BUYER'S GUIDE 2005 EDITION
Industry Profiles O - V
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Food, Agricultural,
and Environmental Sciences
100 Agricultural Administration Building
2120 Fyffe Road; Columbus, OH 43210
Web site: http://cfaes.osu.edu
Bobby Moser, Dean and Vice President
614-292-4218; FAX 614-292-0452
E-mail: Moser.2@osu.edu
Keith Smith, Director OSU Extension
614-292-6181; FAX 614-292-1240
E-mail: Smith.150@osu.edu
DEPARTMENTS
Department of Agricultural, Environmental
and Development Economics
Web site: http://aede.osu.edu
Alan Randall, 614-292-7912; FAX 614-292-4749
E-mail: randall.3@osu.edu
Department of Extension
Web site: www.ag.ohio-state.edu
Barbara G. Ludwig, 614-292-3510; FAX 614-688-3807
E-mail: ludwig.2@osu.edu
Department of Food, Agricultural, and Bio Engineering
Web site: www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/fabe
Tom Bean, Interim Chair, 614-292-6131
FAX 614-292-9448; E-mail: bean.3@osu.edu
Department of Food Science and Technology
Web site: http://fst.osu.edu
Mike Mangino, Interim Chair, 614-292-6281
FAX 614-292-0218; E-mail: Magnino.2@osu.edu
Department of Horticulture and Crop Science
Web site: www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/hcs/hcs.html
Stephen Myers, Chair, 614-292-2001
FAX 614-292-7162; E-mail: Myers.603@osu.edu
Department of Plant Pathology
Web site: www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~plantdoc
Randy Rowe, Chair, 614-292-1375; FAX 614-292-4455
E-mail: rowe.4@osu.edu
OKANOGAN
HORTICULTURAL ASSOCIATION
PO Box 1069; Tonasket, WA 98855
509-486-4247
Noble Law, Secretary
John Bartella, President, 509-826-6511
Representing growers, warehouses, and field representatives in Washington State's largest county, the association coordinates grower education classes and field tours, and recently was instrumental in bringing PAWS (Public Agricultural Weather System) to the area. Okanogan County has 25,000 acres in tree fruit production.
Monthly meetings are held the third Monday of each month. The annual grower meeting will be held January 24, 2006, in the Agriplex, Okanogan County Fairgrounds, Okanogan.
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
139 Agriculture Hall; Stillwater, OK 74078
405-744-5398; FAX 405-744-5339
Web site: www.dasnr.okstate.edu/casnr
OREGON BARTLETT
PEAR COMMISSION
4382 SE International Way, Suite A
Milwaukie, OR 97222-4635
503-652-9720; FAX 503-652-9721
E-mail: obpc@usapears.com
Linda Bailey, Administrator
The Oregon Bartlett Pear Commission sets and collects assessments for Bartlett pear producers in Oregon. The amended marketing order is taking over assessment collection for Northwest Pears, and this commission will likely be dissolved. (See FRESH PEAR COMMITTEE MO#927 and PROCESSED PEAR COMMITTEE MO#927.)
