Join WSU Extension for the latest research-based information. 3 WSDA pesticide update credits with approval. 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 19-21, 2027 with a virtual webinar option.
Format
Events in 2027 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
- Powdery mildew
- Spotted wing drosophila
- X-disease
Session 2: Economics and Profitability
- Why were we not able to sell the 2026 crop?
- New varieties and prospectives on the future of bings
- Tools that save labor and $
Session 3: Horticulture
- Reducing post harvest irrigation in cherries
- Pruning
Credits
3 WSDA pesticide update credits
Registration
Registration is required for virtual webinar attendance. Walk-ins okay for in person participation. 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. Virtual registration available soon. Registered attendees should receive a confirmation from zoom the next business day.
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. Registration available Dec 1.
Vendors
To join the tradeshow please contact the NCW Fieldmen’s association at ncwfieldman@nwi.net
Agenda
Draft!
NCW Stone Fruit Day
January 20, 2027@ 9:00am-3:30 pm
Wenatchee Convention Center/Virtual 121 N Wenatchee Ave, Wenatchee WA
Co-Sponsored by WSU Extension and NW Cherry Growers.
3 WSDA pesticide update credits with approval
Session 1: Pest, Weed and Disease Management
9:00 AM Powdery Mildew
Cultural controls. Pruning. Resistance status. Resistance management. MRLs. Timing for new products/frac codes.
9:25 AM Spotted Wing Drosophila – Why was 2026 a bad year? Management.
Betsy Beers, WSU Entomology
Warm winters and SWD levels. Identification. Best monitoring techniques.
9:40 AM Potential for Sterile Insect Release for Spotted Wing Drosophila
Chris Adams, Oregon State University
9:55 AM Up and Coming Technologies for managing Spotted Wing Drosophila
Vaughn Walton, Oregon State University
Behavioral and chemical controls targeted to improve cost efficiency. Methods include attract-and-kill, deterrents and pesticides with curative activity withing the berry.
10:15 AM Break
10:40 AM Xdisease and Little Cherry Disease Management Recommendations
Sampling SOPs. Where to send samples for testing. Tree removeal and vector management reminders.
10:55 AM Nothing But Net: The Space Jam Strategy for Cherry Protection
Adrian Marshall, USDA-ARS Wapato
11:15 AM Innovative Management of Cherry Xdisease: Trunk Injection
Marco Pitino, USDA-ARS Wapato
This presentation explores innovative vascular delivery methods for managing X-disease in stone fruit, highlighting recent field trial results and operational protocols for direct trunk injection systems.
11:35 AM TBD
11:35 AM Voting
11:50 AM Resources and Updates for Growers
12:05 PM Lunch Sponsored first 100 registrants
Session 2: Horticulture Economics and Marketing
1:20 PM Why were we not able to sell the 2026 crop?
1:45 PM New Varieties and the Prospective Future of Bings or The Future Beyond Bing: Finding Profitable Opportunities’
Antonia Sanchez Labbe, WSU Extension
2:10 PM Panel – Tools that Save Labor and $
Facilitated by Datta Bahlekhar, WSU Extension & Ines Hanrahan, WSTFRC
Session 3: Horticulture
2:50 PM Reducing post harvest irrigation in cherries
Kirsten Hannan, Summerland BC
3:15 PM Pruning
Matt Whitting
Opening up the canopy to get return bloom. Bringing down the height (16 ft high canopies). Dealing with aggressive new rootstocks. Summer and mechanical pruning timing including impacts and return bloom and best timings.
3:45 PM Closing and Pesticide Credits
