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2015 Kentucky Fruit and Vegetable
Conference
JANUARY 5-6, 2015
Monday and Tuesday
Kentucky State Horticulture Society
159th Annual Meeting
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Kentucky Vegetable Growers Association
44th Annual Meeting
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Organic Association of Kentucky
6th Annual Meeting
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Kentucky Wine Association
In cooperation with:
University of Kentucky
College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment
Kentucky State University
and
Kentucky Department of Agriculture
Meeting Place:
Embassy Suites Hotel
1801 Newtown Pike
Lexington, Kentucky 40511
(859) 455-5000
FAX (859) 455-5122
Reservations: 800-EMBASSY
Meeting Outline
Sunday, January 4
Pre-conference Sessions
Room
2:00-7:00 p.m.
Coldstream 4
7:30-8:30 p.m.
7:30-8:30 p.m.
7:30-8:30 p.m.
5:00-9:00 p.m.
Discussion of Potential Ideas to Encourage Future
Growth of Kentucky’s Grape and Wine Industry
Tree Fruit Round Table Discussion
Small Fruit Round Table Discussion
Vegetable Round Table Discussion
Exhibitor Set-up
Monday, January 5
Main Conference Sessions
8:00 a.m.
8:50 a.m.
Exhibits and Registration Desk Open
Concurrent Sessions
KSHS-KVGA Joint Session
Grape & Wine Short Course
Break
Exhibitor & Grower Luncheon
Concurrent Sessions
Farmers’ Markets
Vegetable Production
Grape & Wine Short Course
Tree Fruit Production
Advanced Wine Making
Break
Exhibits Close
Celebration of Kentucky Wines
10:30 a.m.
Noon
1:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
Coldstream 4
Coldstream 5
Fayette
Coldstream 3
Coldstream 4
Coldstream 1 & 2
Coldstream 1 & 2
Coldstream 3
Coldstream 4
Coldstream 5
Fayette
Coldstream 1 & 2
Tuesday, January 6
8:00 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
11:45 a.m.
1:30 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
Exhibits Open
Concurrent Sessions
Organic Production
Vegetable Production
Grape & Wine Short Course
Tree Fruit
Direct Marketing
Break
Conference Luncheon
Concurrent Sessions
Small Fruit Production
High Tunnel Workshop
Grape & Wine Short Course
Agritourism
Wholesale Marketing
Break
Exhibit Hall Closes
Coldstream 1 & 2
Coldstream 3
Coldstream 4
Coldstream 5
Fayette
Coldstream 1 & 2
Coldstream 1 & 2
Coldstream 3
Coldstream 4
Coldstream 5
Fayette
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Dear Fruit and Vegetable Growers:
The 2015 Kentucky Fruit and Vegetable Conference and Trade Show will again be at the Embassy
Suites Hotel, Lexington, KY, Monday and Tuesday, January 5 and 6, 2015. Highlights of this year’s
meeting will be pre-conference Tree Fruit, Small Fruit and Vegetable Round Table Discussions. During
the conference there will be sessions on Farmers’ Markets, Commercial Fruit and Vegetable Production,
Greenhouse and High Tunnel Production, Small Fruit Production, Organic Production, the Grape and
Wine Short Course, Direct Marketing, and Agritourism. We have many excellent out-of-state speakers this
year including: Dr. Brad Bergefurd, Extension Horticulturist, The Ohio State University; Dr. Imed Dami,
Viticulturist, The Ohio State University; Dr. Dan Egel, Extention Plant Pathologist, Southwest Purdue
Agriculture Program; Cane Hickey, Ph.D. Student, Alson H. Smith Jr., Agriculture Research and Extension
Center; Whitney Horral and Melanie Ellis, Indiana Growers, Melon Acres; Nathan Johanning, Extension
Educator, University of Illinois; Michael Jones, Scott Labs; Dr. David Lockwood, Extension Fruit
Specialist, University of Tennessee; Todd Steiner, Enologist, The Ohio State University, and Dr. Christopher
Walsh, Professor of Pomology, University of Maryland.
There will be an optional Celebration of Kentucky Wines Monday evening. This year there will be
Exhibitor/Grower and Conference Luncheons featuring Kentucky Proud Products.
We will have a Trading Post bulletin board to sell used equipment. If you are looking for equipment
buyers, bring along a description containing your name, phone number and the equipment price.
PLEASE make your room reservations directly with the hotel. Our block of rooms will be held
until December 26th, 2014. After this, room prices will be higher. Be sure to let the hotel know that you
will be staying for the Kentucky Fruit and Vegetable Conference to obtain our special suite room rate for
a single or double (they are all suites) of $116.95. If you are told that the block of rooms at our conference
rate is full on or before Dec. 26, please call Amy Stamper at Embassy Suites (859-455-5109) to increase
the number of rooms that we have blocked. The room cost includes an evening managers’ reception from
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. with drinks and a full cooked-to-order breakfast daily. We encourage growers to stay
at Embassy Suites Hotel to help cover meeting overhead expenses. Note: If the hotel parking lot is full,
meeting attendees may park along Aristides Street in front of the hotel.
The $40 meeting registration fee includes a year’s membership in the KVGA, KSHS or OAK or
entrance into the Grape & Wine Short Course.
The enclosed pre-registration form enables you to preregister so your tickets and name tag will
be ready for you when you arrive at the meeting. NOTE: WE STRONGLY URGE YOU TO PREREGISTER. LUNCHEON TICKETS MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE AT THE REGISTRATION DESK.
