TRADE SHOW
SESSIONS DAY 2: MORNING (All sessions and speakers subject to change)
Exhibition Halls A, B & C
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2017 9:30 AM ROOM 201 & 202
ROOM 203
ROOM 204
VEGETABLES – SWEET CORN
SOIL PEST MANAGEMENT
CEU CREDITS REQUESTED
CEU CREDITS REQUESTED
BUSINESS I
Chair: Elaine Roddy, OMAFRA
Chair: Amy Fang Shi, OGGA
Chair: Robb Wagner, OMAFRA
9:30 Growing Sweet Corn in the Great Lakes Basin— How to Manage Phosphorus Deanna Nemeth, OMAFRA
9:30 Soil Fumigation—Benefits and Limitations Dr. Sean Westerveld, OMAFRA
9:30 Projects, Programs and Paperwork! Margaret May, OSCIA
10:00 Can Pre-Plant Incorporation of Organic Amendments Suppress Plant-Parasitic Nematodes and Root Diseases? Dr. Tom Forge, AAFC
10:00 Ag Labour: An OHSA Update for Safer Workplaces Dean Anderson, WSPS
10:00 Cover Crops, Healthy Soils and More Dr. Laura Van Eerd, University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus 10:30 Farm Gate Marketing Erica Pate, OMAFRA 11:00 Making Integrated Pest Management Work Deb Maes, Sylvite; Kirk Patterson, Scotland Agromart; Jason Van Maanen, Veritas SESSON SPONSORED BY:
ROOM 205
10:30 Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation for Integrated Soil-Borne Pest Management in Horticultural Crops Dr. Joji Muramoto, University of California, USA 11:00 Soil Fumigation and Sustainable Soil Management: What are the Impacts on Biological Soil Health? Dr. Amanda McWhirt, University of Arkansas, USA
10:30 Management Matters: How to Make Dollars and Sense of Farm Business Planning Ashley Honsberger, AMI 11:00 Boost Profitability with LEANFarm Management Garth Baxter, Synthesis Agri-Food Network SESSION SPONSORED BY:
ROOM 206
ROOM 207 – 208
SPECIALTY BERRIES
TENDER FRUIT
GRAPE
CEU CREDITS REQUESTED
CEU CREDITS REQUESTED
CEU CREDITS REQUESTED
Chair: Evan Elford, OMAFRA
Chair: Ryan Brewster, KCMS
Chair: Kathryn Carter, OMAFRA
9:30 Haskap: Growing and Processing Tips Dr. Bob Bors, University of Saskatchewan
9:30 Peach Festival Consumer Insights of White Peaches Dr. Amy Bowen, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre
9:30 How Growing Seasons Can Impact Vine Hardiness. Did the Dry Season of 2016 Affect Cold Acclimation? Dr. Jim Willwerth, CCOVI, Brock University
10:00 Making the Most of Rainfall in Orchards— A Water Infiltration Demonstration Anne Verhallen, OMAFRA
10:00 Impact of Drought on Wine Grapes Dr. Mark Matthews, University of California Davis, USA
10:00 Growing Seabuckthorn in Ontario Dr. Jim Todd, OMAFRA 10:30 Aronia—Finding Higher Value John Pilcher, Coldbrook Farm, USA 11:00 Haskap Types and Varieties Dr. Bob Bors, University of Saskatchewan
10:30 Micro Irrigation for Peach Growers Inge Bisconer, The Toro Company, USA 11:00 Chemical Thinning of ‘Bosc’ and ‘Harovin Sundown’ (Cold Snap™) Pears Dr. John Cline, University of Guelph
10:30 Under-Vine Cover Crops to Reduce Herbicide Use in Winegrape Vineyards Dr. Justine Vanden Heuvel, Cornell University, USA 11:00 Water Infiltration in Soil Deanna Nemeth and Anne Verhallen, OMAFRA SESSION SPONSORED BY:
SESSON SPONSORED BY:
BALLROOM A
BALLROOM B
BALLROOM D
APPLES
OFFMA SUMMIT
FMO NETWORKING SYMPOSIUM & AGM
CEU CREDITS REQUESTED
Chair: Amanda Green, OMAFRA
Chair: Leslie Forsythe, Forsythe Family Farms
Chair: Jay Howell, FMO
9:30 Drought 2016: What Next? Dr. Michele Warmund, University of Missouri, USA
9:30 Staying Ahead of the Curve with New Ideas Will Heeman, Heeman’s Greenhouses and Market
9:30 – 12:00
10:00 The Usual Suspects: A Reprise by San Jose Scale and Woolly Apple Aphid Dr. Art Agnello, Cornell University, USA
10:00 How to Staff UP with Motivated Millenials Benjamin Guth, Mobilize
• Customer Loyalty Programs
10:30 Storage Options for Honeycrisp, Our Most Difficult Apple Dr. Randy Beaudry, Michigan State University, USA 11:00 Panel: How to Manage Thinning Programs with New Carbaryl Label Changes Sean Bartlett, N.M. Bartlett Inc.; Zac Farmer, Watson Farms Ltd.; Charles Stevens, Wilmot Orchards SESSION SPONSORED BY:
10:30 On-Farm Markets Quebec Style, Bus Tour Debrief Colin Campbell, Campbell’s Orchards 11:30 Making Informed Decisions on the Fly Brian Bates, Bear Creek Organic Farm, USA
Community: Engagement = Support • B uilding Successful, Sustainable Partnerships
and Sponsorships Customers: How to Attract Them Michelle Wolf, Whole Green Heart, Nova Scotia