Sunday, Jan 2

Apple

Grape

Berry

Vegetable

Tourism

Winery

1 - 4pm

Beginning Grape Growing Session—UW Extension

 Wisconsin Winery Assoc. Membership
Q & A- WWA Members

5pm

Wine Pairing Social Hour & Dinner* (optional)

Monday, Jan 3

7:30- 8:30am

Conference Registration

8:30- 9:30am

General Session: Tourism at Bloomsbury Farm - Dave & Karen Peterson, St. Atkins, IA

General Session: Climate Change and its Impact- Chris Kucharik

9:45- 10:30am

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

Frosts, Freezes and Fretting - Rebecca Harbut, UW Horticulture

Berry Research in Minnesota-From ‘Woolch’ and Canola to Matted Row and High Tunnel – Steve Poppe, Univ. Minnesota Horticulture

Managing for Optimal Crop Quality out of the Field and from Storage - AJ Bussan, UW Horticulture

New Rules on Credit Cards - Matt Uselman, Wind River Financial

Plate and Frame, Lenticular and Cross-flow Filtration—Doug Popp, Media Separations, Lake Geneva, WI (inv)

10:45- 11:15am

Understanding Frost in the Orchard - Rebecca Harbut, UW Horticulture

Research Trials Update - Judy Reith-Rozelle, West Madison Research Station & Dick Weideman, UW Peninsular Research Station

Best Berry Business Practices – Dale Secher, Carandale Farm & Andy Merry, Merry’s Berries

Updates on Nutrient Management in Vegetables - Matt Ruark, UW Soils

Motor Coach Requirements - Kelly Murray, Tomah Convention & Visitors Bureau & Noreen Rueckert, Green Co Tourism

 - Steve Ingham, UW Food Science

11:15- Noon

Annual Mtg & Lunch

Annual Mtg & Lunch

Annual Mtg & Lunch

Annual Mtg & Lunch

Annual Mtg & Lunch

Annual Mtg & Lunch

Noon- 2pm

Trade Show Time with Dessert Bar

2:00- 2:45pm

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

Alternative Marketing Strategies - Teresa Engel, WI DATCP:  Lynn Pitman UW Center for Cooperatives

Winter Injury and Management Techniques in the Frigid North: What’s Hot and What’s Not - Brian Smith, UW River Falls

Reduced Risk Insecticides thru Drip Irrigation Delivery Systems - Russ Groves, UW Entomology

Insurance Coverage for your Tourism Operation - Lorie Graham, American Agriculture Insurance Co.

Niagara Escarpment AVA - Steve DeBaker, Trout Springs Winery

3:00- 3:45pm

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

Grape Canopy Management I - Justine Vanden Heuvel, Asst Professor, Horticulture, Cornell University

Alternative Marketing Strategies - Teresa Engel WI DATCP; Lynn Pitman UW Center for Cooperatives

Managing the Water Molds: Late Blight, Phytophthora & Downy Mildews of Vegetables - Amanda Gevens, UW Plant Pathology

A Year Later: What have we learned about Social Media? -Dave & Karen Peterson, Bloomsbury Farm; John & Julie Govin, Govin's Meats & Berries

Yeast Selection & Alcohol Fermentation - Gordon Specht, Lallemand Wine

4:00- 4:45pm

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

Grape Canopy Management II - Justine Vanden Heuvel,  Asst. Professor, Horticulture,  Cornell University

Grower Panel: The Year in Review– Wisconsin Berry Growers

Stewardship Practices for Herbicide-Resistant Crops Grown Near Vegetables - Jed Colquhoun, UW Horticulture

Think Global Manage Legal Local: Managing Legal Issues Related to Tourism
 - Rich Schell, Attorney, Wagner & Schell, LLP

Malolactic Fermentation Management - Gordon Specht, Lallemand Wine

4:45-5:00

Disease Updates & Recommendations - Patty McManus, UW Plant Pathology

5:30- 7pm

Wine & Cheese Social in Trade Show Area

Tuesday, Jan 4

Apple

Grape

Berry

Vegetable

Tourism

Winery

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

Irrigation—Johan Oostenbrink, Netafim USA  &  AJ Bussan, UW Horticulture

Where's The Dollars in Tourism? - Dave & Karen Peterson, Bloomsbury Farm, St Atkins, IA
Julie Coquard, Wollersheim Winery

9:45- 10:30am

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

2010 Grape Disease Update - Steve Jordan, UW Plant Pathology

Twenty-five Years of Growing Commercial Strawberries: Successes and Challenges  – Steve Poppe, Univ. Minnesota Horticulture

Sweet Corn Insects and an Update on Corn Earworm Management- Rick Weinzierl, Univ. of Illinois- Urbana

Are You Serious about AgriTourism?   - Ross Ament, Ament & Associates

Transition Planning - Deb Houden Ph.D.—UW Family Business Center

10:45- 11:30am

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

Developing a Spray Program - Steve Jordan, UW Plant Pathology

Small Fruit Research Update-UW-River Falls- Brian Smith

Vegetable Disease Resistance: Tomato and Watermelon -  Dan Egel, Plant Pathologist, Purdue University

Farmers Markets at Tourist Attractions—Sarah Lloyd, Thunder Valley Inn, Wisc Dells

Winery Sanitation: Meeting FDA's Expectations - Allan Ver Voort , Ecolab

11:30- 1:00pm

Baked Potato Lunch Bar in Trade Show Area (Potatoes donated by Jack’s Fresh Produce & Paul Miller Farms.)

1:00- 1:45pm

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

Worker Protection Standards - Pat Kandziora, WI DATCP

High Tunnel Construction & Design - Jack Buchanan, Jack’s Fresh Produce &  Rebecca Harbut, UW Horticulture

Grower Panel - Berry & Vegetable Growers  

Bringing Media to the Farm - Lisa Marshall, WI Department of Tourism

Updates from the TTB - Warren  Siskoff, Alcohol Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau

2:00- 2:45pm

Grower Panel:Harvest & Post-Harvest Handling - Wisconsin Grape Growers

Sharing Success Stories Q&A—Wisconsin Ag Tourism Assn.