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Wednesday November 29th, 2017CHS Room8:00 am - 9:30 am9:30 am - 9:45 am9:45 am - 10:45 amFall Creek Nursery RoomWashington Blueberry Commission MeetingBreakPest ManagementPollination10:45 am - 11:00 amBreak11:00 am - 12:10 pmKeynotesLunch12:10 -1:30 pm1:30 - 2:30FertilityMRLs and Cane BurningBreak2:30 - 2:45 pm2:45 - 3:45 pmBiodegradeable MulchesPest ManagementBreak3:45 - 4:00 pm4:00 - 5:00 pm5:00 PMPest ManagementMechanization in RaspberryCatered Social HourThursday November 30th, 20178:00 - 9:30 am9:30 am - 9:45 am9:45 - 10:45 am10:45 - 11:00 amWashington Red Raspberry Commission MeetingBreakSpotted Wing DrosophilaWeeds and Aphids in BlueberryBreak11:00 am - 12:10 pmKeynotes12:10 -1:30 pmLunch1:30 - 2:30 pmWeed and Disease ManagementBreak2:30 - 2:45 pm2:45 - 3:45 pmSpray Coverage and Weed ManagementBlueberry & Strawberry Cultivar HighlightsBreak3:45 - 4:00 pm4:00 - 5:00 pmCaneberry Cultivar HighlightsDisease Management and MRLsFood Safety and UAVsFriday December 1st, 2017CHS Room8:00am-12:00pmSoilborne Disease Management in Red RaspberriesSee schedule for detailsParticipants attending these sessions may be eligible to receive Pesticide Recertification Creditsfrom the state/provinces listed. Please refer to the program supplement for details.All sessions are eligible for Certified Crop Advisor Continuing Education Credits Pleaserefer to the program supplement for details.Presentations with this icon will be presented remotely via videoconference

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Wednesday November 29, 2017CHS Room8:00 9:30 AMFall Creek RoomWashington Blueberry Commission MeetingBreak9:30 - 9:45 AMPest Management30 min9:45 10:45 AMPollinationEvaluating the Impacts of Border Vegetation Patternson Multifunctional Biodiversity and Crop Production in30 min Washington BlueberryHow Does Botrytis Cinerea Infect Red Raspberry?Olga Kozhar, PhD Candidate, WSU30 minLisa W. DeVetter, Assistant Professor, WSUPollinators and Pollination Tools in Northwest HighbushOrganic Control of SWD in Berries30 min BlueberryAlan Schreiber, President, Agriculture Development Group, Inc.Matthew Arrington, PhD candidate and Beverly Gerdeman, WSUBreak10:45 - 11:00 AMSaving a Small Farm Through Value Added Processing20 minHarley Soltes, Bow Hill BlueberryFresh Line Operation11:00 20 min12:10 PMRich Brim, Vice President of WA Operations, Sakuma Brothers FarmsClearing the Air on Guest Workers, Farmers and Union Activism30 minGerald Baron, Executive Director, Save Family FarmingLunch12:10 - 1:30 PMFertilityMRLs and Cane BurningSmall Fruit Internship Experience - Blueberry Cultivar30 min Trial and Raspberry Fertilization30 minClara TeVelde, Scientific Intern, WSU NWREC1:30 2:30 PMPNW Caneberry Pesticide Decline Study 2017Beverly Gerdeman, Assistant Research Professor, WSU NWRECCurrent-Season Effects of Raspberry Cane BurningEffect of Canopy and Leaf Sampling Position on30 min Programs30 min Blueberry Leaf Nutrient ConcentrationJoan Davenport, WSU and Lisa DeVetter, WSUTim Miller, Extension Weed Scientist, WSU NWRECBreak2:30 - 2:45 PMBiodegradeable MulchesPest ManagementThe Application of Plastic Biodegradable Mulches on Tissue30 min Culture Red RaspberryIdentifying Vole Damage in Blueberry Fields, Results30 min from 5 Years of MonitoringHuan Zhang, M.S. Student, WSU NWREC2:45 3:45 PMDoug Ransome, BCICBiodegradable Mulch Science and On-Farm Practice in30 min Spain and ItalySpider Mites on Red Raspberry - Revisiting Miticides30 min and BiocontrolBeverly Gerdeman, Assistant Research Professor, WSU NWRECLisa W. DeVetter, Assistant Professor, WSUBreak3:45 - 4:00 PMPest Management30 min4:00 5:00 PMMechanization in RaspberryMummy Berry of Blueberry30 minTobin Peever, Associate Professor, WSURole of Pycnidia in the Epidemiology of Twig and30 min Blossom Blight by P. Vaccinii on High Bush BlueberrySiva Sabartnam, British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture30 minMechanizing Red Raspberry Cane Bundling and TyingManoj Karkee, Associate Professor, WSUFuture of the WA Strawberry CommissionHenry Bierlink and Alan SchrieberCatered Social Hour5:00 PMEnjoy a beverage,some Back East BBQ and networking with our speakers and other conference attendees!Sponsored by:

