Speaker Notes - Day 2 - Thursday, February 23
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Soil Test Workshop | Grapes | Apples | Tender Fruit | Biocontrol Workshop
Farmers' Markets | Hops | Vegetables | Farm Safety | Alternate Crops
Dealing with Water | Tree Nuts | Direct Farm Sales
Click here for Sessions - Day 1 - Wednesday, February 22
Soil Test Report Interpretation Workshop (Rm 201)
Chair: Christoph Kessel, OMAFRA
9:30 a.m. Understanding your Soil, the Key to Success
Adam Hayes, OMAFRA
10:30 a.m. Soil Test Report: From the Numbers to the Field
Christoph Kessel, OMAFRA
Chair: Ryan Brewster, KCMS
9:30 a.m. Rainfastness of Insecticides in Grape IPM
Dr. John Wise, Michigan State University
10:00 a.m. Improving spray deposition -- the role of droplets and air
Dr. Andrew Landers, Cornell University www.web.entomology.cornell.edu/landers/pestapp/
10:30 a.m. Grape berry moth management using new tools and tactics
Dr. Rufus Isaacs, Michigan State University
11:00 a.m. An Overview of the Finger Lakes Grape & Wine Industry
John Martini, Anthony Road Wine Company, Penn Yan, NY
Chair: Kathryn Carter, OMAFRA
2:00 p.m. Relationships between canopy management, cluster
morphology and improved tolerance to cluster rot
Dr. Stefano Poni, Istituto di Frutti-Viticoltura, Università Cattolica
del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza Italy
2:30 p.m. Integrating thresholds for leaf-feeding pests into
grape IPM programs
Dr. Rufus Isaacs, Michigan State University
3:00 p.m. GrapeTracker On-Line Spray Record Keeping System
Matt Deir, Dragonfly Information Technology, Inc., Kingston
3:30 p.m. There Might Be A Gr ‘App’ e For That: A light-hearted
look at possible Smart Phone Apps for grape growers
Hugh Fraser, OMAFRA
Chair: Leslie Huffman, OMAFRA
9:30 a.m. KiwiCrunch: Growing Quality Apples in New Zealand
Raoul Crasborn, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand
10:15 a.m. Rain and Insecticides: How long do they last?
Dr. John Wise, Michigan State University
10:45 a.m. Panel: Improving Sprayer Performance
(to noon) Moderator: Dr. Jason Deveau, OMAFRA
Bill Medel, Medel Orchards, Ruthven
Robbie Montgomery, Wilmot Orchards, Newcastle
John Ardiel, Ardiel Orchards, Thornbury
Chair: Kristy Grigg-McGuffin, OMAFRA
2:00 p.m. The New Zealand Apple Industry
Raoul Crasborn, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand
2:30 p.m. Storage Research with New Cultivars
Dr. Peter Toivonen, AAFC, Summerland, B.C.
3:00 p.m. What Kind of Apples do Ontario Consumers Like?
Dr. Isabelle Lesschaeve, Vineland Research & Innovation Centre
3:30 p.m. Apple Growing in Chile, Argentina and Brazil – IFTA 2012
- Cathy McKay, Port Perry
- Art Moyer, Grimsby
Chair: Deanna Nemeth, OMAFRA
9:30 a.m. Marketing activities and opportunities in tender fruit
Sarah Marshall, Ontario Tender Fruit Producers Marketing Board
Jim Bittner, Singer Farms, Appleton, NY
10:00 a.m. Increasing Orchard and Labour Efficiency: Integrating
Pruning, Tree Height, and Vigor
Kevin Day, University of California Cooperative Extension
10:30 a.m. Panel discussion - New Tender Fruit Varieties
- Kevin Day, University of California Cooperative Extension
- Rob Haynes, Mori Nursery
- Dr. Jay Subramanian, University of Guelph
- Kevin Bittner, Singer Farms, Appleton, NY
Chair: Margaret Appleby, OMAFRA
9:30 a.m. Identifying and Enhancing Natural Enemies in Vegetables
Video- Dr. Mary Gardiner, Ohio State University and Great Lakes
Vegetable Working Group
10:00 a.m. Nature’s Little Helpers: Insect Pathogens for Biological Control
Dr. Michael Brownbridge, Vineland Research & Innovation Centre
10:30 a.m. Classical Biological Control Projects for Invasive Species
Dr. Peter Mason, AAFC
11:00 a.m. Panel Discussion – Experiences in Biological Control:
- Greenhouse Biological Control: Lessons from the Field,
Graeme Murphy, OMAFRA
- Practical Experiences in Ecological Management of
Vineyard Insect Pests,
Ed Hughes, Hughes Vineyards
- Biological Control on the Farm – A Grower’s Experience,
Gaye Trombley
Farmers’ Markets Ontario (Rm 206)
Chair: Sam McLean, McLean Berry Farm
9:30 a.m. MYPICK® Program Udpate
Philip Powell, City of Ottawa Markets
10:00 a.m. Show & Tell
Kitchener Farmers’ Market “Kitchen” – Diane Garrington, Manager
“Kids Can Grow” – Chuc & Linda Willson, Manitoulin Island
Ottawa Farmers’ Market’s Success – Linda Cook, Manager
11:30 a.m. Using Food Safety To Market Your Product
Colleen Haskins, OMAFRA
2:00 p.m. Economic Multiplier Study for Farmers’ Markets
Margaret Walton, Planscape
2:30 p.m. Linking Farmers To The Community: Farmers’ Markets
as a Food Security Strategy
Prof. Mustafa Koc, Ryerson University
3:30 p.m. The Ontario Table – Canadian Best Seller
Lynn Ogryzlo, Author & Culinary Activist
Chair: Evan Elford, OMAFRA
9:30 a.m. Hop Poduction in Ontario
Evan Elford, OMAFRA
10:00 a.m. What’s Bugging your Bines?
