, IL
2013   Exciting Alternatives to Impatiens in the Landscape: A Panel Presentation
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2010   Plants for 2011: The Good, Better, and Best

Jeff Froikin Gordon, AgSquared LLC, Washington, D.C.
2011   Rethinking Farm Planning, Management and Recordkeeping

David Granatstein, Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center, Washington State Univ.
2011   Tending the Orchard Floor in Organic Systems
2011   Organic Management of Fire Blight Roundtable

Angela Grant Saunders, Saunders Farm, Munster, Ontario, Canada
2017   Creating the Ultimate Farm Experience for Customers at Saunders Farm - Come Hear Their Story
2017   Turning the Tide on Customer Complaints - Making Them Your Champions

Duane Greene, Extension Fruit Program, Univ. of Massachusetts
2017   Apple Thinning and Predicting Fruit Set Models
2017   Cabohydrate Balance and Precision Thinning Model

Joy Grose, Bakery Consultant, Sparland, IL
2013   Advanced Bakery Session – Taking It to the Next Level
2013   Bakery Ideas to Help You Grow It to the Next Level
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2011   Growing the Bakery at Your Farm Market
2011   Bakery Workshop
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2010   Helping Farm Market Bakery Employees Rise to the Occasion
2010   Designing a Bakery for Today and Tomorrow
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2009   Scratch Baking 101
2009   Commercial Kitchen Set Up

Russell Groves, Entomology Dept., Univ. Wisconsin-Madison
2013   Incorporating Reduced-Risk Insecticides into Carrot Pest Management
2013   Rotation Options for Control of Resistant Colorado Potato Beetles
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2011   Emergence Phenology of CPB and Its Relationship to Resistance
2011   Determining the Risk Window for Aster Yellows in Carrots: New Technologies for an Old Problem

Vernon Grubinger, Vegetable and Berry Specialist, Univ. of Vermont
2014   Innovative Tools and Practices on Organic Vegetable and Berry Farms in Vermont
2014   Tips for Tunnels of All Types

Beth Gugino, Vegetable Pathology, Penn State Univ.
2015   Late Blight Management: Strategies Used In Pennsylvania
2015   Managing Pumpkin Powdery Mildew with Host Resistance and Fungicides
2015   Fungicides and Varietal Resistance for Celery Leaf Curl / Anthracnose Management
2015   Investigating Bacterial Rot of Onions

Chris Gunter, Horticultural Science Dept., North Carolina State Univ.
2017   ABA and Height Control in Pepper Transplants
2017   Cover Cropping in Melons for Reduced Washing After Harvest
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2012   High Temperatures and Fruit Set in Tomato and Pepper
2012   Identifying Physiological Disorders of Tomato Fruit

Beth Hall, Midwest Regional Climate Center, Champaign, IL
2013   Survey of Grower Use of Weather Resources

Greg Hall, Virtue Cider, Chicago, IL
2012   Taking That Leap from Brewing Beer to Making Cider

Ken and Barb Hall, Edwards Apple Orchard, Poplar Grove, IL
2011   Fifty of Our Favorite Farm Marketing Ideas
2011   The Culture of Your Market-Your Employees, Your Products, and You

P. Allen Hammer, Dummen USA Inc., Hilliard, OH
2011   Sneak Peak of New Plant Material

David Handley, Vegetable & Small Fruit Specialist, Univ. of Maine, Monmouth. ME
2017   Getting Started with Matted Row Strawberriess

James Hanson, Midwest Pickle Association, Madison, WI
2011   Optimizing Calcium Rates for Pickles

Richard Hassell, Environmental Horticulture Dept., Clemson Univ.
2015   Advances Made in Grafting Methods
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2011   The How’s and Why’s of Grafting Melons

Mike Havey, Horticulture Dept., Univ. Wisconsin-Madison
2015   Genetic and Environmental Factors Contributing to Bacterial Bulb Rots of Onion

Will Heeman, Heeman's, London, ON, Canada
2017  

Cain Hickey, Viticulture Extension Specialist, Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA
2017   Managing Grapevine Performance Through Cover Crop and Root-Zone Management

Lori Hoagland, Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Dept., Purdue Univ.
2014   Nitrogen Release and Disease Suppressive Activity of Four Compost Amendments on Three Vegetable Farms
2014   Building Soil Health in High Tunnels with Cover Crops.

Bob Hochmuth, Suwannee Valley Agricultural Extension Center, Univ. of Florida
2014   Trends in Specialty Greenhouse Vegetable Crops
2014   Greenhouse Production Systems
2014   Management of Drip Irrigation - Adequate Moisture in Root Zone Without Over Filling

Christine Hoepting, Cornell Vegetable Program, Albion, NY
2017   Swede Midge: What Brassica Growers Should Know
2017   Swede Midge: What Organic Brassica Growers Should Know
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2012   An IPM Approach to Managing Bacterial Diseases of Onions
2012   Growing Onions in a Minimum Tillage System

Gwen-Alyn Hoheisel, Extension and Center for Precision and Automated Agricultural Systems
2016   How the Power of Air Affects Spray Coverage

James Michael Honeycutt, Fisher & Phillips LLP, Atlanta, GA
2017   US DOL Investigations: Preparing for the Investigators, Asserting Your Rights

John Hooper, Four Seasons Produce Cooperative
2011   Year-Round Marketing Option for High Tunnel Farmers