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Agricultural Sciences
137 Strand Agriculture Hall; Corvallis OR 97331-2202
541-737-2211; FAX 541-737-2256
Web site: http://agsci.orst.edu
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
Department of Horticulture
Cooperative Extension
4017 Agricultural & Life Sciences Building
Oregon State University; Corvallis, OR 97331-7304
541-737-3464; FAX 541-737-3479
Anita Azarenko; 541-737-5457
E-mail: azarenka@science.oregonstate.edu
Anne Connelly; 541-737-5457
E-mail: connella@science.oregonstate.edu
Douglas County
PO Box 1165, Roseburg, OR 97470
541-672-4461; FAX 541-672-4453
Steve Renquist; E-mail: steve.renquist@oregonstate.edu
Web site: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/douglas
Hood River County
2990 Experiment Station Drive; Hood River, OR 97031
541-386-3343; FAX 541-386-3684
Web site: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/hoodriver
Steve Castagnoli
E-mail: steve.castagnoli@oregonstate.edu
Hood River and Wasco Counties
Clark Seavert, District Farm Management Agent
541-386-2030, ext. 12; Cell: 541-490-1351
E-mail: clark.seavert@orst.edu
Jackson County
Southern Oregon Research & Extension Center
569 Hanley Road; Medford, OR 97502
541-772-5165; FAX 541-772-5110
Web site: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/sorec
Philip VanBuskirk, Interim Superintendent
E-mail: philip.vanbuskirk@oregonstate.edu
Lane County
950 West 13th Avenue, Eugene, OR 97402-3913
541-682-4243; FAX 541-682-2377
Web site: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/lane
Ross Penhallegon
E-mail: ross.penhallegon@oregonstate.edu
Umatilla County
2411 NW Carden, Umatillq Hall Room 100
Pendleton, OR 98701-3056
541-278-5403; FAX 541-278--5436
Web site: http//extension.oregonstate.edu/umatilla
Tom Darnell; E-mail: thomas.darnell@oregonstate.edu
Wasco County
400 E. Scenic Drive, Suite 2.278
The Dalles, OR 97058
541-296-5494; FAX 541-298-3574
Web site: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/wasco
Lynn Long; E-mail: lynn.long@oregonstate.edu
Yamhill, Polk, Marion, Washington, Clackamas, and multnomah Counties
2050 NE Lafayette Avenue
McMinnville, OR 97128-9333
503-434-7517; FAX 503-472-3054
Web site: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/
yamhill/index.html
Jeff Olsen; E-mail: jeff.olsen@oregonstate.edu
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE
Cooperative Extension
Clark F. Seavert, Superintendent
E-mail: clark.seavert@oregonstate.edu
Mary Mosier, Administrative Assistant
E-mail: mary.mosier@oregonstate.edu
Agricultural Economics
Clark F. Seavert, Professor
E-mail: clark.seavert@oregonstate.edu
Entomology
Helmut Riedl, Professor
E-mail: helmut.riedl@oregonstate.edu
Pome Fruit Horticulture
Steve Castagnoli, Extension Horticulturist
E-mail: steve.castagnoli@oregonstate.edu
Roberto Nuñez-Elisea, Assistant Professor
E-mail: roberto.nunez-elisea@oregonstate.edu
Plant Pathology
Robert Spotts, Professor
E-mail: robert.spotts@oregonstate.edu
Postharvest Physiology
Jinhe Bai, Assistant Professor
E-mail: jinhe.bai@oregonstate.edu
Soil Fertility/Biology and Plant Nutrition
Xinhua Yin, Assistant Professor
E-mail: xinhua.yin@oregonstate.edu
Oregon Sweet Cherry Commission
2667 Reed Road; Hood River, OR 97031-9609
541-386-5761; FAX 541-386-3191
Dana Branson, Administrator
The Oregon Sweet Cherry Commission was formed in 1989 to represent growers and processors throughout the state. The commission has quickly gained a reputation as a leader in Oregon's commodity commission program.
The commission funds fresh market promotion in cooperation with Northwest Cherry Growers, which includes production from Idaho, Washington, and Utah. Processed cherries (brined, canned, and frozen) are promoted through the National Cherry Growers and Industries Foundation.
Extensive growing and production research has been funded and several ongoing projects are being jointly funded with interested growers and processors from other states. Managed by a 12-member board of nine growers, two processors, and one public member, the commission is striving to gain the greatest return for all assessment funds collected.
PACIFIC AGRI-FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE
Summerland
Box 5000/4200 Highway 97
Summerland, BC V0H 1Z0 Canada
250-494-7711; FAX 250-494-0755
Web site: http://res2.agr.ca/parc-crapac/index_e.htm
Dr. Frank Kappel, Acting Research Manager
Agassiz
6947 No. 7 Highway, PO Box 1000
Agassiz, BC V0M 1A0 Canada
604-796-2221; FAX 604-796-0359
Dr. Valerie Stevens, Research Manager
The Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre is located at two sites, one at Summerland in the Okanagan Valley, the other at Agassiz in the Fraser Valley. Research programs focus on horticultural (tree fruits, grapes, small fruits, vegetables, and specialty crops) and field crop production, including tree fruit management systems, viticulture, soil, water and nutrient management; apple, sweet cherry, and small fruit breeding; greenhouse vegetable production; integrated pest management systems for diseases, insect and mite pests of tree fruits, small fruits and greenhouse and field crops; advanced processing, utilization, and quality of plant products; cellular and molecular biology of plant pathogens; soil resource conservation and land evaluation; and poultry nutrition.