Dr. Melanie Filotas, OMAFRA
10:30 a.m. Small Scale Hop Harvesting, Drying and Processing Equipment
Steve Miller, Cornell Cooperative Extension
11:00 a.m. From Ground to Glass – Using Local Products in the Brewery
Kevin Sommerville, Niagara College
11:30 a.m. Surveying Hop Yards in Ontario - an Update from
Niagara Research
Alison Moore and Sarah Lepp, Niagara College
Chair: Elaine Roddy, OMAFRA
Sweet Corn Session
9:30 a.m. Western Bean Cutworm
Cheryl Trueman, University of Guelph
10:00 a.m. New Technology Update
Industry representatives
10:30 a.m. Remedial Action for a Wet Fall
Anne Verhallen, OMAFRA
11:00 a.m. Tillage and Cover Crop Solutions
Dr. Dan Brainard, Michigan State University
Vegetable General Session
2:00 p.m. Vegetable Entomology Research Update
Cheryl Trueman, University of Guelph
2:30 p.m. Soil Management for Crop Health and Pest Management
in High Tunnel Vegetables
Judson Reid, Cornell Cooperative Extension
3:00 p.m. Introduction Publication 838
Marion Paibomesai, Elaine Roddy, Janice LeBoeuf, OMAFRA
3:30 p.m. Accessing Niche Markets
Jason Persall, Persall Fine Foods Co.
Chair: Anne Marie Diotte,OMAFRA
2:00 p.m. Health and Safety at Vincor
Jeremy Shorthouse, Vincor Canada
2:30 p.m. Are you Ready for a Workplace Inspection?
Kristen Hoffman, Workplace Safety and Prevention Services
3:00 p.m. What to Expect for a Health and Safety Audit
Scott Hanville, Ministry of Labour
3:30 p.m. Health and Safety: A Producers' Perspective
Gary Mawhiney, AG HR SOLUTIONS
Chair: Sean Westerveld, OMAFRA
2:00 p.m. Tales from the pawpaw patch: production practices
and current research in Kentucky
Dr. Kirk Pomper, Kentucky State University
2:30 p.m. Oilseed crops of the future
Dr. Jim Todd, OMAFRA
3:00 p.m. Considerations and experiences with lavender farming
Dr. Arthur Tucker, University of Delaware
3:30 p.m. Grower discussion panel: Using social media for marketing
and promotion of lavender
Trevor Herrle-Braun, Foodlink Waterloo
Paul Brooks, Brooks Farms, Mount Albert
Chair: Anne Verhallen, OMAFRA
2:00 p.m. Lessons Learned from a Wet Spring
Brad Glasman, Upper Thames Conservation Authority
2:30 p.m. Whole Farm Water Management
Case VanderKruk, Connon Nurseries NVK holdings Inc.
3:00 p.m. Irrigation Water Quality – Know it Before you Pump it
Christoph Kessel, OMAFRA
3:30 p.m. Irrigation System Assessments, Bringing the California
Model to Ontario
Patrick Handyside and Wade Morrison, AAFC
Chair: Todd Leuty, OMAFRA
2:00 p.m. A Hazelnut Industry for Ontario
Dr. Adam Dale, University of Guelph
2:30 p.m. The Economics of Commercial Hazelnuts
Elliott Currie, University of Guelph
3:00 p.m. Producing and Marketing Fresh Tree Nuts
Linda Grimo, Niagara Nut Grower
3:30 p.m. Growing Hazelnuts - Recent Experiences
Martin Hodgson, Butternut Farms, Courtland
4:00 p.m. Major Insect Pests and Diseases of Tree Nuts
Dr. Melanie Filotas, OMAFRA
4:30 p.m. Post-harvest Handling, Food Safety and Storage of Tree Nuts
Todd Leuty, OMAFRA
Direct Farm Sales (Ballroom A)
Chair: Jesse Lauzon, Springridge Farm
9:30 a.m. Hashtags or Dollar Sign – How to use Social Media Effectively
Trevor Herrle-Baum, Herrle’s Country Farm Market
Niki Hilton, Springridge Farm
10:00 a.m. Advanced Social Media Workshop - taking it to the next
level for those who Tweet
Rebecca LeHeup, OCTA
2:00 p.m. Your Prescription for Increased Sales – connecting
with health conscious consumers
Judy Scott Welden, Welden Scott Communications
3:00 p.m. Foodland goes Farm Fresh
Barb Smith, Foodland Ontario