NAME BADGES WILL BE REQUIRED TO ENTER MEETING ROOMS. PRE-REGISTRATION
FORMS NEED TO BE IN OUR HANDS BY FRIDAY DECEMBER 19, 2014. Phone registrations will not
be accepted. Participants that do not pre-register may register at the door. If you would like to serve on the
KVGA or KSHS boards of directors or would like to nominate another member, please designate this on
your registration sheet.
If circumstances are such that you cannot attend the meeting, and you would like to remain a
member of the KVGA, KSHS, or OAK, please complete and return the form with a check to Ms. Mary Ann
Kelley, Research & Education Center, P.O. Box 469, Princeton, KY 42445 to continue your association
membership.
Sincerely,
Robert Stone, President
KY Vegetable Growers Association
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Jeremy Hinton, President
KY State Horticultural Society
ORGANIC ASSOCIATION OF
KENTUCKY OFFICERS
KENTUCKY STATE HORTICULTURAL
SOCIETY OFFICERS
President:
Vice-President:
Secretary:
Treasurer:
Directors:
Advisors:
Jeremy Hinton, Hodgenville
Dana Reed, Paris
Doug Archbold, Lexington
Amanda Gajdzik, Shelbyville
Matt Gajdzik, Shelbyville
Jonathan Price, Bowling Green
Katie Reid, Owensboro
George Deutsch, Taylorsville
Kevan Evans, Georgetown
Don Haney, Nancy
Terry Creech, Cumberland
Jim Moore, Bowling Green
Paul Tokosh, Pleasureville
Larry Ayres, Owenton
Richard Durham, Lexington
Ed Fackler, New Salisbury, IN
Kirk Pomper, Frankfort
John Strang, Lexington
Shawn Wright, Jackson
KENTUCKY VEGETABLE GROWERS
ASSOCIATION OFFICERS
President:
Vice-President:
Secretary:
Treasurer:
Directors:
Robert Stone, Paris
Butch Case, Cynthiana
Beth Wilson, Somerset
Kevin Trunnell, Utica
Zeldon Angel, Winchester
John Bell, Georgetown
Sandi Deutsch, Taylorsville
Sarah Fannin, West Liberty
Josh Lindau, Frankfort
Ron McMaine, Salvisa
Annette Meyer-Heisdorffer, Owensboro
David Neville, Campbellsburg
Kirby Overman, Lancaster
Brad Reid, Owensboro
Joel Wilson, Nancy
Advisors:
Shubin Saha, Lexington
John Strang, Lexington
Shawn Wright, Jackson
President:
Vice-President:
Secretary:
Treasurer:
Directors:
Mac Stone, Georgetown
Larry Brandenburg, Shelbyville
Tony Silvernail, Frankfort
Sarah Fritschner, Louisville
Rhona Kamar, Fisherville
Paul Haney, Springfield
Steve Paradis, Louisville
Jake Schmitz, Frankfort
Advisors:
Sean Clark, Berea
Shubin Saha, Lexington
Mark Williams, Lexington
KENTUCKY WINE ASSOCIATION
OFFICERS
President:
VP/Secretary:
Treasurer:
Directors:
Neil Vasilakes, Versailles
Eddie O’Daniel, Bloomfield
Brance Gould, Shepherdsville
Mike Hatzell, Brooks
Tommy McIntyre, Bardstown
Francine Sloan, Lawrenceburg
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PRE-CONFERENCE SESSIONS
SUNDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 4
7:30-8:30 p.m. TREE FRUIT ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
Coldstream 4 Room
John Strang, Presiding
7:30-8:30 p.m. SMALL FRUIT ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
Coldstream 5 Room
Shawn Wright, Presiding
7:30-8:30 p.m. VEGETABLE ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
Fayette Room
Shubin Saha Presiding
5:00-9:00 p.m. Exhibitor Set-up
Pre-Function Area & Lower Atrium
All Times Are Eastern Standard Time
Literature Table
Nourse Farms, Inc.
41 River Road
South Deerfield, MA 01373
phone: 413-665-2658
e-mail: info@noursefarms.com
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MONDAY, JANUARY 5
8:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
8:45 a.m.
8:55 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
9:15 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
Exhibits Open, Pre-Function & Lower Atrium Areas
Registration, Pre-Function area outside meeting rooms
Meeting registration is $40.00. Please see the registration form for association memberships.
(1) KSHS-KVGA JOINT
SESSION
(2) GRAPE & WINE SHORT
COURSE
Coldstream 3 Room
Jeremy Hinton Presiding
Coldstream 4
Tom Beall, Presiding
Welcome
- Robert Stone
Horticulture Department Update
- Bob Houtz
Horticulture Council Update
- Jeff Hall
Kentucky Department of
Agriculture Update
- James Comer, Kristen Branscum, and
Josh Lindau
Federal and Kentucky Labor Laws
(panel discussion)
- Jeff Wiley, Rick Alexander, Karen
Garnett, and Aleta Botts
8:50 a.m.
Welcome
- Tom Beall
9:00 a.m.
Maintaining or Improving
Wine Quality by
Managing Oxidation
Purposefully
- Michael Jones
9:30 a.m.
Continued
(3) ORGANIC
ASSOCIATION
OF KENTUCKY
WINTER MEETING
Fayette Room
Mac Stone,
Presiding
10:00 a.m. Minimizing Oxygen
Ingress
- Tom Cottrell
10:30 a.m.
