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SUMMARY:2026 International Orchard Meetup Webinar Series
DESCRIPTION:Announcing the 2026 International Orchard Meetup Series\nManaging Climate Stress in Fruit Production: Sun Injury\, Ripening Disorders\, and Post-Harvest Quality in North American Orchards. \nMeetups will be 4-5:30 pm PT \nPlease join us for our fifth season of International Virtual Orchard Meetups. \n\nJUNE 11\, 2026 4:00-5:30 pm PT: Physiological Impacts\, Forecasting\, and Monitoring Tools \nJUNE 18\, 2026 4:00-5:30 pm PT: Mitigation Strategies\, Timing\, and Tradeoffs\nJUNE 25\, 2026 4:00-5:30 pm PT: Managing Fruit After Heat Exposure: Maturity\, Storage\, and Disorders\n\nRegister at this link (opens in a new window) \nSince 2021\, the International Virtual Orchard Meetup program has brought together growers\, researchers\, and government and Extension agents to have an international conversation about important tree fruit topics\, connecting industry leaders across North America.  This year the virtual orchard meetups will provide an opportunity to discuss challenges related to heat stress in summer and fall\, identify opportunities to improve fruit quality\, and remain profitable. They will be led by scientists and tree fruit growers from across the United States and Canada. Please plan to attend and join the conversation. \nThe first meetup follows on our previous meetup in February.  The format will include brief presentations by scientists\, followed by a packer/grower panel of industry leaders across North America.  The meetup will conclude with an open discussion in a very inclusive virtual format.  Viewers are invited to share solutions\, ask questions\, and interact with scientists and panelists.  The program is free of charge. \nAgenda\nDr. Emily Lavely\, is the Tree Fruit Educator for the West Central region based in the Oceana County\, MI. She works with other MSU educators\, industry partners\, and stakeholders\, and her work is primarily focused in West Central and at the West Michigan Research Station. Emily supports the tree fruit industry by providing educational programming for horticulture and pest management topics related to rootstock and variety evaluations for fresh market and processing\, irrigation scheduling\, and management strategies for fire blight\, cherry leaf spot\, and spotted wing drosophila\, among others. Emily is a team member of the International Webinar Meetup Series since 2023. \nDr. Kirti Rajagopalan is part of the Land\, Air\, Water Resources\, and Environmental Engineering emphasis area of the Department of Biological Systems Engineering. Her Agricultural\, Natural and Human Systems modeling group develops and utilizes a variety to modeling approaches to better understand and manage water and agricultural resources. The group focuses on trans-disciplinary efforts to problem solving and works closely with colleagues from a broad range of disciplines including engineering\, economics\, entomology\, physiology\, statistics\, and agronomy. \nDr. Arthur DeGaetano received an interdisciplinary Ph.D. focusing on Climatology and Horticulture from Rutgers University in 1989. He was an assistant professor in the Department of Meteorology at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City\, South Dakota until 2001. Art began his career at Cornell in 2001 as a research climatologist in the federally-supported Northeast Regional Climate Center (NRCC) on Cornell’s main campus. He is currently a professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and Director of the NRCC. The mission of the NRCC is to enhance the use and dissemination of climate information to a wide variety of sectors in the Northeast. Art serves as an editor for the American Meteorological Society Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. \nDr. Lav Khot\, works in the Agricultural Automation Engineering research emphasis area of the Department of Biological Systems Engineering. His research and extension program focuses on “Sensing and automation technologies for site specific and precision management of production agriculture”. Special emphasis is towards integration of crop sensing (ground and aerial systems)\, Internet-of-Things enabled Cyber Physical Systems\, edge and cloud compute driven Decision Support Systems\, Smartphone Apps & Information Delivery Technologies\, precision chemical application technologies and agricultural machinery\, processes & data-based modeling. He leads the WA smart orchard project focusing on irrigation and heat mitigating technologies. \nGrower panelists from across North America\nA group