Tuesday, December 5 -- Afternoon

Plant Growth Regulators And Fireblight
(1 MDA Pesticide Applicator Re-certification Credit)

Kent Room
Chairperson: Joe Klein
Sparta, MI

2:00    Does Apogee Suppress Fireblight?
................................…….........Dr. Keith Yoder
Virginia Tech University
Winchester, VA

2:40    Experiences With Apogee In 2000……………..….…Panel

Panel Moderator................................……....Phil Schwallier
Panel.....................................……............…......Tom Rasch
Belding, MI
            ...............................……..........….................Phil Schwallier
MSU Extension, Clarksville, MI

            …...............................…….................….......Dr. Alan Jones

MSU Dept of Botany & Plant Pathology, East Lansing, MI

3:10    Exhibitor Show & Tell

3:20    The Fireblight Out-Break In Southwest Michigan In 2000
            ....................................................…........Mark Longstroth

MSU Extension, Paw Paw, MI

            .................................................….................Bill Shane

MSU Extension, Benton Harbor, MI

3:40    Challenges Of Controlling Fireblight In Michigan
            .................................................…............Dr. Alan Jones

MSU Department of Botany & Plant Pathology
East Lansing, MI

4:10    Adjourn to Society Annual Business Meeting

(Blodgett Room)

4:45    Apple Variety Showcase (West Hall)


Tuesday, December 5 -- Afternoon

Farm Marketing Session

Michigan Room
Chairperson: Eleanor Dietrich
Conklin, MI

2:00    Bringing Urban Toronto Customers To The Farm
            ..............................................................Jim Forsythe
                                                           Forsythe Family Farms
                                                                    Unionville, Ontario
  2:35    Avoiding Legal Pitfalls In Farm Marketing
            .............................................................Neil Hamilton
Agricultural Law Center, Drake University
Des Moine, IA
         3:15    Exhibitor Show & Tell

        3:25    Marketing Quality Hard Cider the Right Way
                    .......................................................................Brian Black
                                                                Black & Fagan Cider Company
                                                                                                                            Ada, MI

He will share the story of Gold Finch Cider from a marketing perspective.
 
          4:00    Adjourn

        4:10     Society Annual Business Meeting (Blodgett Room)

        4:45    Apple Variety Showcase (West Hall)


Tuesday, December 5 -- Afternoon

Grape Session
(1 MDA Pesticide Applicator Re-certification Credit)

Blodgett Room
Chairperson: Will Pugsley
Lawrence, MI

2:00    Integrated Management of Grape Diseases in the Midwest .............................................................Dr. Mike Ellis
                                   Ohio State University, Wooster, OH
2:40    Integrated Crop Management in Grapes: The Michigan Experience..............................................Dr. Charles Edson
                                    IPM Program, MSU, East Lansing, MI
3:05 Exhibitor Show & Tell
        3:15 Getting the Most from Your Sprayer
                .................................................................Dr. Gary Van Ee
                        MSU Dept. of Agric. Engineering, East Lansing, MI 3:40    Diagnosing The Black Leaf Problem In Concord In Washington State....................................Dr. Suzanne Lang                 MSU Department of Horticulture, East Lansing, MI


4:00 Break

4:10 Society Annual Business Meeting
...................................Mark Evans, President, Frankfort, MI
Treasurer’s Report....................Sharri German, Belding, MI
Trust Report...............................Bill Braman, Greenville, MI
Resolutions Committee……David Smeltzer, Bear Lake, MI

4:45 Adjourn to Apple Variety Showcase………………West Hall

8:00 Michigan Apple Queen Pageant
                        Ambassador Ballroom, Amway Grand Plaza Hotel