Virtual 2021 Northwest Michigan Orchard and Vineyard Show
Please join us for the Virtual 2021 NW MI Orchard and Vineyard Show that will include cherry and wine grape educational sessions as well as time for industry meetings and reports. The webinars are free of charge and will be held on the mornings of January 19-21, 2021. This meeting is coordinated in collaboration with the Grand Traverse Fruit Growers’ Council, Parallel 45, Michigan Wine Collaborative, the Cherry Marketing Institute, and MSU Extension and AgBioResearch.
Registration is free of charge and required to attend as well as to receive MDARD Pesticide Applicator Certification credits. To receive credits, you must provide your applicator number on this registration form. Registration closes at 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 18, 2021. Participants will receive a Zoom link via email the morning of the scheduled webinar.
Tuesday, January 19 – Educational Session
Cherry Educational Session
8-8:10 a.m. EST Welcome and Update from the Grand Traverse Fruit Growers’ Council
Grand Traverse Fruit Growers’ Council Representative
8:10-8:20 a.m. EST Michigan Agricultural Environmental Assurance Program Update
Lauren Silver, MAEAP Grand Traverse and Antrim County
Parker Ameel, MAEAP Leelanau and Benzie County
8:20-8:40 a.m. EST Breeding high quality disease resistant tart cherry varieties and rootstocks
Dr. Amy Iezzoni, Dept. Horticulture, MSU
8:40-9 a.m. EST Tart and sweet cherry orchard systems that optimize labor efficiency, production consistency, and fruit quality
Dr. Gregory Lang, Dept. Horticulture, MSU
9-9:20 a.m. EST Biocontrol agents for managing bacterial canker in MI cherry orchards
Tammy Wilkinson, Ph.D. Graduate Research Assistant, Dept. Horticulture, MSU
9:20-9:40 a.m. EST Isolation and analysis of bacteriophage targeting the bacterial canker pathogen Pseudomonas syringae: potential for biocontrol
Dr. George Sundin, Dept. Plant, Soil, Microbial Ecology, MSU
9:40-10 a.m. EST SDHI fungicide sensitivity in the American brown rot pathogen Monilinia fructicola and fungicide evaluations for brown rot and cherry leaf spot management
Dr. George Sundin, Dept. Plant, Soil, Microbial Ecology, MSU
10-10:15 a.m. EST Break, Transition to Grape Session
Grape Educational Session
10:15-11:15 a.m. EST Chemistry of Storing Wines in Cans
Dr. Gavin Sacks, Food Science, Cornell University
11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. EST Grapevine Trunk Diseases: What are they? Why should we care? How can we manage them?
Dr. José Ramón Úrbez-Torres, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Wednesday, January 20 – Educational Session
Cherry Educational Session
8-8:20 a.m. EST Further investigation of hand-applied mating disruption for San Jose scale in sweet cherry
Emily Pochubay, MSU Extension
8:20-8:40 a.m. EST Optimized placement for winter-morphed spotted wing Drosophila monitoring traps
Dr. Matthew Grieshop, Dept. Entomology, MSU
8:40-9 a.m. EST Monitoring and management of spotted wing drosophila in MI cherries
Dr. Larry Gut, Dept. Entomology, MSU
9-9:20 a.m. EST Verifying the prototype risk model for spotted wing drosophila (SWD) in MI tart cherry
Dr. Nikki Rothwell, MSU Extension and AgBioResearch
9:20-9:40 a.m. EST Residue decline study for Bifenthrin on cherries
Dr. John Wise, Dept. Entomology, MSU
9:40-9:55 a.m. EST What’s new at Enviroweather
Dr. Keith Mason, Enviro-weather coordinator
9:55-10:15 a.m. EST Tree fruit credits, Transition to Grape Session
Grape Educational Session
10:15-11:05 a.m. EST. Mobile & Web App for Vineyard Pesticide Management: Demonstration and Feedback
Dr. Dennis Phillips, Dept. Computer Science and Engineering, MSU
Dr. Cara Robison, Dept. Animal Science, MSU
11:05-11:30 a.m. EST Cultural and biological control methods of critical diseases in Michigan vineyards
Dr. Tim Miles, Dept. Plant, Soil, Microbial Ecology, MSU
11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. EST Parallel 45 Annual Meeting
Andy Fles, President
Thursday, January 21 – Industry Reporting Sessions/Annual Meetings
8-8:20 a.m. EST National Cherry Festival Report to the Industry
Susan Wilcox-Olsen and Kat Paye, National Cherry Festival
8:20-8:40 a.m. EST Weber Shandwick Team: Recap & Results of the 2019/20 industry promotion program
Michael Wehman, Carolyn Westcomb, Erin Minoff, and Janet Helm, Weber Shandwick Company
8:40-9 a.m. EST Cherry Marketing Institute Export Update
Julie Gordon, CMI President
9-9:05 a.m. EST Break
9:05-9:30 a.m. EST Weber Shandwick Team: A look at the 2020/21 promotion platform
Michael Wehman, Carolyn Westcomb, Erin Minoff, and Janet Helm, Weber Shandwick Company
9:30-9:45 a.m. EST Cherry Marketing Institute Grower Relation Update
Kyle Harris, CMI Grower Relation Director
9:45-10:10 a.m. EST Cherry Marketing Institute Annual Program Update
Julie Gordon, CMI President
10:10-10:15 a.m. EST Break
10:15 -11 a.m. EST Michigan Wine Collaborative Annual Meeting
Dave Miller, President
Accommodations
Michigan State University is committed to providing equal opportunity for participation in all programs, services and activities. Accommodations for persons with disabilities may be requested by contacting the event contact two weeks prior to the start of the event. Requests received after this date will be honored whenever possible.
Contact Information
For information contact Jenn Zelinski (goodr100@msu.edu) at 231-313-8376 or Emily Pochubay (pochubay@msu.edu) at 810-241-2481.