of invited packer/grower panelists from across multiple regions (WA\, OR\, MI\, PA\, NY\, BC\, and Ontario) will provide a brief “state of the fruit” update\, describing what they are seeing in fruit coming out of storage and how those outcomes relate to conditions during the 2025 growing season. \nWhether you are a fruit grower with ample experience\, one that has modest experience\, or one that is just getting started\, the 2026 International Virtual Orchard Meetups will be the right setting for you to ask questions and find alternative solutions. We hope you will be able to join us on Friday February 27! \nThis year the 2026 series is co-sponsored by AgIAD (link to the project opens in new window) an NSF and USDA NIFA project\, and SPARC a USDA SCRI project (link to project opens in new window) \nPlanning Team\nKristy Grigg-McGuffin (OMAFRA)\, Sonia Hall (WSU)\, Lindsay King (BC-AF)\, Emily Lavely (MSU)\, Bernardita Sallato (WSU)\, Mario Miranda Sazo (CCE LOF)\, and Daniel E. Weber (PSU)
URL:https://treefruit.wsu.edu/event/2026-international-orchard-meetup-webinar-series-the-impacts-of-weather-on-pome-fruit-quality-and-storability-2/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="Bernardita%20%20Sallato":MAILTO:b.sallato@wsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260615T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260615T160000
DTSTAMP:20260611T153532
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SUMMARY:Farm Walk at Whitestone Mountain Orchard: Farm to School on an Organic Orchard
DESCRIPTION:June 15th 12pm-4pm\nTonasket\, WA\nJoin WSU Food Systems and Tilth Alliance for a Farm Walk at Whitestone Mountain Orchard in Tonasket to learn about organic orchard production for farm to school markets. Learn about how farmers and school districts can work together to provide fresh\, local\, and responsibly produced fruit to students. \nRegister now for this free farm walk\, funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm to School Program. \nSpanish interpretation provided/ Traducción disponible en español \nTravel reimbursement\nStipends for up to $100 each available for underserved and beginning farmers. Contact raerussell@tilthalliance.org for more information. Stipends are limited and will be disbursed on a first come-first serve basis. \n \nIf you need a reasonable accommodation or language access to participate in an event\, please contact Kate Smith\, WSU Food Systems Program\, at kate.smith@wsu.edu or 360-399-6052 no later than two weeks before the event. Language access services\, such as interpretation or translation of vital information\, will be provided free of charge to limited English proficient individuals upon request. 
URL:https://treefruit.wsu.edu/event/farm-walk-at-whitestone-mountain-orchard-farm-to-school-on-an-organic-orchard/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260618T150000
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SUMMARY:Pear Pest Management Discussion Group - Secondary Pests and Natural Enemies
DESCRIPTION:Join us for discussions on pear pest management. \nTopics & Speakers\n\nStink bug/Box elder bug management —Adrian Marshall\, USDA\nNatural enemy update – Tianna DuPont\, WSU Extension\n\nFormat\nShort presentation + 1 hr of facilitated discussion \nLocation\nHenry Building\, 120 Cottage Ave Cashmere WA \nSupported by\nUSDA Crop Protection Grant ‘Implementing New Tools for Pear Integrated Pest Management’ \n  \nThe Pear Pest Management Discussion Group is designed for pear growers\, consultants and researchers to learn from each other.
URL:https://treefruit.wsu.edu/event/pear-discussion-group-june/
LOCATION:Henry Building\, 120 Cottage Ave\, Cashmere\, WA\, 98815\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="WSU%20Extension%20-%20Tianna%20DuPont":MAILTO:tianna.dupont@wsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260618T160000
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SUMMARY:2026 International Orchard Meetup Webinar Series
