Registration at the Grand Upton Hall entrance off north parking lot Grand Door Prize Drawing At 3:30 pm on Thursday Grand Upton Hall 2015 SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN HORTICULTURAL DAYS February 4 & 5, 2015 Lake Michigan College Mendel Center Benton Harbor, MI The information given herein is supplied with the understanding that no discrimination is intended and no endorsement by MSU is implied. MSU is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer. Michigan State University Extension programs and materials are open to all without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, religion, age, height, weight, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, or veteran status. Be sure to save your door prize tickets! Have them punched at the trade show vendor booths, sign your name and deposit into the door prize drawing box. Regular drawings will be held both days during the lunch break. Lots of great give-aways! Sponsored by The Michigan Grape Society Michigan State University Lake Michigan College SOUTHWEST HORT DAYS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2015 8:00 9:00 9:45 10:20 10:40 11:20 Registration and Visit Exhibits GENERAL SESSION Upton 101 (2 RUP credits) Insurance options for specialty crops using NAP under the new farm bill – Daniel Brauer Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) update – Phil Tocco Break Digital food safety recordkeeping on a budget – Phil Tocco How I use the MSU Enviroweather site – panel discussion, MSU Educators Grand Upton Hall 12:00 - 1:30 Lunch - Visit Exhibits AFTERNOON TREE FRUIT SESSION Upton 101 (3 RUP credits) 1:30 Apple insect management update: “They’re back” – Larry Gut 2:10 Solving fruit nutritional problems – Mark Longstroth 2:40 Break 3:00 Wild pollinators of tree fruit crops and how to enhance their abundance – Jason Gibbs 3:30 Bacterial spot of peach and plum: management options – Bill Shane AFTERNOON VEGETABLE SESSION North Training (3 RUP credits) 1:30 Diagnosing insect issues - Ben Werling 2:15 What you need to know about crop pollination & pollinators – Ben Phillips 3:00 Break 3:15 What’s wrong with my plants - Lina Rodriguez 4:00 Adjourn AFTERNOON WINE GRAPE SESSION North Exhibit Lobby (3 RUP credits) 1:30 Recovery from winter injury - Tom Zabadal and Jenny Wells 1:55 Early leaf removal to reduce cluster compactness and improve fruit quality Paolo Sabbatini 2:40 Leaf roll virus in Southwest Michigan vineyards – Brad Baughman, Rufus Isaacs and Annemiek Schilder 3:00 Growing own-rooted vinifera - Tom Zabadal and Jenny Wells 3:35 The Enology and Viticulture program at Lake Michigan College - Mike Moyer 3:50 Adjourn 4:30 The Southwest Michigan Wine Showcase THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2015 9:00 9:40 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:40 MORNING TREE FRUIT SESSION North Training (3 RUP credits) Precision apple thinning strategies for 2015 – Phil Schwallier Break Stop drop options for apples – Phil Schwallier Fire blight management for 2015 – George Sundin Tree fruit weed management – Bernie Zandstra Lunch – Visit Exhibits MORNING BLUEBERRY SESSION North Exhibit Lobby (3 RUP credits) 9:00 Pruning blueberries – Mark Longstroth 9:30 Blueberry insect control in 2015 – Rufus Isaacs 9:50 Integrated crop pollination of Michigan blueberries – Jason Gibbs 10:20 Break 10:40 MAEAP program for blueberry growers – Kyle Mead 11:10 Shipping blueberries internationally – Randy Beaudry 11:40 Blueberry harvesting survey – Randy Beaudry 12:00-1:30 Lunch-Visit Exhibits 9:00 9:35 10:05 10:20 10:35 11:15 1:30 2:00 2:40 1:30 2:00 2:30 1:30 1:55 2:40 MORNING GRAPE SESSION Upton 101 (3 RUP credits) The 21st Century Concord Vineyard Tom Zabadal, Dave Francis, Gaylord Brunke, Rich Blighton and Jenny Wells Rotsa ruck: new information on sour rot and an update on Botrytis – Wayne Wilcox Michigan Grape Society annual meeting Break Vineyard insect control for 2015 – Rufus Isaacs What me worry? Controlling the mildews and Phomopsis – Wayne Wilcox AFTERNOON TREE FRUIT North Training (3 RUP credits) Fungicide strategies for cherry leaf spot management – George Sundin Orchard covers – Greg Lang Ambrosia beetles, a new pest for tree fruit growers – Bill Shane AFTERNOON BLUEBERRY SESSION North Lobby (3 RUP credits) Blueberry disease control in 2015 – Mark Longstroth Weed control in blueberries – Bernie Zandstra Pesticides and growers’ health - Carlos Garcia AFTERNOON GRAPE SESSION Upton 101 (3 RUP credits) The effect of cultivation on soil nitrogen release – Brad Baughman Under-trellis sod as a vineyard management tool – Tom Zabadal, Dave Francis and Jenny Wells Mechanical approaches to under trellis weed control – Mike de Schaaf, Dave Francis, Gaylord Brunke, Tom Zabadal, and Eddie Thomas - In the event of inclement weather, call 269-944-1477 for cancellation details -