Ken Hopps, Sun Belle Inc., Melrose Park, IL
2011   Berry Marketing and Contract Growing Opportunities in Michigan

Malia Hurst, Gallrein Farms, Shelbyville, KY
2012   Welcome to Gallrein Farms
2012   Saying ‘I Do’ to Weddings at Gallrein Farms

Anders Huseth, Entomology Dept., North Carolina State University
2014   Using the Entire Insecticide Toolbox for Colorado Potato Beetle: Planning A Three Year Resistance Management Program in Potato

Mark Hutton, Extension Vegetable Specialist, Univ. of Maine Cooperative Extension, Monmouth, ME
2016   Tomato Compost High Tunnel Project
2016   Permanent Beds in Organic Vegetable Systems
2016   Reduced Tillage Systems for Vegetables

Sanja Ilic, Food Innovation Center, The Ohio State Univ.
2017   Minimizing Postharvest Cross-Contamination

Jim Jasinski, The Ohio State Univ. Extension
2011   The Ohio Scoop on Pumpkin Seed Production
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2009   What Do Hundreds of Growers Say About Sweet Corn IPM?
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2006   Controlling beetles using precision banded Admire
2006   Corn Earworm pyrethroid resistance-Do you need to worry?

Paul Jenkins, Lallemand, Inc. Memphis, TN
2014   Delving into Successful Cider Production: Strategies to Continue to Improve Michigan Ciders
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2009   Overview of MSU Enology Education Program
2009   Educational wine evaluation: The effect of oxygen on wine (COMMERCIAL WINEMAKERS ONLY)
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2008   Optimizing fungicide performance and spray methods in blueberries
2008   Educational wine evaluation: Assessing herbaceous flavors (commercial wine makers only)

Gordon Johnson, Carvel Research and Education Center Univ. of Delaware
2016   Nutrition and Population Research with Parthenocarpic and Gynoecious Cucumbers
2016   Seedless Watermelon and Hollow Heart
2016   Tillage and Cover Crops in Snap Beans / Peas

Betty Kananen, President, Global Organic Alliance, Bellefontaine, OH
2017   Why You Should Consider Organic Certification

Anthony Keinath, Clemson University Coastal Research & Education Center, Charleston, SC
2014   Bacterial Blights of Mustard and Turnip Greens: Resistance and Actigard As Management Options
2014   Susceptibility of 9 Vine Crops to Gummy Stem Blight and Current Recommendations for Control
2014   Organic Management of Cucurbit Diseases

Dr. Kevin Ker, KCMS Applied Research and Consulting, Ontario, Canada
2011   Canopy Management Choices for Premium Grape Quality
2011   Vine Nutrition: What Do I Really Need?

Shalin Khosla, Greenhouse Vegetable Specialist, Harrow Research Centre, Ontario, Canada
2015   Cucumber Production
2015   Leafy Greens Production

Karen. Killinger, Extension Food Safety Specialist, Washington State Univ.
2015   Interactive Webinar for Q & A on FSMA's Final Rule on Produce Safety
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2014   How Effective Are Different Sanitation Techniques for Tree Fruit Storage Bins?

Mick Kilyk, The Legacy Companies, Avondale, PA
2017   Basic Principals of Food Dehydration
2017   Dehydrating: Nothing to Waste

Josh Kirschenbaum, PanAmerican Seed, West Chicago, IL
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Matt Kleinhenz, Extension Vegetable Specialist, Horticulture & Crop Science Dept., The Ohio State Univ.
2017   Microbial Biostimulants: Their Place in the Toolbox
2017   Organic Transplants - Growing Your Own and Even for Others
2017   Vegetable Grafting: What Small-Midscale Organic Growers May Want to Know
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2015   Microbial Bioproducts in Vegetable Crop Production: Facts, Experiences, and Hopes
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2013   Grafting Tomatoes
2013   Vegetable Grafting Basics for Propagators
2013   A Look at High Tunnel Soil Health Management
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2008   Sweet Corn Quality Management Preplanting to Delivery (or Keeping Customers Happy)
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2006   Basics of transplant production
2006   Secrets of profitable cabbage production
2006   Seeding Rates, Yield and Sweetness

Tristan Klesick, Klesick Family Farm, Stanwood, WA
2013   Home Delivery: A Hybrid CSA Model
2013   The Klesick Family Farm Story: From 32 sq. ft. to 40 Acres

Wes Kline, Cumberland County Extension, Millville, NJ
2016   Screening Peppers for Bacterial Leaf Spot and Silvering
2016   E. Coli Presence in Packing Houses

Kent Klinkefus, Midwest Aronia Association, Harlan, IA
2017   Developing an Aronia Industry in the Midwest

Steve Koike, Monterey Co. UC Cooperative Extension, Salinas, CA
2013   Updates on Disease Research and Management for California Celery
2013   E. Coli and Salmonella on Spinach and Lettuce: Novel Field Studies in California's Salinas Valley

Sandee Krause, Langley, BC, Canada
2015   Forty Years of Farming, Food and Fun!
2015   SOP'S, The What, Why and How's