Cider/Coffee Break and Visit Exhibits Pre-Function and Lower Atrium Areas
10:30 a.m. Cider/Coffee Break and
Visit Exhibits - PreFunction and Lower
Atrium Areas
11:00 a.m.
High and Low Tunnel Options for
Season Extension
- Miranda Combs
Design and Extension of Low-Cost Drip
Irrigation in Burma
- Brent Rowell
Farm Service Agency Update
- Mary Lou Bohannon
The Local Food Coordinator Perspective
- Ashton Potter Wright
11:00 a.m. Winemaking Steps Used 11:00 a.m.
to Reduce the Occurrence
of Unpleasant Sulfur like
Odors in Wine
- Jeff Wheeler
11:10 a.m.
11:40 a.m.
11:50 a.m.
Organic
Association
of Kentucky
Winter
Meeting
12:00
EXHIBITORS AND GROWERS LUNCHEON - Coldstream 1 & 2 Rooms
12:00 p.m.
KVGA, KSHS, KWA BOARD MEETINGS
Board members should pick up their lunch at the buffet outside of Coldstream 1 & 2 and then meet in the
designated room at the top of the stairs located over the meeting rooms.
Kentucky State Horticultural Society - Paris Room
Kentucky Vegetable Growers Association- Georgetown Room
Kentucky Wine Association - Lexington Room
All Times Are Eastern Standard Time
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MONDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 5
5 CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Concurrent sessions will enable participants to attend topics of interest in different sessions
(4) FARMERS’ MARKETS
(5) VEGETABLE PRODUCTION
Coldstream 1 & 2 Rooms
Sharon Spencer, Presiding
Coldstream 3 Room
Susan Fox, Presiding
1:30 p.m.
Heirloom Vegetables
- Joyce Pinson
1:30 p.m.
Irrigation Automation at Cedar Point Farms
- Joel Wilson and John Snyder
2:00 p.m.
Meat Marketing and Merchandising
- Gregg Rentfrow
2:00 p.m.
No-Till Vegetable Production
- Nathan Johanning
2:30 p.m.
Cider/Coffee Break and Visit Exhibits
- Pre-Function and Lower Atrium Areas
2:30 p.m.
Cider/Coffee Break and Visit Exhibits
- Pre-Function and Lower Atrium Areas
3:10 p.m.
Maintaining Fruit and Vegetable Quality
- John Strang
3:10 p.m.
3:40 p.m.
Merchandising, Displays and Events
- Sharon Spencer
Vegetable Cultivar Trial Results
(Asparagus, Bell Peppers, Broccoli,
Cauliflower, Kohlrabi, Muskmelons, and
Triploid Watermelons)
- Shubin Saha, Chris Smigell, Daniel Becker
and Shawn Wright
4:10 p.m.
Benefits of Accepting More than Cash
- Sharon Spencer
4:10 p.m.
Pumpkin Production
- Nathan Johanning
4:40 p.m.
Brussels Sprouts Production
- Paul Tokosh
5:20 p.m.
Kentucky Strawberry Association Meeting
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All Times Are Eastern Standard Time
MONDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 5
(6) GRAPE AND WINE SHORT
COURSE
(7) TREE FRUIT
PRODUCTION
(8) ADVANCED WINE
MAKING
Coldstream 4 Room
Brance Gould, Presiding
Coldstream 5 Room
Jessica Cole, Presiding
Fayette Room
Neil Vasilakes, Presiding
1:30 p.m.
Importance of Quality and
Consistency from a Retailer’s
Perspective
- Rachael Peake
1:30 p.m.
Handling Severe Fire
Blight Infections
- Nicole Ward Gauthier
1:30 p.m.
Malolactic Inoculation:
Early or Late?, or at All?
- Michael Jones
2:00 p.m.
Continued
2:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m.
Continued
2:30 p.m.
Cider/Coffee Break and Visit
Exhibits
- Pre-Function and Lower
Atrium Areas
2:30 p.m.
New Tree Fruit Varieties
and Strains
- John Strang
Cider/Coffee Break and
Visit Exhibits
- Pre-Function and Lower
Atrium Areas
2:30 p.m.
Cider/Coffee Break and
Visit Exhibits
- Pre-Function and Lower
Atrium Areas
3:10 p.m.
Important Pre-Fermentation
Factors in Quality Table Wine
Production
- Todd Steiner
3:10 p.m.
New Invasive Insects
- Ric Bessin
3:10 p.m.
Extraction and Retention of
Color and Tannin in
‘Chambourcin’ Wines
- Jeff Wheeler
3:40 p.m.
Continued
3:40 p.m.
Transitioning Out of Fruit
Production
- Steve Isaacs
3:40 p.m.
Continued
4:10 p.m.
Liquor Liability and Other
Winery Insurance
- C. D. Williams
4:10 p.m.
Mineral Nutrition of Peach 4:10 p.m.
and Environmental
Concerns
- Dave Lockwood
4:40 p.m.
Growing and Processing
Pawpaws
- Kirk Pomper and Sheri
Crabtree
4:40 p.m.
Continued
4:40 p.m.
Advances in Wine
Processing Techniques
– Jason Heiligenberg
Continued
MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 5
5:00 p.m.
Exhibits Close
6:00-7:30 p.m. CELEBRATION OF KENTUCKY WINES
Featuring Commercial Kentucky Wines - Coldstream 1 & 2 Rooms
The cost is $15.00 for the event including 10 tasting tickets, souvenir glass and refreshments.
