Wisconsin Fresh Fruit &
 Vegetable Conference

Vegetable Sessions

Subject to Change

Monday, Jan 3rd

7:30- 8:30am

 Conference Registration

8:30- 9:30am

 General Sessions

9:45- 10:30am

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

10:45- 11:15am

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

 

11:15- Noon

WFMVGA Annual Mtg & Lunch

Noon- 2pm

Dessert Bar in Trade Show area

2:00- 2:45pm

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

3:00- 3:45pm

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

 

4:00- 4:45pm

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

4:45-5:00pm

 

5:30- 7pm

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

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

 
9:45 - 10:30am
10:45 - 11:30am

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

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

 

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

High Tunnel Grower Panel
Joe Skelly, Skelly’s Farm Market, Janesville, WI
Cole Murphy, Fond du Lac, WI