Greg Krawczyk, Entomology Dept., Pennsylvania State Univ.
2017   Challenges in Management and Monitoring of Oriental Fruit Moth in Pennsylvania Orchards
2017   Brown Marmorated Stink Bug - Challenges and Some Solutions
2017   Advances in Monitoring of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Derrill Kregel, Rispens Seeds, Inc., Beecher, IL
2016   Sweet Corn Genetics and Looking Ahead to the Future
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2014   Sweet Corn Genetics in 2015 and Looking Ahead
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2013   What’s New in Sweet Corn Genetics
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2011   The Seeds of Change; Growers, Customers and New Genetics
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2008   Sweet Corn Genetics: History, Current and Future
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2006   New Developments in Producing Pumpkins for Farm Markets

Gerard Krewer, Professor Emeritus U of Georgia, and Harrietts Bluff Farm, Woodbine GA
2013   Blueberry Production Methods and Ideas from the Southeast
2013   Growing Organic Blueberries in the Southeast: Ideas from a Challenging Climate

Kristin Krokowski, Commercial Horticulture Educator, Univ. of Wisconsin, Waukesha County, WI
2014   Collaborating with Other Farmers and Businesses to Extend Your Marketing Reach
2014   Who is Your Customer and How Can You Better Interact with Them?
2014   Farmer Panel Focused on Connecting with Your Consumer

Brian Krug, Cooperative Extension, Univ. of New Hampshire
2012   Managing the Root Zone: Keys to Success

Joe Laforest, Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health, Univ. Georgia
2013   Introduction to Phone Apps As Useful Tools for Productivity

Norm Lalancette, Plant Biology & Pathology Dept., Rutgers Univ.
2014   Managing Bacterial Spot of Stone Fruit

Andrew Landers, Pesticide Application Technology Specialist, Cornell Univ.
2010   Improving Spray Application: Fine Tuning the Sprayer
2010   Control of Onion Insects and Diseases - Selecting the Correct Nozzle for the Target
2010   Apply Pesticides on Target - Improving Sprayer Performance
2010   Not Your Grandfather's Sprayer: How to Get the Best from Your Vegetable Sprayer Using Common Sense and Technology
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2007   Applying Pesticides On-Target: Common Sense and Technology
2007   Calibrating Airblast Sprayers
2007   Effective Pesticide Application Techniques in Grapes

Paul Larsen, Logan, UT
2010   This will be a special presentation to commemorate the 140th anniversary of the Michigan State Horticultural Society
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2008   Arthur Mitchell -- the Man -- and His career with MSU and the Michigan State Horticultural Society

Vince Lawson, Muscatine Island Research Farm, Iowa State Univ.
2011   An Evaluation of Ornamental Corn Cultivars
2011   Degradable Mulches: Will They Work in Melon Production?

Andrew Lea, Wittenham Hill Cider, England
2010   Evaluating and Understanding Hard Cider Quality
2010   The Science of Craft Cider Making: From Juicing and Fermenting to Customizing Cider to Correction when Things Go Wrong
2010   High Quality Sweet Cider and Apple Juice - A Transatlantic Comparison - Featured Speaker
2010   Sweet and Hard Ciders in England - History and Trends

Victor Lilly, Reddick Fumigants, Williamston, NC
2010   Plastic Laying Equipment for Any Size Operation

Peter Ling, Food, Agr. & Biological Eng. Dept., Ohio State Univ.
2010   Greenhouse Designs and Retrofits That Save Energy and Make Financial Sense

Greg Loeb, Entomology Dept., Cornell Univ.
2014   Chemical Control of Spotted Wing Drosophila for Raspberries in High Tunnels and the Field
2014   Vectors of Grape Leafroll Disease in the Northeast

David Lowenstein, Entomology Dept., Univ. of Wisconsin-Madison
2011   Maximizing Pollination of Pickling Cucumbers

Andy Lynd, Lynd Fruit Farm, Pataskala, OH
2014   Life at Lynd Fruit Farm
2014   How Lynd Fruit Farm Does Pick Your Own

Ian MacRae, Northwest Research and Outreach Center, Univ. of Minnesota
2016   Scouting Cucumbers with UAS (Drones)
2016   The View from Above - Unmanned Aerial Systems and Remote Scouting

Ryan Maher, Extension Specialist - Cornell Small Farms Program
2016   Tarping Soils to Minimize Tillage and Reduce Weeds

Michael Mahovic, Consumer Safety Officer, FDA
2013   Chamberlain Farms: Causes, Preventive Controls and Ways to Reduce Future Outbreaks in Cantaloupe

Bob Martin, USDA-ARS Corvallis, OR
2016   Virus Diseases and Their Management
2016   Virus Diseases of Michigan Blueberries

Tim Martinson, Viticulture Extension, Cornell Univ.
2016   Obtaining Virus-Free Plants Through the Clean Plant Network
2016   Lessons from the Northern Grapes Project

Hannah Mathers, Horticulture Dept., Ohio State Univ.
2010   Current Knowledge of Causes and Influences of Bark Cracking

Guillermo Mathus, CSI Visa Processing, Durango, Mexico
2015   Using H-2A - Panel Discussion

Danny Mauk, FarmWebDesign, St. Louis, MO
2016   Getting the Most from Your Social Media
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2015   Dealing with Negitive Internet Press
2015   Creating and Maintaining Attractive Websites

Liz Maynard, Extension Horticulture Specialist, Purdue Univ.
2010   Pumpkin Varieties for Powdery Mildew Resistance
2010   Sweet Corn Variety Performance in Northern Indiana
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2009   Pumpkin Varieties for Powdery Mildew Resistance
2009   2009 variety trials
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2008   Variety performance 2008
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2005   Sweet corn cultivar trial in Michigan and Indiana
2005   Pumpkins, gourds, and watermelon for niche markets