A portion of the research work is carried out in collaboration with, and with the financial support of, partners in the agri-food industry including producers' associations and commercial companies.
PACIFIC NORTHWEST
CANNED PEAR SERVICE
c/o Washington State Fruit Commission
105 South 18th Street, Suite 205; Yakima, WA 98901
509-453-4837; FAX 509-453-4880
E-mail: info@eatcannedpears.com
Web site: www.eatcannedpears.com
Mark Miller, Promotion Director
B.J. Thurlby, Business Manager
The Pacific Northwest Canned Pear Service conducts advertising, promotion, and merchandising programs on behalf of canning pear producers in Washington and Oregon. The Pacific Northwest Canned Pear Service is funded by assessments on processed Bartlett producers and is governed by a board of directors.
PEAR BUREAU NORTHWEST
4382 SE International Way, Suite A
Milwaukie, OR 97222-4635
503-652-9720; FAX 503-652-9721
E-mail: info@usapears.com
Web site: www.usapears.com
Kevin Moffitt, President and CEO
Dennis James, Director of Marketing
Jeff Correa, Director of International Promotions
Laura Wieking, Public Relations Manager
Linda Bailey, Vice President, Operations
The Pear Bureau Northwest is a nonprofit marketing organization established by pear growers and shippers in Oregon and Washington to promote, advertise, and develop markets for fresh pears grown in the two northwestern states.
Through professional field representatives in the United States and abroad, and through the organization's Milwaukie, Oregon, headquarters, the Pear Bureau coordinates market-support activities designed to increase consumption of fresh pears and maximize the rate of return to pear growers. Created in 1931, the Pear Bureau's activities now reach over 30 world markets. Activities supporting winter pears are conducted under the generic "USA Pear" label, and for fresh Bartletts, under the generic "Northwest Bartletts" label.
A Board of Directors, comprised of elected representatives from each of the pear growing regions, provides oversight and direction to Pear Bureau management. The Pear Bureau Northwest operates with promotion funds from the pear federal marketing order: FRESH PEAR COMMITTEE MO#927. Offices and administrative costs are shared with other pear organizations in Milwaukie, Oregon.
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
Department of Horticulture, 102 Tyson Building
University Park, PA 16802
814-865-2571
E-mail: hortpsu@psu.edu
Web site: http://hortweb.cas.psu.edu/dept/dept.html
PROCESSED PEAR COMMITTEE
MO#927
105 S. 18th St. #205
Yakima WA 98902-2176
509 453-5837; FAX 509 453-4880
BJ Thurlby, Manager
This new committee is a marketing order established by grower referendum to set assessments for Northwest processed pears for promotion and research. The promotion of Northwest canned pears is contracted with the Pacific Northwest Canned Pear Service (also administered in Yakima, WA).
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
Department of Agricultural, Food & Resource Economics
Cook Office Building, 55 Dudley Road
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
732-932-9155; FAX 732-932-8887
Web site: www.dafre.rutgers.edu
SONOMA COUNTY
GRAPE GROWERS ASSOCIATION
PO Box 1959; Sebastopol, CA 95473
707-829-3963; FAX 707-823-6850
E-mail: info@scgga.org; Web site: www.scgga.org
Nick Frey, Executive Director
5000 Roberts Lake Road, Suite A
Rohnert Park, CA 94928
707-206-0603; FAX 707-206-0313
E-mail: frey@scgga.org
The Sonoma County Grape Growers Association (SCGGA) serves grape growers through programs of grower education, community involvement, and Sonoma County winegrape promotion. We are improving grape growing practices and the quality of Sonoma County wines. We inform the community about the important role grape growing plays in the quality of life in Sonoma County. And SCGGA promotes Sonoma County as one of the great places in the world to grow winegrapes.
