Summer Horticulture Day 2003

 

Viticulture Summer Meeting

Summer Orchard Day

Summer Vegetable Day

 

Friday 27 June

 

2:00 � 5:30 pm Ag. Tour - load buses at Apple Basket Orchard in Barry and drive to Belleview

Hollow Vineyard in Belleview; next stop at Pea Ridge Elk Farm; next stop back to Apple Basket Orchard in Barry; final stop at Collver Family Winery in Barry.

 

6:00 pm ���������� Dinner and presentations at Collver Family Winery

         Importance of Hort Crops in IL � M. Babadoost / A. Walters

         Hort Crops Industry Needs � Richard Tanner

         Cider Contest Award

 

Saturday 28 June

 

8:00 am����������� Registration and Coffee

8:30 am ���������� Welcome and Introduction

8:45 am����������� Agri-Tourism in Illinois � Cindy Fleischli (Illinois Bureau of Tourism)

9:15 am����������� Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program � Robin Orr (UIUC)

9: 35 am���������� High Quality Apple Varieties for Retail Marketing� Steve Doud (Doud Orchards)

10:00 am��������� Break

Disease/Insect Display presented by M. Babadoost R. Weinzierl

Visit Exhibitors

10:30 am��������� Current and Future Grape Varieties � Patrick Byers (SWMSU)���

11:00 am��������� Herbicide Resistance in Orchards and Vineyards � B. Young (SIUC)

11:15 am��������� Calibration of Herbicide Sprayers � B. Young (SIUC)

11:45 am��������� Lunch with Illinois Wines

Sponsors acknowledgment

Exhibitors visit

1:00 pm����������� Load buses and drive to New Salem

         Rolling Hills vineyard tour and wine tasting � Jim Nickell

         Vineyard practices update � I. Dami (SIUC)

         Vineyard pest update � M. Babadoost & R. Weinzierl

2:30 pm����������� Load buses and drive back to Apple Basket Orchard in Barry

         Orchard Tour - Jack Cruttenden

         Apple variety showcase - Jack Cruttenden

         Apple rootstocks - Jack Cruttenden

         Asparagus culture � A. Walters (SIUC)

         No-till/ herbicides for pumpkin � A. Walters (SIUC)

         Orchard pest update � M. Babadoost and R. Weinzierl (UIUC)

4:00 pm����������� Adjourn

 

Post Meeting Tour of Collver Family Winery