DESCRIPTION:Announcing the 2026 International Orchard Meetup Series\nManaging Climate Stress in Fruit Production: Sun Injury\, Ripening Disorders\, and Post-Harvest Quality in North American Orchards. \nMeetups will be 4-5:30 pm PT \nPlease join us for our fifth season of International Virtual Orchard Meetups. \n\nJUNE 11\, 2026 4:00-5:30 pm PT: Physiological Impacts\, Forecasting\, and Monitoring Tools \nJUNE 18\, 2026 4:00-5:30 pm PT: Mitigation Strategies\, Timing\, and Tradeoffs\nJUNE 25\, 2026 4:00-5:30 pm PT: Managing Fruit After Heat Exposure: Maturity\, Storage\, and Disorders\n\nRegister at this link (opens in a new window) \nSince 2021\, the International Virtual Orchard Meetup program has brought together growers\, researchers\, and government and Extension agents to have an international conversation about important tree fruit topics\, connecting industry leaders across North America.  This year the virtual orchard meetups will provide an opportunity to discuss challenges related to heat stress in summer and fall\, identify opportunities to improve fruit quality\, and remain profitable. They will be led by scientists and tree fruit growers from across the United States and Canada. Please plan to attend and join the conversation. \nThe first meetup follows on our previous meetup in February.  The format will include brief presentations by scientists\, followed by a packer/grower panel of industry leaders across North America.  The meetup will conclude with an open discussion in a very inclusive virtual format.  Viewers are invited to share solutions\, ask questions\, and interact with scientists and panelists.  The program is free of charge. \nAgenda\nCraig Kalhke is part of the Lake Ontario Fruit Team (LOFT)\, a group of four specialists and associated support staff that covers all aspects of extension programming for the commercial tree fruit and small fruit industry in Western NY. Craig specializes in harvest maturity testing of apples and pears\, postharvest and storage recommendations and disorders diagnosis for apples\, and food safety compliance. Craig conducts applied research in matters related to fruit quality\, including the use of reflective fabrics to enhance fruit color and the use of plant growth regulators for harvest management. \nBernardita Sallato\, is a Tree Fruit Extension Specialist at Washington State University. She leads applied research and extension efforts in tree fruit soil and nutrient management\, environmental stress management and integrating Ag-Technologies in tree fruit systems. She Co-leads the Extension component for the AgAID\, an NSF and USDA-NIFA funded project and co-sponsor of the webinar series\, and Co-leads several Washington Tree Fruit Research projects on implementing variable nutrient management in apples\, heat stress monitoring and mitigating technologies\, the smart orchard project and the USDA-WSDA recently funded sweet cherry smart orchard project. Sallato has been a core member of the International Webinar Meetup series since it’s beginning in 2022. \nGrower panelists from across North America\nA group of invited packer/grower panelists from across multiple regions (WA\, OR\, MI\, PA\, NY\, BC\, and Ontario) will provide a brief “state of the fruit” update\, describing what they are seeing in fruit coming out of storage and how those outcomes relate to conditions during the 2025 growing season. \nWhether you are a fruit grower with ample experience\, one that has modest experience\, or one that is just getting started\, the 2026 International Virtual Orchard Meetups will be the right setting for you to ask questions and find alternative solutions. We hope you will be able to join us on Friday February 27! \nThis year the 2026 series is co-sponsored by AgIAD (link to the project opens in new window) an NSF and USDA NIFA project\, and SPARC a USDA SCRI project (link to project opens in new window) \nPlanning Team\nKristy Grigg-McGuffin (OMAFRA)\, Sonia Hall (WSU)\, Lindsay King (BC-AF)\, Emily Lavely (MSU)\, Bernardita Sallato (WSU)\, Mario Miranda Sazo (CCE LOF)\, and Daniel E. Weber (PSU)
URL:https://treefruit.wsu.edu/event/2026-international-orchard-meetup-webinar-series/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="Sonia%20Hall":MAILTO:sonia.hall@wsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260623T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260623T110000
DTSTAMP:20260611T153532
CREATED:20260608T143128Z
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SUMMARY:WSU Cherry Breeding Field Day
DESCRIPTION:Agenda coming soon
URL:https://treefruit.wsu.edu/event/wsu-cherry-breeding-field-day/
LOCATION:WSU – IAREC\, Prosser\, 24106 N Bunn Rd.\, Prosser\, WA\, 99350\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Per%20McCord":MAILTO:phmccord@wsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260623T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260623T190000
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SUMMARY:Columbia Basin Tree Fruit Club
