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Thursday, November 17

8:00 a.m. Registration & Trade Show Open

8:45 - 9:05 a.m. Welcome & WSGS Business Meeting

9:05 - 9:30 a.m. A New Look at Vineyard Nutrient Budgets and Sampling Protocols, Nataliya Shcherbatyuk, WSU

9:30 - 9:55 a.m. Grapevine Nitrogen Content Using Proximal Hyperspectral Imaging, Chenchen Kang , WSU

9:55 - 10:10 a.m. State of the Grapes, Trent Ball, YVC

10:10 - 10:15a.m. Door Prize Drawing

10:15 - 10:45 a.m. Trade Show Break/ Poster Session

10:45 - 11:00a.m. Basics of Field Grafting, Markus Keller , WSU

11:00 - 11:30 p.m. Field Grafting– Experiences in Washington– Grower Panel,
Lacey Lybeck, Allan Brothers Fruit, Al Fountain, Fountain Farm Management, Dick Boushey, Boushey Vineyards

11:30 - 11:45 p.m. Japanese Beetle Response Update, Cassie Cichorz, WSDA

11:45 - 12:00 p.m. USDA RMA Crop Insurance Update, Nick Gans, FPAC-RMA

12:00 - 1:15 p.m. Lunch Break and Trade Show

1:15 - 1:30 p.m. WSGS Awards Ceremony

1:30 - 1:55 p.m. Influence of Soil on Nematodes in Vineyards, Katherine East, USDA

1:55 - 2:20 p.m. Preplant Fumigation for Nematode Control, Michelle Moyer, WSU

2:20 - 2:45 p.m. Cover Crops Alternatives for Nematode Mgmt., Bernadette Gagnier, WSU

2:45 - 3:15p.m. Trade Show Break

3:15 - 3:40 p.m. Managing Puncture Vine and Bermuda Grass, Rui Liu, WSU

3:40 - 4:05 p.m. Sustainable WA Update, Dennis Devitt, Sustainable WA Representative

4:05 - 4:15 p.m. Introduction of WSGS Board Nominees

4:15 – 4:30 p.m. WA. Wine Commission Research Initiatives Update, Melissa Hansen, WA Wine Commission 
4:30 p.m. Adjourn

Friday, November 18

8:00 a.m. Registration & Trade Show Open

8:45 - 9:00 a.m. Welcome & Door Prize Drawings– Election Announcement

9:00 - 9:25 a.m. Illuminating Ultraviolet-C Light for Grapevine Powdery Mildew, Lexie  McDaniel, WSU

9:25 - 9:50 a.m. Enhancing Biological Control of Grape Mealybugs and Mites using a Drone and an Attractant David James, WSU

9:50 - 10:15 a.m. Smart Yield Estimation, Manoj Karkee, WSU

10:15 – 10:45 a.m. Trade Show Break

10:45 - 11:05 a.m. Meet the New WSU VE Department Chair– Jean Dodson Peterson, WSU

11:05 - 11:25a.m. Water Laws in Washington State– What you Need to Know, Scott Revell, Roza Irrigation District

11:25 - 11:45 p.m. Agrivoltaics– A look at Growing Plants and Providing Solar Energy, Chad Higgins, OSU

11:45 - 12:00 p.m. Scholarship Fundraiser Drawing; Door Prizes

12:00 p.m. Adjourn
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Distinguished Contributor Awards
​ Past Recipients

2018 -  Natural Selections Farms
2017 -   Conover Insurance
2015 -   Inland Desert Nursery
2014  -  Sunnyside New Holland
2012  -  Simplot Grower Solutions
2011  -  Valley Pipe
2010  -  Manley Crop Insurance Agency
2009  -  Oxbo Int’l Corporation
2008  -  Cascade Wind Machine Service
2007 -   Northwest Farm Credit Services
2006  -  Bleyhl Farm Service
2005  -  Vine Tech Equipment
2004  -  D.W.’s Motor Machine & Parts Supply
2003  -  Columbia Insurance Co.
2002  -  Irrigation Specialists; G.S. Long Co., Inc.
2001  -  Chapman Lampson; Wilson Irrigation;                            Simplot Soilbuilders; Farm Credit