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Oregon State University Extension Winter Horticulture Meeting, Hood River OR
February 19
2025 Winter Horticulture Meeting
When: February 19, 2025
Location: Best Western Hood River Inn, Hood River OR
This event is free and registration is not necessary.
For more information, email Ashley Thompson at: ashley.thompson@oregonstate.edu
Agenda
8:00-8:05 — Welcome, Dr. Ashley Thompson, OSU Extension
8:05-8:50 — Love Thy Neighbors? Beneficial and pest arthropod populations in a pear and cherry orchard landscape, Dr. Dalila Rendon, USDA-ARS
8:50-9:20 — Research Updates from the Tree Fruit Entomology Lab, Dr. Chris Adams, OSU MCAREC
9:20-9:40 — Natural Enemy Abundance in Proximation to Pollinator Strips in Pear Orchards, Kelly Asselin, MS Student MCAREC
9:40-10:40 — Bulletins Live! Two, Oregon Department of Agriculture
10:40-10:55 — Break
10:55-11:40 — Regulatory Costs and Ag Overtime Study Updates, Dr. Tim Delbridge, OSU
11:40-11:55 — CGFG Policy Updates, Lesley Tamura, CGFG
11:55-12:00 — Fresh and Processed Pear Committee Voting, Mike Doke, CGFG
12:00-12:45 — Lunch
12:45-1:00 — USDA ARS New Post Harvest Pathologist, Dr. John Bennett, USDA-ARS
1:00-1:45 — Farmworker Health & Wellness, One Community Health
1:45-2:05 — Recent Changes and economic Benefits of Pear Insurance, Justin Pranger, Graybeal Group
2:05-2:35 — Plant Growth Regulators for Pears, Dr. Jozsef Racsko, Valent USA
2:35-3:20 — Dwarfing Rootstock Update + SCRI SPARC Overview, Dr. Kelsey Galimba, OSU MCAREC
3:20-3:30 — SCRI SPARC Survey, Dr. Ashley Thompson, OSU Extension
3:30-4:00 — OSU Pear Extension Research Updates, Dr. Ashley Thompson, OSU Extension