(Boucherie Vineyards & Winery, Cave Hill Vineyard, Christianburg Farms, Country Boy Brewing,
Prodigy Vineyards & Winery, Rising Sons Home Farm Winery, WhiteMoon Winery, White Buck
Vineyards & Winery)
All Times Are Eastern Standard Time
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TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 6
8:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m.
Exhibits Open, Pre-Function and Lower Atrium Areas
Registration, Pre-Function Area outside meeting rooms
5 CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Concurrent sessions will enable participants to attend topics of interest in different sessions.
(9) ORGANIC PRODUCTION
(10) VEGETABLE
PRODUCTION
Coldstream 1 & 2 Rooms
Mac Stone, Presiding
8:30 a.m.
Weed Management in Organic Systems
- Shawn Wright
9:00 a.m.
Organic Management of Stink Bug
- Rachelyn Dobson
9:30 a.m.
Applied Weed Ecology
- Steve Diver
10:00 a.m. Cider/Coffee Break and Visit Exhibits
- Pre-Function and Lower Atrium Areas
10:40 a.m. Aquaponics
- Rebecca Self
Coldstream 3 Room
David Davis, Presiding
8:30 a.m. An Innovative Vegetable Production System
Using Furrow-Guidance
- John Wilhoit
9:00 a.m. Soils 101
- Joshua McGrath
9:30 a.m. KVGA Annual Business Meeting
10:00 a.m Cider/Coffee Break and Visit Exhibits
- Pre-Function and Lower Atrium Areas
10:40 a.m. Scheduling Fungicide Applications to
Manage Foliar Diseases of Cucurbits
- Dan Egel
11:10 a.m. Tomato Production at D & F Farms
- Dwight Faulkner
11:45 a.m. CONFERENCE LUNCHEON -- Coldstream 1 & 2 Rooms
12:00 noon
KGWC BOARD MEETING
Board members should pick up their lunch at the Coldstream 1 & 2 buffet and then meet in the Paris room
at the top of the stairs located over the meeting rooms.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 6
(14) SMALL FRUIT PRODUCTION
Coldstream 1 & 2 Rooms
Chelsey Pickens, Presiding
1:30 p.m. Fungicides 101
- Nicole Ward Gauthier
2:00 p.m. KSU Blackberry Trial Results
- Jeremy Lowe
2:30 p.m. Cider/Coffee Break
- Pre-Function and Lower Atrium Areas
3:10 p.m. Blackberry Trellising Systems
- Dave Lockwood
3:40 p.m Plasticulture Strawberry Production Winter
Protection and Management
- Brad Bergefurd
4:10 p.m. Strawberry Growth and Development
- John Strang
(15) GREENHOUSE AND HIGH
TUNNEL PRODUCTION
Coldstream 3 Room
Jessica Barnes, Presiding
1:30 p.m. Indiana High Tunnel Production
- Whitney Horrall and Melanie Ellis
2:00 p.m. The Influence of Cultural Practices on
Tomato Diseases in High Tunnels
- Dan Egel
2:30 p.m. Cider/Coffee Break - Pre-Function and
Lower Atrium Areas
3:10 p.m. Biological Pest Control
- Shubin Saha
3:40 p.m Low Tunnels
- Cathy Rehmeyer
4:10 p.m. Rainwater Collection and Ultra-Low
Pressure Drip Irrigation for High Tunnels
- Brent Rowell
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All Times Are Eastern Standard Time
TUESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 6
5 CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Concurrent sessions will enable participants to attend topics of interest in different sessions.
(12) TREE FRUIT
(11) GRAPE & WINE
SHORT COURSE
Coldstream 5 Room
Clay Stamm, Presiding
Coldstream 4 Room
Patsy Wilson, Presiding
9:00 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
10:40 a.m.
11:10 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
Overview of the Virginia Wine
Industry
- Cane Hickey
Canopy Management: Effects 9:00 a.m.
on Red Wine Quality
- Cane Hickey
Cider/Coffee Break and Visit
Exhibits
9:30 a.m.
- Pre-Function and Lower
Atrium Areas
10:00 a.m.
Improved Grape and Wine
Quality in a Challenging
Environment: Eastern US
Model for Sustainability and
10:40 a.m.
Economic Vitality
- Imed Dami
2014 Polar Vortex Update and
Its Impact on Grapes
- Imed Dami
11:10 a.m.
