You are cordially invited to the

Idaho State Horticultural Society

123^nd 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. 9^th 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