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
Department of Horticulture
College Station; TX 77843-2133
979-862-3116; FAX 979-845-0627
Web sites: http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/
student/student.htm
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
Department of Horticulture
Plant Sciences Building, Room 316
Fayetteville, AR 72701
E-mail: hort@uark.edu
Web site: www.uark.edu/ArkHort
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
Department of Plant Science
1035 Wickson Hall, One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616-8683
530-752-0122; FAX 530-752-8502
UC Fruit & Nut Research & Information Center
530-754-9708; FAX 530-752-8502
Web site: http:/fruitsandnuts.ucdavis.edu
UC POSTHARVEST TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH
AND INFORMATION CENTER
3047 Wickson Hall, One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616
530-752-6941; FAX 530-752-8502
Web site: http://postharvest.ucdavis.edu
Fresh-Cut Workshop: Maintaining Quality & Safety,
September 13-15, 2005;
Management of Fruit Ripening Workshop: Tuesday, April 25, 2006;
UC Davis Postharvest Shortcourse, June 19-30, 2006
Department of Viticulture and Enology
1023 Wickson Hall, One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616-8749
530-752-0380; FAX 530-752-0382
Web site: www.wineserver.ucdavis.edu
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Kearney Agricultural Center
9240 South Riverbend Avenue; Parlier, CA 93648
559-646-6500
Web site: www.uckac.edu
Kearney is UC's largest off-campus agricultural research facility. Faculty and specialists from UC Davis, UC Berkeley, and UC Riverside are permanently assigned to pursue research full-time. Other faculty members commute routinely to conduct studies on-site. More than 100 research projects are underway at any one time. The center is also home base for the UC Mosquito Research Laboratory.
For more than 30 years, research at the Kearney Agricultural Center has produced major benefits for the people of the San Joaquin Valley, increasing the income of valley farmers considerably. With a modern laboratory building and a postharvest evaluation facility, Kearney joined the ranks of the world's most advanced agricultural centers. Thirty state-of-the-art laboratories and a 250-seat auditorium enhance Kearney's position as a world-class center for agricultural research and education.
Kearney has received international acclaim for its research in new fruit, nut, and grape varieties, innovative irrigation practices, pest and disease management techniques, and more efficient fertilization methods.
Kearney also specializes in postharvest biology, a major concern to the agricultural industry. The center works with growers, packers, and shippers of fresh market crops to improve handling, reduce market losses, and provide consumers with higher quality products.
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT
Department of Plant Science,1376 Storrs Road U-4076
Storrs, CT 06269-4067
860-486-3435; FAX 860-486-0682
Web site: www.canr.uconn.edu/plsci
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
Horticultural Sciences Department,
717 Hull Road, 1143 Fifield Hall, PO Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
352-392-1928; FAX 352-392-6479
Web site: www.hos.ufl.edu
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO
Parma Research & Extension Center
29603 U of I Lane; Parma, ID 83660
208-722-6701, ext. 225; FAX 208-722-6708
Web site: www.uidaho.edu/pses/parma
www.efallahi.com
Dr. Esmaeil "Essie" Fallahi, Professor and
Research Director of Pomology
E-mail: efallahi@uidaho.edu
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
Department of Crop Science, AW101 Turner Hall
1102 S. Goodwin Avenue; Urbana, IL 61801
217-333-3420; FAX 217-333-9817
E-mail: CropSci@uiuc.edu
Web site: www.cropsci.uiuc.edu
University of Illinois
Research & Extension Centers
Emerson D. Nafziger, Centers Coordinator
217-333-4424; FAX 217-333-5299
E-mail: ednaf@uiuc.edu
Web site: www.cropsci.uiuc.edu
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
100 French Hall; Amherst, MA 01003
413-545-2242; FAX 413-545-3075
Web site: www.umass.edu/plsoils/contact.html
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Department of Horticultural Science
305 Alderman Hall; St. Paul, MN 55108
612-624-7711; FAX 612-624-4941
Web site: www.horticulture.coafes.umn.edu
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
Department of Agronomy and Horticulture
279 Plant Science; Lincoln, NE 68583-0915
402-472-2811; FAX 402-472-7904
Web site: www.hort.unl.edu
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
126 Morgan Hall; Knoxville, TN 37996-4500
865-974-7303; FAX 865-974-9329
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
108 Morrill Hall, 146 University Place
Burlington, VT 05405-0106
802-656-2980; FAX 802-656-0290
Web site: www.uvm.edu/cals
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
Department of Horticulture
1575 Linden Drive; Madison, WI 53706
608-262-1490; FAX 608-262-4743
Web site: www.horticulture.wisc.edu
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
Department of Plant Sciences
Box 3354; College of Agriculture, Laramie, WY 82071
307-766-3103
Web site: www.uwyo.edu/plants/default.htm
U.S. APPLE ASSOCIATION
8233 Old Courthouse Road, Suite 200
Vienna, VA 22182-3816
703-442-8850; FAX 703-790-0845
Web site: www.usapple.org
Nancy E. Foster, President and CEO
E-mail: nfoster@usapple.org
James R. Cranney, Jr., Vice President
E-mail: jcranney@usapple.org
Shannon Schaffer, Manager,
Membership/Communications
E-mail: sschaffer@usapple.org
USApple is the national trade association that represents the apple industry's interests in our nation's capital. Its members include state and regional apple associations representing 7,500 apple growers throughout the country, as well as nearly 400 individual firms engaged in the apple business.