Tree Fruit and Small Fruit
Spray Guide Update
- Ric Bessin, Nicole Ward
Gauthier, and John Strang
Apple Tree Architecture
Stud ies at the University of
Maryland; Testing New
Rootstocks and Varieties
- Chris Walsh
Hard Cider from Fruit
- Daniel Harrison
Cider/Coffee Break and Visit
Exhibits
- Pre-Function and Lower
Atrium Areas
Field Performance of Asian
Pear Trees Grown
Under Hot, Humid Summer
Conditions
- Chris Walsh
KSHS Annual Business Meeting
(13) DIRECT MARKETING
Fayette Room
David Kessler, Presiding
8:30 a.m. Social Media
- Joshua Lindau
9:00 a.m. Ethnic Produce
- Miranda Combs
and Jeong Hyun An
9:30 a.m Food Hubs in Ohio Harvest Cooperative
Case Study
- Brad Bergefurd
10:00 a.m. Cider/Coffee Break
and Visit Exhibits Pre-Function and Lower
Atrium Areas
10:40 a.m. Enhancing Your Website
Through the Use of a
Drone
- Brad Reid
11:10 a.m. Value Added Products
and Farm-to-School
Marketing
- Tina Garland and Tim
Woods
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 6
(16) GRAPE AND WINE
SHORT COURSE
Coldstream 4 Room
Nancy Savage, Presiding
1:30 p.m. Tartaric Acid Production in
Grape
- Seth Debolt
2:00 p.m. State of the Industry
- Dennis Walter, Tyler Madison
and Neil Vasilakes
2:30 p.m. Cider/Coffee Break
- Pre-Function and Lower
Atrium Areas
3:10 p.m. Organic Grape Trials
- Sean Lynch
3:40 p.m. Quality and Management of
Norton/Vitis Vinifera Hybrids
(DVR Vines)
- Cathy Edwards
(18) WHOLESALE
MARKETING
(17) AGRITOURISM
Coldstream 5 Room
Amelia Brown Wilson, Presiding
1:30 p.m
2:00 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
3:10 p.m.
3:40 p.m.
4:10 p.m.
Fayette Room
Roger Snell and Joshua Lindau,
Presiding
1:30 Informal meetings between
producers, wholesalers and
restauranteurs
Preparing for a Farmers’s Feast
- Sara Pettit
Tourism and Agritourism Signage
- Steve Spradlin
Cider/Coffee Break
3:30
- Pre-Function and Lower Atrium
Areas
FEAT (Eastern Kentucky Foothills
Eco-Agritourism)
- Gayle Clevenger
Kentucky Center for Agriculture
and Rural Development (KCARD)
- Aleta Botts
Agritourism Update
- Jeremy Hinton and Amelia
Wilson
All Times Are Eastern Standard Time
Continued
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WHO’S WHO 2015
Rick Alexander, Executive Director,
Agriculture Workforce Management
Association, Lexington, KY
Jessica Barnes, Harrison County Extension
Agent for Horticulture, Cynthiana, KY
Tom Beall, Grower, First Vineyard,
Nicholasville, KY
Sheri Crabtree, Co-Investigator of
Horticulture, College of Agriculture,
Food Science, and Sustainable Systems,
Kentucky State University, Frankfort, KY
Dr. Imed Dami, Vitculturist, Department
of Horticulture and Crop Science, The
Ohio State University, Wooster, OH
David Davis, Clark County Extenion
Daniel Becker, Small Fruit and Vegetable
Agent for Agriculture and Natural
Extension Associate, UKREC, Princeton, KY Resources, Winchester, KY
Brad Bergefurd, Ohio State University
Extension, Scioto County, Portsmouth, OH
Dr. Seth Debolt, Teaching and Research,
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Dr. Ric Bessin, Extension Entomologist,
Department of Entomology, University of
Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Steve Diver, Horticulture Research Farm
Manager, Department of Horticulture,
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Mary Lou Bohannon, USDA Farm Service
Agency, Lexington, KY
Rachelyn Dobson, Entomology
Graduate Student, Department of
Entomology, University of Kentucky,
Lexington, KY
Dr. Aleta Botts, Executive Director,
Kentucky Center for Agricultural and Rural
Development (KCARD), Mt. Sterling, KY
John Boucherie, Boucherie Vineyards &
Winery, Spottsville, KY
Kristen Branscum, Executive Director,
Office of Marketing & Product Promotion,
Kentucky Department of Agriculture,
Frankfort, KY
Gayle Clevenger, President, Eastern
Kentucky Foothills Eco-Agritourism
(FEAT), Sandy Hook, KY
Jessica Cole, Mercer County Extension
Agent for Horticulture, University of
Kentucky, Harrodsburg, KY
Miranda Combs, Senior Extension
Associate, Department of Agricultural
Economics, University of Kentucky,
Lexington, KY
James Comer, Kentucky Commissioner of
Agriculture, Frankfort, KY
Dr. Tom Cottrell, Extension Enology
Specialist, Department of Horticulture,
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Jason Heiligenberg, Winemaker,
Huber’s Vineyard & Winery,
Starlight, IN
Cane Hickey, Ph.D. Student, Alson
H. Smith Jr. Agricultural Research and
Extension Center, Winchester, VA
Jeremy Hinton, President, Kentucky
State Horticultural Society, Agritourism
Operator, Hinton’s Orchard & Farm
Market, Hodgenville, KY
Whitney Horrall, Grower, Melon Acres,
Oaktown, IN
Dr. Bob Houtz, Chair, Department of
Horticulture, University of Kentucky,
Lexington, KY
Cathy Edwards, Grower, Harkness
Edwards Vineyards, Lexington KY
Dr. Steve Isaacs, Extension Farm
Management Specialist, Department of
Agricultural Economics, University of
Kentucky, Lexington KY
Dr. Dan Egel, Extension Plant
Pathologist, Southwest Purdue Agriculture
Program, Vincennes, IN
Nathan Johanning, Extension Educator,
Univeristy of Illinois Extension,
Murphysboro, IL
Melanie Ellis, Grower, Melon Acres,
Oaktown, IN
Michael Jones, Scott Labs, Petaluma,
CA
Dwight Faulkner, Grower, D & F Farms,
Somerset, KY
David Kessler, Marion County
Extension Agent for Agriculture and
Natural Resources, Lebanon, KY
Susan Fox, Lyon County Extension Agent
for Agriculture and Natural Resources,
Eddyville, KY