DESCRIPTION:Columbia Basin Tree Fruit Club\n  \nJoin us in our next club meeting for a “Practical Tree Fruit Tech Tools for Today” review and discussion. Our invited speakers are Dr. Ines Hanrahan\, Executive Director of the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission (WTFRC). Ines will provide an overview of practical\, adoption-ready technology solutions that producers can implement right now. Drawing from examples across all tree fruit varieties\, she will cover the entire pipeline from production to postharvest\, with a special focus on the WTFRC Apple Technology Roadmap. Followed by Dr. Dattatray Bhalekar\, Hort Technology Educator for Washington State University. Datta will provide a summary of technology being evaluated at the apple Smart Orchard project\, and how growers are using them today. \nVenue:\nCountry Gentleman Restaurant in Kennewick\n9221 W Clearwater Ave\, Kennewick\, WA 99336 \nWhen:\nTuesday\, June 23rd\n5:00pm social\, 5:30pm presentation and discussion \nIf you want to receive email invitations to the club meetings\, please add Columbia Basin Tree Fruit Club in your subscription preferences. \nWe hope to see you there! \nColumbia Basin Tree Fruit Club
URL:https://treefruit.wsu.edu/event/columbia-basin-tree-fruit-club-5/
LOCATION:Country Gentleman\, 9221 W Clearwater Ave\, Kennewick\, 99336\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Bernardita%20%20Sallato":MAILTO:b.sallato@wsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260624T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260624T103000
DTSTAMP:20260611T153532
CREATED:20260420T172112Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260427T162404Z
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SUMMARY:Lacewing Release Field Visit - Pateros
DESCRIPTION:Join us for field days highlighting new research on how to effectively use lacewings for biocontrol in apples. \nThree separate events contain the same content in different locations. \nAgenda\n\nProject objectives\nDemonstration of drone release\nDemonstration of hand and four wheeler release\nActivity: Beat tray recovery of lacewing larvae\nOverview of recommendations and lessons learned\n\nSpeakers\n\nRebecca Schmidt-Jeffris\, USDA-ARS\nChuck Weaver\, GS Long/ ParaBug\nTeah Smith\, Zirkle; Mike Brown\, Gebbers; Dain Craver\n\nRegistration\nPre-registration encouraged to help workshop organizers plan. Pre-register here.
URL:https://treefruit.wsu.edu/event/lacewing-release-field-visit-pateros/
LOCATION:48.06971\, -119.88436\, Watson Draw Rd\, Pateros\, WA\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="WSU%20Extension%20-%20Tianna%20DuPont":MAILTO:tianna.dupont@wsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260625T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260625T103000
DTSTAMP:20260611T153532
CREATED:20260420T172445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260427T162545Z
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SUMMARY:Lacewing Release Field Visit - Rock Island
DESCRIPTION:Join us for field days highlighting new research on how to effectively use lacewings for biocontrol in apples. \nThree separate events contain the same content in different locations. \nAgenda\n\nProject objectives\nDemonstration of drone release\nDemonstration of hand and four wheeler release\nActivity: Beat tray recovery of lacewing larvae\nOverview of recommendations and lessons learned\n\nSpeakers\n\nRebecca Schmidt-Jeffris\, USDA-ARS\nChuck Weaver\, GS Long/ ParaBug\nTeah Smith\, Zirkle; Mike Brown\, Gebbers; Dain Craver\n\nRegistration\nPre-registration encouraged to help workshop organizers plan. Registration here.
URL:https://treefruit.wsu.edu/event/lacewing-release-field-visit-rock-island/
LOCATION:CRO Rock Island\, 47.262946\, -120.074322\, Rock Island\, WA\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="WSU%20Extension%20-%20Tianna%20DuPont":MAILTO:tianna.dupont@wsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260625T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260625T163000
DTSTAMP:20260611T153532
CREATED:20260420T173011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260427T163207Z
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SUMMARY:Lacewing Release Field Visit - Royal City
DESCRIPTION:Join us for field days highlighting new research on how to effectively use lacewings for biocontrol in apples. \nThree separate events contain the same content in different locations. \nAgenda\n\nProject objectives\nDemonstration of drone release\nDemonstration of hand and four wheeler release\nActivity: Beat tray recovery of lacewing larvae\nOverview of recommendations and lessons learned\n\nSpeakers\n\nRebecca Schmidt-Jeffris\, USDA-ARS\nChuck Weaver\, GS Long/ ParaBug\nTeah Smith\, Zirkle; Mike Brown\, Gebbers; Dain Craver\n\nRegistration\nPre-registration encouraged to help organizers plan. Register here.
