2014 Conference Proceedings

January 27-29, 2014 — Hershey Pennsylvania

in cooperation with the Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention

These online Proceedings include both articles and Powerpoint presentations, all as pdf files. Most speakers are represented, but not all. And, of course, missing are the oral presentation that accompanied Powerpoint presentations and informal discussion and questions that make up a large part of the conference experience. 

Files vary in size; large files may be slow to open for those with dial-up connections or slow download speeds. 

NARBA is now making Proceedings older than three years public access, however, presentations and articles remain the property of the presenters, and permission should be sought for some uses, such as republishing or showing a presentation.  A CD of these Proceedings is available free on request to NARBA members or others who attended the conference. It is available for $10 (postage included) to all others.  

Table of Contents

Introduction

1. Introduction and Table of Contents
2. Conference Program and Links to sponsors

Spotted Wing Drosophila

3. SWD Biology and Management – Loeb (Powerpoint)
4. Understanding Insecticides and How They Work – Loeb (Powerpoint)
5. SWD Impact, Research and Management.Burrack.Powerpointting insects – Hannah Burrack, NC State University (Powerpoint)
6. SWD Caneberry Update – Hannah Burrack, NC State University (article)
7. Getting the Most out of SWD Control Measures – Cesar Rodriguez-Saona, Rutgers University, and Rufus Isaacs, Michigan State University (PowerPoint)
8. Getting the Most out of SWD Control Measures – Cesar Rodriguez-Saona, Rutgers University (article)
9. There Are Worms in My Fruit Salad! – John Berry, Pennsylvania State University (Powerpoint)
10. There Are Worms in My Fruit Salad! – John Berry, Pennsylvania State University (article)

Production Management

11. Your Aging Planting: Revitalize or Retire? – Marvin Pritts, Cornell University (PowerPoint)
12. Postharvest Issues with Blackberries – Penelope Perkins-Veazie, NC State University, Plants For Human Health Institute (Powepoint)

Varieties, Rubus Types, and Health Benefits

13. Black Raspberries: New Interest in an Old Crop – Kathy Demchak, Penn State University and Bryan Butler, University of Maryland Extension (Powerpoint)
14. Black Raspberries: New Interest in an Old Crop – Kathy Demchak, Penn State University and Bryan Butler, University of Maryland Extension (article)
15. Niwot Double-Cropping Black Raspberry – Peter Tallman (Powerpoint)
16. Niwot Double-Cropping Black Raspberry – Peter Tallman (article)
17. Field and High Tunnel Blackberry Varieties Grown in Virginia – Reza Rafie, Virginia State University (Powerpoint)
18. What’s New with Blackberry Varieties – John R. Clark, University of Arkansas (Powerpoint)
19. What’s New with Blackberry Varieties and Arkansas Blackberry Breeding Update: New Developments Ready or On the Horizon – John R. Clark, University of Arkansas (article)
20. Raspberry Varieties for Today and Tomorrow – Nate Nourse, Nourse Farms (Powerpoint)
21. Varieties of Raspberries We Grow at Larriland Farm and Why – Guy Moore (Powerpoint)
22. Understanding and Capitalizing on Bramble Health Benefits — Penelope Perkins-Veazie and Moo Jung Kim, NC State University, Plants for Human Health Institute (Powerpoint)

Grower Spotlights

23. Stokes Berry Farm Spotlight — Dale Stokes (Powerpoint)
24. Kuhn Orchards, LLC Grower Spotlight – Sidney Kuhn and Anthony Herring (Powerpoint)

NARBA thanks the Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention for hosting our meeting and especially thanks William Troxell, Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers Association for working with our speakers and for sharing raspberry/blackberry articles from the PVGA conference Proceedings, printed in hard copy. To request a copy of these Proceedings, which also contain articles on other berry and vegetable crops, contact PVGA at www.pvga.org, pvga@pvga.org, or 717-694-3596.