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SUMMARY:NCW Tree Fruit Days
DESCRIPTION: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 Jan 20 to 22\, 2026 Okanogan Horticultural Day Feb 11\, 2026. This event will be a hybrid in person with a hybrid zoom option for some events. \n2-4 Pesticide update credits per day \nSee each event for details \nNCW Apple Day Jan 20\, 2026 – Wenatchee/virtual \nNCW Stone Fruit Day Jan 21\, 2026 – Wenatchee/virtual \nNCW Pear Day Jan 22\, 2026 – Wenatchee/ virtual \nSpanish Session (Manejo de Frutales) Jan 22\, 2026 – Wenatchee (in person only) \nOkanogan Horticultural Association Feb 11\, 2026- Omak (in person only) \nRegistration\nRegistration is required for virtual webinar attendance. Go to Virtual registration ($30). \nWalk-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. \nTo join the tradeshow please contact the NCW Fieldmen’s association at ncwfieldman@nwi.net
URL:https://treefruit.wsu.edu/event/ncw-tree-fruit-days/
LOCATION:Wenatchee Convention Center\, Wenatchee\, 98801\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="WSU%20Extension%20-%20Tianna%20DuPont":MAILTO:tianna.dupont@wsu.edu
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SUMMARY:Pear Day - North Central Washington Tree Fruit Days - 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join WSU Extension for the latest research-based information. 3-4 WSDA pesticide update credits (with approval). Hybrid In-person and Virtual event. Co-Sponsor Pear Bureau Northwest. \nNorth Central Washington Tree Fruit Days\nJoin us for WSU Tree Fruit Extension Programs in North Central Washington. Co-sponsored by Northwest Cherries\, Pear Bureau Northwest\, NCW Fieldmen’s Association\, Chelan Future Farmers of America 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 20-22\, 2026 with a virtual webinar option. Okanogan Horticultural Day Feb 11\, 2026. \nFormat\nEvents in 2026 will be held in person with a virtual option through zoom webinars for Apple\, Pear and Stone Fruit Days. \nPear Day Topics\nSession 1: Pest Management \n\nMeeting IPM challenges from 2025\nManaging mites\nWho is eating your pear pests?\nAnd more…\n\nSession 3: Production Quality and Profits \n\nNew pear varieties\nEfficiency ideas from around the world\nAnd more …..\n\nCredits\n3 WSDA pesticide update credits. 3 ODA pesticide credits. \nRegistration\nRegistration 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. Registered attendees should receive a confirmation from zoom the next business day. \nLunch\nJoin us for the sponsored networking lunch. Provides an opportunity to learn and network with your peers and visiting speakers. Sponsored lunch limited to the first 100 attendees per day. Register here. \nAgenda\n\nSession 1: Pest Management\n9:00 AM Impact of winter climate on pear psylla egg lay\nEric Schank\, WSU TFREC\nAn ongoing study is investigating if pear psylla adults lay fewer eggs in the spring after warm winters than they do after cold winters.\n\n9:15 AM Pear IPM challenges and information from 2025\nTianna DuPont\, WSU Extension\nHow did IPM do in 2025? Rust mites. Codling moth. Box elder.\n\n9:55 AM Managing mites\nRebecca Schmidt Jeffris- USDA Wapato\n\nPesticide choices: what to use for control and what to avoid to prevent outbreaks. \n\n10:35 AM Break\n\n10:55 AM A bug-eat-bug world\nRebecca Schmidt Jeffris- USDA Wapato\n\nWho’s eating our pear pests? New information from gut content analysis. \n\n11:25 AM Codling moth reminders for 2025\nDani Gray\, WSU Extension\nDo we need mating disruption in pears? Importance of first generation sprays. Avoiding a seven-year problem. Removing outside sources.\n\n11:50 AM Elections\n\n12:05 PM Lunch Sponsored by first 100 registrants.\n\nSession 2: Horticulture\n\n1:20 PM Micro nutrient applications for pears\nBernardita Sallato\, WSU Extension\n\n1:50 PM Analysis of pear sustainability: what are the limitations and opportunities\nStefano Musacchi\, WSU Horticulture-TFREC\nGlobal pear production relies on a few old cultivars\, such as ‘Bartlett’ and ‘Anjou’\, resulting in limited innovation\, market stagnation\, and economic and environmental challenges. Growers face disease pressures\, labor shortages\, and uncertain profitability despite advances in breeding and orchard systems.\n\n2:20 PM Break\n\n2:35 PM Assessment of Existing Pear Cultivars Newly Evaluated in Washington State\nStefano Musacchi\, WSU Horticulture-TFREC\, Tory Schmidt\, WSTFRC \nWSU researchers\, in collaboration with the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission\, are evaluating 20 pear cultivars for productivity\,  fruit quality and adaptability to Washington’s climate to help growers expand high-quality pear production through data-driven recommendations and orchard demonstrations.