URL:https://treefruit.wsu.edu/event/lacewing-release-field-visit-royal-city/
LOCATION:Craver Orchards\, 11180 Road D SW\, Royal City\, WA\, 99357
ORGANIZER;CN="WSU%20Extension%20-%20Tianna%20DuPont":MAILTO:tianna.dupont@wsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260625T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260625T173000
DTSTAMP:20260611T153532
CREATED:20260530T203334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260530T203517Z
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SUMMARY:2026 International Orchard Meetup Webinar Series
DESCRIPTION:Announcing the 2026 International Orchard Meetup Series\nManaging Climate Stress in Fruit Production: Sun Injury\, Ripening Disorders\, and Post-Harvest Quality in North American Orchards. \nMeetups will be 4-5:30 pm PT \nPlease join us for our fifth season of International Virtual Orchard Meetups. \n\nJUNE 11\, 2026 4:00-5:30 pm PT: Physiological Impacts\, Forecasting\, and Monitoring Tools \nJUNE 18\, 2026 4:00-5:30 pm PT: Mitigation Strategies\, Timing\, and Tradeoffs\nJUNE 25\, 2026 4:00-5:30 pm PT: Managing Fruit After Heat Exposure: Maturity\, Storage\, and Disorders\n\nRegister at this link (opens in a new window) \nSince 2021\, the International Virtual Orchard Meetup program has brought together growers\, researchers\, and government and Extension agents to have an international conversation about important tree fruit topics\, connecting industry leaders across North America.  This year the virtual orchard meetups will provide an opportunity to discuss challenges related to heat stress in summer and fall\, identify opportunities to improve fruit quality\, and remain profitable. They will be led by scientists and tree fruit growers from across the United States and Canada. Please plan to attend and join the conversation. \nThe first meetup follows on our previous meetup in February.  The format will include brief presentations by scientists\, followed by a packer/grower panel of industry leaders across North America.  The meetup will conclude with an open discussion in a very inclusive virtual format.  Viewers are invited to share solutions\, ask questions\, and interact with scientists and panelists.  The program is free of charge. \nGrower panelists from across North America\nA group of invited packer/grower panelists from across multiple regions (WA\, OR\, MI\, PA\, NY\, BC\, and Ontario) will provide a brief “state of the fruit” update\, describing what they are seeing in fruit coming out of storage and how those outcomes relate to conditions during the 2025 growing season. \nWhether you are a fruit grower with ample experience\, one that has modest experience\, or one that is just getting started\, the 2026 International Virtual Orchard Meetups will be the right setting for you to ask questions and find alternative solutions. We hope you will be able to join us on Friday February 27! \nThis year the 2026 series is co-sponsored by AgIAD (link to the project opens in new window) an NSF and USDA NIFA project\, and SPARC a USDA SCRI project (link to project opens in new window) \nPlanning Team\nKristy Grigg-McGuffin (OMAFRA)\, Sonia Hall (WSU)\, Lindsay King (BC-AF)\, Emily Lavely (MSU)\, Bernardita Sallato (WSU)\, Mario Miranda Sazo (CCE LOF)\, and Daniel E. Weber (PSU)
URL:https://treefruit.wsu.edu/event/2026-international-orchard-meetup-webinar-series-2/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar
ORGANIZER;CN="Sonia%20Hall":MAILTO:sonia.hall@wsu.edu
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260708T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260708T160000
DTSTAMP:20260611T153532
CREATED:20260603T214453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T214453Z
UID:43940-1783519200-1783526400@treefruit.wsu.edu
SUMMARY:Postharvest discussion forum
DESCRIPTION:Postharvest Discussion Forum\nJuly 8th\, 2026\n2:00 PM – 4:00 PM PDT\nWSU Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center\, Wenatchee\n1100 N Western AVE\, Wenatchee\, WA 98801\nHybrid Format: In-Person + Online Option Available \nJoin us for another Postharvest Discussion Forum\, bringing together growers\, packers\, storage managers\, researchers\, and extension specialists to discuss current challenges facing Washington’s tree fruit industry. This event is free and open to the public. \nThe program will feature two focused research updates followed by a moderated industry discussion to share experiences\, identify needs\, and explore practical solutions. \nFeatured Presentations\n\n Internal browning in ‘Gala’ apples from storage trials in Washington State\n\nSpeaker: TBD \n\nSuperficial scald management: how it happens and ways to prevent expression\n\nSpeaker: TBD \nOpen Industry Discussion\nFollowing the presentations\, the forum will open for discussion. Participants are encouraged to bring questions and current postharvest challenges related to storage\, disorders\, decay management\, and emerging issues. Discussion prompts will be available if needed. \nRegistration\nIn-Person: no registration needed; just show up! \nVirtual: Zoom registration \nQuestions?\nThiago Campbell\nWashington State University Extension\nPhone: (786) 375-1363\nEmail: thiago.campbell@wsu.edu
