THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY FOR AGRICULTURE Sustaining Juice & Wine Grapes in a Down Economy – Senator Jim Honeyford, 15th Legislative District

ATTRIBUTES OF A NEW JUICE CULTIVAR Sunbelt Update – Dr. Markus Keller, Professor Horticulture, WSU-Prosser

2009 GRAPE CROP ECONOMICS Trent Ball, Agriculture Program Chair, YVCC-Grandview

REPLANTING STRATEGIES:  GRAFTING, DISEASE, NEW VARIETIES CLONES & RAPID PROPAGATION Panel Moderator – Gwen Hoheisel, WSU Extension

TISSUE NUTRIENT LEVELS ON WINE GRAPES FOR THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST – Dr. Joan Davenport, Soil Scientist, WSU-Prosser

NEW VISION FOR WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY Developments in WSU’s Viticulture & Enology Program – Dr. Thomas Henick-Kling, Director of WSU Viticulture & Enology

CLEAN PLANT INITIATIVE Clean Vines for a Healthy Vineyard – Dr. Ken Eastwell, Plant Pathologist, WSU-Prosser

A LEARNING CENTER FOR WINE & FOOD Walter Clore Wine & Culinary Center – Dr. Robert Stevens, Clore Board Member

CAREER EXPERIENCES AS A SOIL SCIENTIST IN EASTERN WASHINGTON Dr. Robert Stevens, Emeritus soil Scientist, WSU-Prosser

SOIL HEALTH & QUALITY Vineyard Floor Management Using Aeration in Combination with Herbicides as an Alternative to Cultivation   Grower Panel Moderator – Craig Bardwell, National Grape Cooperative

MEALYBUG VECTORS OF LEAFROLL DISEASES Dr. Doug Walsh, Associate Professor of Entomology, WSU-Prosser

2,4-D INJURY IN VINEYARDS Preventing Herbicide Damage in Vineyards – Dr. Bhaskar Bondada, Viticulture Professor, WSU-Tri-cities

PESTICIDE DISPOSAL PROGRAM What to do with Unwanted Pesticides – Joe Hoffman, Waste Pesticide Program Coordinator

PESTICIDE & WEED SUCKER CONTROL What works Best?  Revealing the Economics of Materials, Application & Mechanization – Dr. Bill Riley, Sr. Viticulturist, Ste. Michelle