Tuesday, January 24, 2012
| Oregon Horticultural Society's Orchard Fruit Section | ||
| To register for this meeting call 503-769-8940 or go to www.oregonhorticulturalsociety.org for registration materials | Program Co-Chairs: Jeff Stone |
Location: Rooms D202-D203 |
| 9:00 am - 9:30 am | "What's New in Fungicides - Managing the Use of Combinations" | Dr. Jay Pscheidt, OSU Plant Pathology Specialist |
| 9:30 am - 10:00 am | "The 2011 Season Updates on Spotted Wing Drosophila and Brown Marmorated Stink Bug" | Dr. Peter Shearer, OSU Entomology Researcher |
| 10:00 am - 10:25 am | BREAK | |
| 10:25 am - 10:55 am | "Oregon Horticulture: A Look to the Future" | Dr. Anita Azarenko, Department Head, OSU Department of Horticulture |
| 10:55 am - 12:00 pm | "New Tools and Resources for IPM in Orchards" | Dr. Paul Jepson, Director of the OSU Integrated Plant Protection Center |
| To register for this meeting call 503-769-8940 or go to www.oregonhorticulturalsociety.org for registration materials | ||
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
| Oregon Horticultural Society's Blueberry Section | ||
| To register for this meeting call 503-769-8940 or go to www.oregonhorticulturalsociety.org for registration materials | Program Co-Chairs: Wei Yang & Eric Pond |
Location: Hall A |
| 9:00 am - 9:05 am | Opening Remarks | Eric Pond, Chairman of the Oregon Blueberry Commission |
| 9:05 am - 9:30 am | What's Happening in the Blueberry Farms Around the World - Bringing the Best Ideas Back to your Farm | Cort Brazelton, Fall Creek Farm & Nursery |
| 9:30 am - 9:55 am | Blueberry Market Update | Rod Cook, Ag-View Consulting |
| 9:55 am - 10:25 am | USHBC Blueberry Promotion and Marketing Activities | TBS, USHBC |
| 10:25 am - 10:40 am | Coffee Break | - |
| 10:40 am - 11:10 am | Nitrogen Fertigation Recommendations for Drip-Irrigated Blueberries | Oscar Vargas, graduated student, OSU & David Bryla, Research Horticulturist, USDA-ARS |
| 11:10 am - 11:40 am | Impact of Nitrogen Fertilizer Rate and Sawdust Use on Long Term Yield and Fruit Quality | Bernadine Strik, Extension Berry Crop Professor, OSU |
| 11:40 am - 12:05 pm | Food Safety in Blueberry Operations | Gary Neuschwander, ODA |
| 12:05 pm - 1:15 pm | Lunch | For all OHS Members |
| 1:15 pm - 1:45 pm | Blueberry Pesticide Update, MRLs, etc. | Joe DeFrancesco, Assistant Professor, OSU-NWREC |
| 1:45 pm - 2:15 pm | Life without Pristine-Blueberry Fungal Disease Control | Jay Pscheidt, Plant Pathologist, OSU |
| 2:15 pm - 2:55 pm | Novel Insecticide Delivery Methods for SWD Control | Lynell Tanigoshi, Extension Entomologist, WSU & Wei Yang, Blueberry Extension Agent, OSU |
| 2:55 pm - 3:10 pm | Coffee Break | - |
| 3:10 pm - 3:40 pm | SWD Research - ARS Activities | Denny Bruck, Entomolgist, USDA & OSU |
| 3:40 pm - 4:10 pm | SWD Research - OSU Activities | Amy Dreves, Extension Entomologist, OSU |
| 4:10 pm - 4:30 pm | More SWD Questions & Answers | Researchers from OSU, WSU, USDA & Peerbolt Crop Management |
| To register for this meeting call 503-769-8940 or go to www.oregonhorticulturalsociety.org for registration materials | ||
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
| Oregon Horticultural Society's Pesticide Core Credit Class | ||
| To register for this meeting call 503-769-8940 or go to www.oregonhorticulturalsociety.org for registration materials | Program Co-Chairs: TBA |
Location: Room D201 |
| 8:00 am - 12:00 pm | 4 Hours of Core Credit | Garnett Cooke, OR OSHA |
| To register for this meeting call 503-769-8940 or go to www.oregonhorticulturalsociety.org for registration materials | ||
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
| Oregon Women for Ag presents a Social Media Workshop | ||
| To apply for meeting attendance go to www.owaonline.org | Program Co-Chairs: |
Location: D204 |