Mark Mazzola, USDA-ARS, Wenatchee, WA
2017   Managing Soil Biology for Improved Strawberry Productivity
2017   Managing Soil Biology for Improved Orchard Productivity
2017   Managing Soil Biology for Improved Blueberry Productivity
2017   Alternative (Non-Fumigant) Practices for the Management of Apple Replant Disease

Steven McArtney, Horticultural Science Dept., North Carolina State Univ.
2011   How Hormones and Carbohydrates Interact to Thin Apples
2011   Unlocking the Mysteries of Fruit Drop in Apple: A Tribute to the Work of Dr. Rongcai Yuan (1964-2010)
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2006   Effective Use of Apple Blossom Thinners
2006   Physiology of Flower Bud Formation and Control of Return Bloom
2006   Organic Apple Crop Load Management: From New Zealand to North Carolina
2006   Crop Load Management Panel Discussion

Michelle McGrath, United States Association of Cider Makers, Portland, OR
2017   Cider: The Big Tent - An Update from USACM

Steve McKay, Cornell Cooperative Extension
2010   Currants, Gooseberries, Elderberries and Aronia- Production, Products and Marketability

Hugh McPherson, Maize Quest Fun Park, New Park, PA
2013   Investing in Your Employees – Why is It So Important - Panel Discussion
2013   The Next Big Thing in Farm Marketing

Ian Merwin, Professor of Horticulture Emeritus, Cornell Univ. & Grower & Cidermaker, Black Diamond Farm LLC, Trumansburg, NY
2017   Cider Apple Varieties and the Future of Ciders in North America
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2013   Cider Making at Its Best and Some Interesting Perspectives on a Traditional Cider
2013   Hard Cider--Short Term Fad or Long Term Shift in the US Market?
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2010   Floor Management in Organic Fruit Production
2010   Roundtable Discussion

Nathan Milburn, Milburn Orchards, Elkton, MD
2012   The Milburn Orchards Experience
2012   Expanding the Footprint of the Milburn Farm Market
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2009   Exploring Tree Fruit Innovations for the Future
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2008   Bramble Fundamentals

Carol Miles, Horticulture Dept., Washington State Univ.
2015   Evaluation of Biodegradable Mulches
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2013   Mechanical Harvesting of Cider Apples
2013   Juice Evaluations of Cider Apple Varieties

Diane Miller, Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State University
2012   Midwest Apple Improvement Association - Program and Progress
2012   Fruit Variety Showcase

Sally Ann Miller, Plant Pathology Dept., The Ohio State Univ.
2011   Managing the Disease that Won't Go Away; Downy Mildew
2011   Bacterial and Seed Borne Diseases
2011   Disease Management in Cole Crops
2011   Trap Cropping Strategies for Organic Vegetables
2011   Bacterial Diseases of Vine Crops
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2006   Damping-off of pepper transplants
2006   Spacing Studies in Peppers

Steven G. Miller, Madison Cnty Coop Ext, Morrisville, NY
2015   Working Toward A Successful Hop Industry in New York

Mario Miranda Sazo, Lake Ontario Fruit Program, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Newark, NY
2016   Why, When, and How You Should Transition from A 3-D to A 2-D Canopy?
2016   Continually Fine-Tune Your Fruit Production Strategy and Execution

Wayne Mitchem, Horticultural Science, North Carolina State Univ.
2010   Avoiding Problems with Herbicides in Tree Fruit Orchards
2010   Herbicide Strategies in Tree Fruit Orchards

Dave Mortensen, Weed and Applied Plant Ecology, Pennsylvania State Univ.
2015   Cover Crop Cocktails-Their Virtues and Challenges
2015   Weed Management Approaches in Organic Systems

Matt Murphy, Red Jacket Orchards, Geneva, NY
2016   Marketing to Small Town Big City Customers: A Marketer's Story
2016   Cider Making: How to Diversity Your Offerings
2016   Cider Making for Our Farm Market and NY City Customers
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2013   Experiences and Suggestions for Growing and Marketing Plums

Stefano Musacchi, Horticulture Dept., Washington State Univ.
2014   Compare and Contrast Apple Orchard Management Trends in Italy and Washington State
2014   Tree Training, Long-Term Management Decisions, and Performance Comparisons for Super Slender Axe (SSA) and Bi-Axis Sweet Cherry Orchards
2014   Q and A Panel—Everything You Have Wanted to Know About Growing High Quality Sweet Cherries but Were Afraid to Ask

Ajay Nair, Horticulture Dept., Iowa State University
2017   Conservation Tillage and Cover Crops in Vegetables
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2013   Building Soils with Biochar
2013   Biochar: Its Role in an Organic Soil Health Program
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2008   Feed Your Soil and Bump Your Yield: Organic Tomato and Cucumber Production in the Great Lakes Region
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2006   Organic Cucumber and Tomato Project: Crop Production and Nutrient Management

Brian Nault, Entomology Dept., Cornell Univ., Geneva, NY
2017   Managing Onion Insect Pests and Associated Diseases
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2014   Managing Onion Maggot, Onion Thrips and Associated Pathogens
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2012   Onion Insect Pest Management in Onion
2012   Can Pumpkin Yield Be Increased by Supplementing Fields with Bees?
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2009   Onion Thrips control in New York
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2004   Onion Thrips - Insecticide Resistance and Management
2004   Aphid Control and Viruses