Karen Garnet, District Director, US DOL
Wage and Hour Division, Louisville, KY
Dr. Nicole Ward Gauthier, Extention
Plant Pathologist, Department of Plant
Pathology, University of Kentucky,
Lexington, KY
Tina Garland, Farm to School Program
Coordinator, Kentucky Department of
Agriculture, Mt. Sterling, KY
Jeff Hall, Executive Director, Kentucky
Horticulture Council, Louisville, KY
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Daniel Harrison, Country Boy Brewing,
Lexington, KY
Joshua Lindau, Ag Marketing &
Agribusiness Recruitment, Kentucky
Department of Agriculture, Frankfort,
KY
Dr. Dave Lockwood, Extension Fruit
Specialist, Plant Sciences, University of
Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Jeremy Lowe, Co-Investigator of
Horticulture, Kentucky State University,
Frankfort, KY
Sean Lynch, UK Research Farm
Technician, Department of Horticulture,
University of Kentucky, Lexington KY
WHO’S WHO 2015
Tyler Madison, Grape and Wine
Marketing Specialist, Kentucky
Department of Agriculture, Frankfort, KY
Dr. Shubin K. Saha, Extension Vegetable
Specialist, Department of Horticulture,
Univeristy of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Neil Vasilakes, President, Kentucky Wine
Association, Grower, Wildside Winery,
Versailles, KY
Dr. Joshua McGrath, Extension Soils
Specialist, Department of Plant and Soil
Sciences, University of Kentucky,
Lexington KY
Rebecca Self, Grower, Food Chain,
Lexington, KY
Dennis Walter, Chair, Kentucky Grape
& Wine Council, Grower, StoneBrook
Winery, Camp Springs, KY
Debra and Bill Patterson, Cave Hill
Vineyard, Eubank, KY
Alex Payne, WhiteMoon Winery,
Lebannon, KY
Sara Pettit, River Valley Agritourism
Alliance, Butler, KY
Chad Peach, Prodigy Vineyards &
Winery, Frankfort, KY
Rachael Peake, Capital Cellars,
Frankfort, KY
Chelsey Pickens, Russell County
Extension Agent for Agriculture and
Natural Resources, Russel Springs, KY
Joyce Pinson, Grower, Pikeville, KY
Dr. Kirk Pomper, Director-KSU
Agricultural Experiment Station, College
of Agriculture, Food Science and
Sustainable Systems, Kentucky State
University, Frankfort, KY
Dr. Cathy Rehmeyer, Grower, Four
Petals Farm, and blog author (Mother of a
Hubbard), Pikeville, KY
Brad Reid, Grower, Reid’s Orchards,
Owensboro, KY
Dr. Gregg Rentfrow, Extension Meat
Specialists, Department of Animal
Sciences, University of Kentucky,
Lexington KY
Dr. Brent Rowell, Extension Professor,
International Programs, Department of
Horticulture, University of Kentucky,
Lexington KY
Nancy Savage, U.K. Student, Department
of Horticulture, University of Kentucky,
Lexington KY
Francine and Joseph Sloan, Rising Sons
Home Farm Winery, Lawrenceburg, KY
Chris Smigell, Small Fruit and Vegetable
Extension Associate, Department of
Horticulture, University of Kentucky,
Lexington, KY
Dr. Christopher Walsh, Professor of
Horticulture, University of Maryland,
College Park, MD
Jeff Wheeler, Research Analyst,
Department of Horticulture, University of
Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Roger Snell, Farm to Retail Liaison,
Office of Ag Marketing & Product
Promotion, KDA, Frankfort, KY
Allen White, White Buck Vineyards &
Winery, Morganfield, KY
Dr. John Snyder, Teaching and
Research, Department of Horticulture,
University of Kentucky, Lexington KY
Jeff Wiley, Employment Standards
Consultant, Kentucky Labor Cabinet,
Frankfort, KY
Sharon Spencer, Farmers’ Market
Marketing Specialist, Kentucky
Department of Agriculture, Frankfort, KY
Dr. John Wilhoit, Extension Specialty
Crop Mechanization Specialist,
Department of Biosystems and
Agricultural Engineering, University of
Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Steve Spradlin, Kentucky Transportation
Cabinet, Division of Maintenance,
Frankfort, KY
Clay Stamm, Nicholas County
Extension Agent for Agriculture and
Natural Resources, Carlisle, KY
Todd Steiner, Enologist, Department of
Horticulture and Crop Science, OARDC,
The Ohio University, Wooster, OH
Mac Stone, President, Organic
Association of Kentucky, Grower,
Georgetown, KY
Robert Stone, President, Kentucky
Vegetable Growers Association, Grower,
Stonehome Farm, Paris, KY
Dr. John Strang, Extension Fruit and
Vegetable Specialist, Department of
Horticulture, University of Kentucky,
Lexington, KY
Bill and Denise Stiles, Christianburg
Farms, Inc., Shelbyville, KY
Paul Tokosh, Grower, Hillview Farm &
Orchard, Pleasureville, KY
C. D. Williams, Quality Insurance of
Kentucky, Lexington KY
Dr. Amelia Brown Wilson, Director,
Division of Agritourism, Office of
Marketing, Kentucky Department of
Agriculture, Frankfort, KY
Joel Wilson, Grower, Wilson’s Cedar
Point Farm, Nancy, KY
Patsy Wilson, Extension Viticulturist,
Department of Horticulture, University of
Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Dr. Tim Woods, Agricultural Economics
Extension Specialist, Department of
Agricultural Economics, University of
Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Dr. Ashton Potter Wright, Local Food
Coordinator, Office of the Mayor,
Lexington Urban County Government,
Lexington, KY
Dr. Shawn Wright, Extension
Horticulture Specialist, Department of
Horticulture, University of Kentucky,
Robinson Center for Appalachian
Resource Sustainability, Jackson, KY
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Exhibitors 2015
All American Containers
206 Finley Rd.
Belle Vernon, PA 15012
phone: 315-585-6045
e-mail: rparmelee@
allamericancontainers.com
Dillman Farm, Inc.
