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Conference Set For Ohio Fruit, Vegetable Growers
COLUMBUS, Ohio The
Seagate Centre and Radisson
Hotel in Toledo, Ohio will be the
site of a conference for fruit and
vegetable growers and direct ag
ricultural marketers, Feb. 7-9.
Growers, marketers, Ohio
State University faculty and
staff, and exhibitors have worked
hand in hand to plan an event
that features educational sessions
and a trade show.
An addition to this year’s con
ference is a track on greenhouse
vegetable production featuring
Rick Snyder, nationally known
hydroponic tomato expert from
Mississippi State University.
The Ohio Fruit Growers Socie
ty (OFGS), Ohio Vegetable &
Potato Grbwets' Association
(OVPGA), Ohio -Direct Agricul
tural 1 Marketing Association
(DAMAytafld Ohio State Univer
sity are Cosponsoring the event.
More than 100 exhibitors will be
part of the trade show that al
lows growers and marketers to
learn more about the latest prod
ucts and services for their busi
nesses.
General sessions will include a .Orchard in 'Albion, N.Y. will be
“Managing Farm Labor” presen- <' keynote speakers for direct mar
tation in. which farm employers keters on Feb. 8. Specifically,
will share recruiting, hiring, and they will share some of their
employee supervision practices, marketing strategies and how
“Crop Protection Products they made the transition from
Availability, Politics and Eco- wholesaling to direct marketing
nomics” will have a panel featur- and retailing. Their market is lo
ing Greggory Storey product cated between Rochester and
stewardship manager with the Buffalo, New York. Karen is
Buyer Corporation. president of the North American
Elizabeth Pivonka, president Farmers Direct Marketing Asso
of the Produce for Better Health ciation.
Foundation, a representative of
the U.S. Apple Association, and
Gary Stoner with the Ohio State
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business, workshop, garage, pool, greenhouse, and more
The Valby chippers are mounted on the three-point
hitch of farm tractors. This enables easy transport
and maneuvering in woodlots. The Valby chippers
produce uniform chips which can be sold for
burning, animal bedding, landscaping, pulp or
mulch The chippers can handle residue from
logging, land clearing, and gardening as well as
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CH 150 6” dlam. 20-50
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mounting
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James Cancer Hospital will
share how “Fruit + Vegetables =
Health” and how growers and
marketers can better share that
message with customers and the
public.
Ron Pelger, produce consul
tant, columnist for Produce
News and former director of pro
duce merchandiser and procure
ment for A&P/Foodmart, will
share consumer and wholesale
trend that growers and market
ers need to know.
OFGS and OVPGA are con
ducting an information technolo
gy survey of growers that will re
sult in a presentation by Stan
Ernst, communication specialist
with OSU’s Department of Agri
cultural, environmental, and De
velopmental Economics. The
Ohio Department of Agriculture
will explain the new retail food
establishment licensing and in
spection program that is likely to,
affect all direct marketers who"
sell processed foods in addition
to fresh fruits and vegetables.
Karen and Chris Watt, owners
and managers of 100-acre Watt’s
Pam and Dave Bosserd of
Marshall, Mich, will be the direct
marketing featured speakers on
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Feb. 9, speaking on their transi
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and livestock farm to an innova
tive farm market. Their farm op
eration includes retail sales of a
wide variety of vegetables, a pet
ting zoo, school tours, green
house, and com maze.
The processing vegetable and
truck crops programs will kick
off with a vegetable seed quality
workshop. Growers, processors,
seed company representatives,
and Ohio State researchers will
share insights on how to define,
measure, and manage seed quali
ty-
Thursday features Andy
Clock of Terra/
Land-O-Lakes and grower
processor Dan Noble speak
ing on site-specific manage
ment. Richard Oerksen
with the USDA-Agricultur
al Research Service will
cover new pesticide applica
tion technology. The cab
bage-cucumber session on
Friday features Walter Ste
venson, Department of
Plant Pathology at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin-Madi
son, covering Phytopthonf,
management in cucumbers.
Also, Jim Gorny of the In
ternational Fresh-Cut Pro
duce Association and Bill
Schene of Primus Labs, Inc.
will provide up-to-date in
formation on how growers
and processors can meet ris
ing concerns about food
safety including the use of
third party audits.
The Potato program will
be Wednesday evening
and Thursday with
Walter Stevenson han
dling the topic, “Dis
ease Management for
Potatoes.” Robin Tay
lor in Ohio State’s De
partment of Entomol
ogy will speak about
the role of spray quali
ty on effectiveness of
pesticides and Steven
Slack, director and as
sociate dean of the
Ohio Agricultural Re
search and Develop
ment Center, will ad
dress the importance
of using quality seed,
potatoes.
James Hancock
with the Department
of Horticulture at
Michigan State Uni
versity will focus on
strawberries in the
areas of physiology,
plasticulture, and pro
ducing high yields.
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Gary Stoner mentioned earlier
will review new cancer research
results and the cancer preventive
effects of berries. Brambles is an
other area to be addressed in the
small fruit session.
Rich Marini from Virginia
Tech University will be a tree
fruit program featured speaker,
discussing his research on factors
influencing chemical thinning of
apples. Marini will also speak on
the topic of peach orchard sys
tems and pruning to reduce thin
ning and increase fruit size and
profit. A representative of the
U.S. Apple Association will ad
dress apple marketing and apple
industry issues from a national
perspective. Tree fruit growers
will have a half-day combined
session with direct marketers.
For more information, contact
the Ohio Fruit and Vegetable
Growers office at (614) 249-2424
or growohio@ofbf.org.
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