| Monday, January 24, 2005 |
| Orchard Field Day, bus will pick us up at the Santaquin
City Center (45 West 100 South) at 8:30 AM. The bus will return there
later in the day. Lunch will be served at the Santaquin City Center,
100 S. 50 W, hosted by Harward Irrigation and IFA |
| Tuesday, January 25, 2005 |
| 8:00 AM |
Registration |
| 9:00 AM |
Welcome and Remarks by President Roger Bennett |
| 9:10 AM |
Earl Seeley |
Tart Cherry Nutrition: How to Grow Larger Fruit |
| 9:55 AM |
Diane Alston |
Alternatives for Cherry Fruit Fly Management |
| 10:40 AM |
Break |
|
| 11:00 AM |
William Kemp |
Blue Orchard Bee Biology and Management |
| 11:45 AM |
Shawn Steffan |
Factors That Influence Spray Coverage of
Orchard Trees, Peach Twig Borer Monitoring, Degree-Day Model, and
Management |
| 12:30 PM |
Lunch |
|
| 1:30 PM |
Essi Fallahi |
Peach and Apple Blossom Thinning |
| 2:15 PM |
Schuyler Seeley |
Small Fruits: Diversifying and Minimizing Risks |
| 3:00 PM |
Break |
|
| 3:30 PM |
Sherm Thomson |
Rapid Detection of Epiphytic Flower Populations of Erwinia
amylovora to Improve Spray Timing for Control of Fire Blight |
| 4:10 PM |
Rafael Valdez |
Discussion Panel: Labor Contracting: How
Can We Make It Work For Utah? |
| 5:15 PM |
|
Adjourn |
| 7:00 PM |
|
Banquet at the Southridge Farms Red
Barn in Santaquin |
| Wednesday January 26,
2005 |
| 8:30 AM |
Essi Fallahi |
Overview of Idaho Pomology Research Program |
| 9:15 AM |
Manuel Cunha |
Future Labor Needs of U.S. Agriculture |
| 10:30 AM |
Break |
|
| 11:00 AM |
James Riley |
Utah Water Rights |
| 11:45 AM |
Shawn Steffan |
Control of Prionus Root Borer in Sweet Cherry With Admire
Insecticide |
| 12:15 PM |
|
Convention Adjourns |