Finding Opportunity in CONSTANT MARKET CHANGES

Finding Opportunity IN CONSTANT MARKET CHANGES

113 th Annual Meeting & NW Hort Expo

Three Rivers Convention Center Kennewick, Washington December 4, 5 & 6, 2017

WSTFA 113th Annual Meeting & NW Hort Expo 1 Welcome BL-14 nyone involved in agriculture knows that Gala success is only possible with planning and Full color, preparation, combined with follow-through. one-pick AThis is true whether you are growing fruit or planning Gala sport the tree fruit industry’s largest annual conference USPP# 27,867 and trade show. With this in mind, a dedicated team of WSTFA staff and industry volunteers has been meeting regularly since early March to plan this year’s Washington State Tree Fruit Association Annual Meeting and Hort Expo (the 113th). The convention will take place from December 4-6 at the Three Rivers Dan Plath Convention Center in Kennewick. WSTFA Annual Meeting Aztec Fuji This year’s theme is “Finding Opportunity in Committee Chair DT2 variety ® Constant Market Changes.” In selecting this theme, High color the committee thought that although the tree fruit industry has enjoyed blush-type Fuji mostly good times in recent years, the good times can’t last forever. In fact they shouldn’t last forever. Economic contractions are an integral part of a healthy business cycle. Although painful at the time, our industry has emerged stronger and more competitive than ever from every down cycle that we’ve had in the past. We don’t know when the next storm will be, but hopefully there are things that you take from this year’s meeting to help you weather it and emerge Lady prepared to prosper in better times. In keeping with the conference theme, this year’s Batjer Address will be in Red given by Michael Swanson, Ph.D., Chief Agricultural Economist at Wells Fargo This high color sport Bank. Dr. Swanson will talk about broader economic trends in agriculture of Cripps Pink has today, how they are likely to impact the tree fruit industry, and what a good an attractive producer can and should do about them. In an environment of constant reddish-pink color. change, not every change is an opportunity and it is equally essential to identify USPP# 18,787 which changes we need to respond to and when. As always, the conference will include sessions on a variety of issues of interest to growers, packers, and marketers of tree fruit. These include labor and technology, organics, pests and diseases, crop load management, food safety, and more. Many of these topics will also be covered in a dedicated Royal Red Spanish language program on December 5th. Winter travel can cause last minute changes to the agenda. The most up Honeycrisp to date version of the agenda is available on the WSTFA annual meeting app (LJ-1000 cv) ® which can be downloaded at wstfa.org/mobile. We encourage you to download High color Honeycrisp the app as it also allows us to send you notifications and for you to provide us sport with improved storage characteristics. feedback on the event. USPP# 22,244 In 2015, we transitioned from printed to electronic conference proceedings so that our members could have access to recordings of all the presentations at the Annual Meeting. The electronic proceedings include a recording of the audio of each speaker along with the video of their slide presentations. This is particularly valuable for speakers with significant research data that would Cosmic otherwise be hard to recall. The proceedings are available on a flash drive See Us at Booth 315 in the Convention Center. for only $25 and can be ordered when you register or after the conference. CrispTM Recordings of the 2016 conference are still available as well. (WA-38 CV) In addition to the formal sessions, please take the time to learn by talking to WSU Variety researchers, attending break-out sessions and walking through the Northwest USPP# 24,210 Hort Expo.

Dan Plath 2017 WSTFA Annual Meeting Committee Chair

105 S 18th St #116 | Yakima, WA 98901 Phone: 509.452.8555 | Fax: 509.452.8754 Willow Drive Nursery 1-888-548-7337 2900 Euclid Avenue | Wenatchee, WA 98801 Phone: 509.665.9641 | Fax: 509.665.8541 3539 Road 5 NW Website: www.wstfa.org Ephrata, WA 98823 2 WSTFA 113th Annual Meeting & NW Hort Expo www.willowdrive.com WSTFA 113th Annual Meeting & NW Hort Expo 3 WSTFA Mission Statement The WSTFA’s mission is to add value to all segments of the tree fruit industry through educational programs and conferences, statistics to enable growers and packers to plan for market opportunities, and engagement in Washington State government affairs to help address the market uncertainty driven by government policy.

2017 ANNUAL MEETING PLANNING COMMITTEE Tom Auvil, North American Plants Gwen Hoheisel, Washington Aaron Avila, G.S. Long Co. State University Re-Imagine Freshness. Jim Colbert, Chelan Fruit Ines Hanrahan, WTFRC R. Karina Gallardo, WSU Karen Lewis, WSU Extension Sean Gilbert, Gilbert Orchards Jason Matson, Matson Fruit Sam Godwin, Godwin Family Stefano Musacchi, WSU Tree Fruit At AgroFresh, extending the freshness and quality of Orchard, LLC Research & Extension Center Eladio Gonzales, G.S. Long Co. Manuel Ornelas, WSDA produce to reduce food loss and waste is our sole focus. Jacqui Gordon, WSTFA Dan Plath, Washington Fruit We leverage the most advanced technology and innovations & Produce Co, Planning David Granatstein, WSU Tree Fruit to provide solutions that empower growers and packers of Research & Extension Center Committee Chair fresh produce to preserve and enhance the value of their Alan Groff, Foreman Fruit Tory Schmidt, WTFRC products. It’s how we serve our industry… and our planet. 2017 ANNUAL MEETING SESSION MANAGERS Tom Auvil, North American Plants Dan Plath, Washington Fruit Aaron Avila, G.S. Long Co. & Produce Co, Planning Sean Gilbert, Gilbert Orchards Committee Chair Bernardita Sallato, WSU-CAHNRS Eladio Gonzales, G.S. Long Co. Expand the harvest window Maintain firmness, texture and Jacqui Gordon, WSTFA Sara Serra, WSU-TFREC Manuel Ornelas, WSDA up to 21 days and keep fruit appearance during storage Ines Hanrahan, WTFRC on the tree for optimal color, and transport with SmartFresh Matt Whiting, WSU Karen Lewis, WSU Extension size and firmness with Harvista freshness protection technology. pre-harvest application. 2017 WSTFA BOARD NORTH INDEPENDENT GROWER NORTH PACKER Mark Hambelton, Ray Norwood, Auvil Fruit Double M Orchards Jim Colbert, Chelan Fruit, Jeff Pheasant, Board Chair Pheasant Orchards Inc Maximize the marketable value Improve fungicide performance, SOUTH PACKER SOUTH INDEPENDENT GROWER of fruit in storage and facilitate simplify logistics and reduce time Jordan Matson, more predictable and increased to CO control with ActiMist Morgan Rowe, Rowe Farms Matson Fruit Company 2 pack out with state-of- the-art innovative foggable fungicide Kevin Knight, Knight Orchards Dan Plath, Washington Fruit AdvanStore storage room delivery system that allows for Jose Ramirez, & Produce Co, Planning Committee Chair monitoring solutions. SmartFresh and fungicide to Stein-Manzana Orchards be applied simultaneously in Sean Gilbert, Gilbert Orchards, AT-LARGE GROWER Planning Committee Vice-Chair storage rooms. Gary Snyder, C&O Nursery Sam Godwin, MARKETER Godwin Family Orchard Kristin Kershaw, Domex Superfresh Growers Please contact your local AgroFresh representative or call 866-206-1001 for additional information. WSTFA Staff Jon DeVaney, President Joanne Thomas, Education & Ranie Haas, Director of Regulatory Member Services Assistant NOTICE: AgroFresh makes no representations or warranties as to the completeness & Industry Affairs Jayme Smith, Senior Data Analyst / or accuracy of any information contained herein. Recipients must make their own Office Manager determination as to its suitability for their purposes prior to use, and nothing Tim Kovis, Communications Manager contained herein is to be construed as a recommendation to use any product, Jacqui Gordon Nunez, Director of Emily Allwardt & Karla Flores-Curiel, process, equipment or formulation in conflict with any patent. Complete terms Education & Member Services Office & Data Assistants are available at www.agrofresh.com/terms-conditions. 4 WSTFA 113th Annual Meeting & NW Hort Expo ™Trademark of AgroFresh Inc. ©2017 AgroFreshWSTFA Solutions, 113th Annual Inc. Meeting All rights & NW reserved.Hort Expo 5 WSTFA 113th Annual Meeting and NW Hort Expo Vendors

