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Intensive Workshop: High Density Sweet Cherries – International Dwarf Fruit Tree AssociationFebruary 10-12, 2005 |
Tour
8:00 a.m.
Departure Wenatchee for all day orchard tour.
Orchard stops will illustrate several planting and training
techniques.
4:00 Buses arrive at hotel.
5:30-8:00 Working Dinner
Featuring informal discussion of tour stops.
Friday Morning, February 11, 2005
8:00 a.m. to Noon
Opening Remarks
Tom Auvil, Workshop Coordinator
Program Announcements
Susan Pheasant, IDFTA Executive Director
Economics of High Density Cherry Orchards – Worker
Productivity For Planting Systems In Cherries
Clark Seavert, Mid-Columbia Agricultural Research and
Extension Center, Hood River, OR
Comparing worker productivity and the economics of
high-density, standard-density, and mechanical harvest.
Industry Trends and How These Relate To Labor Requirements
BJ Thurlby, Washington Fruit Commission, Yakima, WA
A look at the Pacific NorthwestÕs production region,
volumes, acreage, and nursery survey – especially as these impact and are
impacted by labor requirements.
Five Most Important Attributes and the Varieties That Fill
These Needs – An International Perspective.
Lynn Long, Oregon State University
Extension Service, The Dalles, Oregon
Varieties from around the world are evaluated based on
harvest timing, size, firmness, rain crack resistance, and flavor.
Blushing Beauties
Anita Azarenko, Horticulture, Oregon State University,
Corvallis, OR
This presentation offers a look at British Columbia and
New York selections on Gisela 5. What
are the happenings and opportunities in North America and throughout the world?
How can we extend the Rainier season?
Grower Perspectives On Variety Characteristics and How They
Relate To High Density Management
An experienced international grower panel moderated by Lynn
Long, Oregon State University Extension Service, The Dalles, Oregon
Variety characteristics and how they relate to training
system, planting density and other orchard design decisions.
Clonal Cherry Rootstocks from Around the World
What are the rootstocks available in North America and
Europe? What are the plusses and
minuses of clonal rootstocks?
Key Traits For Future Cherry Rootstocks
Amy Iezzoni, Department of Horticulture, Michigan State
University, East Lansing, MI
What are they and how are we working to address those traits
in our rootstock selection program.
Fabric Row Covers As A Tool For Fruit Quality
Robert Nunez-Elisea, Mid-Columbia Agricultural Research and
Extension Center, Hood River, OR
How fabric row covers affect tree growth and training system
decisions.
Covered High Density Sweet Cherries in Europe: Different
Technical Designs and Tree Management
Mekjell Meland, Research Scientist, The Norwegian Crop
Research Institute, Ullensvang Research Institute, Lofthus, Norway
Different European covering structures will be presented
together with comments from experiences with high density tree management.
Friday Lunch, February 11, 2005
Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Buffet Lunch
Friday Afternoon, February 11, 2005
1:15 to 5:00 p.m.
Stemless Cherries: Marketing Successes and Challenges
Lowell Lancaster, Western Sweet Cherry Company, Yakima, WA
The stemfree program really has as much to do with growing
as it does with marketing; marketing is the hard part, though.
Fruit Quality & Crop Load Management
Matt Whiting, Irrigated
Agriculture Research & Extension
Center, Washington State University, Prosser, WA
Why We Need It and What Are The Available Tools?
Carbon Partitioning for Leaf and Fruit Development
Greg Lang, Department of Horticulture, Michigan State
University, East Lansing, MI
How to maximize carbon partitioning for leaf and fruit
development as a foundation for optimizing yields and fruit quality.
Finding the Cropping and Quality Balance With Rainier
Cherries
Dave Allan, Allan Brothers Inc., Nachez, WA
Adjusting crop load for the production of high quality, high
return Rainer cherries.
Self-Fertile Varieties for High Quality and High Returns
Ron Moon, Okanogan, WA
Short growing season meets precocious self-fertile
varietiesÉMazzard works!!!
Nitrogen Uptake and Partitioning in Sweet Cherry
Anita Azarenko, Horticulture Department, Oregon State
University, Corvallis, OR
Nitrogen uptake dynamics in sweet cherries.
Cherry Nutrition 101 For High Density
Timothy J. Smith, WSU Area Extension - Tree Fruits,
Wenatchee, WA
What do cherry trees really need, how much and when?
Managing and Monitoring Powdery Mildew in High Density
Cherries
Gary Grove, Irrigated Agriculture Research & Extension
Center, Washington State University, Prosser, WA
Discussion of the epidemiology and management of powdery
mildew – including the effects of meteorological factors and the
availability/efficacy of control materials.
High Density Cherries – Fruiting Wood
Kym Green, Ellimatta Orchards, Lenswood, SA., Australia
How to create fruiting wood and reduce structural
barriers. Desirable fruiting wood – what
is it and how do I keep it?
Two Approaches to Training High Density Cherries
Ron Moon, Okanogan, WA and John Beal, Okanogan, WA
Integrating economics, productivity, and training tools to
produce high quality cherries.
Nutrient and Water Management for High Quality Cherries
Denise Neilsen and Gerry Neilsen, Agriculture and Agri-Food
Canada, Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre, Summerland, British Columbia, Canada
Looking at the relationships of irrigation management to
water and nutrient availability as well as crop load and N nutrition to crop
quality.
5:00 Adjourn
Saturday, February 12, 2005
Tour
8:00 Departure to The Dalles area.
Key features include rootstocks, varieties, pruning
techniques, and the overall advantages of high density pedestrian orchards for
both growers and pickers.
Saturday Noon, February 12, 2005
Lunch at The Discovery Center, The Dalles, OR
Saturday Afternoon, February 12, 2005
Training Systems: Current Practices in North America
Lynn Long, Oregon State University Extension Service, The
Dalles, Oregon
A look at the most common training systems utilized in North
America and their attributes.
Training Systems: Current Practices in Europe
Dr. Valerie Simard (invited), Domaine Experimental La Tapy,
Chemin des Galeres, Hameau de Serres, Carpentras, France
A look at the most common training systems utilized in
Europe and their attributes.
High Density Cherry Systems
Terence Robinson, Department. of Horticultural Sciences, New
York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University, Geneva, NY
How to integrate production goals, orchard economics, and
the entire orchard environment with what we are learning about high density
cherry systems.
Light Penetration and Pruning Tactics
Kym Green, Ellimatta Orchards, Lenswood, SA., Australia
Vital light penetration: the system has to help you. Timing
of pruning to achieve the desired response.
Training Systems: The Economic Story
Clark Seavert, Mid-Columbia Agricultural Research and
Extension Center, Hood River, OR
Comparison of high density and standard density cherry
systems: costs, rates of return on investment, etc. A look at considerations
for tailoring your management capabilities to profitability.
Success Stories and Train Wrecks
Greg Lang, Department of Horticulture, Michigan State
University, East Lansing, MI
Concluding thoughts on how to make high density sweet
cherries work.
3:00 (no later than) Adjourn. Participants may bus back to Wenatchee or take shuttle to
Portland Airport. Will go straight
to Pangborn Airport and then make stop at hotel as needed.