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Meeting at a glance Okanogan County Horticulture Association 80th annual meeting 9 a.m.
Modern fire blight control materials, product choices and timing 9:40 a.m. WSU Endowment Advisory Committee update 10 a.m. 2014 Little Cherry Disease, mealybug and spotted wing drosophila 11 a.m. Are you in the know? Resources you could/should be utilizing 11:20 a.m. Apple varieties of the future from the WSU apple breeding program 11:45 a.m. Elections and nominations – choosing your representatives Okanogan County Horticulture Association business meeting Noon Lunch and trade show 1 p.m. Using the WSU-DAS version of the WSU spray guide 1:30 p.m. Improving association services to the industry 2 p.m. Plotting the future 2:30 p.m. Modern materials and methods for enhanced weed control 3 pesticide education certification credits awarded for attending presentations related to pesticides
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Apple trees south of Tonasket bloom under a cloud-speckled, blue spring sky.
Growers hear about pests, apple breeding and more Horticulture group’s 80th annual meeting planned for Feb. 4 By Dee Camp The Chronicle OKANOGAN — Growers can learn about pests, apple breeding and the tree fruit industry’s future during the 80th Okanogan County Horticulture Association annual meeting. The meeting is set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 4 in the Okanogan County Fairgrounds Agriplex, 175 Rodeo Trail Road. A registration fee will be Smith charged; three pesticide education certification credits will be given to those who attend pesticide-related talks during the meeting. Retired Washington State University Extension researcher Tim Smith will kick off the event at 9 a.m. with a talk about modern fire blight control materials,
product choices and timing. Smith received the Washington
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