Anne Nielsen, Entomology Dept., Rutgers Univ.
2017   Strategies for Managing Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs in Stone Fruit
2017   Update on Organic Pest Management Tactics for the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
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2014   How to Manage Brown Marmorated Stink Bug and Not Abandon IPM
2014   Progress Towards the Organic Management of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
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2011   Update on Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in Michigan
2011   Update on the Apple Flea Weevil
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2010   The Apple Flea Weevil

Nate Nourse, Nourse Farms, Deerfield, MA
2016   Bramble Varieties for Today and Tomorrow
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2012   Strategies to Double Crop Raspberries
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2009   Review of June-bearing Strawberry Varieties - Panel Discussion

Haley Oliver, Food Science Dept., Purdue Univ
2013   Melon Packhouse Inspection: What the FDA is Looking For

Peter Oudemans, Marucci Blueberry and Cranberry Research And Extension Center, Chatsworth, NJ
2014   Disease Control Strategies in New Jersey Blueberries

Tammi Packer, Packer Orchards and Farm Place, Hood River, OR
2017   Traveling the Beautiful Hood River Valley via the "Fruit Loop": Day One to Present
2017   Some Luck, a Lot of Hard Work and a Look to the Future for Packer Orchards
2017   From Farm to Jar: Why it Works for Us

Aaron Palmateer, Tropical Research & Education Center, Univ. of Florida
2013   Impatiens Downy Mildew: A Challenge for the Ornamental Plant Industry

Lori Parks, Risk Management Specialist for Michigan, USDA, Springfield, IL
2012   Fruit Crop Insurance Updates for 2013

Eric Pawlowski, Sustainable Agriculture Educator, OEFFA, Columbus, OH
2016   Experiences from the Field

Michele Payn-Knoper, Author of No More Food Fights, Cause Matters Corp., Lebanon, IN
2014   No More Food Fights!: Growing a Productive Farm and Food Conversation - Keynote Presentation
2014   Farming Your Social Community

Mary Peabody, Community & Economic Development , Univ. of Vermont Extension
2013   Pricing for Profit: Strategies for Success in Direct Market Sales
2013   Panel Discussion
2013   The Art and Science of Farmers Market Display
2013   Panel Discussion

Greg Peck, Sustainable Fruit Production, Cornell Univ.
2016   Models and Materials to Make Bloom Thinning More Reliable in the Eastern US
2016   Orchard Soil Health
2016   Cost of Producing Hard Cider Apples and Exploring New Varieties for Cider Makers

Jason Perrault, Perrault Farms Inc. and Hop Breeding Company, LLC, Yakima, WA
2012   Hop Botany, Cultivation, and Breeding

Matt Peters, N.M. Bartlett, Inc, Beansville, Ontario
2011   Current Status and Future Refinements for the Darwin String Thinner

Jessica Petersen, Entomology Dept., Cornell Univ., NYSAES, Geneva, NY
2013   Abilities of Wild Bees to Provide Pollination Services to Pumpkin
2013   Pollination of Pumpkin in New York Farms

Deb Pifer, White House Fruit Farm, Canfield, OH
2013   Our Bakery Journey Beyond Pumpkin Donuts
2013   Investing in Your Employees – Why is It So Important - Panel Discussion

Steve Pincus, Tipi Produce, Evansville, WI
2010   Grower’s Perspective on Fertility Management for Organic Vegetables
2010   Crop Scheduling and Cold Storage for Extending the Season

Erin Pirro, Farm Credit East, Enfield, CT
2014   Key Performance Indicators for Retail Farm Businesses
2014   Determining the Profitable Areas of a Farm Business

Bill Pitts, Wafler Nursery, Wolcott, NY
2014   Where Do I Get Hard Cider Varieties to Plant? Challenges of Obtaining Cider Varieties from a Nursery Perspective

Ann Margaret Pointer, Fisher & Phillips LLP, Atlanta, GA
2017   US DOL Investigations: Preparing for the Investigators, Asserting Your Rights

Marvin Pritts, Horticulture Dept., Cornell Univ.
2016   Getting Started
2016   Soil Health Assessment Soil Health and Composts
2016   Low Tunnels for Plasticulture Strawberries

Richard Raid, Everglades Research and Education Center, The Univ. of Florida
2014   Celery Anthracnose: It's Epidemiology and Prospects for Management
2014   Sweet Corn Diseases Update

Anusuya Rangarajan, Senior Extension Associate, Integrative Plant Sciences, Cornell Univ.
2016   Optimizing Strip Tillage Systems for Vegetables

Rosa Raudales,
2013   Water Treatment Technologies for Control of Microbes in Irrigation

Kimberly Reddin, Director of Public and Industry Relations, National Onion Association
2011   Top Ten Ways to Raise Awareness and Add Value to Onions

Judson Reid, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Penn Yan, NY
2016   Grafting; True Benefits and False Hype; Yield, Diseases, Economics
2016   Alternatives to In-Ground Production
2016   Hoophouse Fertility

Bruce Reisch, Horticulture Section, Cornell Univ.
2015   Options Among the Newer Wine Grapes from the Cornell Grape Breeding Program

Brett Rhoads, Rhoads Farm Inc., Circleville, OH
2016   Growing Blackberries in Colder Climates

Nessa Richman, Director of Metrics and Evaluation, Farm to Institution New England, Kingston, RI
2017   Understanding the Impact of the Farm to Institution Market: Producer Perspectives

Lynne Rieske-Kinney, Entomology Dept., Univ. of Kentucky
2015   Can Our Chestnut Survive Another Invasion? History and Impact of Asian Chestnut Gall Wasp in the Eastern U.S.

