SANTA CLARA VALLEY WINE GROWERS ASSOCIATION

P.O. Box 1192; Morgan Hill, CA 95038
408-778-1555; Web site: www.scvwga.com The association, formed in 1947, is made up of family owned member wineries of the Santa Clara Valley. Special activities include a Spring Wine Festival and individual winery events.

SONOMA COUNTY GRAPE GROWERS ASSOCIATION

P.O. 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 site: 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 POMOLOGY
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: www.fruitsandnuts.ucdavis.edu

UC Postharvest Technology
530-752-6941; FAX 530-752-8502
Web site: postharvest.ucdavis.edu

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/ contact/index.htm

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Kearney Agricultural Center

9240 South Riverbend Avenue; Parlier, CA 93648

559-646-6500

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/contact2.html

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

Horticultural Sciences Department,
717 Hull Road, 1143 Fifield Hall, P.O. Box 110690
Gainesville, FL 32611-0690
352-392-1928; FAX 352-392-6479
Web site: www.hos.ufl.edu/index2.htm

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO Parma Research & Extension Center

29603 U of I Lane; Parma, ID 83660

208-722-6701, ext. 225; FAX 208-722-6708
Dr. Esmaeil "Essie" Fallahi, Professor 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/contact/html

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/contact.html

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.hort.agri.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
Web site: www.web.utk.edu/~casnr

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.hort.wisc.edu

UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING

Department of Plant Sciences, P.O. 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

James R. Cranney, Jr., Acting President
jcranney@usapple.org

Harriet Pimm, Communications Manager
hpimm@usapple.org
Julia Stewart Daly, Public Relations Director
jdaly@usapple.org
Adam Sullivan, Industry Services Manager
asullivan@usapple.org

USApple is the national trade association that represents the apple industry's interests in our nation's capital. Its members include 40 state and regional apple associations representing 9,000 apple growers throughout the country, as well as nearly 500 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, USApple-PAC.

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 2002 Apple Crop Outlook and Marketing Conference in Chicago at the Fairmont Hotel, August 22-23. 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 AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE Appalachian Fruit Research Station

45 Wiltshire Road; Kearneysville, WV 25430

304-725-3451; FAX 304-728-2340
Web site: http://afrsweb.usda.gov

USDA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE

1104 North Western Avenue; Wenatchee, WA 98801

509-664-2280; FAX 509-664-2287
E-mail: tfrl@ars.usda.gov; Web site: tfrl.ars.usda.gov
Dr. Larry Pusey, Research Leader, Plant Pathology

Dr. Eric Curry, Plant Physiology
Dr. Steve Drake, Horticulture
Dr. Jim Mattheis, Plant Physiology
Dr. Mark Mazzola, Plant Pathology

Dr. Rodney Roberts, Plant Pathology

USDA 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
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. Peter J. Landolt, Insect Behavior
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)

UTAH STATE HORTICULTURAL ASSOCIATION

364 North 700 East; Kaysville, UT 84037-1651
801-544-4732
Thor Lindstrom, Secretary Annual meeting of the Utah State Horticultural Association will be held January 27-29, 2003.

UTAH SWEET CHERRY MARKETING BOARD

P.O. Box 328; Salt Lake City, UT 84110

801-363-7695; FAX 801-355-0221

Morris Ercanbrack, Chair
David Muir, Treasurer

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

P.O. Box 2445; Winchester, VA 22604
540-667-9101; FAX 540-722-2641
E-mail: vshs@green-inc.com
Liz White The society represents professional and production horticulturists, and will hold its annual meeting January 27-29, 2003, at the Sheraton Richmond West, Richmond, Virginia. The meeting places particular emphasis on apple and peach production, postharvest handling, and marketing.

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