URL:https://treefruit.wsu.edu/event/postharvest-discussion-forum-2/
LOCATION:WSU Tree Fruit Research & Extension Center\, 1100 N. Western Ave\, Wenatchee
ORGANIZER;CN="Thiago%20Campbell":MAILTO:thiago.campbell@wsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260709T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260709T120000
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SUMMARY:Granny Instructional Workshop - Objective Starch Measurements
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, July 9th at 10 AM for a workshop/training on the use of Granny\, a software designed for rating fruit using machine learning and image processing. Rather than using subjective measurements made by different people\, Granny allows for an objective measurement of starch values to inform management decisions. Granny can be operated as either a command-line software tool or through the webpage available at: https://grannyapp.org/. \nThe software is free to use and is open-access. While the command-line software is more robust and allows for fine-tuning\, the webpage is also available for those who are not comfortable/familiar with command-line software. \nWe will cover basic installation\, operational instructions\, and common mistakes to be avoided when implementing Granny into your current operations. \nGuidelines and documents can be found at the following links: \nhttps://github.com/SystemsGenetics/granny/tree/main/docs \nhttps://granny.readthedocs.io/en/latest/users_guide/about.html
URL:https://treefruit.wsu.edu/event/granny-instructional-workshop-objective-starch-measurements/
LOCATION:WA Tree Fruit Research Commission\, 1719 Springwater AVE\, Wenatchee\, WA\, 98801\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Thiago%20Campbell":MAILTO:thiago.campbell@wsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260709T150000
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SUMMARY:Pear Pest Management Discussion Group - Preventing Post Harvest Rots
DESCRIPTION:Join us for discussions on pear pest management. \nTopics & Speakers\n\nPreventing post-harvest rots—Thiago Campbell\, WSU Extension\n\nFormat\nShort presentation + 1 hr of facilitated discussion \nLocation\nHenry Building\, 120 Cottage Ave Cashmere WA \nSupported by\nUSDA Crop Protection Grant ‘Implementing New Tools for Pear Integrated Pest Management’ \n  \nThe Pear Pest Management Discussion Group is designed for pear growers\, consultants and researchers to learn from each other.
URL:https://treefruit.wsu.edu/event/pear-discussion-july/
LOCATION:Henry Building\, 120 Cottage Ave\, Cashmere\, WA\, 98815\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="WSU%20Extension%20-%20Tianna%20DuPont":MAILTO:tianna.dupont@wsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260731T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260731T123000
DTSTAMP:20260611T153532
CREATED:20260602T213948Z
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SUMMARY:Codling Moth IPM Field Day
DESCRIPTION:Location: WSU Smart Orchard – Moxee (46°29’42.4″N 120°05’31.0″W) \nCost: Free \nOnsite registration @9:30\, Event 10 AM – 12:30 PM \nAgenda: TBD
URL:https://treefruit.wsu.edu/event/codling-moth-ipm-field-day/
LOCATION:Moxee Smart Orchard\, 46°29'42.4"N 120°05'31.0"W
ORGANIZER;CN="Dani%20Gray":MAILTO:danielle.gray@wsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260923T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260923T170000
DTSTAMP:20260611T153532
CREATED:20260609T192119Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260609T192119Z
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SUMMARY:2026 Sunrise Research Farm Field Day
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars for the 2026 Sunrise Research Farm Field Day on September 23rd from 2 – 5 pm! This field day will include rotating stations with topics covering apple sunburn physiology\, orchard soil health\, codling moth\, leafhopper behavior\, and apple post-harvest. More details and registration to follow.  \n \n  \n 
URL:https://treefruit.wsu.edu/event/2026-sunrise-research-farm-field-day/
LOCATION:WSU Sunrise Research Farm\, 114 Sunrise Ct\, Rock Island\, WA\, 98801\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Alexa%20%28Lexie%29%20McDaniel%20-%20WSU%20Extension":MAILTO:alexa.mcdaniel@wsu.edu
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