Dale-Ila Riggs, The Berry Patch, Stephentown, NY
2016   Successfully Growing Pesticide-Free Blueberries in the Age of SWD

David Ritchie, Plant Pathology Dept., North Carolina State Univ.
2011   Learning from Peach Bacterial Spot Epidemics: Potential Strategies for Reducing Fruit Losses
2011   How the Benzimidazole Fungicides (eg Benlate) Changed Brown Rot Management on Peaches

Emily Ritchie, Northwest Cider Association, Portland, OR
2017   A Shared Cider Industry Vision: Perspectives from the NW Cider Association

Cesar Rodriguez-Saona, Blueberry and Cranberry Center, Rutgers Univ.
2010   Managing Blueberry Maggot Using Spatially-Based Tools

David Rosenberger, Hudson Valley Laboratory, Cornell Univ.
2012   Understanding Risks and Benefits of Copper Products for Tree Fruits
2012   Biology and Control of Apple Powdery Mildew
2012   Improving Apple Scab Management via Inoculum Reduction, Fungicide Selection, and Spray Timing

Clint Royster, The Legacy Companies, Weston, FL
2017   Basic Principals of Food Dehydration
2017   Dehydrating: Nothing to Waste

Shubin Saha, Horticulture Dept., Univ. of Kentucky
2014   Fertilization of Greenhouse Vegetables
2014   Nitrogen Rate and Foliar Fertilizers for Triploid Watermelon

Mark Sanford, Tech Services, Syngenta Flowers, Belleville, IL
2010   Plants for 2011: The Good, Better, and Best

Steve Sargent, Horticultural Sciences Dept., Univ. of Florida
2015   Maintaining Tomato, Pepper and Eggplant Quality During Postharvest Handling
2015   Postharvest Handling for Celery

Mark Saunders, Saunders Farm, Munster, Ontario, Canada
2017   Creating the Ultimate Farm Experience for Customers at Saunders Farm - Come Hear Their Story

Beth Scheckelhoff, OSU Extension Putnam County, Ottawa, OH
2017   A Beginner's Guide to Hydroponics
2017   Keys to Greenhouse Plant Health
2017   Growing Beyond the Soil
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2010   Moving Beyond Ornamentals – the Basic Principles and Practices of Growing Greenhouse Vegetables

Kevin Schooley, Ontario Berry Growers
2016   Emerging Technologies: How Can These Help Strawberry Growers

Alan Schreiber, Executive Director, Washington Asparagus Commission
2015   Washington Asparagus Industry Outlook and Variety Trials
2015   An Overview of Organic Pesticide Options for SWD
2015   Insect Pest Management and Organic Pest Product Evaluation for Organic Vegetables
2015   Resistance in Insect Pests: What Growers Need to Understand

Jonathan Schultheis, Dept. Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University
2017   The North Carolina Pickling Cucumber Industry and Use of Parthenocarpic Fruiting Types
2017   Perspectives and Opportunities for Growing Orange Flesh and Specialty Melons

Jim Schupp, Fruit Research & Extension Center, Pennsylvania State Univ., Biglerville PA
2017   Peach Systems: Trials, Tribulations, and What the Future Might Hold

Manan Sharma, Research Microbiologist, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD
2012   Use of Zero Valent Iron to Decontaminate Irrigation Water

Judy Sharpton, Growing Places Marketing, Savannah, GA
2014   Mixed Containers – The Most Important Department in Your Retail Greenhouse for 2015 and Beyond
2014   The Best Retail Garden Center in America and How to Use the Design Concepts at Your Retail Location

Anthony Shelton, Entomology Dept., Cornell Univ., Geneva, NY
2015   How Can Growers Deal with Swede Midge for the Long Term?

Nischit Shetty, Seminis Seeds, Felda, FL
2017   Downy Mildew Resistant Pickling Cucumbers

Megan Shoenfelt, Shoenfelt Company, Navarre, OH
2016   Create a Food Safety Plan

Scott Skelly, Skelly's Farm Market, Janesville, WI
2014   The Skelly's Farm Market Story - How Our Farm Is Different Than Yours
2014   Managing A Produce 9 Ring Circus: Logistics of Tailgate Farming

Brian Smith, Plant & Earth Science Dept., Univ. of Wisconsin-River Falls
2012   Strawberry Breeding Program and Variety Trials at River Falls, Wisconsin
2012   Breeding "Black Ice" and Other New Winter Hardy Plum and Plumcots with Unique Flavors
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2009   Winter Injury Management Techniques in the Frigid North: What's Hot and What's Not
2009   Review of June-bearing Strawberry Varieties - Panel Discussion

Rick Snyder, Central MS Research & Ext Center, Mississippi State Univ., Crystal Springs, MS
2013   Greenhouse Tomatoes 201
2013   Introduction to Greenhouse Tomato Production
2013   Diagnosing Common Tomato Problems

Sara Spayd, Viticulture Specialist, North Carolina State Univ.
2012   Effects of Sunlight and Temperature on Vine Growth and Fruit Composition
2012   Impact of Nitrogen Fertilization on Vine Performance of Riesling Grapes

