You are cordially invited to the
Idaho State Horticultural Society
123nd Annual Convention
Nampa Civic Center
311 Third Street South • Nampa, Idaho 83651. Phone (208) 468-5500
November 9 & 10, 2017
Thursday, November 9, 2017
(Morning)
8:00 am Registration – Trade Show Opens
8:50 am Welcome – President Gregg Garrett
9:00 am Update on Pomology Research
Prof. Essie Fallahi
University of Idaho
Parma, Idaho
10:00 am BREAK – VISIT THE TRADE SHOW
10:30 am Sustainability: Implications for Future Fruit Production
Prof. David Granatstein
Washington State University Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center
Wenatchee, WA
11:20 am Apple Rootstock Breeding and Selection
Dr. Gennaro Fazio
USDA-ARS New York
12:00 pm LUNCH
President Chuck Staben
U of I President
Moscow, ID
Thursday, November 9, 2015
(Afternoon)
1:40 pm Peach Production
Prof. Kevin Day
Extension Research Specialist
University of California, Davis
CA
2:20 pm Organic fruit production: trends and challenges
Prof. David Granatstein
Washington State University Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center
Wenatchee, WA
3:00 pm BREAK – VISIT THE TRADE SHOW
3:30 pm New Apple Rootstock Technologies
Dr. Gennaro Fazio
USDA-ARS New York
4:00 pm Panel Discussion
High Density Systems decisions: What Rootstocks? What Spacing?
Dr. Essie Fallahi (moderator), Dr. Gennaro Fazio, Dr. Kevin Day, Chad Henggeler, Jamie Mertz
5:00 pm Nov. 9th meeting adjourns
5:00 pm Social Hour “Hosted”
Friday, November 10, 2015
(Morning)
9:00-9:30 am Issues on Farm Bureau??
Sarah Phillips, MBA
Regional Financial Consultant
Farm Bureau Financial Services
9:30-10:00 am Food Safety Modernization Act
Pamela Juker
Idaho State Department of Agriculture
10:00- 10:30 BREAK – VISIT THE TRADE SHOW
10:30-11:15 am Trend of Stone Fruit production in California
Prof. Kevin Day
University of California, Davis
Lakeport, CA
11:15-12:00 pm Nationwide Labor issues
Dr. Kevin Day, Dr. Gennaro Fazio, Jamie Mertz, Daniel Rowley, Essie Fallahi (moderator)
Friday, November 10, 2015
(Afternoon)
1:45-2:00 Candi Fitch
Idaho Apple Commission
Parma, Idaho
2:00-3:00 pm Business Meeting and Election
3:00 pm Conference Adjourns
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