Trade Show Hours VENDOR BOOTH Firman Pollen Co., Inc. 47 Monday: 8:00 a.m. –5:00 p.m. Flora USA Inc. 172 Fruitbot, Inc. 352 Tuesday: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Giro Pack 5 Wednesday: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Good Fruit Grower Three Rivers Lobby Graphic Label 57 VENDOR BOOTH Gripple, Inc. 179 2nd Sight BioScience Inc. 16 Growers League 363 A&B Packing Equipment Inc 93 GS Long 21 Aag Solutions 80 Guardian Ozone 164 Acadian Plant Health/Acadian Seaplants 167 H.F. Hauff Company, Inc. 133 Accu-Label 108 Haley Manufacturing 94 ADAMA 307 Harvest Pest Control 163 Ag Forestry 358 Industrial Equipment Solutions Inc. 45 Ag Heat 42 Inland Environmental 15 AgBusiness Partners 170 InSeason Ag 318 Agrian 348 Irrigation Specialist 62 AgriLabor INC 364 Irrigation Technology & Control 160 AgroFresh 328 Irritec USA 149 AgroLiquid 343 IRZ Consulting 4 Agroplasma Inc. 165 JBT 95 AgroSource, Inc. 136 Jet Harvest Solutions 125 Air O Fan 322 JMC Enterprises, Inc. 303 Alpha Scents 143 Kwik Lok 340 American Nettings & Fabric Inc. 180 L&I 359 Antles Pollen Supplies, Inc. 335 Liphatech Inc. 336 Appleby 147 Ludwig Goehley 6 ApRecs 311 Macro Plastics 77 AquaTech Irrigation Supply 173 MAF Industries, Inc 24 Archbright 337 Marchant Ladders 156 Automated Ag 54 MeasureTek 118 Aweta Americas 65 MicaSense, Inc 342 Banner Bank 312 Mid Columbia Fork Lift 43 Barnel USA 158 Miller Chemical & Fertilizer, LLC 341 Better Ladders 56 Mohr Test and Measurement, LLC 360 BIO GRO INC 73 Morgan Stanley Wealth Management 52 Biosafe Systems 148 Natural Selection Farms 126 Bird Gard 50 Nelson Irrigation 10 Bleyhl Farm Service 82 North American Plants 320 Blueline Equipment & Manufacturing 83 North Valley Mechanical 68 Brandt 53 Nutrient Technologies Inc. 3 Brandt's Fruit Trees 151 Nuvia Technologies Inc. 154 Burrows Tractor 114 NW Farm Credit Services 87 Burrows Tractor 207 Okanagan Specialty Fruits 127 C & O Nursery 102 On Target Spray 92 C&E Trenching, LLC 175 Oregon Blueberry Farms & Nursery 32 Cameron Nursery, LLC 63 Oregon Vineyard Supply (OVS) 116 Carlton Plants LLC 9 Oregon Wire Products 161 Carrier Transport 11 Oxarc 8 VENDOR BOOTH VENDOR BOOTH Cascade Analytical, Inc. 14 Pace International LLC 326 Simplot Grower Solutions 98 Vine Tech Equipment 33 Cascade Wind Machine 86 Pacific Agricultural Laboratory 40 Sinclair Systems International LLC 305 Vitazyme (Vital Grow Distribution) 105 Central Washington Refrgeration 131 Pacific Biocontrol Corporation 302 Slabjack 135 Volm Companies, Inc. 325 CERTIS USA 49 Pacific CA Services 66 Sloan-Leavitt Insurance Agency Inc 177 WA Apple Education Foundation 333 C-Gro, Incorporated 30 Pacific Calcium, Inc. 35 SNA Manufacturing LLC 31 Wa State Dept. of Ecology 357 Challenger Pipe & Steel 123 Pacific Mobile Structures 7 Software Solutions, Inc 113 WAFLA 362 Clean Plant Center Northwest- Pallet Shelter 206 Spectrum Technologies 71 Washington Policy Center 367 WSU-IAREC 345 Panhandle Forest Products 75 Spensa Technologies 37 Washington State Dept. of Agriculture 349 Clifton Larson Allen 309 Pape Material Handling/ SS EQUIPMENT 85 Washington State Farm Bureau 361 College of Agriculture, Human & Engineered Products 169 Steel Structures America, Inc 26 Washington Tractor 110 Natural Resource Sciences 365 Perfect Blend 124 Stilmer Sp.zo.o. 324 Water Changers, Inc. 356 Conover Insurance 338 Perry Technical Institute 162 Superior Fruit Equipment 130 Water Made Right 18 CopenHaven Farms Nursery 157 Phil Brown Welding 39 Suterra 70 Water Tratment Resources 1 Creative Ag Products / Pacific Gro 23 Phytelligence, Inc 339 Sym-Agro 69 WECO Sorting 91 CSC Exteriors inc 12 PNASH 347 Syngenta 109 Westbridge Agricultural Products 27 CSI Chemical Corp. 51 Pollen Nation 38 Systems West 36 Western Fruit Grower / Meister Media 142 DACO Corporation 317 Pollen Pro 323 Tallman Ladders Inc. 137 Western Scale, Inc 96 Data Pro Solutions 308 Port of Grandivew 155 Trece 310 Westmark Labels & Marking 28 Davis Instruments 146 Primus Labs 34 TRECO 72 Wilbur Ellis 19 Decco US Post Harvest Inc. 319 Princeton Wood Preservers Ltd. 145 Tree Connection 119 Willamette Nurseries 144 Diamond K 178 PrinTrayce Systems, LLC 17 Tree Top, Inc 150 Willow Drive Nursery 315 Doubl-Kold 41 Pro Line Products 301 UNITEC USA 330 Wilson Orchard & Vineyard Supply 128 Dow AgroSciences 140 Redox 58 United Sales 121 Worksource 366 EAGLE Certification Group 107 S&W IRRIGATION SUPPLY 97 US Dept of Labor- Wage & Hour Division 354 WQS Food Verification LLC 79 Engage Agro 13 Safe Quality Food Institute (SQF) 74 USDA / NASS 353 WSDA Organic Food Program 351 Evans Manufacturing 2 Scentry Biologicals Inc. 89 USDA Farm Service Agency 355 WSDA Specialty Crop Block Ewing Irrigation 166 Shiflett's 100 Valagro 171 Grant Program 350 Extenday USA 313 Shur Farms Frost Protection Valley Tractor & Rentals 103 WSU Decision Aid System 346 Fall Creek Farm & Nursery, Inc. 88 by Jackrabbit 153 Van Doren Sales 321 Yakima Implement 60 Farm Fuel Inc 159 Sierra Gold Nurseies 106 Van Well Nursery 138 Zenport 176 FieldClock LLC 78 Simplicity Homes 332 Versatile Refrigeration 44 zucal 344

