Wisconsin Fresh Fruit &
 Vegetable Conference

Apple Program Schedule

Times/Topics subject to change

Monday, Jan 3rd

7:30- 8:30am

 Conference Registration

8:30- 9:30am

 General Sessions

9:45- 10:30am

Sex, Lies and Codling Moth- Mating Disruption in WI Commercial Apple Orchards
- Matt Stasiak, UW Peninsular Research Station

10:45- 11:15am

Understanding Frost in the Orchard
- Rebecca Harbut, UW Horticulture

11:15- Noon

WAGA Annual Mtg & Lunch

Noon- 2pm

Dessert Bar in Trade Show area

2:00- 2:45pm

Wild Pollinators of Apples: Examining Impacts of Landscape and Mangement on Native Bee Populations
- Rachel Mallinger, UW Entomology

3:00- 3:45pm

History of the Apple in North America
- Dan Bussey, Albion Prairie Cider Orchard & Mill

4:00- 4:45pm

Alternative Marketing Strategies
- Tom Fergusson, Ferguson’s Orchard; Teresa Engel WI DATCP; Lynn Pitman UW Center for Cooperatives

 

4:45-5:00pm

 

Disease Updates & Recommendations
- Patty McManus, UW Plant Pathology

5:30- 7pm

 Wine & Cheese Reception in Trade Show Area
Tuesday, Jan 4  
7:30am Coffee in Trade Show Area
8:30-9:30am

Use of Weather Stations and Models for Apple and Grape Disease Management
- Patty McManus and Steve Jordan, UW Plant Pathology

 
9:45 - 10:30am

All Quiet on the Cider Front? Food Saftey Updates
- Steve Ingham, UW Extension Food Safety

 
10:45 - 11:30am

Updates and Recommendations for Insect Management in Apples
- Rick Weinzerl, Univ. of Illinois- Urbana

 
11:30am -1:00pm Baked Potato Bar lunch in Trade Show Area
1:00 - 2:45pm 

My Experience with High Density Apple Plantings
- Jon Clements, Fruit Tree Specialist, Univ. of Massachusetts