| 10:00 am - 4:00 pm | Are you interested in learning how to share agriculture and natural resource's story through social media? Oregon Women for Agriculture is pleased to present Michele Payn-Knoper of Cause Matters for a special 1-day training seminar to help farmers, ranchers and others in natural resources develop skillsets with Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, blogs, YouTube, and smart phones. This training will help you establish the confidence you need to "agvocate" through social media. | Tuesday January 24th 10 am to 4pm at the Portland Expo Center during the Northwest Ag Show. Space is limited to 25 people and there is a $50 dollar registration fee for all accepted applicants. Applications are due December 2nd and participants will be notified 10 to 14 days after. |
| To apply for meeting attendance go to www.owaonline.org | ||
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
| Clean Lagoon Water presented by Key Dollar Co. | ||
| To register for this seminar, please call 503-769-8940 or email agshow@wvi.com. | Program Co-Chairs: Hank Svehaug |
Location: Room D102 |
| 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | If you want to get rid of bad smelling lagoons come to our seminar | Hank Svehaug - Key Dollar Co. |
| To register for this seminar, please call 503-769-8940 or email agshow@wvi.com. | ||
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
| The 3 C’s to Financing Agricultural Real Estate presented by Mueller, Miller & Moore | ||
| To register for this seminar, please call 503-769-8940 or email agshow@wvi.com. | Program Co-Chairs: Bob Moore |
Location: Room D102 |
| 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm | In these volatile times of economic uncertainty and pressures form import/export trade agreements, the American Farming Industry as a whole need to capitalize on the availability of term financing and the various options available using term financing to produce cash flow to achieve a better Balance Sheet of greater assists and lesser liabilities. | Bob Moore, Mueller, Miller & Moore |
| To register for this seminar, please call 503-769-8940 or email agshow@wvi.com. | ||
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
| "BusinessKillers" by Oregon Financial Services | ||
| To register for this seminar, please call 503-769-8940 or email agshow@wvi.com. | Program Co-Chairs: Craig Chambers |
Location: Room D201 |
| 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | This interactive workshop will provide you with the tools you need to begin the important tasks leading to a successful transition to the next generation. | Craig Chambers, Oregon Financial Services |
| To register for this seminar, please call 503-769-8940 or email agshow@wvi.com. | ||
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
| "ATV Safety" by SAIF Corporation | ||
| To register for this seminar, please call 503-769-8940 or email agshow@wvi.com. | Program Co-Chairs: Kevin Pfau & Kirk Lloyd |
Location: Rooms D202-D203 |
| 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | ATVs, with their compact size and all-terrain traction, have found an important place in many agricultural operations. This class will provide practical and proven ATV safety tips for you to use in your training programs. | Kevin Pfau, Senior Safety Management Consultant, SAIF Corporation |
| To register for this seminar, please call 503-769-8940 or email agshow@wvi.com. | ||
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
| "Making Sense of Safety Meetings" by SAIF Corporation | ||
| To register for this seminar, please call 503-769-8940 or email agshow@wvi.com. | Program Co-Chairs: Kirk Lloyd & Kevin Pfau |
Location: Rooms D202-D203 |
| 2:15 pm - 4:00 pm | In January of 2011, Oregon OSHA rules were changed so that nearly all employers, even very small ag operations, must conduct some combination of crew safety meetings, safety committee meetings, and/or seasonal worker orientation meetings on a regular basis. This class will present a detailed overview of what the current requirements are, sort out which meetings are needed for each employer's situation, and provide resources to make it much easier to comply with the rules that do apply. The class will also review the principles of good safety management for agri-business and explain how to integrate these effective practices into the meetings, so that we can save lives, money, and time while staying out of compliance trouble. | Kirk Lloyd, President, Pacific Risk Management |