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Thursday November 30th, 2017CHS Room8:00 9:30 AMFall Creek RoomWashington Red Raspberry Commission MeetingBreak9:30 - 9:45 AMSpotted Wing Drosophila30 min9:45 10:45 AM30 minWeeds and Aphids in BlueberryManaging SWD in Raspberries and Meeting MRLs30 minAlan Schreiber, President, Agriculture Development Group, Inc.Sugar Formulations Used to Control Spotted WingDrosophila30 minMan-yeon Choi, Research Entomologist, USDA-ARS11:00 20 min12:10 PMLynn Sosnoskie, Assistant Research Faculty, WSUResults of Monitoring Aphids in Northwest WashingtonBlueberriesAndy Jensen, Manager,Northwest Potato Research ConsortiumBreak10:45 - 11:00 AM30 minPerennial Weed Management in BlueberriesUpdate On USEPA Office Of Pesticide Programs’ Registration Review StatusYu-Ting Guilaran, Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, USEPAAg Education Center and Lynden Ag StationBrad Rader, Rader Farms Inc and Chad Kruger, Director WSU NWREC and CSANRUsing Trade Laws to Protect Berry Markets20 minWRRC Legal CounselLunch12:10 - 1:30 PMWeed and Disease ManagementCaneberry Cultivar HighlightsComparing Herbicide Programs from Blueberry15 min Chad Finn, OSUTim Miller, Extension Weed Scientist, WSU NWREC10 min Eric Gerbrandt, Agri-CanadaDo Application of Herbicides Result in MRL ViolativeResidues in Blueberries10 min Julie Enfield, Northwest Plant Co20 min1:30 2:30 PM20 minAlan Schreiber, President, Agriculture Development Group, Inc.10 min Pat Moore, WSUManagement of Grey Mold on Berry Crops15 min Grower Panel Feedback Session20 minAlan Schreiber, President, Agriculture Development Group, Inc.Break2:30 - 2:45 PMSpray Coverage and Weed Management30 min2:45 3:45 PM30 minBlueberry & Strawberry Cultivar HighlightsInitial Identification Of Issues With Spray Coverage InSouth Georgia Blueberries20 min Chad Finn, OSURenée Allen, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension10 min Pat Moore, WSUBroadleaf Dock: Identification and Management inBlueberry and Raspberry15 min Eric Gerbrandt, Agri-CanadaWiharti Oktaria Purba, M.S. Student, WSU NWREC15 min Paul Sandefur, Fall CreekBreak3:45 - 4:00 PMDisease Management and MRLs30 min4:00 5:00 PM30 minCross Resistance of New Frac 7 Fungicides for Controlof Gray Mold in Berries in PNWFood Safety and UAVs30 minMicrobial Hygiene Considerations with MechanicalHarvesting of BlueberriesTobin Peever, Associate Professor, WSURenée Allen, University of Georgia Cooperative ExtensionHow to Control Diseases in Blueberries and not ViolateMRLs in Important Export MarketsUsing Drones to Monitor Growth and Irrigation Needsof Blueberry and RaspberryLynn Sosnoskie, Assistant Research Faculty, WSU30 minDavid Bryla, OSU

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Friday December 1, 2017CHS Room50 minChemical and Nonchemical NematodeManagement for Florida VegetableCropping SystemsJoe Noling, Professor of Nematology, Universityof Florida20 minSensitivity of Phytophthora Rubi andP. Megasperma to Four FungicidesJerry Weiland, USDA-ARS20 minThe Status Of USEPA’s PesticideRegistration Review on Soil FumigantsYu-Ting Guilaran, Director, PesticideRe-evaluation Division, USEPANitrogen Impacts on Nematode Parasitism5 minLisa DeVetter, Assistant Professor, WSU IngaZasada, Research Plant Pathologist, USDA-ARSExperiences with Replant Disease and its8:00 AM 12:00 PM 30 min ManagementTom Auvil, North American Plants15 minBreak30 minPre-Plant to Re-Plant:Soilborne Disease Decision AidThe WA Blueberry Commission hasfocused on four project areas in 2017:Grower Education – Support of theWashington Small Fruit Conference andother workshops.Trade – Development of export markets withemphasis on China, South Korea and India.Field Research – Insect, weed, virus anddisease management programs,including organic controls of SWD andmummyberry, pollination, fertility, coldhardiness, variety testing and plantbreeding.Promotions - A small in-state fresh promotion ofWashington blueberries in the greaterSeattle areaJoin us Wednesday morning at 8:00 am foran overview of these programs and discussion of future directions for your commission!Long-Term Suppression of Nematodeswith Vapam, Dominus, and 1,3-D5 min60 minTom Walters, Walters Ag Research andInga Zasada, Research Plant Pathologist,USDA-ARSHands-On SessionThe WA Red Raspberry Commission hasfocused on four project areas in 2017:Grower Education – Workshops onnew developments in Food Safetystandards, labor regulations, pesticidehanding, etc.Trade – Monitoring and advocating for fairmaximum residue limits (MRL’s) in keyforeign markets. Exploring use of US Tradelaws to address market imbalancescaused by imports.Field Research – Plant breeding programs,pruning robotics, pest management,weeds, pathology, virology, plantphysiology, and soil health.Join us Thursday morning at 8:00am for anoverview of these programs and discussionof future directions for your commission!