Berry Growers of Ontario– Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention Berry Program Tuesday, February 18, 2020 – Embassy Suites, Niagara Falls 9:00 am Introduction and Welcome 9:10 am Grower SWD Monitoring Update Hannah Fraser & Erica Pate, OMAFRA 9:25 am Grower Profile, Proulx Farms Nicolas Simard, Proulx Farm 10:10 am 10:40 am Growing in Substrates MyIPM & Understanding Diseases with Art and Technology Leaf Reflectance Responses by Strawberry Plants to Fertilizer Regimes and Arthropod Stressors Digitizing Your Operation - It's Easier Than You Think! Lunch BGO Annual Meeting Shawn Mallen, AMA Hort Guido Schnabel, Clemson University Marketing Track- Production Track – How to Develop a Brand Persona? What is a brand and how to maintain your brand voice? Using a Strawberry Anthracnose Model in Ontario -Erica Pate, OMAFRA 11:10-11:40 11:40-12:10 12:10 2:00 pm 2:30 pm 3:00 pm Nicole Marenick, Maren Marcoux Marketing Responding to Negative Media Reactions, speaker TBC 3:15 3:30 pm John Cooper, Strawberry Tyme, Jeff Chemeres, Croptracker, Inc Spray Volume and Travel Speedpanel, Strawberry Tyme, James Herrle, Herrle’s Country Farm Market, David Manktelow, Applied Research and Technologies Ltd & Jason Deveau, OMAFRA Project Update- Novel Approaches to SWD Monitoring, Wendy McFaddenSmith, OMAFRA Project Update – ‘Waiting Bed’ Production, Erica Pate, OMAFRA Round tables Using New SWD Traps on Your Erica Pate, OMAFRA Farm Managing media TBC Using Different Spray Adjuvants and Managing Coverage 5:00 pm 7:30 pm Christian Nansen, UC Davis Adjourn OBGA Hospitality Rm # 3903 David Manktelow, Applied Research and Technologies Ltd Jason Deveau, OMAFRA Berry Growers of Ontario – Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention Berry Program Wednesday, February 19, 2020 – Scotiabank Convention Center, Niagara Falls 9:25 am Introduction and Welcome 9:30 am Re-evaluations- What Are the Impacts for Berry Growers? Optimization of Drone-Based Releases of Predatory Mites to Control Spider Mites in Strawberry Fields – Cutting-Edge Research Chris Duyvelshoff, OFVGA Managing Berry Diseases with Reduced Captan Use SWD Insecticides: Impact on Natural Enemies Guido Schnabel, Clemson University Philip Fanning, Michigan State University Susan Chan, University of Guelph 10:00 am 10:30 am 11:00 am Christian Nansen, UC Davis 11:30 am 2020 Bee Vectoring: Using Bees to Deliver BioControl of Grey Mold to Strawberries 11:45 - 2:00 Lunch and Visit the Trade Show 2:00 pm New Potential Management Options for Cyclamen Mite and Spotted Wing Drosophila in Berry Crops What’s New in SWD Management Justin Renkema, AAFC 3:00 pm Purespray Green in a Captan Replacement Program 3:30 New and Upcoming Berry Varieties Matt Peters, NM Bartlett, Matt Tigchelaar, Tigchelaar Berry Farm Charles Keddy, Keddy Nursery Inc, Frederick LaForge, Production Lareault 2:30 pm Philip Fanning, Michigan State University .. .Berry Growers of Ontario – Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention Berry Program Wednesday, February 19, 2020 – Scotiabank Convention Center, Niagara Falls 9:25 am Introduction and Welcome... Impacts for Berry Growers? Optimization of Drone-Based Releases of Predatory Mites to Control Spider Mites in Strawberry Fields – Cutting-Edge Research Chris Duyvelshoff, OFVGA Managing Berry Diseases... Cyclamen Mite and Spotted Wing Drosophila in Berry Crops What’s New in SWD Management Justin Renkema, AAFC 3:00 pm Purespray Green in a Captan Replacement Program 3:30 New and Upcoming Berry Varieties