USApple's mission is to provide the means for all segments of the U.S. apple industry to join in appropriate collective efforts to profitably produce and market apples and apple products.
The association is an advocate for growers, packers, shippers, and processors on numerous issues including agricultural labor reform, food safety, government regulation of agricultural chemicals, and international trade policy. In addition, the association administers the apple industry's only federal political action committee, USApplePAC.
USApple seeks to increase consumption of fresh and processed apples by promoting their health and nutritional benefits to consumers nationwide. The association also sponsors the "National Apple Month" retail promotion each fall, and supports the "5 A Day for Better Health" program, which encourages consumers to eat at least five servings of fresh fruits and vegetables daily.
USApple will hold its annual 2005 Apple Crop Outlook and Marketing Conference in Chicago at the Four Seasons Hotel, August 18-19. The meeting provides attendees with a varietal and state-by-state crop forecast of the coming apple harvest, analysis of the competition posed by foreign producers, and a look at the newest trends in the global marketplace. The gathering draws industry leaders and experts from the nation's major apple-producing states, and several countries around the world.
USDA-ARS APPALACHIAN
FRUIT RESEARCH STATION
2217 Wiltshire Road; Kearneysville, WV 25430
304-725-3451; FAX 304-728-2340
Web site: http://afrsweb.usda.gov
USDA-ARS TREE FRUIT
RESEARCH LABORATORY
1104 North Western Avenue; Wenatchee, WA 98801
509-664-2280; FAX 509-664-2287
E-mail: tfrl@ars.usda.gov
Dr. Jim Mattheis, Research Leader, Plant Physiology
Dr. Eric Curry, Plant Physiology
Dr. Larry Pusey, Plant Pathology
Dr. Steve Drake, Horticulture
Dr. Mark Mazzola, Plant Pathology
Dr. Rodney Roberts, Plant Pathology
USDA-ARS
YAKIMA RESEARCH LABORATORY
USDA Agricultural Research Service
5230 Konnowac Pass Road; Wapato, WA 98951
509-454-6550
E-mail: insects@yarl.ars.usda.gov
Web site: www.yarl.prosser.wsu.edu/index.html
Dr. Peter J. Landolt, Research Leader, Insect Behavior
Dr. James Hansen, Postharvest, Quarantine
Dr. David R. Horton, Insect Ecology
Dr. Alan L. Knight, Insect Ecology (Orchard IPM)
Dr. Lawrence A. Lacey, Insect Pathology
Dr. Lisa G. Neven, Insect Physiology (Quarantine)
Dr. Thomas R. Unruh, Insect Behavior
(Insect Genetics, Biocontrol)
Dr. Wee Yee, Insect Behavior
(Western Cherry Fruit Fly and Apple Maggot)
UTAH STATE
HORTICULTURAL ASSOCIATION
364 North 700 East; Kaysville, UT 84037-1651
801-644-8361
Web site: www.utahhort.org
Thor Lindstrom, Secretary
Annual meeting of the Utah State Horticultural Association will be held January 23-25, 2006.
UTAH SWEET CHERRY
MARKETING BOARD
2070 South Main Street; Orem, Utah 84058
801-225-3459; FAX 801-225-7395
Morris Ercanbrack, Chair
VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
AND STATE UNIVERSITY
Department of Horticulture
Blacksburg, VA 24061
540-231-5451; FAX 540-231-3083
Web site: www.hort.vt.edu/contact/contact.htm
VIRGINIA STATE
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY
PO Box 2445; Winchester, VA 22604
540-667-9101; FAX 540-722-2641
E-mail: Lwhite@green-inc.com
Liz White
The society represents professional and production horticulturists, and will hold its annual meeting January 25-27, 2006, at the Holiday Inn Select, Koger Center, Richmond, Virginia. The meeting places particular emphasis on apple and peach production, postharvest handling, and marketing.
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