Cherry pre-harvest tour set for Oregon
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Oregon State University presents a cherry pre-harvest tour hosted Thursday, June 1, by Lynn Long, an Extension educator in Wasco County. Coffee and donuts will be provided in the morning and a lunch will be held at Dave Cooper Orchard celebrating Long’s upcoming retirement.
Below is an agenda of the tour.
7:45 AM Orchard View Farms, Dallesport Orchard
- New Systems for Increased Profitability – Modified Bi-Axe (Ian Chandler, Carmelo Gamez)
- Advantages of Trellis vs. Free Standing
- Branch Induction with Scoring and Promolin
- Construction and Economics of Trellis Systems
- Drip Irrigation on Sandy and Other Light Soils (Jac Le Roux, Irrinet)
- Electrostatic Sprayer Demonstration (Willie Hartman, On-Target Spray)
- Ultra-Low Volume
- Reduced Drift
- Soil Preparation for New Plantings
- Is Soil Fumigation Necessary?– David Granatstein, WSU
- Green Manure Cover Crop – Mike Omeg
- Economic Costs and Benefits – Mike Omeg
- New Systems for Profitability – Mike Omeg
- Construction and economics of Trellis Systems
- Anticipated Benefits and Cost Return
- Novel Soil and Plant Health Study (NRCS – Conservation Innovation Grant) Mike Omeg, David Granatstein, WSU, and Lynn Long, OSU
- Initial Soil Analysis Results – Shannon Andrews, manager OSU Central Analytical Lab
- Compost and Mulch Application Demo – Mike Omeg and Pierce Louis, Dirt Huggers
- Economic Costs and Benefits – Mike Omeg
- Mow and Blow; An Easy, Innovative Way to Improve Soil Health – Mike Omeg and David Granatstein, WSU