6 WSTFA 113th Annual Meeting & NW Hort Expo WSTFA 113th Annual Meeting & NW Hort Expo 7 WSTFA 113th Annual Meeting and NW Hort Expo Schedule Highlights

MONDAY LOBBY 8:00 Finding Opportunity in Constant Market Changes 9:00 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. BR Cyber Cafe Great Hall Room A & C E 10:00 B A A B F See Page 10 Meeting Rooms Meeting Rooms GREAT HALL 11:00 C G Noon WSTFA Leadership Luncheon, 12:00 p.m. – 1 p.m., D H C D Meeting Room C 1:00 Identifying what to Plant 2:00 EARLY PACKET 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. PICK-UP HOURS Great Hall Room A & C 3:00 Sunday: 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. 4:00 See Page 12 Lobby of the Three Rivers Convention Center 5:00 DIAMOND SPONSOR REGISTRATION HOURS AgroFresh Sponsored by ProTree Nursery, LLC TUESDAY Monday & Tuesday: WAEF Alumni Breakfast, 7:00 a.m., Three Rivers Convention Center, Board Room 6:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Research News Flash, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Meeting Rooms E & F (See Pages 14-24) Wednesday: Meet & Greet with Researchers 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. 7:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. WSTFA ANNUAL MEETING PROGRAM GUIDE SPONSOR 8:00 Finding Opportunity by Food Safety Spanish Language Good Fruit Grower Magazine 9:00 Grafting, Re-Planting 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Session 1 Existing Sites Or Great Hall D 8:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 10:00 Planting New Ground Great Hall Room A & C 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. See Page 26 11:00 See Page 28 Great Hall B See Page 24 LANYARD SPONSOR Noon Pace International, Inc. 1:00 Crop Load Management Organics Spanish Language 2:00 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Session 2 REGISTRATION SPONSOR Great Hall B Great Hall D 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. ProTree Nursery, LLC 3:00 Great Hall Room A & C See Page 30 4:00 See Page 30 See Page 28 5:00 WSTFA Banquet, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Evening Three Rivers Convention Center Great Hall B BOTTLED WATER SPONSOR G.S. Long Co., Inc. WEDNESDAY

8:00 Labor and Technology Pest, Disease & Soils 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 9:00 Great Hall B Great Hall D State FFA Apple/Pear Judging, 10 a.m. – 11:45 a.m., Charter AUDIO VISUAL SPONSOR 10:00 HD Lounge, Toyota Center ApRecs – Secure Data Awareness See Page 32 See Page 32 11:00 Student FFA Leadership Luncheon, 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Noon Federal Worker Protection Standard Update Three Rivers Convention 12:10 p.m. – 1:00 p.m., Great Hall B See Page 34 Center Meeting Rooms C & D 8 WSTFA 113th Annual Meeting & NW Hort Expo WSTFA 113th Annual Meeting & NW Hort Expo 9 Monday, December 4

MEETING ETIQUETTE * Cell phones and beepers must be muted in session rooms. * Please take conversations unrelated to the program outside the session rooms. * Arriving on time to sessions will avoid entering/leaving session rooms when a speaker is presenting.

Finding Opportunity in Constant Market Changes 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Grower Focused . . . Service Driven Session Sponsor: AgroFresh Grower Focused . . . Service Driven Session Manager: Dan Plath, Annual Meeting Chair & Jon DeVaney, President, WSTFA Location: Three Rivers Convention Center Great Hall Room A & C For over 35 years G.S. Long has been serving Growers. 8:00 Welcome & Introduction — Dan Plath, Annual Meeting Chair Our continued focus is to support growers’ objectives & Jim Colbert, WSTFA Chairman of the Board in crop production, protection, nutrition, 8:15 Update on Governmental Issues and the Work of WSTFA — innovation, and compliance. In order to continue Jon DeVaney, President, WSTFA to meet these objectives, our Professional Consulting 8:45 WSU Endowment Update — Ron Mittelhammer, Dean, WSU-CAHNRS and Support Sta has grown to provide the services 9:00 U.S. Apple Association Update — Diane Kurrle, Senior Vice President, you can depend on. Please call us to discover how US Apple Association we can be a better service partner to your operation. 9:25 Remarks From Keynote Speaker Sponsor — The Northwest Seaport Alliance We appreciate your continued business 9:30 38th Batjer Address — Dr. Michael Swanson, Ag Economist, support and look forward to growing Wells Fargo our future together. 10:30 Industry Panel — Rick Plath, Washington Fruit and Produce; Michael Butler, Cascadia Capital; & Dennis Jones, Jones Farms Inc. Brad Long, V.P. - G.S. Long Co., Inc. 11:15 Trends in Retail — Keith Neal, Costco Contact the G.S. LONG Dealer nearest you

WSTFA Leadership Luncheon 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. G.S. LONG CO. OF YAKIMA, INC. Session Sponsor: Key Bank (509) 575-8382 • (800) 338-5664 Host: Jon DeVaney, President, Washington State Tree Fruit Association 2517 Old Town Rd. • Union Gap, WA Guest Speaker: Senator Brad Hawkins, 12th Legislative District Location: Three Rivers Convention Center, Meeting Room C G.S. LONG CO. OF WENATCHEE, LLC (509) 663-3461 Board & Commission Nominations 1:10 p.m. 1012 Walla Walla Ave. • Wenatchee, WA Location: Three Rivers Convention Center, Great Hall A & C G.S. LONG CO. OF OREGON, INC. Board & Commission Nominations, WSDA (541) 354-1152 3305 Neal Creek Mill Rd. • Hood River, OR Visit us on the web: www.gslong.com 10 WSTFA 113th Annual Meeting & NW Hort Expo WSTFA 113th Annual Meeting & NW Hort Expo 11 Win an iPAD!