| To register for this seminar, please call 503-769-8940 or email agshow@wvi.com. | ||
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
| Oregon Association of Nurseries | ||
| To register for this meeting call 503-682-5099 or go to www.oan.org | Program Co-Chairs: Aimee McAuliffe |
Location: Room D201 |
| 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm | A Systems Approach for Managing Nursery Diseases & Pests | Dr. Jennifer Parke, OSU |
| 1:10 pm - 2:10 pm | Bugs in the System: Enhancing Biological Control in Greenhouses & Nurseries | Robin Rosetta, OSU NWREC |
| 2:10 pm - 3:10 pm | Bugs, not Drugs | John Maurer, Evergreen Growers Supply & Brian Spencer, Applied Bio-Nomics |
| To register for this meeting call 503-682-5099 or go to www.oan.org. | ||
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
| Oregon Horticultural Society's Caneberry Section | ||
| To register for this meeting call 503-769-8940 or go to www.oregonhorticulturalsociety.org for registration materials. | Program Co-Chairs: Tom Peerbolt |
Location: Rooms D202-D203 |
| 8:00 am - 8:50 am | Machine Harvester Developments for the 2012 Season | Littau Harvesters & OXBO International (Korvan manufacturers) |
| 8:50 am - 9:40 am | Spotted Wing Drosophila Spray Management Trial Results | Denny Bruck, USDA, NW Center for Small Fruits Research & Jeff Flake, Pan American Berry Growers |
| 9:40 am - 10:00 am | BREAK | - |
| 10:00 am - 10:50 am | Sprayer Technology for Small Fruits: Manufacturer Updates - Developments in Electrostatic Sprayers for Berry Crops, Using Aerial Applications, Airblast & Other Sprayers for Berry Crops | - |
| 10:50 am - 11:40 am | Pesticides in Caneberry Production: Supplier Updates & Review of Label Changes | Joe DeFrancesco, OSU; Paul Borgen, Pratum Coop; TJ Hafner, Wilbur-Ellis; Tom Peerbolt, Peerbolt Crop Management |
| To register for this meeting call 503-769-8940 or go to www.oregonhorticulturalsociety.org for registration materials. | ||
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
| 97th Annual Meeting of the Nut Growers Society of Oregon, Washington and British Columbia | ||
| To register for this meeting go to www.oregonhazelnuts.org | Program Co-Chairs: |
Location: Hall A |
| 8:00 am - 8:30 am | Coffee & Schnecken | - |
| 8:30 am - 8:45 am | NGS Annual Business Meeting | - |
| 8:45 am - 9:00 am | President's Message | NGS President Gene Tinker |
| 9:00 am - 9:45 am | Keynote: Emerging Markets and the Future of the Hazelnut Industry | Dr. Thomas Reardon, Dept. of Ag, Food & Resource Economics, Michigan State University **Live from Beijing!** |
| 9:45 am - 10:15 am | Release of Additional New Varieties | Dr. Shawn Mehlenbacher, OSU Hazelnut Breeder |
| 10:15 am - 10:30 am | Hazelnuts & Food Safety Update | Polly Owen, Hazelnut Industry Office |
| 10:30 am - 10:40 am | Grower of the Year Presentation | - |
| 10:40 am - 11:10 am | Break - Cheese, Fruit & Hazelnuts | - |
| 11:10 am - 11:40 am | The Tree that Never Sleeps! A Salute to Hazelnut Physiology | Jeff Olsen, OSU Horticulturist |
| 11:40 am - 12:10 pm | Tree Density & Economic Return - Panel Discussion | Vernon Bruck, Bruce Chapin, Ben Mitchell & Jeff Olsen |
| 12:10 pm - 12:40 pm | Is Chipping Really an Option for Burning? - Panel Discussion | Sean Denfeld, Ryan Glasser, Paul Newell & Steve Heesacker |
| To register for this meeting go to www.oregonhazelnuts.org | ||
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
| Ag Associates for Christ Meeting | ||
| No registration needed - all are welcome | Program Co-Chairs: Rob Smucker |
Location: Room D102 |
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am | If you sell Farm Equipment or are involved in the Ag Industry, you are invited to join us for one of the first AA4C meetings in the Northwest. The purpose of the group is to simply connect with and encourage other believers in the industry. | There will be coffee, doughnuts, fellowship & prayer. For more information or questions, contact Rob Smucker 800-333-4503 |