\n\n3:00 PM Pear Bureau NW Update\nCarrie Anne Arias\, Pear Bureau NW\nTargeting the Pear Consumer – Leveraging Research\, Marketing and Nutrition.\n\n\n3:30 PM Closing and Pesticide Credits\nVendors\nTo join the tradeshow please contact the NCW Fieldmen’s association at ncwfieldman@nwi.net \nSpeaker Bios\nRebecca 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. \nBernardita Sallato is a Tree Fruit Extension Specialist and Assistant professor for Washington State University. Her program provides leadership in applied research\, extension\, and outreach for the PNW tree fruit industry. Her goal is improving orchard efficiency and fruit production through horticultural management practices and technology. Sallato’s main areas of interest are 1) soils and plant nutrition; 2) tree fruit stress management; and 3) general horticultural practices for tree fruit production. \nBetsy 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. \nStefano Musacchi is an Endowed Chair of Tree Fruit Physiology and Management for Washington State University. His work focuses on orchard management\, training systems\, rootstocks and cultivar evaluation\, light interception\, fruit quality\, graft-incompatibility\, and saline stress. \nTianna DuPont is a Tree Fruit Extension Specialist. Her work focuses on helping growers understand and apply research based solutions for tree fruit pests and pathogens. \nEric Schank is an entomology Graduate Research Assistant at WSU-TFREC\, where he began working on integrated pest management of pear orchards as an Agricultural Research Technologist in 2023 and transitioned to a master’s program in 2025. \nCredits Q&A\nTo receive credits for online attendance\, participants must: \n\nRegister each participant including pesticide license information. Make sure registrant name matches name on license.\nAttend 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.\nRespond to poll questions and check-ins during the workshop.\n\nCommon Zoom Problems and Trouble Shooting\n\nCannot enter the webinar. \n\nEarly? 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.\nEnter the passcode: you can attend the meeting without a zoom account\, but you have to enter the passcode to get in. Passcode: 1111.\n\n\n\n\nAll 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.\n\n\nNo sound\n\nCheck 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.\nCheck your audio in your computer settings.\n\n\n\n\nStill 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.\n\nCommon questions:\n\nCan 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.
URL:https://treefruit.wsu.edu/event/pear-day-2026/
LOCATION:Wenatchee Convention Center\, Wenatchee\, 98801\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="WSU%20Extension%20-%20Tianna%20DuPont":MAILTO:tianna.dupont@wsu.edu
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SUMMARY:Manejo de Frutales
DESCRIPTION:Spanish session as part of North Central Washington Tree Fruit Days. Participants are welcome to also join the Pear Day session the same morning in english. \nCredits\n3 WSDA pesticide update credits – approved. \nRegistration\nWalk-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. \nLunch\nJoin us for the sponsored networking lunch. Provides an opportunity to learn and network with your peers and visiting speakers. Sponsored lunch limited to the first 100 attendees per day. Register here. \n\nAgenda\n12:05 PM Lunch (sponsored)\n\n12:45 PM Manejo integral de pera/ Pear integrated pest management\nTianna DuPont\, WSU Extension\n\n1:15 PM Insectos beneficos de la pera/ Beneficial insects in pears\nJorge Tovar\, WSU Extension\n\n1:35 PM Identification of cherry problems – viruses\, mildew\, nutrient deficiencies and more\nFrancisco Saramiento\, Wenatchee Valley College\n\n2:05 PM Break\n\n\n2:20 PM Micro nutrient applications for pears \nBernardita Sallato\, WSU Extension\n\n\n2:50 PM Manejo de la carga de fruta/  Apple cropload management\nValentina Rodriguez\, WSTFRC\n\n\n3:10 PM Manejo integral de manzana/ Apple integrated pest management \nFrank Sarmiento-Torres\, Wenatchee Valley College\n\n\n3:35 PM Prevención del estrés por calor/Heat stress prevention\nFlor Servin\, WSDA\n\n4:00 PM Cierre y créditos de pesticidas
URL:https://treefruit.wsu.edu/event/manejo-de-frutales-2026/
LOCATION:Wenatchee Convention Center\, Wenatchee\, 98801\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="WSU%20Extension%20-%20Tianna%20DuPont":MAILTO:tianna.dupont@wsu.edu
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