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Identifying What to Plant 1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Session Sponsors: Banner Bank Win an Session Manager: Sean Gilbert, Gilbert Orchards Location: Three Rivers Convention Center Great Hall Room A & C 1:30 Comparative profitability across commodities — Dr. Karina Win an Gallardo, Associate Professor/Extension Specialist, WSU Win an 1:55 Evolution of Perennial Crop Planting in Central Washington — Dennis Bigness, Relationship Manager, Northwest Farm Credit Services 2:25 Meeting consumer demand with effective retail — Carrie Mack, Senior Sourcing Manager, Wal-Mart 2:50 Break 3:05 What’s coming with Cosmic Crisp™ — Dr. Jim Moyer, Director, WSU CAHNRS Ag Research Center; Albert Tsui, Business i Development Specialist, Patent Attorney, WSU-CAHNRS Office PAD!i of Research; & Kevin Brandt, Proprietary Variety Management iPAD! 3:25 The story of apple brands from Pink Lady® to Cosmic Crisp™ — PAD! Lynnell Brandt, Proprietary Variety Management 3:45 Growing quality around the globe — Chris Willett, QC & Packing Manager, T&G 4:05 Optimizing Value with Proprietary Varieties — Bruce Turner, National Marketing Representative, Starr Ranch 4:25 Positioning new varieties for success — Panel: Kevin Brandt, Proprietary Variety Management; Chris Willett, QC & Packing Send name and address Manager, T&G; Bruce Turner, National Marketing Representative, Starr Ranch to [email protected] name and address and enterSendto [email protected] our name drawing. and address Special Presentations Tuesday, December 5th and enter our drawing. 11 a.m. (Meeting Room A) USDA-NASS Acreage Survey Briefing: We’ll alsoto [email protected] send you our n In 2017, WSTFA used a WSDA Specialty Crop Block Grant to have USDA- We’ll also send you our NASS conducted an acreage survey of Washington state tree fruit. USDA- popularand eFlash enter newsletter our drawing. NASS will brief attendees on the results and take questions. We’llpopular also eFlash send newsletteryou our 3:15 p.m. (Meeting Room A) Hand Washing Training, English with news and essential grower information. 3:45 p.m. (Meeting Room A) Hand Washing Training, Española popularwith news eFlash and newsletteressential grower information. 3:30 p.m. (Meeting Rooms E & F) HUB International: with news and essential n Join HUB International to learn about the latest health care developments COME SEECOME US SEE DURING US DURING THE SHOWTHE SHOW AT BOTHAT BOTH GFG GFG LOCATIONS: LOCATIONS: impacting employers and their benefit plans in 2018. Our session will address grower information. the most recent Employee Benefit developments and how they could impact COMECOME VISITSEE US OUR AT BOOTH BOOTH H your benefit plans and their administration. Please join us to learn about: BOOTHBOOTH 1C and 1C and BOOTH BOOTH 913 913 n Latest developments on the ACA repeal front n Status of the Pay-or-play mandate- Changes effective in 2018 n Future of ACA reporting, including who needs to comply and when n Other critical developments Presented by Liliana Salazar, Hub International 4:15 p.m. (Meeting Rooms E & F) Intralox n Safe Food Everyday and Operational Excellence through Hygienic Design: Learn about the value a tensionless belt systems brings and how it allows tree fruit processors to have reliable, predictable and food-safe conveyance. The essential resource Discover Industry best practices and unique conveyor design options. The essential resource Presented by Mike McCormack, Intralox The essential resource

12 WSTFA 113th Annual Meeting & NW Hort Expo WSTFA 113th Annual Meeting & NW Hort Expo 13 Tuesday, December 5 White Reﬂ ective WAEF Alumni Breakfast 7:00 a.m. Sponsor: Washington Apple Education Foundation Host: Jennifer Witherbee, Washington Apple Education Foundation ground cloth Location: Three Rivers Convention Center, Board Room Now you have a choice of suppliers! Research News Flash 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Session Sponsor: Papé Material Handling Session Manager: Dr. Sara Serra, Assistant Professor, WSU-TFREC Location: Three Rivers Convention Center, Meeting Rooms E & F

8:00 Introduction — Sara Serra, Assistant Professor, WSU-TFREC TREE FRUIT BREEDING 8:05 Tree Fruit Breeding and Big Data Get Together in the Genome Database for Rosaceae — Jim McFerson, WSU-Wenatchee, Co- Authors: Michael Coe, Ksenija Gasic, Sook Jung, & Dorrie Main 8:10 RosBREED2: Halfway through and lots to do — Jim McFerson, WSU- Wenatchee, Co-Authors: Michael Coe, Dorrie Main, Audrey Sebolt, Cameron Peace, & Amy Iezzoni 8:15 High-Throughput Phenotyping Techniques in Tree Fruit Breeding Programs — Sindhuja Sankaran,WSU-Pullman, Co-Authors: Sanaz Jarolmasjed, Sarah Kostick, Kate Evans, Xiaodan Ma, & Stefano Musacchi 8:20 Utilizing Visible/Near-Infrared Spectroscopy as a Non-Destructive Wilson plastic hook and bungee system is fast and Phenotyping Method in the WSU Apple Breeding Program — Jamie will not fl atten tires on your equipment like wire hooks. Coggins, WSU-Wenatchee, Co-Authors: Kate Evans, Lisa Brutcher, Nancy Buchanan, & Bonnie Schonberg Designed for orchards 8:25 Cosmic Crisp cv WA38 and Sunrise Magic cv WA2 Apple Varieties Compared — Bruce Barrit, WSU-Wenatchee, Co-Authors: Lisa to refl ect light and Brutcher, Bonnie Schonberg, & Kate Evans 8:30 Identifying Sources of Fire Blight Resistance and Associated Heritable improve fruit color. Loci in Apple — Sarah Kostick, WSU-Wenatchee, Co-Author: Kate Evans No more fl at tires! 8:35 Development Of New Apple Varieties Resistant To Scab — Gokhan Ozturk, Fruit Research Institute (Turkey), Co-Authors: Emel Kacal, Ismail Demirtaş, Yusuf Ozturk, Melih Aydinli, H. Cumhur Sarisu, YAKIMA VALLEY/BASIN Recep Ali Emre, Rafet Saribaş, Figen Eraslan, Dilek Karamürsel, & Omar Jimenez 509-728-1184 Meltem Emre WENATCHEE/BASIN 8:40 The Foundation for the Future of Pear Production in the PNW — Danielle Guzman, WSU- Pullman, Co-Authors: Nathan Tarlyn, WESTERN WASHINGTON Marco Galli, Kate Evans, & Amit Dhingra Bill Johnson 509-728-0664 YAKIMA VALLEY/CALIFORNIA 8:45 Breeding of Pear Cultivars Resistant to Fire Blight — Gokhan Ozturk, Steve Kuhn 509-728-1929 OREGON Fruit Research Institute (Turkey) Co-Authors: Emel Kacal, Nilgun Gabe Dahle 541-993-9685 Atay, O. Faruk Karamursel, Pinar Ozturk, Melih Aydinli, H. Cumhur YAKIMA VALLEY/OREGON/ Sarisu, R. Ali Emre, Irfan Nazli, & Hakki Koçal MEXICO FRESNO/BAKERSFIELD Juan Pinon 509-728-1339 Chris Siems 507-301-5106 PASCO/HORSE HEAVEN STOCKTON 14 WSTFA 113th Annual Meeting & NW Hort Expo Matt Blevins 509-728-0570 WSTFA 113thJake Annual Ridens Meeting &503-382-7255 NW Hort Expo 15 Tuesday, December 5