4955 West State Road 45
Bloomington, IN 47403
phone: 812-825-5525
e-mail: carydillman@dillmanfarm.
com
Kentucky Farm Bureau Roadside
Farm Market Program
P.O. Box 20700
Louisville, KY 40250
phone: 502-495-5000
e-mail: fran.mccall@kyfb.com
ML Irrigation
226 Shady Lane
Midway, KY 40347
phone: 859-229-3096
e-mail: rmcniel@highlandmoor.
com
Arton Glass
43 Lively Oaks Rd.
Lively, VA 22507
phone: 804-761-4705
e-mail: customerservice@
artonproducts.com
Earth Tools
1525 Kays Branch Rd.
Owenton, KY 40359-8619
phone: 502-484-3988
e-mail: earthtools@hotmail.com
Kentucky Irrigation Co.
605 Blue Sky Parkway
Lexington, KY 40509
phone: 859-254-7022
e-mail: bob@kentuckyirrigation.com
Monte Package Company
P.O. Box 128
Riverside, MI 49084
phone: 800-653-2807
e-mail: MikeV@montepkg.com
Entomology Solutions
1701 Deer Lane
Louisville, KY 40205
phone: 502-384-8953
e-mail: blair@bugsbehavingbadly.
com
Kentucky State University Fruit
and Vegetable Mobile Processing
Initiative
129 Atwood Research Facility
Kentucky State University
Frankfort, KY 40601
phone: 502-597-5942
e-mail: kirk.pomper@ky.edu
Premium Horticulture
Supply Co.
915 E. Jefferson St.
Louisville, KY 40206
phone: 502-727-5870
e-mail: premhort@bellsouth.net
Berger Peat Moss
1941 Saint Gregory’s Court
Knoxville, TN 37931
phone: 865-312-2258
e-mail: adaml@berger.ca
Brick Packaging
P.O. Box 6715
Traverse City, MI 49686
phone: 231-947-4950
e-mail: danbrick@
brickpackaging.com
Center for Crop Diversification
University of Kentucky
N-318 Ag. Science Center North
Lexington, KY 40546-0091
phone: 859-257-1477
e-mail: cgcass0@uky.edu
Central Kentucky Ag. Credit
640 S. Broadway
Lexington, KY 40508
phone: 859-253-3249
cbrock@iglou.com
Clifton Seed Company
P.O. Box 206
Faison, NC 28341
phone: 910-267-2690
e-mail: chrisc@cliftonseed.com
Continental Industries
P.O. Box 865
Shepherdsville, KY 40165
phone: 502-543-2600
email: jchamilton@windstream.
net
Crop Production Services
6803 N. Henderson Ford Rd.
Mooresville, IN 46158
johnphillips@uap.com
Deerfield Supplies
2825 Stringtown Rd.
Elkton, KY 42220
phone: 270-265-2425
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Governor’s Office of Ag. Policy
404 Ann Street
Frankfort, KY 40601
phone: 502-564-4627
e-mail: sandra.gardner@ky.gov
H & H Farm Machine Co., Inc.
7916 Unionville-Brief Rd.
Monroe, NC 28110
phone: 704-753-4919
e-mail: dave.teague@hhspray.com
Hillside Orchard Farms
105 Mitcham Circle
Tiger, GA 30576
phone: 706-782-4995
e-mail: patsy@hillsideorchard.com
Indiana Berry & Plant Co.
2811 Michigan Rd.
Plymouth, IN 46563
phone: 574-784-2905
e-mail: sales@superbhorticulture.
com
Innovative Labels
4000 Hamilton-Middletown Rd.
Hamilton, Ohio 45011
phone: 888-860-2457, ext. 1292
e-mail: ottknop@ILSlabels.com
Kentucky Blueberry Growers’
Association
1103 West Stockton St.
Edmonton, KY 42129
phone: 270-432-2601
e-mail: kbga@scrtc.com
Kentucky Department of
Agriculture
Office of Marketing
111 Corporate Drive
Frankfort, KY 40601
e-mail: Joshua.Lindau@ky.gov
Kentucky Women in Agriculture,
Inc.
P.O. Box 4409
Lexington, KY 40544
phone: 270-293-8151
e-mail: sfurches@mchsi.com
Lewis Seed Co.
130 N. Spring St.
Louisville, KY 40206
phone: 502-386-8335
e-mail: steve.lewisseed@gmail.com
Lincoln County Produce Auction
450 Al Wyler Rd.
Crab Orchard, KY 40419
phone: 606-355-0030
Mechanical Transplanter, Co.
