Ohio Produce Growers & Marketers Association



Wednesday, January 22, 2020LOCATIONST. CHARLES IIICOLUMBUS IST. CHARLES IST. CHARLES IICOLUMBUS IITREE FRUITBERRIESVEGETABLESMARKETINGNEW ALTERNATIVE CROPS9:00 AM-11:00 AMMAIA - Growing New MAIA VarietiesOur Experiences Growing and Marketing EverCrisp Dano Simmons, Peace Valley Orchard and David Hull, Whitehouse Fruit Farm9:00 AM - 9:40 AMLudacrisp and Sweet Zinger Andy Lynd, Lynd Fruit Farm9:40 AM – 10:20 AMRootstocks for MAIA Production Bill Pitts, Wafler Nursery10:20 AM - 11:00 AMBerries, Berries, BerriesLaser Guided Intelligent Spray Technology in Fruit Production Heping Zhu, USDA9:00 AM – 10:00 AMNuts and Bolts of Blackberry ProductionGary Gao, Ohio State 10:00 AM – 11:00 AMAll About Sweet Corn Sweet Corn Pests Celeste Welty, Ohio State9:00 AM - 9:40 AMManaging and growing sweet corn from April through October Tom Witten, Witten Farm9:40 AM – 10:20 AM 2019 Ohio Sh2 Sweet Corn Evaluation Michael Gastier, Ohio State10:20 AM - 11:00 AMSocial Media MarketingSocial Advertising: DECODEDHugh McPherson, MazeQuest9:00 AM – 11:00 AMNew Enterprise Crops ProductionChestnut Production-How To Get Started Greg Miller, Route 9 Cooperative9:00 AM – 10:00 AMGrowing and Marketing Pawpaw Ron Powell, Adams County10:00 AM – 11:00 AM11:00 AM-1:00 PMLUNCH, BUSINESS MEETING, & KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY JOHN BARKER, OHIO RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION - DESHLER I1:00 PM-3:00 PMGeneral Tree Fruit Production - Minimizing Summer Fruit RotsResearch to Minimize Summer Apple Rots in Ohio Melanie Lewis Ivey, Ohio State1:00 PM – 1:40 PM2019 Ohio Report on Fruit Rots Dave O'Brien, Nutrien1:40 PM – 2:20 PMMinimizing Summer Fruit Rots of Apples and Peaches PanelPaul Fuhrmann, Fuhrmann Orchard and Joe Burnham IV, Burnham Orchards2:20 PM – 3:00 PMAll About Organic Organic Grape Production: New Tools Make it More Possible than Ever BeforeSteve Bogash, Territory Business Manager, Marrone Bio Innovations1:00 PM – 2:00 PMIntroduction to Organic CertificationLauren Hirtle, OEFFA Certification Specialist2:00 PM – 3:00 PMBeginning Farming/Diversification Hemp in Ohio Julie Doran, Ohio Hemp Farmers’ Cooperative1:00 PM – 1:40 PMGreenhouse Production and Getting StartedBrian Stephens, Bright Farms1:40 PM – 2:20 PMMicrobe-containing Crop Biostimulants in Vegetable Production Matt Kleinhenz, Ohio State2:20 PM – 3:00 PMCommunication Communication, Branding, and Social Media Emily Buck, Ohio State1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Labor 101 Who Will Harvest Our Crops?Kerry Scott, MasLabor1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Grower Panel On LaborTony Polter, Polter’s Berry Farm and Scott Witten, Witten Farm Market and Ken Holthouse, DRW Packing2:00 PM – 3:00 PM3:15 PM-5:15 PMHard Cider Apples with Hard Cider Potential Diane Miller, Ohio State3:15 PM – 3:55 PMUpdate on New Varieties for Ohio Hard Cider Andy Kirk, Ohio State3:55 PM – 4:35 PMMAIA Cider Tasting Report Amy Miller, MAIA4:35 PM – 5:15 PMCider tasting hosted by MAIAEmployee Management Herding Cats: How to Effectively Train & Manage EmployeesHugh McPherson, MazeQuest3:15 PM – 5:15 PMCukes/Pumpkins Disease Control in Pumpkins Sally Miller, Ohio State 3:15 PM – 3:45 PMUsing Mustard Cover Crops as a Biofumigant to reduce White Speck on Pumpkin Jim Jasinksi, Ohio State3:45 PM – 4:15 PMSalirylic Acid Effects on Economics of Pumpkin and Tomato Rafiq Islam, Ohio State and Brad Bergefurd, Ohio State4:15 PM – 4:45 PMFresh Market and Processing Cucumber ProductionAllen Straw, Harvest Moon Plants4:45 PM – 5:15 PMFinancial Planning, Leadership, and Business Planning Financial Planning, Leadership, Business Planning: What