Speaker Notes - Day 1 - Wednesday, February 22
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Apple Cider Workshop/Tasting | Cover Crops for Annual Crops | Winery
Tender Fruit | Apiculture | Farmers' Markets | Berries | Vegetables
Grapes |
Innovation | Direct Farm Sales
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Apple Cider Workshop & Tasting Competition (Rm 201)
Chair: Leslie Huffman, OMAFRA
9:30 a.m. The New York Apple Cider Industry
Dr. Randy Worobo, Cornell University
10:00 a.m. Making Cider at Spirit Tree Estate Cidery
Thomas Wilson and Nicole Judge, Caledon
10:30 a.m. Trends in the Ontario Beverage Industry
Peter Ilnyckyj, OMAFRA
11:00 a.m. Research Developments in Cider Production
Dr. Randy Worobo, Cornell University
Cover Crops for Annual Crops (Rm 202)
Chair: Anne Verhallen, OMAFRA
9:30 a.m. I Planted a Cover Crop- Now Where’s my Nitrogen?
Dr. Laura Van Eerd, University of Guelph
10:00 a.m. Pushing the Envelope – Innovative Ways to Fit Cover Crops
into your System
Dr. Dan Brainard, Michigan State University
10:30 a.m. Weeds, Insects, Disease and Nematodes –
Can Cover Crops Help?
Dr. Laura Van Eerd, J. Turnbull, Cheryl Trueman, University of Guelph
11:00 a.m. Innovative Cover Cropping in Ontario – Voices from the Field
Lindsey Cartier, University of Guelph
Anne Verhallen, OMAFRA
Co-Chairs: Erin Panek, OMAFRA and Laura Ruffol, LCBO
9:30 a.m. Microscoping in the Winery Laboratory: Important features
and adjustments
Dr. Tom Schulz, Niagara College
10:00 a.m. Microscopic Analysis of Must and Wine Samples:
An overview of various microbes and other contaminants
typically found in wines
Dr. Tom Schulz, Niagara College
10:30 a.m. Appassimento Wines for Ontario – How does grape drying
technique impact wine style?
Dr. Debra Inglis, CCOVI
11:00 a.m. Wild about fermentations that work well. Can wild
fermentations work for you? Is organic nutrition a
better form of nutrition for your fermentation?
Sigrid Gertsen-Briand, Lallemand Inc.
11:30 a.m. What Motivates Ontarians to Buy Local VQA Wines?
Dr. Liliane Zoungrana, Vineland Research & Innovation Centre
12:00 p.m. Biological De-acidification Methods for Well Balanced
Wine Production
Dr. George Kotseridis, CCOVI
2:00 p.m. Social Media Opportunities and Trends in the Ontario
Wine Industry
Suresh Doss, Spotlight Toronto
2:30 p.m. Experience Design: The Re-branding of an Ontario Winery
Laura Wills, Messenger
3:00 p.m. Impact of Packaging Information on Consumer
Taste Preferences
Dr. Amy Bowen, Vineland Research & Innovation Center
3:30 p.m. Customer Centricity at LCBO
Pamela Lawson, LCBO
Chair: Kathryn Carter, OMAFRA
9:30 a.m. Maturity and Storage of New Pear Varieties
Dr. Jennifer DeEll, OMAFRA
10:00 a.m. Peach Leaf Curl and Black Rot - Why are they a Problem
after all these years?
Wendy McFadden-Smith, OMAFRA
10:30 a.m. How to Maintain Fruit Quality
Dr. Peter Toivonen, AAFC, Summerland, BC
11:00 a.m. Agri-chemical Updates
(to noon) Scott Hodgins, BASF
Dave Kloppenburg, DuPont
Jen Weston, Bayer CropScience
Paul Foran, Dow Agro
Michael Kaufman, SunCor
Janet Porchak, UAP
Chair: Kathryn Carter, OMAFRA
2:00 p.m. Your Trees on Crack: Causes of Bark Splitting?
Kyle Daniel, Ohio State University
2:30 p.m. Improving Spray Deposition -- Getting Sprays on Target
Dr. Andrew Landers, Cornell University
www.web.entomology.cornell.edu/landers/pestapp/
3:00 p.m. Performance Characteristics of Insecticides for Tender Fruit IPM
Dr. John Wise, Michigan State University
3:30 p.m. Pear Production at KiwiCrunch
Raoul Crasborn, KiwiCrunch, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand
Chair: Paul Kozak,OMAFRA
9:30 a.m. Overview of Apiculture in Ontario
Paul Kozak, OMAFRA
10:00 a.m. Research Strategies for Healthy Honey Bees
Dr. Ernesto Guzman, University of Guelph
10:30 a.m. Maintaining Honey Bee Health During Pollination
Les Eccles, Ontario Beekeepers Association
11:00 a.m. Management of Honey Bees for Pollination of Crops in Ontario
Tim Greer, Ontario Beekeepers Association
Farmers’ Markets Ontario (Rm 206)
Chair: Sam McLean, McLean Berry Farm
9:30 a.m. Social Media 101 – What you show know before diving
in the Social Media pool
Rebecca LeHeup, Ontario Culinary Tourism Alliance
10:30 a.m. Foodland Ontario Program Update
Barb Smith, Foodland Ontario
11:30 a.m. Galen Weston/Loblaw and Farmers' Markets
Tracy Lamb, Mopani Communications
2:00 p.m. FMO Annual General Meeting
3:00 p.m. The Action Sandwich
Alan Frew, Songwriter & Juno Award Winner, Toronto
There will be dozens of FREE draws for Allan's book
"The Action Sandwich" as well as a live musical performance
by Allan. This session is open to all.