8:50 Pear Rootstock Breeding — Gokhan Ozturk, Fruit Research Institute (Turkey), Co-Authors: Emel Kacal, Nilgun Atay, O. Faruk Karamursel, Pinar Ozturk, Melih Aydinli, H. Cumhur Sarisu, R. Ali Emre, Irfan Nazli, & Hakki Koçal Q&A POLLEN & POLLINATION 9:00 A Precision Pollination System — Matt Whiting, WSU-Prosser, Co- Authors: X. Zhang & C. Dykes 9:05 Update On S-Genotyping in Malus to Find a Suitable Apple Pollinizer — Ryan Sheick, WSU-Wenatchee, Co-Authors: Sara Serra & Stefano Musacchi 9:10 In Vitro Germination, Viability, and Tube Growth Of Malus Pollen — Stefan Roeder, WSU-Wenatchee, Co-Author: Stefano Musacchi 9:15 Economic Impacts of Blue Orchard Bee Pollination in Washington Sweet Cherries — Natalie Boyle, USDA-ARS Pollinating Insects Research Unit, Logan, UT, Co-Author: Theresa Pitts-Singer 9:20 Q&A TREE FRUIT PHYSIOLOGY 9:30 Bitter Pit — Is It Really a Calcium-Deficiency Disorder? – Ryan Christian, WSU-Pullman, Co-Authors: Marco Galli, Kate Evans, & Amit Dhingra 9:35 Does Manipulating Tree Vigor with Plant Growth Regulators Affect Bitter Pit in Honeycrisp Apples? — Corina Serban, WSU-Wenatchee, Co-Author: Lee Kalcsits 9:40 Gene Expression Analysis Associated to Bitter Pit Development in Honeycrisp Apple Fruit — Sumyya Waliullah, WSU-Wenatchee, Co-Authors: Heidi Hargarten, Loren Honaas, & Lee Kalcsits 9:45 Leaf To Fruit Ratio Impacts Fruit Quality In Cosmic Crisp — Brendon Anthony, WSU-Wenatchee, Co-Authors: Sara Serra, & Stefano Musacchi 9:50 Leaf Area Index Estimates of Pear and Cherry After Summer Pruning — Angela Knerl, WSU-Wenatchee, Co-Authors: Alex Goke, Sara Serra, & Stefano Musacchi 9:55 Q&A ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS PHYSIOLOGY 10:05 Seasonal Ecophysiological Adaptation of Apple Trees Under Photoselective Shade Netting — Giverson Mupambi, WSU- Wenatchee, Co-Author: Lee Kalcsits 10:10 Response of Apple Rootstocks to Soil Abiotic Stress — Nadia Valverdi, WSU-Wenatchee, Co-Author: Lee Kalcsits 10:15 Can Deficit Irrigation Be Used as a Tool to Improve Fruit Quality in Honeycrisp Apple? — Michelle Reid, WSU-Wenatchee, Co-Author: Lee Kalcsits

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18 WSTFA 113th Annual Meeting & NW Hort Expo WSTFA 113th Annual Meeting & NW Hort Expo 19 Tuesday, December 5

10:20 Why Does Organic Fertilizer Reduce Yields and Produce Healthful Products? — Richard M. Sharpe, WSU-Pullman, Co-Authors: Seanna Hewitt, Benjamin Kilian, Christopher Hendrickson, James Crabb, Derick Jiwan, Luke Gustafson, Preston K Andrews, & Amit Dhingra 10:25 Q&A 10:35 BREAK NEW AG TECHNOLOGY 11:00 Updates on SSCDS For Apple Orchards — Rajeev Sinha, Center for Precision and Automated Agricultural Systems, WSU, Co-Authors: Lav R Khot, Gwen A Hoheisel, Elizabeth Beers, & Matthew Grieshop 11:05 Utilizing Handheld NIR for On-Tree Quality Assessment in Developing d’Anjou Pear — Alex Goke, WSU-Wenatchee, Co-Authors: Angela Knerl, Sara Serra, & Stefano Musacchi 11:10 Biochar – a Novel Tool for Obtaining Higher Quality Fruit — Daylen Isaac, WSU-Pullman, Co-Authors: Ryan Christian, Nathan Taryln, & Amit Dhingra 11:15 Tree Fruit Surface Temperature Model for use with Automatic Cooling Sprinkler Control — Troy Peters, WSU-IAREC, Co-Authors: Lei Li & Qin Zhang 11:20 Q&A SOIL & ROOTSTOCK 11:30 News from the Underground: Recent Research in Apple Root and Soil Interaction — Rachel Leisso, USDA-ARS (Wenatchee), Co-Author: Mark Mazzola 11:35 Activation of Apple Rootstock Resistance Genes upon Application of Seed Meal Soil Treatment — Likun Wang, WSU-Wenatchee, Co-Author: Mark Mazzola 11:40 Identification of Pathogen Resistance Mechanisms in Apple Roots to Apple Replant Disease — Yanmin Zhu, USDA-ARS (Wenatchee), Co-Authors: Melody Saltzgiver, Connor Foli, & Zhe Jill Zhou 11:45 New Michigan State University Cherry Rootstocks for the Pacific Northwest — Jim McFerson, WSU-Wenatchee, Co-Authors: Tom Auvil, Lynn Long, Manoella Mendoza, & Amy Iezzoni 11:50 Q&A PLANT PATHOLOGY & SAFETY ® 12:00 Comparative Study on Prevalence and Distribution of Apple Decays in Washington State — Md Emran Ali, WSU-Wenatchee, Co-Authors: Katie Ann Mulvaney, Dakota John McFadden, Laxmi Koirala Pandit, & Achour Amiri TECH-FLO®ZETA ZINC 22. 12:05 Occurrence and Distribution of Resistance to Fungicides in Blue and Gray Molds from Apples in Washington — Md Emran Ali, WSU-Wenatchee, Co-Authors: Katie Ann Mulvaney, Dakota John McFadden, Laxmi Koirala Pandit, & Achour Amiri [email protected]