| No registration needed - all are welcome | ||
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
| The 3 C’s to Financing Agricultural Real Estate presented by Mueller, Miller & Moore | ||
| To register for this seminar, please call 503-769-8940 or email agshow@wvi.com. | Program Co-Chairs: Bob Moore |
Location: Room D102 |
| 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm | In these volatile times of economic uncertainty and pressures form import/export trade agreements, the American Farming Industry as a whole need to capitalize on the availability of term financing and the various options available using term financing to produce cash flow to achieve a better Balance Sheet of greater assists and lesser liabilities. | Bob Moore, Mueller, Miller & Moore |
| To register for this seminar, please call 503-769-8940 or email agshow@wvi.com. | ||
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
| "Championing Agriculture - Leveraging the Trust Invested in Farmers" with Michelle Payn-Knoper, presented by AgriBusiness Council of Oregon, Oregon Women for Ag & the NW Ag Show | ||
| To register for this seminar please email info@aglink.org. | Program Co-Chairs: |
Location: Rooms D202-D204 |
| 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm | Feel like consumers don’t understand where their food comes from? Frustrated by the way agriculture is portrayed in the media? Wondering why legislators don’t seem to value the agrifood business? Agricultural advocacy isn’t about the “warm fuzzies” – it’s about protecting our bottom line. This program will help leverage the trust invested in farmers and give participants 6.5 easy-to-remember tools to take back to members | Michelle Payn-Knoper, CauseMatters.com |
| To register for this seminar please email info@aglink.org. | ||
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
| "Really, It Will Stop Raining...Eventually! Outlook for Spring/Summer 2012" by National Weather Service | ||
| To register for this seminar, please call 503-769-8940 or email agshow@wvi.com. | Program Co-Chairs: Andy Bryant |
Location: Room D102 |
| 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm | We’ll take a look at the long-range outlooks for precipitation & temperatures, and we’ll talk about several ways you can use weather forecasts & information in your decision making & planning. | Andy Bryant, National Weather Service, Portland |
| To register for this seminar, please call 503-769-8940 or email agshow@wvi.com. | ||
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
| Private Reception sponsored by Rabo AgriFinance & AKT Accounting Service | ||
| This Event is by Invitation Only | Program Co-Chairs: |
Location: Hall A |
| 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm | Rabo AgriFinance & AKT Accounting Service will be hosting a Private Reception at the NW Ag Show. This Event is by Invitation Only. | - |
| This Event is by Invitation Only | ||
Thursday, January 26, 2012
| Roundtable Discussion with Oregon Legislators | ||
| To register for this seminar please call 503-769-8940 or email agshow@wvi.com. | Program Co-Chairs: |
Location: Rooms D202-D204 |
| 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | What's on the legislative horizon for agriculture & the economy. | panel members to be announced |
| To register for this seminar please call 503-769-8940 or email agshow@wvi.com. | ||
Thursday, January 26, 2012
| Oregon Renewable Energy Policy 2012 | ||
| Register for this meeting at agshow@wvi.com | Program Co-Chairs: John Roschke |
Location: D202-D203 |
| 11:00 am - 12:00 pm | OREP believes average Oregonians should be able to produce renewable energy and sell it to their utility for a profit. Our goal is to design & promote policy in Oregon that will create positive environmental, social, and economic outcomes at reasonable costs. | www.oregonrenewables.com |
| Register for this meeting at agshow@wvi.com | ||
