Apple Day – North Central Washington Tree Fruit Days 2027
January 19, 2027 @ 8:45 am - 3:30 pm
Join us for the latest research-based information. 3 WSDA pesticide update credits (with approval).
North Central Washington Tree Fruit Days
Join us for WSU Tree Fruit Extension Programs in North Central Washington. Co-sponsored by Northwest Cherries, Pear Bureau Northwest, NCW Fieldmen’s Association, and the Okanogan Horticultural Association. These events provide the latest research-based information on horticulture, pest and disease management. We hope you will join us to network and learn this winter. Apple, Pear and Cherry Day will be held in Wenatchee, WA January 19-21, 2027 with a virtual webinar option. Okanogan Horticultural Day February TBD.
Format
NCW Tree Fruit Days events in 2027 will be held in person with a virtual option through zoom webinars for Apple, Pear and Stone Fruit Days.
Apple Day Topics
Session 1: Pest and Disease Management
- Codling moth – what to do if neighbors don’t spray?
- Organic codling moth management
- Fire blight – biology based strategies
- Lacewing biological control
- Preventing post harvest decays
Session 2: Pollination and Pollenizers
- Pollenizer compatibility
- Monitoring and maintaining bee health
Session 3: Rootstocks
- Apple rootstock trials
Session 4: Profitability – Optimizing Labor your Number 1 Cost
- Optimizing your labor force – how to teach a task
- Optimizing your labor force – practical tips and tools that work
Credits
3 WSDA pesticide update credits (with approval).
Registration
For online attendance see registration coming soon.
No pre-registration or fee required for in person attendance.
In person event is free (sponsored, a $150 value). Thank you sponsors: Washington State University, Northwest Cherries, Pear Bureau Northwest, NCW Fieldmen’s Association. Virtual attendee registration fee ($30 for 3 day event) covers additional cost of audio visual technician/live streaming for event.
Networking Lunch
Join us for the sponsored networking lunch which provides an opportunity to learn and network with your peers and visiting speakers. Sponsored lunch limited to the first 100 attendees per day. Apple Day Networking Lunch Sponsored by USDA SARE Grant. Registration available Dec 1.
Agenda
Vendors
To join the tradeshow please contact the NCW Fieldmen’s association at ncwfieldman@nwi.net
Speakers
Betsy Beers, Professor and Entomologist, WSU Department of Entomology, Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center. Beers has worked for 30+ years on integrated pest management of apple and cherry pests.
Dani Gray is a WSU Extension Educator focused on Tree Fruit Integrated Pest Management.
Tobin Northfield is an Assistant Professor for WSU Department of Entomology. He leads an interdisciplinary task force comprising researchers and representatives from government and industry that works to improve management X-disease and Little cherry disease. He leads a project focusing on X-disease vector management including the use of cultural controls such as Surround and Extenday.
Rebecca Schmidt-Jeffris is a USDA-ARS Research Entomologist. Her research program focuses on the biological control of tree fruit pests by their natural enemies, including augmentative releases, pesticide non-target effects, and natural enemy biology.
Quan Zeng earned his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and is a Plant Pathologist in the Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven, Connecticut. Dr. Zeng specializes in bacterial plant diseases, with a particular focus on fire blight of apple and pear. His research aims to improve understanding of pathogen biology and develop effective, sustainable disease management strategies for fruit production.
Thiago Campbell is a WSU Tree Fruit Extension Educator focusing on postharvest pathology and physiology. Campbell has a pHD in horticulture from Washington State University. He is originally from Miami, Florida, where his family operates a small-scale mango orchard.
Will Carpenter is the director for the Tri-County Pest Board that currently handles several hundred cases per year and is the primary contact for unmanaged tree complaints.