20 WSTFA 113th Annual Meeting & NW Hort Expo WSTFA 113th Annual Meeting & NW Hort Expo 21 Tuesday, December 5

12:10 Comparison of Fungicide Application Methods to Control Apple Postharvest Diseases — Vikas Koundal, WSU-Wenatchee, Co-Author: Achour Amiri 12:15 A Novel Approach to Identify Genetic Sources Controlling Resistance to Root Rot Disease — Bruce Williamson, WSU-Pullman, Co-Authors: Richard Sharpe, Eliane T. Bodah, Lyndon D. Porter, & Amit Dhingra 12:20 Control Of Listeria Monocytogenes on Apple Through Spray Manifold-Applied Antimicrobial Intervention — Johannes Goetz, WTFRC, Co-Authors: Ines Hanrahan, Mei-Jun Zhu, & Trevor Suslow 12:25 Q&A 12:35 LUNCH BREAK PEST MANAGEMENT 1:30 Residual Herbicides for Weed Control in Tree Fruit — Lynn M. Sosnoskie, WSU-Wenatchee, Co-Author: Timothy J. Smith 1:35 Earwigs Eat Aphids in Apple Orchards, are they More a Beneficial than a Pest? — Robert Orpet, WSU-Wenatchee, Co-Authors: David Crowder, & Vince Jones 1:40 Behavioral Control of Stink Bugs — Adrian Marshall, WSU- Wenatchee, Co-Author: Elizabeth Beers 1:45 Biological Control of Invasive BMSB Using an Exotic Egg Parasite in Washington State — Joshua Milnes, WSU-Wenatchee, Co-Author: Elizabeth Beers 1:50 Integrated Pest Management for Pears in Central Washington — Louis Nottingham, WSU-Wenatchee, Co-Author: Elizabeth Beers 1:55 Q&A Helping tree fruit growers improve POSTHARVEST quality and pro tability through sound, 2:05 Apple Postharvest Update — Jim Mattheis, USDA-ARS (Wenatchee), science-based agronomic advice with Co-Author: David Rudell the most innovative and cost-eective 2:10 WA38 Harvest Maturity and Storage Considerations — Jessica products available. Ramirez, WTFRC, Co-Authors: Ines Hanrahan, Manoella Mendoza, & Tom Auvil Contact One Of Our Call the Simplot Location 2:15 Prediction of Bitter Pit in Honeycrisp — Felix Schuhmann, WTFRC, Certi ed Crop Advisors . . . Nearest You . . . Co-Authors: Ines Hanrahan, Kevin Koepcke, & Maria Vorholz Jim Cowin 509-728-3959 MOXEE 2:20 Cultivar Specific Biomarker Development — Loren Honaas, USDA- Sarah Craver 509-607-3357 ARS (Wenatchee) John Cullen 509-391-0132 509-248-5756 Sara-Jane Evens 509-331-8723 2:25 Biomarker Validation for Post Harvest Disorders In Tree Fruits Tony Jones 509-728-0929 PROSSER — Heidi Hargarten, USDA-ARS (Wenatchee), Co-Author: Loren Lance Kirkham 509-391-0162 509-973-2300 Honaas Doug Oliva 509-391-0138 Wayne Pearson 509-832-0286 QUINCY 2:30 Developing New Strategies for Supply Chain Management of 509-787-1571 Superficial Scald — Brenton Poirier, USDA-ARS (Wenatchee), Jim Perez 509-391-0124 Co-Authors: Loren Honaas, Edward Valdez, Christine McTavish, Andy Schlenker 509-391-0264 ROYAL CITY David Rudell, & James Mattheis Jerry Scribner 509-728-8617 Jill Tonne 509-989-4138 509-346-2223 Dave Trautman 509-391-0136 Brian Young 509-969-1120 22 WSTFA 113th Annual Meeting & NW Hort Expo WSTFA 113th Annual Meeting & NW Hort Expo 23 Tuesday, December 5

2:35 Finding Targets for Early Detection of Apple Delayed Sunscald — Christine McTavish, USDA-ARS (Wenatchee), Co-Authors: Edward Valdez, Brenton Poirier, Nate Sullivan, & David Rudell 2:40 Satisfying the Customer with Consistently Ripened Pears — Amit Dhingra, WSU-Pullman, Co-Author: Seanna Hewitt 2:45 Are You Ready to Add $100 Million to the Pear Industry Bottom Line? — Seanna Hewitt, WSU-Pullman, Co-Author: Amit Dhingra 2:50 Q&A EXTENSION 3:00 Profitability Across Commodities: Tree Fruit Compared to Alternatives — Maria Dolores Garrido Garcia, WSU-Pullman, WAS H I NGTO N Co-Author: Karina Gallardo 3:05 2017 Apple and Cherry Pesticide Residue Studies — Santos Lopez, STATE APPLES WTFRC, Co-Authors: Tory Schmidt, Gerardo Garcia, Rick Jordan, & Steve Thun Shipping the highest quality U.S. grown 3:10 Cider Extension Program — Bri Ewing, WSU Mount Vernon NWREC apples, pears, and cherries domestically, 3:15 A New Look at the WSU TFREC Weed Control Webpages — Lynn M. coast-to-coast, and internationally to 35 Sosnoskie, WSU-Wenatchee countries. 3:20 Q&A

Finding Opportunity by Grafting, Re-Planting Existing Sites Or Planting New Ground 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. “We support the success CONCURRENT SESSION of the independent grower.” Session Sponsor: Northwest Farm Credit Services Session Managers: Tom Auvil, Horticulturalist, North American Plants Location: Three Rivers Convention Center Great Hall B