Chair: Pam Fisher, OMAFRA
9:30 a.m. Why Raspberries like Tunnels
Dr. Adam Dale, University of Guelph
10:00 a.m. Marketing and Promotion Opportunities for Berries
Jennifer VanDeVelde, Wholesome Pickins, Delhi
10:30 a.m. Managing Wildlife on the Farm
Mike Gatt, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources
11:00 a.m. Management of Nematodes in Berry Crops
(with or without fumigants)
Dr. George Bird, Michigan State University
11:30 a.m. Farm Profile – Krause Berry Farms
Alf Krause, Krause Berry Farms, Langley, B.C.
Chair: Kevin Schooley, OBGA
2:00 p.m. National Berry Marketing Initiative Update
Karen Fenske, StratPoint Solutions, Vernon, B.C.
2:30 p.m. California Strawberry Production and Innovations
Mark Bolda, University of California Cooperative Extension
3:00 p.m. Biology and Management of Spotted Wing Drosophila
in Berry Crops
Dr. Rufus Isaacs, Michigan State University
3:00 p.m. Managing Black Root Rot in Strawberries
Michael Celetti, OMAFRA
Chair: Janice LeBoeuf, OMAFRA
Vegetable Diseases Session
9:30 a.m. Late Blight of Tomatoes
Dr. Tom Zitter, Cornell University
10:00 a.m. Club Root in Crucifers
Dr. Mary Ruth McDonald, University of Guelph
10:30 a.m. Pumpkin and Squash Harvest Rots
Dr. Tom Zitter, Cornell University
11:00 a.m. Bulb and Stem Nematode in Garlic
Dr. Becky Hughes, University of Guelph
Vegetable Weed Management Session
2:00 p.m. Cover Crops and Weed Suppression for Pumpkins
Dr. Darren Robinson, University of Guelph
2:30 p.m. Perimeter Weeds – Impact and Identification
Dave Bilyea, University of Guelph
3:00 p.m. Herbicide Resistant Weeds in Ontario
Kristen Callow, OMAFRA
3:30 p.m. Sprayer Maintenance and Nozzle Selection
Helmut Spieser, OMAFRA
Chair: Dr. Helen Fisher, University of Guelph (retired)
2:00 p.m. The French Garagistes in America: Pushing Wine
Quality with Viticulture
Dr. Mark Chien, Penn State Co-operative Extension
2:30 p.m. Agri-chemical updates
Scott Hodgins, BASF
Pam Livingston, DuPont
Jen Weston, Bayer CropScience
Paul Foran, Dow AgroSciences
Michael Kaufman, SunCor
Janet Porchak, UAP
Jennifer Foster, Syngenta
Julie Schipper, Valent
3:30 p.m. Status and outlook for viticulture in the Po Valley
and the Colli Piacentini, Italy
Dr. Stefano Poni, Istituto di Frutti-Viticoltura,
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy
Chair: Mike Kauzlaric, Vineland Research & Innovation Centre
2:00 p.m. SmartPac Modified Atmosphere Packaging System
Dr. Perry Lidster, Innovative Food Systems Corp
2:30 p.m. Unmanned Robotic Demonstration
Matt Rendall, Clearpath Robotics, Inc
3:00 p.m. Smartphone Technology Panel
Moderator – Dr. Darlene Homonko, Vineland Research &
Innovation Centre
Kelly Brooks, AgNition
Mike Kwiecien, Visdatech
3:45 p.m. Smartphone Panel Discussion
Direct Farm Sales (Ballroom A)
Chair: Steve Smith, Smith’s Apples
9:30 a.m. Way to Grow! Understanding HR trends to grow
your business
Michelle Painchaud, Painchaud Performance Group
10:30 a.m. The Power of the Pen
Elaine Charal
11:30 a.m.. OFFMA’s AGM
2:00 p.m. Agri-Tourism in the Niagara Region
Marg Land, Annex Publishing
2:30 p.m. Motivating your staff to be the best
Nicole Judge, Spirit Tree Cidery
3:00 p.m. What the consumers are saying about on-farm markets,
2011 Survey Findings
Doug Vallery, Experience Renewal Solutions
3:30 p.m. Round Table Talks
Amy Strom, Strom’s Farm