1150 Central Avenue
Holland, MI 49434
phone: 616-396-8738
e-mail: mtc@egl.net
Midwest Grower Supply
606 W. 4th Street
Stanberry, MO 64489
phone: 866-802-3431
e-mail: midwestgrower@sbcglobal.
net
Midwest Vineyard Supply
2300 South Twin Bridge Road
Decatur, IL 62521
phone: 217-864-9896
e-mail: sales@
midwestvineyardsupply.com
Miller Chemical & Fertilizer
Corp.
P.O. Box 333
Hanover, PA 17331
phone: 717-632-8921
e-mail: jshannon845@gmail.com
Rockford Package Supply
10421 Northland Dr.
Rockford, MI 49341
phone: 800-444-7225
e-mail: tpaulson@rockfordpack.
com
Rupp Seeds Inc.
17919 County Road B
Wauseon, OH 43567
phone: 1-800-700-1199
e-mail: info@ruppseeds.com
Scott Laboratories
P.O. Box 4559
Petaluma, CA 94955
phone: 707-765-6666
e-mail: michelles@scottlab.com
Seedway, LLC
7520 Ruggles Ferry Pike
Knoxville, TN 37924
phone: 865-548-7333
e-mail: kbhosey@gmail.com
Siegers Seeds
13031 Reflections Dr.
Holland, MI 49424
phone: 731-431-6730
e-mail: jim_elam@siegers.com
Smith’s Promotional Products
1474 Ninevah Rd.
Frankfort, KY 40601
phone: 502-227-7829
e-mail: dtsmith59@aol.com
Southern FS , Inc.
200 Jamestown Rd
Cobden IL 62920
phone: 618-322-7027 or
618-893-4852
e-mail: applejam1@charter.net,
agunther@southernfs.com
Stokes Seeds, Inc.
13265 Howe Rd.
Fishers, IN 46038
phone: 317-409-3445
e-mail: kwagner@stokeseeds.com
Town & Country Specialty
Foods, Inc.
1243 Filiatreau Lane
Bardstown, KY 40004
phone: (c)502-507-2974,
(o)502-460-6063
e-mail: foods@bardstowncable.
net
USDA Farm Service Agency
771 Corporate Drive, Suite 210
Lexington, KY 40503
phone: 859-224-7637
e-mail: marylou.bohannon@ky.usda.
gov
Van Meter Family Farm
164 Old Peonia Loop Rd.
Clarkson, KY 42726
phone: 615-887-6229
email: vanmeterfamilyfarm@gmail.
com
USDA - Natural Resouces
Conservation Service
771 Corporate Dr., Suite 210
Lexington, KY 40503
phone: 859-224-7363
e-mail: christy.morgan@ky.usda.gov
Waters Agricultural Laboratories,
Inc.
2101 Calhoun Rd., Hwy 81
Owensboro, KY 42301
phone: 270-685-4039
e-mail: jeff@watersag.com
Zimmerman’s High Tunnels
11693 Sims Rd.
Versailles, MO 65084
phone: 414-916-9876
e-mail: greenhousedan7@gmail.
com
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Kentucky State Horticultural Society
UK Research & Education Center
P.O. Box 469
Princeton KY 42445-0469
KENTUCKY FRUIT AND VEGETABLE CONFERENCE
Embassy Suites Hotel, Lexington KY -- January 5-6, 2015
Mark one:
ADVANCE REGISTRATION
I am not able to attend--continue my membership(s) as listed below.
NAME(S) for name tag (Please print)
ADDRESS
CITY, STATE
PHONE: (
FAX: (
ZIP
)
OCCUPATION/FIRM
)
E-Mail
PLEASE LIST NAME(S) OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS:
I recommend ___________________ for the □ KSHS or
□ KVGA Board of Directors.
Complimentary registration for County Extension Agents, University Students, and children under 15 years of age accompanying an adult.
** A $40 registration allows entrance into any conference meeting session except for Advanced Wine
Making.
One year membership plus meeting registration.
Kentucky State Horticultural Society -------------- Number attending
Kentucky Vegetable Growers Association ------- Number attending
Organic Association of Kentucky ------------------ Number attending
Grape & Wine Short Course ---------------------- Number attending
$40 PER PERSON
$
$
$
$
Register for Advanced Wine Making, (limited to 25 registrants), Jan. 5, 2015 / 1:30 pm
Number attending
x $20 each = TOTAL $
Register for the Celebration of Kentucky Wines, Jan. 5, 2015 / 6:00-7:30 PM
Number attending
x $15 each = TOTAL $
EXHIBITOR/GROWER LUNCHEON -- January 5, 2015 / 12:00 Noon EST
MENU: Will be mostly locally produced Kentucky Proud Products.
► Meal prices include meal, tax and tips.
Number attending
CONFERENCE LUNCHEON - January 6, 2015 / 11:45 a.m. EST
Number attending
x $26 each = TOTAL $
x $32 each = TOTAL $
MENU: Will be mostly locally produced Kentucky Proud Products
**Meal tickets are available only through advance registration.
→ Please make CHECKS payable to:
CHECK #
CHECK AMT $
KENTUCKY VEGETABLE GROWERS ASSOCIATION
CASH AMT $
TOTAL PAID $
Mail advance registration to:
Mary Ann Kelley, Research & Education Center,
PO Box 469, Princeton, KY 42445-0469
Phone: 270-365-7541 x 216; Fax: 270-365-2667
Dr. John Strang, Coordinator
ADVANCE REGISTRATION MUST BE RECEIVED BY FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2014
Participants may also register at the conference.