8:05 “Time out of production is the single greatest expense when renovating orchards” — (Tentative) Ken Ballard – Vice President Relationship Manager, Northwest Farm Credit Services, Clark Seavert – Professor, Oregon State University 9:05 Grafting — Jim Divis – JD Orchards, Mike Robinson – BMR and Baird Orchards, Dale Goldy – Stemilt Growers 9:55 Water Monitoring and Management Tools — Aylin Moreno, McDougall & Sons 10:20 Plant Material: Sleeping Eyes, Bench Grafts, Dormant Trees, Green Trees — Cliff Buemel, Vice President, Sierra Gold Nurseries 10:45 Performance of Rootstocks in the Nursery and the Newly Planted Orchard — Tye Fleming, Helios Nursery Steve Black - Sales Manager o ce: 509 457-5115 • cell: 509 654-2369 11:10 Establishing New Orchards — Travis Allan, Yakima Valley Orchards, Robin Graham, Stemilt Growers, Andy Arnold, Valley Fruit Co. 1312 N. 6th Ave. • Yakima, WA www.fourthleaffruit.com 24 WSTFA 113th Annual Meeting & NW Hort Expo WSTFA 113th Annual Meeting & NW Hort Expo 25 Tuesday, December 5 Finding Opportunity in Food Safety 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSION Constant Market Changes Session Sponsor: Intralox Session Managers: Jacqui Gordon, Director of Education & Member Services, WSTFA, & Dr. Ines Hanrahan, Project Manager, WTFRC Location: Three Rivers Convention Center Great Hall D

8:00 Introduction: Back to the basics, why do we care about food safety? — Get the app! Ines Hanrahan, Project Manager, WTFRC 8:10 FSMA updates — Kate Woods, Vice President, Northwest Horticultural Council We’re putting the 8:20 Food safety extension and outreach resources — Jacqui Gordon, Director of Education & Member Services, WSTFA Annual Meeting 8:30 FSMA training: what do I do after I get trained? — Claudia Coles, and Hort Expo External Affairs, Food Safety & Consumer Services, WSDA WSTFA 8:40 Food safety research highlights — Ines Hanrahan, Project Manager, in your hands WTFRC Mobile 8:47 Improving food safety by hot air impingement drying — Girish App WSTFA Ganjyal, Assistant Professor & Extension Food Processing Specialist, 113th ANNUAL MEETING WSU & NW HORT EXPO 8:55 Break Three Rivers Convention Center 9:05 Apple packinghouse food safety plan model — Girish Ganjyal, Kennewick, WA Assistant Professor & Extension Food Processing Specialist, WSU December 4, 5 & 6 & Ewa Pietrysiak, Ph. D. student in Food Science, WSU 9:25 Listeria guidance and equipment sanitary design — Joe Stout, President, Commercial Food Sanitation 10:10 Recalls: crisis communication and use of social media — Anthony LaFauce, Vice President Digital Communications Group, Porter WSTFA Mobile Novelli 10:55 FSMA Inspections: what to expect? — (Roundtable discussion): Laura Grunenfelder, Consumer Safety Officer, Food and Drug wstfa.org/mobile/ Administration; Claudia Coles, External Affairs, Food Safety & Consumer Services, WSDA; & Bob Ehart, Senior Policy & Science Advisor, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture 11:25 Choosing the right food safety scheme for your operation — Scan here for the (Roundtable discussion): Frank Schreurs, Regional Representative Canada and NW USA, Safe Quality Food Institute; Raina Spence, Annual Meeting Director of Produce Solutions, GLOBALG.A.P.; & Adrienne Rainer, Operations and Business Development Manager, WQS Food & NW Hort Expo Verification LLC. app for your phone! 11:55 Closing remarks — Jacqui Gordon, Director of Education & Member Services, WSTFA

26 WSTFA 113th Annual Meeting & NW Hort Expo WSTFA 113th Annual Meeting & NW Hort Expo 27 Tuesday, December 5

Spanish Language Session 1 8:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 2:40 Excessive Use of Herbicides / Uso Excesivo de Herbicidas *— Victor Bueno, Orchard Manager, Washington Fruit and Produce CONCURRENT SESSIONS Session Sponsor: Broetje Orchards 3:20 H2A Guest Worker Program / Programa de Trabajadores Contratados H2A — Rene Maldonado, Employment and Career Development Session Manager: Eladio Gonzales, Orchard Manager, G.S. Long Co. Division Agricultural Services Program, WorkSource & Manuel Ornelas, Waste Pesticide Disposal /Outreach Services and Education Specialist, WSDA 3:50 Food Safety / Programa de Inocuidad de Alimentos en Producción — Location: Three Rivers Convention Center Great Hall Room A & C Jacqui Gordon, Director of Education & Member Services, WSTFA

8:00 Welcome and Motivation, how to prepare yourself. / Bienvenida 4:25 Sunburn on apples / Quemaduras del Sol en Manzanas — Manoella y Motivación, Como puede Prepararse Usted Mismo — Eladio Mendoza, WTFRC Gonzalez, GS Long Co. * Pesticide licenseGOODFRUIT.COM/ES recertification credits, two recertification credits for the morning session, and two recertification credits for the afternoon session. / Créditos de 8:35 WPS Rule Change and Updates / Cambios y Actualización de la Regla recertificación GOODFRUIT.COM/ESde licencias de pesticidas, dos créditos de recertificación para la sesión WPS* — Jaime Ramón, Technical Services & Education, WSDA de la mañana y dos créditos de recertificación para la sesión de la tarde. 9:25 ATV and UTVs Safety / Seguridad con Vehículos de Utilidad y de Todo terreno — Flor Servin, Safety & Health Consultant and Spanish Bilingual Outreach/Training specialist, Washington State Department of Labor & Industries 10:00 Break 10:10 Pesticide Drift – Problems and Solutions – AEZ 2018 Implementation. �� E�� New WPS Requirements / La Deriva de Pesticidas - Problemas y �� E�� Soluciones - Implementación de la ZEA 2018 - Nuevos Requisitos de GOODFRUIT.COM/ES WPS * — Ofelio Borges, Pesticide Safety Educator, WSDA El recurso esencial, en Español 11:00 Irrigation – Methods and systems. / Métodos y Sistemas de Irrigación El recurso esencial, en Español — Nadia Valverdi, Graduate Research Assistant, WSU The essential resource, in Spanish 11:30 Soil Nutrition / Nutrición del Suelo — Bernardita Sallato, Associate The essential resource, in Spanish Researcher, WSU-CAHNRS

Spanish Language Session 2 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. �� E�� Session Sponsor: Stemilt Growers Session Manager: Eladio Gonzales, Orchard Manager, G.S. Long Co. & Manuel Ornelas, Waste Pesticide Disposal /Outreach Services and El recurso esencial, en Español Education Specialist, WSDA Location: Three Rivers Convention Center Great Hall Room A & C PATROCINADORThe PRINCIPAL essential/PREMIER SPONSOR: resource, in Spanish PATROCINADOR PRINCIPAL/PREMIER SPONSOR: 1:05 Good Fruit Grower en Español — Maria Fernández, Circulation Manager, Good Fruit Grower 1:20 Information About Scholarships with Washington Apple Education Foundation / Información sobre Becas Escolares con la Fundación de Educación de la Manzana del Estado de Washington — Talia Barajas, WA Apple Education Foundation Encuéntranos en Three RiversEncuéntranos Convention en 1:35 WSDA 2018 Training Season: Workshops, Dates and Places / WSDA; Temporada de Entrenamiento 2018: Talleres, Fechas y Lugares — ThreeCenter Rivers para Convention inscribirte Lorena López, WSDA Centeren nuestropara inscribirte boletín PATROCINADOR PRINCIPAL/PREMIER SPONSOR: eneFlash nuestro en español boletín. 1:55 Herbicide Application Equipment / Equipo de Aplicación de Herbicidas * — Alberto Hernández, Technical Services & Education, eFlash en español. WSDA 2:30 Break GOODFRUIT.COM/ES GOODFRUIT.COM/ES 28 WSTFA 113th Annual Meeting & NW Hort Expo EncuéntranosWSTFA en 113th Annual Meeting & NW Hort Expo 29 Three Rivers Convention Center para inscribirte en nuestro boletín eFlash en español.

