Skip to main content Skip to navigation

Loading Events

« All Events

Stone Fruit Day – North Central Washington Tree Fruit Days

January 22, 2025 @ 8:45 am - 3:30 pm

Join WSU Extension for the latest research-based information. 3 WSDA pesticide update credits. Co-sponsor Northwest Cherry Growers.

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 21-23, 2025 with a virtual webinar option.

Format

Events in 2025 will be held in person with a virtual option through zoom webinars for Apple, Pear and Stone Fruit Days.

Stone Fruit Day Topics

Session 1: Insect, Disease Management

  • What fungal cankers are causing dieback?
  • Preventing bacterial canker in new plantings
  • IPM practices to improve bee health
  • Managing X-disease
  • Cherry Variety Research Update

Session 2: Back to Basics: Optimizing light, water, nutrients, cropload and minimizing environmental stress

  • Grower panel
  • Optimizing tree fruit nutrition
  • Climate and weather impacts on fruit quality and maturity indices
  • Varying cold hardiness of sweet cherry cultivars
  • and more!

Credits

3 pesticide update credits WSDA with approval

Registration

Registration is required for virtual webinar attendance ($40, fees cover audio-visual technician). In person attendees are welcome to register to have a back-up attendance method through the webinar link. Walk-ins okay for in person participation. Registration for virtual attendance coming Dec 1.

Lunch

Join us for the sponsored networking lunch which provides an opportunity to learn and network with your peers and visiting speakers. Sponsored by GS Long. Sponsored lunch limited to the first 100 attendees per day. Register here.

Agenda

NCW Stone  Fruit Day
January 22, 2025 @ 8:45 am-3:30 pm
Wenatchee Convention Center  121 N Wenatchee Ave, Wenatchee WA/ Virtual
Hybrid in-person and virtual event. Co-sponsored by Northwest Cherries.
Session 1: Pest Management
9:00 AM What Fungal Diseases are Causing Cherry Cankers in Washington and Oregon?
Grove recently conducted a survey of cherry cankers causing dieback in Washington and Oregon. Cytospora (Leucostoma) was the most common culprit with incidence of Eutypa and Calosphaeria. Study cooperator DuPont will summarize key findings and share how we can avoid dieback problems associated with these fungal pathogens.
9:20 AM Prevention of Bacterial Canker in New Plantings
Strategies to minimize stress, wounds and protect trees.
9:45 AM IPM Practices to Improve Bumble Bee Health
Bumble bees can help improve pollination in cold, rainy years where honeybees are less efficient. Lupino will discuss strategies to mitigate bumble bee stress including bee hotels, providing forage, and minimizing parasites.
10:00 AM New Research to Prevent Little Cherry Disease
Research updates from USDA-ARS scientists.
10:25 AM Break
10:45 AM Managing X-disease in the Nursery and the Field
Insect vector and orchard floor management strategies.
11:15 AM Detecting Little Cherry
New research on detecting X-disease and Little cherry virus using canine detection.
11:35 AM Elections
11:50 AM Lunch Sponsored for the first 100 registrants.
Session 2: Back to Basics: Optimize light, water, nutrients, cropload and minimize environmental stress.
12:50 PM Grower Panel Basic Horticulture Reminders: Suckering, Summer Pruning, and more
1:20 PM Optimizing tree fruit nutrition for fruit quality
The basics of nutrient demand and their impact on fruit quality. Tools to determine rate. A review monitoring strategies.
1:50 PM Break
2:05 PM Climate and weather impacts on fruit quality and maturity indices in cherries
2:35 PM Varying Cold Hardiness of Sweet Cherry Cultivars
3:00 PM Closing and Pesticide Credits

Vendors

To join the tradeshow please contact the NCW Fieldmen’s association at ncwfieldman@nwi.net

Speakers

Coming soon!

Credits Q&A

WSDA pesticide update credits. To receive credits for online attendance, participants must:

  1. Register each participant including pesticide license information. Make sure registrant name matches name on license.
  2. Attend the full morning session. The webinar software tracks the number of minutes each attendee has participation. 3 credit sessions require 150 minutes of pesticide related content.
  3. Respond to poll questions and check-ins during the workshop.

Common Zoom Problems and Trouble Shooting

  • Cannot enter the webinar.
    • Early? If you are early you will receive a message that the meeting has not started yet. Just wait and we will have webinar open soon.
    • Enter the passcode: you can attend the meeting without a zoom account, but you have to enter the passcode to get in. Passcode: 1111.
  • All online participants will be required to have a zoom account to sign in due to WSU security policies. Go to https://zoom.us/ to sign up (free) and don’t forget to check your email to confirm. Please make sure to sign in early and check that zoom is working for you and that recent updates have been downloaded.
  • No sound
    • Check your audio settings in zoom. Click on the up arrow close to the microphone icon at the bottom of your screen. Choose audio settings and check that you have the correct speaker and microphone checked.
    • Check your audio in your computer settings.
  • Still having trouble. Call (509) 293-8792. Note these phone numbers will be forwarded to volunteers during the hour before and after the webinar starts as Tianna will be running the meeting.

Common questions:

  • Can I have multiple people watching on one computer? The webinar host can only verify attendance for each logged in participant. If it is not possible for each participant to login separately, please contact Tianna (509) 713-5346 in advance to designate a host for your site who can verify attendance.

Details

Date:
January 22, 2025
Time:
8:45 am - 3:30 pm

Organizer

WSU Extension – Tianna DuPont
Phone:
(509) 293-8758
Email:
tianna.dupont@wsu.edu

Venue

Wenatchee Convention Center
Wenatchee, 98801 United States + Google Map
Washington State University