North American Raspberry & Blackberry Conference
March 3-6, 2020 St. Louis, Missouri
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Grouping into the sections below is roughly based on the topics tracks at the conference. File names may be shortened versions of the titles shown below.
NARBA 2020 Conference Program Booklet (This tall, narrow booklet is formatted in the pdf file as two-page spreads)
General Sessions
- Making the Connections: A Changing Climate – Doug Kluck, NOAA
- Climate Change and Agronomonic Issues for Caneberry – Dennis Todey,USDA Midwest Climate Hub
- Caneberry Market Update & Outlook – Roland Fumasi, RaboResearch Food & Agribusiness
- Remembering Chad Finn – Mary Peterson, USDA-ARS, Corvallis, OR & Bernadine Strik, Oregon State University
- Chad Finn Tribute (video – posted on YouTube)
- Sehr Schöne Beeren! Caneberry Production in Germany and Switzerland – Lisa DeVetter, Washington State University
- You spoke, we listened: Stakeholder-identified priorities for research and extension in the U.S. blackberry industry – Margaret Worthington, University of Arkansas
- Tools for Your Wellness Toolbox in Times of Farm Stress – Sean Brotherson, North Dakota State University
Cultivars, Breeding, Genetic Resources
- Variety Development in Northern Production Areas – Courtney Weber, Cornell University
- Ponca and Caddo, New Blackberries from Arkansas – John R. Clark, University of Arkansas
- How new PNW blackberry and raspberry cultivars will bring happiness to your farm! – Mary Peterson, USDA-ARS, Corvallis, OR
- National Clonal Germplasm Repository – Jill Bushakra, USDA-NCGR, Corvallis, OR
- A Unique Collaboration that Will Increase Access to New Caneberry Varieties – Cherie Oschenfeld, Pairwise
Pest & Disease
- Insects in a changing climate: Effects on caneberry pests and pollinators? – Hannah Burrack, NC State University
- Making Pest Management Decisions – Donn Johnson, University of Arkansas (retired)
- Status of Broad Mite Management on Blackberry – Donn Johnson, University of Arkansas (retired)
- Status of Broad Mite on Blackberry (article) – Donn Johnson, University of Arkansas (retired)
- Managing Parasitic Nematodes in Red Raspberry (A Pacific Northwestern Perspective) – Lisa DeVetter, Washington State University
- A decade in: What we’ve learned about SWD after 10 years – Hannah Burrack, NC State University
- Optimizing a Food Grade Attractant to Arrest SWD Dispersal – Gabriella Tait, Oregon State University
- Caneberry Pesticide Residue Decline Study for Export Markets 2017-2019 – Joe DeFrancesco, Oregon State University
Plant Management
- Irrigation and Soil Water Monitoring in Blackberry and Raspberry – David Bryla, USDA-ARS, Corvallis, OR
- Digging Into Soil Health: How to build and maintain soil productivity for caneberries – Amanda McWhirt, University of Arkansas
- Primocane-fruiting blackberry nutrient levels through the season: What’s going on in single and double cropping systems? – Gina Fernandez, NC State University
- Best Fertilizer Practices for Blackberries & Raspberries: How to Assess and Plan – Bernadine Strik, Oregon State University (presentation given by David Bryla)
- Prohexadione Calcium for Blackberry: Research Updates – Gina Fernandez, NC State University
- Blackberry trellis and training systems – Fumi Takeda, USDA-ARS, Kearneysville, WV
- Substrate Caneberry Production: Adopting the European Model – Ellen Thompson, Pacific Berry Breeding
- Growing Brambles in High Tunnels: Prepare for Something Different – Laura McDermott, Cornell University Cooperative Extension. This is a VERY large file — we are seeking to replace it with a smaller version.
Fruit and Flavor
- Progression of Flavor Development in Caneberries: My Experiences – John R. Clark, University of Arkansas
- Bacteria, Viruses, Parasites: Key takeaways from past outbreaks to reduce food safety risks in caneberries – Connie Fisk, Produce Safety Alliance
- Blackberries Visual Aids and Inspection Procedures: Red Drupelet Disorder – Olivia Banks, USDA Standards Division
New Products and Technology
- Emergence of New Technologies: Progress and challenge in SWD management – Gabriella Tait, Oregon State University
- PhylloLux: A New UV-C Light Based Technology for Control of Diseases, Insects, and Mites on Berry Crops – Fumi Takeda, USDA-ARS, Kearneysville, WV
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Agriculture – Brian Mellea, AgShift
- Introducing BRANDT GlucoPro: A new class of PGR – Arthur Nonomura, Brandt
- Plant Logic, Innovative Products for Smart Growers – Mike Schmidt, Plant Logic
Posters (listed alphabetically by title)
- A new food-grade behavior disruptor as a management tool for spotted-wing drosophila (Image)
- Black Raspberries for Grower Trial (Image)
- Blackberry Advanced Breeding Line Trial: Bringing New Cultivars to NC (Image)
- Blackberry Pest Pressure on Rotating Cross-Arm Trellis Compared to T-trellis: 2019 Results from University of Arkansas (Abstract)
- Effect of Harvest Time on Red Drupelet Reversion in Blackberry (Image)
- Fresh Market & Ornamental Blackberries for Grower Trial (Image)
- Fruit Development in Blackberry Types and Cultivars – Impact of Days and Temperature from Bloom to Stages of Ripening (Image)
- Mapping the Primocane-Fruiting Locus in Blackberry (Image)
- National Clonal Germplasm Repository Mission (Image)
- Red Raspberries for Grower Trial (Image)
- Repository Contributions to Rubus Research (Image)
- Season Extension of Subtropical Blackberry Production by Chemical Induction of Defoliation and Bud Break (Image)
- Season Extension of Subtropical Blackberry Production by Chemical Induction of Defoliation and Bud Break (Abstract)
- Trailing Blackberries for Grower Trial (Image)
- Using the relationship between fertilization practices, soil and plant nutrient status, and yield in caneberry grower fields to inform research and extension programs (Abstract)