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Organics 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 3:00 Using DAS to Help Make Pollination and Horticulturally Important Decisions — Vince Jones, WSU CONCURRENT SESSION Session Sponsor: Pace International 3:30 Evolution of Mechanical Thinning Technologies — Karen Lewis, WSU Session Managers: David Granatstein, Sustainable Agriculture Specialist, WSU, Harold Austin, Director of 4:00 Practical Experiences Across 15 Months of Crop Load Management Orchard Administration, Zirkle Fruit Company — PANEL: Brent Huck, Stemilt Ag Services; Andrew Del Rosario, Location: Three Rivers Convention Center Great Hall B Washington Fruit & Produce; & Mike Robinson, BMR Orchards

1:00 Welcome WSTFA Banquet 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. 1:05 Organic research priorities — Mike Willett, WTFRC Master of Ceremonies: David Douglas, Douglas Fruit 1:15 Organic Tree Fruit Trends — David Granatstein, WSU Banquet Sponsor: Good Fruit Grower 1:25 Retail Perspective — TBD Hors d ’Oeuvres Sponsor: Wilbur Ellis 1:50 Consumer and Policy Perspectives — Nate Lewis, Organic Trade Dessert Buffet Sponsor: AgroFresh Association Location: Three Rivers Convention Center Great Hall B 2:10 Fruit Packer Perspective — Steve Lutz, CMI Orchards 6:00 Reception 2:35 Processor Perspective — Tree Top Inc. 6:00 Connecting with Research News Flash presenters 2:55 Panel Q&A and WSU Apple Tasting 3:10 Replant and Soil Health — Tom Forge, AgCanada 7:00 Dinner & Awards 3:40 Pests and Diseases — PANEL: Dain Craver, DAC Consulting, & Teah Smith, Zirkle Fruit Co. 4:10 Orchard Ecology as an “Asset” To Invest in — Zea Sonnabend, California Certified Organic Farmers 4:40 Local Grower Experience and Ideas — Dain Craver, KS Orchards 4:50 Q&A for Orchard Ecology

Crop Load Management 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSION Session Sponsor: HUB International Co- Session Managers: Matt Whiting, Department of Horticulture, WSU- IAREC & Bernardita Sallato, Associate Researcher, WSU-CAHNRS Location: Three Rivers Convention Center Great Hall D

1:00 Welcome and Intro — Matt Whiting, Department of Horticulture, WSU-IAREC 1:10 15-Months of Sweet Cherry Crop Load Management — Matt Whiting, Department of Horticulture, WSU-IAREC 1:40 Crop Load Effects on Apple Quality — Stefano Musacchi, Endowed Chair for Tree Fruit Physiology and Management, WSU-TFREC 2:00 15-Months of Apple Crop Load Management — Tory Schmidt, Project Manager, WTFRC 2:40 Applications for Drone-Based Sensing for Crop Load Management — Gabriel Torres, CEO, MicaSense Inc.

30 WSTFA 113th Annual Meeting & NW Hort Expo WSTFA 113th Annual Meeting & NW Hort Expo 31 Wednesday, December 6 RealReal People,People, Real Giving. Labor and Technology 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. RealReal People,Giving. CONCURRENT SESSION Real Giving. Session Sponsor: Valent U.S.A. LLC ThisReal Could Giving. Be You! Co-Session Manager: Karen Lewis, Regional Extension This Could Be You! Specialist, WSU Extension Location: Three Rivers Convention Center Great Hall B This Could Be You! 8:00 Session Overview — Karen Lewis, Regional Extension Specialist, WSU Extension 8:10 Apple Production Costs Around the World: A Comparison — Karina Gallardo, WSU School of Economic Sciences 8:45 Worker Visa Programs – H2-A in Washington H2-A Program Numbers and Opportunities — Dan Fazio, wafla Challenges and Solutions: A Round Table Discussion —Jim McFerson, WSU – Wenatchee – Moderator; Jon Wyss, Gebbers Farms; Dain Craver, DAC Consulting, Inc.; Troy Frostad, Mt. 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10:50 Maximizing Agronomic Practices to Minimize Plant Stress — John Kelly, Redox 11:30 Minimizing Plant Stress with Water and Soil Health Tools — Tianna DuPont, WSU

Federal Worker Protection Standard Update 12:10 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Session Sponsor: G.S. Long Co., INC Session Manager: Ranie Haas, Director of Regulatory & Industry Affairs, WSTFA; Aaron Avila, G.S. Long Co., INC; & Karen Lewis, Regional Extension Specialist, WSU Extension Location: Three Rivers Convention Center Great Hall B

12:10 The WPS Rule Change – How to Comply with the Who? What? When? & Why? — Nancy Fitz, Office of Pesticide Programs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Representative from Washington C State Department of Labor & Industry – Invited; Robin-Schoen- M Nessa, Assistant Director for the Pesticide Management Division, WSDA Y

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Communicating Success Tuesday, December 5th Noon (Meeting Room A) How Networked Camera Traps and Machine Learning have enabled an area-wide surveillance opportunity for Oriental Fruit Moth in the Yakima Valley and Surrounding Areas: Oriental Fruit Moth has caused problems for some growers this season. Learn how Semios was able to use machine learning to conduct a retrospective analysis of possible OFM hotspots and provide guidance on where this pest could be a problem for next season. Wednesday, December 6th www.antlespollen.com 9 a.m. (Meeting Rooms E & F) A Practical Decision Support System for Harvest Date Estimation: This presentation links the nondestructive NIR technology being p: 855-POLLEN8 (765-5368) presented by WSU with a free software package designed to aggregate the 209-595-2056 (David) 425-466-5631 (Brian) data and display information useful for farm managers. Presented by Felix Instruments WENATCHEE • YAKIMA • MODESTO 34 WSTFA 113th Annual Meeting & NW Hort Expo WSTFA 113th Annual Meeting & NW Hort Expo 35 ® PINK LADY CRIPPS PINK CV. ® PINK LADY RUBY PINK CV. ® PINK LADY PLBARB1 CV.

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