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January 2019
Cherry Institute Orchard Systems Tour
Pre-Cherry Institute Orchard Systems Tour Everyone welcome to join us! Stop 1: 1:00 pm Coordinates (click on coordinates for map link) Weasel Ranch, Washington Fruit and Produce Co., Host: Mario Martinez Mattawa MSU rootstock trial. Three cultivars: 'Regina', 'Early Robin' and 'Sweetheart' on four MSU rootstocks (Cass, Clare, Clinton and Lake) plus Gisela 5, Gisela 6, Krymsk 6 and, Krymsk 5. Training System: Super Spindle Axe on 4 wire angled canopy trellis. 46°40'06.4"N 119°48'22.0"W Stop 2: 2:30 pm Coordinates (click…
Find out more »2019 Cherry Institute Annual Meeting
The 76th annual Cherry Institute annual meeting is sponsored by Northwest Cherry Growers and the Washington State Fruit Commission, and is coordinated with WSU County Extension offices.
Find out more »Chelan Horticulture Day 2019
Co-sponsored by WSU Extension and Chelan Future Farmers of America
Topics include: Fire Blight Prevention, Cosmic Crisp® Marketing Updates, Cosmic Crisp® Horticultural Updates, Woolly Apple Aphid, Native Stink Bug, Reducing Spray Drift, Spotted Wing Drosophila, and more.
2019 Apple Hort. & Postharvest Research Review
The 2019 Apple Horticulture and Postharavest Research Review will be held at the Confluence Technology Center in Wenatchee, January 23-24, 2019. An agenda will be available approximately 2 weeks prior to the meeting. For more information contact Kathy Coffey at (509) 665-8271, extension 2 or via email at: Kathy@treefruitresearch.com Researchers: There is an active Request for Pre-proposal. For more information, visit our "proposals and reports" - "request for pre-proposals" page on the WTFC site. Below are important dates to remember. November 5:…
Find out more »PSA GROWER TRAINING TACOMA
Produce Safety Alliance (PSA) was tasked with developing the standardized national produce safety training program to prepare fresh produce growers to meet the regulatory requirements in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule. The PSA has developed two types of training courses: Grower Training Course and Train-the-Trainer Course.
Find out more »February 2019
Okanogan Horticultural Society Meeting
Co-sponsored by WSU Extension and North Central Washington Fieldmen’s Association
Topics include: Fire Blight Common Questions and Answers, Cosmic CrispTM Marketing and Frequently Asked Questions, Managing WA 38 for High Quality Fruit, BMPs for Managing Nitrogen and Carbon Dynamics in Perennial Horticultural Crops, Pear Psylla: Everything you Wanted to know but were Afraid to Ask, Apple Leaf Curl Midge, Apple Maggot, and more.
FMSA Produce Safety Alliance Training
The Washington State Tree Fruit Association will hold a Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training course on February 13th, 2019 in Union Gap, WA. This one-day class fulfills the FSMA Produce Safety Rule requirement for Produce Growers. This training will provide a foundation of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) and co-management information, FSMA Produce Safety Rule requirements, and details on how to develop a farm food safety plan.
Find out more »2019 Technology Research Review
The 2019 Technology Research Review is scheduled for February 12, 2019 at the Wanapum Dam Visitor's Center in Vantage, WA. An agenda will be available 2 weeks prior to the meeting at the WTFRC site. For questions or more information contact Kathy Coffey at 509-665-8271, ext. 2 or kathy@treefruitresearch.com. Researchers: Please review the important deadlines related to your reports below. October 18 Pre-proposal notification January 18, 5:00pm PDT Deadline for all new proposals plus continuing and final reports February 8, 5:00pm…
Find out more »FMSA Produce Safety Alliance Training
The Washington State Tree Fruit Association will hold a Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training course on February 13th, 2019 in Union Gap, WA. This one-day class fulfills the FSMA Produce Safety Rule requirement for Produce Growers. This training will provide a foundation of Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) and co-management information, FSMA Produce Safety Rule requirements, and details on how to develop a farm food safety plan.
Find out more »2019 NW Pear Research Review
The 2019 NW Pear Research Review is scheduled for February 21, 2018, at the Columbia Gorge Hotel, Hood River. The Review is free and open to the public; there is no registration required. The agenda will be available 2 weeks prior to the meeting from the WTFRC site. For questions or more information, contact Kathy Coffey kathy@treefruitresearch.com or (509) 665-8271, extension 2.
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