Does This All Mean? Shaun Carney, Ag Deavor Investments3:15 PM – 5:15 PMUrban Farming Overview of Urban Agriculture in OhioMike Hogan, Ohio State3:15 PM – 4:15 PMProven Strategies for Profitable Urban AgLisa Helm, Dayton Urban Grown Cooperative4:15 PM – 5:15 PM5:15 PM-7:30 PMNETWORKING RECEPTION IN TRADESHOW AREA (Light Refreshments to be Provided) - Apple Cider Contest and Value Added ContestThursday, January 23, 2020LOCATION:ST. CHARLES IIICOLUMBUS IST. CHARLES IST. CHARLES IICOLUMBUS IITREE FRUITBERRIESVEGETABLESMARKETINGNEW ALTERNATIVE CROPS8:00 AM-10:00 AMGeneral Production Tree Fruits - Minimizing FireblightHow to use Biologicals in Fireblight Control (and other Fireblight Research)George Sundin, Michigan State 8:00 AM – 8:30 AMStreptomycin Resistance in Ohio Alejandra Jimenez Madrid, Ohio State8:30 AM – 9:00 AMEvaluation of the NEWA System for Fireblight in Ohio Melanie Lewis Ivey, Ohio State9:00 AM – 9:30 AMStatus of Fireblight in Ohio in 2019 Dave O'Brien, Nutrien9:30 AM – 10:00 AMBerries, Berries, BerriesInsect and Mite Management in Berry Crop ProductionCeleste Welty, Ohio State8:00 AM – 9:00 AMOhio’s Changing Climate and Impacts on Fruit and Vegetable GrowersAaron Wilson, Ohio State9:00 AM – 10:00 AMLeafy Greens/Cabbage Evaluating a Novel Insecticide Strategy Against Adult Carrot Weevil Using Conventional and Electrostatic Sprayer TechnologyElizabeth Long, Purdue University8:00 AM – 8:40 AMNew Weed Control Methods for Leafy Green Brassicas Doug Doohan, Ohio State8:40 AM – 9:20 AMGreenhouse Microgreens and Lettuce Production Nick Chaney, Bright Farms9:20 AM – 10:00 AMOhio State University Leadership Center Give ‘em the Pickle Customer ServiceBeth Flynn, Ohio State 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM Greenhouse/High Tunnel Growing Peaches and Nectarines in High Tunnels Diana Cochran, University of Maryland8:00 AM – 8:40 AMAnaerobic Soil Disinfestation to Control Soilborne DiseasesSally Miller, Ohio State8:40 AM – 9:20 AM Managing High Tunnel Soilborne DiseasesSteve Bogash, Territory Business Manager, Marrone Bio Innovations9:20 AM – 10:00 AM10:00 AM-2:00 PMDESIGNATED TRADESHOW TIME (Light Lunch to be Provided) Doors open for tradeshow at 9 AM - Vendors not required to be at booth until 10:00 AM2:00 PM-4:00 PMGrowing Better ApplesResearch on Fruit ThinningJim Schupp, Penn State University2:00 PM – 2:30 PM Research on Orchard Systems/PruningJim Schupp, Penn State University2:30 PM – 3:00 PMTree Fruit Insect Pest News Celeste Welty, Ohio State3:00 PM – 3:30 PM2019 Weed Control Report in Ohio and Weed Control Research at OSU Doug Doohan, Ohio State3:30 PM – 4:00 PMBusiness Planning Creating and Starting Your Ohio Business Brad Bapst, Ohio State2:00 PM – 4:00 PMTomatoes/Peppers Managing Phytophthora blight with grafted peppers and fungicidesSally Miller, Ohio State2:00 PM – 2:25 PMTomato and Pepper Nutrition Management for Yield and QualitySteve Bogash, Territory Business Manager, Marrone Bio Innovations2:25 PM – 2:50 PMHigh Tunnel Heirloom Tomato ProductionTom Witten, Witten Farm2:50 PM – 3:10 PMGrafting Peppers and Tomato to increase production and Disease ResistanceCameron and Mandy Way, Way Farms3:10 PM – 3:35 PMFresh Market Tomato ProductionAllen Straw, Harvest Moon Plants3:35 PM – 4:00 PMEvents on the Farm Cross-Marketing MultiplierHugh McPherson, MazeQuest2:00 PM – 4:00 PMHydroponics Getting Started - Large and Small OperationsPaul Brentlinger, Crop King2:00 PM - 2:40 PMHydroponic/Soilless Production of StrawberriesChieri Kubota, Ohio State 2:40 PM – 3:20 PMFood Safety Considerations for Hydroponic Leafy Green Production Sanja Ilic, Ohio State3:20 PM – 4:00 PM ................
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