Annual Growers Meeting Via Zoom

January 25, 2021 You must preregister before January 25th to attend

contact Laurie.gibson@oregonstate.edu.

9:00 am Welcome

9:05 am Brian Nault, Cornell, NY.

Seed corn maggot biology and management in vegetable crops with an emphasis on seed treatments

9:45 am Y. Ampatzidis, U of Florida

Drones, artificial intelligence and the future of pest management

10:25 am Theresa Yoshioka, ODA

Food trends, vegetables and market assessments in the Pacific Rim

11:05 am Erik Petersen, ACE

US Army Corp of Engineers - Willamette Valley Update

11:45 am Ed Peachey, OSU

Lorsban and weed control updates - Contact laurie.gibson@oregonstate.edu to preregister for free pesticide credits or text your name and pesticide license number to 541-740-6712 before January 25, 2021.

Raffle - Two Specialty Crop Block Grant funded travel vouchers for OSU Agricultural Technology Tours, of $1,000 & $500 each will be raffled off at the end of the meeting. You must preregister and attend the entire meeting to qualify. Vouchers are transferable to other growers or Ag professionals of your choice. The vouchers can only be used for OSU Ag Technology Tours such as the tentatively planned 10-day trip to Australia February 2022. One award per economic unit or farm.