Vice President: David Schacht presiding Moderator: Norm Moll, Lucas County Cooperative Extension

R Projects funded by Ohio Vegetable and Small Fruit Research and Development Program.
[PAT] to be considered for Pesticide Applicator Training Credit

Lou Kozma, OVPGA Vice-President, presiding
Moderator: Ron Overmyer (Director, A.B.E. Center)

Thursday, February 5 OHIO PICKLING CUCUMBER SCHOOL

9:30 AM Farm Labor Issues and Outlook, Tom Sachs and Fransisco Espinoza (OSU Extension)

10:15 AM Weed Control Options for Cucumber Production, Brad Majek (Rutgers University)

10:40 AM Cultivar Performance Trials. Richard Hassell (Clemson University), Ken Scaife (OARDC-OSU)

11:00 AM Insects: What's Been Bugging You?, Celeste Welty (OSU Extension) (and panel: )

11:45 AM Adjourn morning session

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Moderator: Norm Moll (OSU Extension)

1:45 PM Cabbage Cultivars for Kraut, Ken Scaife (OARDC-OSU)

2:15 PM Weed Management for Cabbage, Brad Majek (Rutgers University)

2:45 PM Scouting & Decision-Making for Cabbage Pest Management, Casey Hoy (OARDC-OSU)

3:30 PM Processing Carrot Cultivar Report - Year 1, Ken Scaife (OARDC-OSU)

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Friday, February 6
MIDWEST PROCESSING TOMATO SCHOOL

Moderator: Dennis Baker (OSU Extension)

9:45 AM Processing Tomato Industry Outlook, (new MAFPA exec. director?)

10:30 AM Cultivars for the Midwest, David Francis (OARDC-OSU), Steve Loewen (RCAT/Univ. of Guelph)

11:15 AM Insect Management for Processing Tomatoes, Celeste Welty (OSU Extension)

11:35 AM EthrelTM Management and Tomato Quality, Mark Bennett, David Francis, et al. (OSU)

11:55 AM Adjourn morning session

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1:45 PM Transplant Production and Disease Control, Mary Hausbeck (Michigan State University)

2:15 PM TOM-CAST and Sky-Bit Report, Jim Jasinski (OSU Extension)

2:35 PM Cover crops, TOM-CAST, and Fungicide Weathering: Integrated Tomato Disease Management Results, Andy Wyenandt (OSU)

3:00 PM Fungicide Trial Report, Mac Riedel (OSU)

3:20 PM Influence of N Levels, Fruit Maturity and Ca on Tomato Peeling Efficiency, Sherry Barringer and Winston Bash (OSU)

3:40 PM Plant Nutrition Studies (Nitro-Plus, etc.), Bill Evans (OARDC)

4:00 PM Adjourn session

Potato Crops Program

Wednesday, February 4, 1998

Vice President: Don Ramseyer presiding

7:00 PM Ideas Which Have Made Money For Us, Discussion Leader - Terry Beck, Wayne County Extension Service

Thursday, February 5, 1998

Chairperson: Scott Bettinger

9:00 AM Update on Late Blight, Verticillium and Rhizoctonia - Research and Management, Dr. Randy Rowe, Dept. of Plant Pathology, OARDC

10:00 AM New Options and Shifting Strategies for Potato Pest Control, Dr. Caset Hoy, Dept. of Entomology, OARDC plus
Grower Panel Disscussion: Our Experience with 1997 Insect Problems

*11:00 AM Research on Natural Resistance to Colorado Potato Beetle, Dr. Ray Miller, Dept. of Horticulture and Crop Science, OARDC.

11:20 AM Annual Business Meeting, Ohio Potato Growers Association, President Todd Michael presiding

Thursday, February 5, 1998

Chairperson: Tim Moomaw

*1:15 PM Report on Cooking Quality of Selected Cultivars, Dr. Winston Bash, OSU Food Industries Center

1:45 PM Ohio Vegetable and Small Fruit Research and Development Program, John Graf, Chairman.

2:00 PM The USDA/ARS Potato Breeding Program: Present and Future Prospects for Developing New Potato Varieties for the Eastern United States in a Changing Market Environment, Dr. Kathleen G. Hayes, Research Geneticist, ARS, USDA, Beltsville, MD

*3:00 PM Report on 1997 Potato Cultivar Trials, David Kelly, OPGA, and Richard Hassell, Clemson University

* Funded in part by the Ohio Vegetable and Small Fruit Research and Development Program

Roadside Marketing

Wednesday, February 4, 1998

Market Tours

Thursday, February 5, 1998

Track I

9:00 AM Moderator Rob Leeds, Varieties for Retail: Pumpkins and Indian Corn, Brad Bergefurd and Bob Precheur

10:00 AM Moderator Christy Leeds, Maze: Construction and Operation, Stewart Young, Youngs Jersey Dairy

Track II

9:00 AM Farming the Internet, Nathan Watermeir, OSU Extension

10:00 AM Internet Session continued

Track III

9:00 AM Moderator Mark Mechling, Current Issues with Farmers Markets, Panel

10:00 AM Current Issues with Produce Auctions, Panel

11:00 AM. Moderator Bill Kline
Keynote Speaker - Janice Smith, Hillcrest Farms

Thursday, February 5, 1998

Track I

2:00 PM Moderator Christy Leeds, Using School Tours for Education and Advertising Purposes, Dave Eyssen, Mapleside Farms

3:00 PM Moderator: Patty House. How Mapleside Farms Utilizes Motorcoaches-Tour Busses, School Tours: Dave Eyssen, Mapleside Farms.

Track II

2:00 PM Constructing a Website for your market, Nathan Watermeir, OSU Extension

3:00 PM Website Session continued

Track III

2:00 PM Moderator: Christy Leeds, MSU Children's Playground, Jane Taylor, Michigan State University

3:00 PM New Fruit and Gift Basket Ideas

4:00 PM Annual Meeting of DAMA, Show and Tell and Refreshments

6:30 Banquet

After Banquet: What Flew and what flopped in 1997, Moderator, Bill Kline

Friday, February 6, 1998

Track I

9:00 AM Moderator Mark Mechling, Developing Hospitality Skills in Your Employees, Cecily Rohrs, Sauder Village

10:00 AM Moderator: Gary Gao, Attracting and Keeping Seasonal Employees

11:00 AM Moderator: Mark Mechling, Employee Concerns: A Market Perspective, Panel of Marketers

Track II

10:00 AM Produce Safety In The Market, Barb James, Cheryl Syracuse, OSU Extension

11:00 AM Moderator Vic Lenkaitis, Signs That Work For Your Farm Market, Christy Leeds

Track III

9:00 AM Sizing Up The Customer

10:00 AM Moderator: Rob Leeds, Integrating History into Your Farm Festival, Tim Reeves, Ohio Country Journal

11:00 AM Moderator: Gary Gao, Marketing Herbs and Speciality Crops

Lunch - session with Ohio Wine Producers

Track I

1:15 PM Liability and Legal Issues, Paul Wright, Attorney, Wright and Logan

Track II

1:15 PM Moderator: Brad Bergefurd, Berry 97 and Other Marketing Websites, Tom Wall and Brad Bergefurd

Track III

1:15 Developing Attractive Produce Displays

Who To Contact:

For more information on the Congress, Trade Show, Registration, Hotel Information, Contact:.....

Mike Pullins or Laura Gold
Ohio Vegetable and Potato Growers Association
Two Nationwide Plaza,
P. O. Box 479
Columbus, OH 43216-0479

Phone: 614-249-2424
Fax: 614-249-2200

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