Martes 10 de diciembre
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Sesión concurrente

Locación: Wenatchee Convention Center, Grand Apple Ballroom South

8:00 Bienvenida e introducción / Welcome and Introduction— Manoella Mendoza, Research Operations Manager, Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission y Francisco Sarmiento, Hispanic Orchard Employee Education Program, Wenatchee Valley College

8:10 Actualización del censo de la industria frutícola/Tree Fruit industry census update — Ignacio Marquez, Regional Assistant to the Director, Washington State Department of Agriculture

8:25 Fuego bacteriano – respondiendo preguntas y pronostico para el próximo año/ Fire blight – answering questions and prognostics for next year — Tiana DuPont, Extension Specialist, WSU Extension

8:50 Buenas practicas agricolas para prevenir y enfrentar al fuego bacteriano/ Good agricultural practices to prevent and fight Fire blight — Victor Bueno, Orchard Manager, Washington Fruit and Produce

9:15 Riesgos de enfermedades por calor y mala calidad del aire/ Risks of heat illness and poor air quality — Teresa Andrews, UC Davis, Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety

10:00 Receso/ Break

10:10 Modelo de crecimiento del tubo polínico/ Pollen tube growth model — Joel Flores, Production Manager, Washington Fruit and Produce

10:50 El impacto del estrésambiental en manzanos/ The impact of environmental stress in apples — Raquel Gomez, Graduate Research Assistant, Washington State University y Jessica Waite, Postdoctoral Researcher, Washington State University

11:10 Actualización de los Programas de Protección del Trabajador y Capacitaciones WSDA/ Worker Protection Standard (WPS) and WSDA Training Program Updates — Bradley Farrar, Education Specialist, Washington State Department of Agriculture

12:00 Almuerzo/ Lunch

1:30 Sesión de la tarde / Afternoon Spanish session— Jacqui Gordon, Director of Training, Education & Member Services, Washington State Tree Fruit Association y Carolina Torres, Associate Professor, Wenatchee TFREC, Washington State University

1:35 Manejo de vigor en huertas de árboles frutales/ Vigor management in tree Fruit Orchards — Rob Call, Orchard Manager, Bear Creek Orchard

2:05 Actualización sobre la enfermedad de la cereza pequeña (LCD)/ Little Cherry Disease (LCD) Update — Bernardita Sallato, Tree Fruit Extension Specialist, Prosser-IAREC, Washington State University y Alfredo Reyes, Director of Horticulture, Kyle Mathison Orchards

2:35 Uso de sanitizantes en el agua de postcosecha/ Use of sanitizers in postharvest water — Enrique Garcia, R&D Lab Manager, Stemilt Growers

2:55 Guía de defectos de manzanas, 50 aniversario del WTFRC/ Apple defect guide, WTFRC 50-year anniversary — Ines Hanrahan, Executive Director, Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission

3:10 Receso/ Break

3:20 Recursos Educativos/ Educational Resources (lighting round) — (1) Jacqui Gordon, Director of Training, Education & Member Services, Washington State Tree Fruit Association; (2) Eladio Gonzales, Orchard Manager, G.S. Long Company; (3) TBD, Good Fruit Grower; (4) Erika Betancourt, Scholarship Specialist, WAEF; (5) Francisco Sarmiento, Hispanic Orchard Employee Education Program, Wenatchee Valley College; (6) Ofelio Borges, Technical Services and Education Program Manager, WSDA

4:05 Premio Liderazgo Latino/ Latino Leadership Award

4:20 Prepárese para FSMA!/ Get ready for FSMA! — Jacqui Gordon, Director of Training, Education & Member Services, Washington State Tree Fruit Association

4:50 Efecto del clima sobre maduración y calidad de manzanas pre y postcosecha/ Influence of climate on apple maturity and quality pre- and postharvest — Carolina Torres, Associate Professor, Wenatchee TFREC, Washington State University

5:20 Finalización/ Adjourn