Robert Spencer, Alberta Agriculture & Forestry, Alberta, Canada
2017   Saskatoon Berry Establishment Practices

John Stanley, John Stanley Associates, Kalamunda, Australia
2011   Guiding Your Growth with Innovative Marketing - Keynote Presentation
2011   Selling Local
2011   Marketing Trends 2012 and Beyond, Social Media and the Newest Things

Giulia Stellari, AgSquared LLC, Washington, D.C.
2011   Rethinking Farm Planning, Management and Recordkeeping

David Stern, Rose Valley Farm, Rose, NY and Director, Garlic Seed Foundation
2012   Garlic
2012   Steel and Systems

Don Stoeckel, Midwest Regional Extension Associate, OH
2016   Hows and Whys of Irrigation Water
2016   Meeting GAP Requirement Using Irrigation Water

R. Keith Striegler, Flint Ridge Winegrowing Services, Fayetteville, AR
2012   Vineyard Mechanization and Vine Balance
2012   The Clean Plant Network – Goals & Accomplishments

Bradly Studer, Formerly with SS Steiner & Manager of Roza Ranch, Prosser, WA
2014   Hop Quality Roundtable
2014   Hop Quality Control: From Field to Kettle

Jos Suelmann, Breeder Pickling and Slicing Cucumbers, Bayer CropScience, The Netherlands
2015   Trends in Type and Cultivar Development for Pickling Cucumbers

Trevor Suslow, Extension Research Specialist, Univ. of California - Davis
2015   Sanitizer Options for Dunk Tanks, Hydrocoolers and Flumes
2015  
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2010   Water Quality Issues and Food Safety

Fumi Takeda, USDA-ARS, Kearneysville WV
2015   Strategies for Successful Blackberry Production in Cold Regions
2015   Optimizing Blueberry Quality Through Proper Harvest and Handling Approaches

Marilyn Tanner, Tanner Orchards, Speer, IL
2013   Investing in Your Employees – Why is It So Important - Panel Discussion

Scott Thompson, Thompson Strawberry Farm, Bristol, WI
2016   , Panel Moderator

Maureen Torrey, Torrey Farms, Elba, NY
2012   Taking a Proactive Approach to Policies and Procedures

Jason Twaddell, Ball FloraPlant Selecta, Granville, OH
2016   Success with Cuttings

Tom Tweite, Tweite's Family Farm, Byron, MN
2014   Keeping the Family Fun in a Visit to Tweite's Family Farm
2014   Foods: The How and What at Farm Markets

Ioannis Tzanetakis, Plant Pathology, Univ. of Arkansas
2016   How the National Clean Plant Network Helps Growers

Mark Uchanski, Specialty Crops Program, Colorado State Univ.
2017   Seed Production in Hoophouses

Kelsey Vala, Vala's Pumpkin Patch, Gretna, NE
2016   Managing over 600 Employees for A Six-Week Season

Tim and Kelsey Vala, Vala's Pumpkin Patch, Gretna, NE
2016   A Visit to Vala's Pumpkin Patch: With over 50 Attractions at Their Farm, You Will Learn from Their Story
2016   Vala's Pumpkin Patch Bakery - Options Are Important

Gary Vallad, Plant Pathology Dept., Univ. of Florida
2017   Upping the Game: Strategies to Improve the Efficacy of Pre-Plant Soil Fumigants
2017   Integrated Bacterial Spot Management, A Florida Perspective
2017   Integrated Management of Powdery Mildew and Gummy Stem Blight on Cucurbits: A Florida Perspective

Kevin Vander Kooi, Plant Agriculture Dept, Univ. Guelph, Ontario, Canada
2016   New Product Evaluations for Control of Nematodes in Carrots, in Ontario Canada
2016   Celery Industry Update from Ontario
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2013   Overview of Carrot Pathology Research at the University of Guelph
2013   Stemphyllium Leaf Blight, Onion Smut and Maggot Control
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2007   Research on Diseases and Insect Pests of Carrots in Ontario
2007   Research on Diseases and Insect Pests of Onions in Ontario

Mark VanGessel, Plant and Soil Sciences, Univ. of Delaware
2016   Pickling Cucumber Weed Control Options, and Why Are There No New Registrations?
2016   Sweet Corn Weed Control Update
2016   Weed Control Update
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2014   Weed Control in Vine Crops: Consider All Your Options
2014   Sweet Corn Weed Control Update
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2013   Sweet Corn Weed Control Update
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2012   Innovations in Weed Control of Cucurbits
2012   Pickle Production and Weed Control in the Far Eastern USA
2012   Sweet Corn Weed Management and Control Update
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2009   Tank mixes, higher rates, and crop rotation to improve weed control in continuous pickle production
2009   Getting the most out of our bean herbicides
2009   Strategies for Weed Control
2009   Weed Management in Cucurbits: Update
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2008   Weed control and herbicide injury
2008   A Season-Long Weed Control Program for Pickling Cucumbers
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2007   Weed Control in the Age of Neighbors
2007   Cucumber weed control on the Delmarva Peninsula
2007   Aim High for Weed Control, Poast-Haste

Anne Verhallen, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Ontario, Canada
2016   Building Soil Health for Perennial Crops
2016   Cover Crops for Building Soil and Other Benefits
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2010   Fitting Cover Crops into Vegetable Systems: Experience from Canada
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2009   Weed management in plasticulture systems

