2012 Calendar of Vegetable Events
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| Jan 10–12 | 57th Annual North Willamette Horticulture Society Annual Meeting, Clackamas Fairgrounds, Canby, Oregon. January 10th: Organic Crops Section, January 11th: Vegetable Section, January 12th: Berry Section. |
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| Jan 17 | Columbia Basin Vegetable Seed Association Annual Meeting, Moses Lake Event Center, Quincy, Washington. |
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| Jan 18–19 | Columbia Basin Crop Consultants Association Annual Short Course, Big Bend Community College, Moses Lake, Washington. |
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| Jan 24–26 | Washington-Oregon Potato Conference, Three Rivers Convention Center, Kennewick, Washington.
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| Feb 1–2 | Central Oregon Farm Fair and Trade Show, Madras, Oregon.
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| Feb 2 | Wilbur-Ellis/Alf Christianson Seed Co. Vegetable Seed Growers’ Meeting, Burlington, Washington.
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| Feb 7 | Idaho / Malheur County, Oregon Onion Growers – 52nd Annual Meeting, Four Rivers Cultural Center, Ontario, Oregon.
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| Feb 13 9–3 pm |
California Garlic and Onion Symposium, Agriculture Building Auditorium, University of California Cooperative Extension, Tulare County, Tulare, California. The latest research results for Growers and Allied Industry presented by the University of California Allium Workgroup and the California Garlic and Onion Research Advisory Board. Please call and let them know you are coming so they can plan for lunch! |
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| Feb 17 8–4:30pm |
30th Annual Western Washington Potato Workshop, WSU Northwestern Washington Research & Extension Center, Mount Vernon, Washington. |
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| Feb 22 |
Specialty Seed Growers of Western Oregon Annual Educational Growers Meeting, Albany, Oregon.
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| Feb 23–24 | Soil Quality Network 2012, Portland, Oregon. This workshop will train agricultural professionals in soil quality assessments, education program development and strategies to support farmers. Special student opportunities and activities are planned. The workshop is worth 14 CEUs to CCA, CPSS, CPSC and CPAG. Registration and hotel reservation early-bird deadlines are February 8th. Discount registration is available for the first 30 students.
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| Mar 19 |
1st Annual Northwest Washington Sustainable Agriculture Conference, Rotary Building at the Northwest Washington Fairgrounds, Lynden, WA. This daylong event will feature seminars on topics relevant to sustainable and organic producers. The morning session will be an intensive program on irrigation and fertigation. The afternoon session will feature two tracks. The crop production track will feature topics of cover crops, soil fertility, weed management, small grain production and off-season small fruit production. The livestock track will feature topics of meat poultry production, veterinary issues, pasture management, and alternative livestock feeds. |
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| Mar 20–22 |
58th Conference on Soilborne Plant Pathogens and the 44th California Nematology Workshop, Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA. Started in 1954 by researchers from the University of California with interests in soilborne fungi, it meets annually at locations in the western U.S. It has progressed into one of the best known and highly valued conferences in plant pathology focused on soilborne fungi. |
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| Mar 25–28 | Annual Meeting of the Pacific Branch of the Entomological Society of America, Portland Waterfront Marriott, Portland, Oregon. |
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| Mar 27–29 | 7th International IPM Symposium, Memphis Cook Convention Center, Memphis, Tennessee. Symposium sessions will address Integrated Pest Management (IPM) across disciplines, internationally, in the market place, urban settings, greenhouses, and more. |
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| May 21–24 | 6th International Symposium on Edible Alliaceae, Acros Fukuoka, Fukuoka Japan. |
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| Jun 9–11 | 12th International Symposium on the Processing Tomato & 10th World Congress on Processing Tomato, Beijing China. |
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| June 27 8:00am–12pm |
Potato Field Day, OSU Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center (HAREC). Hermiston, OR. |
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| June 28 |
WSU Potato Field Day, WSU Othello Research and Extension. |
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| July 12 |
WSU Mount Vernon NWREC Field Day, WSU Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon, WA. Join us to learn about current agricultural research, and to catch up with others in the Agricultural community. |
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| Jul 31–Aug 3 | 2012 American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) Annual Conference, InterContinental Hotel, Miami, Florida. |
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| Aug 4–8 | 2012 American Phytopathological Society (APS) Annual Meeting, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A. The APS Annual Meeting will focus on communicating our science – sharing the importance of plant pathology with each other and the world. |
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| Aug 11–15 | 96th Potato Association of America Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado.The APS Annual Meeting will focus on communicating our science – sharing the importance of plant pathology with each other and the world. |