Joshua Viau, Fisher & Phillips LLP, Atlanta, GA
2017   US DOL Investigations: Preparing for the Investigators, Asserting Your Rights

Mark Villata, North American Blueberry Council, Fresno, CA
2011   Trends in World Blueberry Production

Gretchen Wall, Produce Safety Alliance, Cornell Univ.
2014   The Food Safety Modernization Act and the FDA Proposed Produce Rule: What Produce Growers and Marketers Need to Know

Hans Walter-Peterson, Finger Lakes Grape Program, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Penn Yan, NY
2017   Above and Below-Ground Impacts of Under-Vine Cover Crops in Vineyards

Vaughn Walton, Horticulture Dept., Oregon State Univ.
2012   Understanding and Managing Spotted Winged Drosophila (SWD)
2012   Spotted Wing Drosophila Management in Raspberries and Strawberries

Michele Warmund, Plant Sciences Dept., Univ. of Missouri
2011   Can North America Grow Tasty Chestnuts? A Descriptive Sensory Analysis of Chestnut Cultivars Grown in North America

Bill Warner, Snug Haven Farm, Belleville, WI
2010   High Tunnel Winter Spinach Production and Marketing in Wisconsin
2010   Year-Round Production and Marketing at Snug Haven Farm

Steve Warshawer, Wallace Center
2017   Accessing New Markets by Having Tough Conversations

Tim Waters, Regional Vegetable Specialist, Washington State Univ., Pasco, WA
2017   Seedcorn Maggot Management in Carrots

Tony Weathers, Willamette Mission Farms, Gervais, OR
2013   Hops Production 201: From Snowmelt to Post Harvest
2013   How Oregon Growers Produce for the Craft Beer Industry

Michael Wehman, Marketing Director, Cherry Marketing Institute
2011   Go Red Instead: Promotion Campaign Update and 5-year Retrospective
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2010   Recapping the 2010 Tart Cherry Marketing Season

Rick Weinzierl, Entomology Dept., Univ. of Illinois
2015   Managing Peach Insects Where Oriental Fruit Moth Is Resistant to Pyrethroid Insecticides
2015   Managing Oriental Fruit Moth and Other Historically Less Damaging Insects in Apples.

Celeste Welty, Entomology Dept., The Ohio State Univ.
2014   Managing Thrips and Other Pests on Cabbage
2014   Cucumber Beetle Management on Vine Crops by Cultural and Chemical Tactics

Yiqun Weng, USDA - ARS, Madison, WI
2012   The Multi-State, Multi-Discipline USDA-SCRI Grant

Eric West, Great Lakes Cider and Perry Association
2016   Growing a Successful Orchard-Based Cider Business
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2015   Exploring The Many Styles of Cider -- Part 1
2015   Exploring The Many Styles of Cider -- Part 2

Carolyn Westcomb, Weber Shandwick, Wheaton, IL
2016   CMI Marketing Program Update

Brian Whipker, Horticultural Science Dept., North Carolina State Univ.
2016   Recognizing Tomato Nutrient Disorders
2016   Diagnosing Petunia Disorders
2016   Cutting-Edge PGRs
2016   Greenhouse Diagnostics Workshop

Matthew Whiting, Horticulture Dept., Washington State Univ.
2013   Modern High Density Sweet Cherry Systems
2013   Mechanical Harvesting of Cherries

Paul and Alison Wiediger, Au Naturel Farm, Smiths Grove, KY
2011   Practices for Long-Term Hightunnel Production and Success
2011   Organic Vegetable Production and Marketing at Au Naturel Farm

Wayne Wilcox, Cornell Univ., NY State Agr Expt Station, Geneva, NY
2010   Disease Control in Wine Grapes
2010   Grape Disease Control
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2006   Controlling Bunch Rots in Wine Grapes
2006   Powdery Mildew Control in Wine Grapes
2006   Disease Control in Grapes

Dan Wilson, Hicks Orchard/Slyboro Cider House, Granville, NY
2016   What is Working for Cider and Cider Makers in New York State

Amber Wolfe, AgrAbility Project Coordinator, Heartland Region, Arthritis Foundation
2015   Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Overworking the #1 Tool in the Farmer's Toolbox

Bill Wolfram, Toro Micro Irrigation
2010   Drip Irrigation System Operation and Maintenance
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2007   New Developments in Drip Irrigation
2007   Trickle Irrigation Equipment and Design

Molly Woloszyn, Midwestern Regional Climate Center, Champaign, IL
2013   Survey of Grower Use of Weather Resources

Jay Wood, Country Mercantile, Pasco, WA
2015   Farm Marketing West Coast Style - A Story of Growth
2015   Preparing A Wide Variety of High Quality Food Products at Your Farm Market

Jason Woodworth, Lamont Fruit Farm, Waterport, NY
2015   Apple Hedging Panel

Wei Yang, Regional Berry Crops Educator, Oregon State Univ. Extension
2010   Update on the Blueberry Industry in the Pacific Northwest
2010   How Organic Material Additions Affect Blueberry Production Practices and Plant Health
2010   Spotted Wing Drosophila and its Management in Blueberries

Keith Yoder, Virginia Tech Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Winchester VA
2017   Pollen Tube Growth Model for Apple Bloom Thinning

Lincoln Zotarelli, Horticultural Sciences Dept., Univ. Florida
2016   Irrigation and Nitrogen Management of Vegetable Crops
2016   Plasticulture Production of Cabbage

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