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| Aug 12–16 | Society of Nematologists 51st Annual Meeting, Savannah Marriott Riverfront Hotel, Savannah, Georgia. |
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| August 27 8:00am–12pm |
Corn Field Day, OSU Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center (HAREC). |
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| Sep 12–13 | Potato Europe, Villers-Saint-Christophe, France. |
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| Nov 4–6 | The 21st International Pepper Conference, Naples, Florida. This international conference will provide numerous opportunities for participants to share up-to-date information and research, and to discuss common concerns with colleagues from around the world. This exchange of information is vital to the continued improvement and international advancement of peppers. |
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| Nov 11–14 | Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Knoxville, Tennessee. |
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| Nov 12–16 | ISHS VI International Symposium on Brassicas and XVIII Crucifer Genetics Workshop, Catania (Italy). The Symposium will be held in the Aula Magna, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 100, Catania (Italy). |
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| Dec 12–14 | National Allium Research Conference (NARC), Las Cruces, New Mexico. Plan to attend the leading conference for those interested in Alliums. Presentations will encompass breeding and genetics, onion thrips and IYSV management, disease management, postharvest handling, and cultural practices of Alliums. Learn about the latest research occurring in these areas. |
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2011 Calendar of Vegetable Events
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| Jan 11–13 | 56th Annual North Willamette Horticulture Society Meeting, Clackamas County Fairgrounds, Canby, OR. Monday, January 11th is the organic crops section, Tuesday the 12th is the vegetable section, and Wednesday the 13th is the berry section. Program courtesy of Pratum Co-op OVS Ag West Supply Bayer Crop Science Osborne Seed Company Marion Ag Service. |
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| Jan 25–27 | Washington-Oregon Potato Conference, Three Rivers Convention Center, Kennewick, WA. New speakers, improved programs and your favorite social events. General admission is still $5 at the door. |
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| Feb 10–12 | Organicology Conference and Workshops, Portland, OR |
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| Feb 22 | Tomato Grafting Webinar, Join eOrganic for a new webinar on Grafting for Disease Management in Organic Tomato Production on Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011 by Frank Louws, of North Carolina State University and Cary Rivard of Kansas State University. The webinar will take place at 2 PM Eastern Time (1 PM Central, 12 PM Mountain, 11 AM Pacific Time). Advance registration is required. Register now. |
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| Feb 25 8–4:30 |
29th Annual Western Washington Potato Workshop, WSU Northwestern Washington Research & Extension Center, Mount Vernon, WA. |
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| Mar 21–23 | 57th Conference on Soilborne Plant Pathogens and the 43rd California Nematology Workshop, University of California, Davis; Davis, California |
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| Mar 22 | The Evolution, Status, and Future of Organic No-Till in the Northeast US, Webinar. Presented by Bill Curran of Penn State, Steven Mirsky of the USDA-ARS, and Bill Mason of Mason's Heritage Farm. March 22, 2011 at 2PM Eastern Time (1PM Central, 12PM Mountain, 11AM Pacific). Space is limited. |
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| Mar 27–29 | 7th International IPM Symposium, Memphis Cook Convention Center, Memphis, Tennessee. Symposium sessions will address Integrated Pest Management (IPM) across disciplines, internationally, in the market place, urban settings, greenhouses, and more. |
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| Mar 27–30 | 95th Annual Meeting of the Pacific Branch of the Entomological Society of America, Waikoloa, Hawaii. The theme of this year’s meeting is “Invasive Species of the Pacific Region.” However, feel free to submit papers outside of this general area. The 2011 meeting will offer symposia, submitted papers, posters, student paper and poster competitions, and a graduate student symposium. The deadline for paper/poster submissions, award nominations and photo submissions is January 31, 2011. Submissions can now be made on the Pacific Branch website. |
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| Mar 29 | Integrated Pest Management in Organic Field Crops, Webinar. Presented by Eileen Cullen and Robin Mittenthal of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Christine Mason of Standard Process Farm. March 29 at 2PM Eastern Time (1PM Central, 12PM Mountain, 11AM Pacific). Space is limited. |
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| Mar 30 | A Novel Strategy for Soil-borne Disease Management: Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation (ASD), Webinar. By Carol Shennan of the University of California-Santa Cruz, David Butler of the University of Tennessee, with Joji Muramoto of the University of California-Santa Cruz, Erin Rosskopf of the USDA-ARS, and Maren Mochizuki of the University of California Cooperative Extension. March 30 at 1:30 PM Eastern Time (12:30 Central, 11:30 Mountain, 10:30 Pacific). Space is limited. |
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| May 16 | WA Tilth Producers’ 2011 Early Season Farm Walk Series: Windrow Composting, Fresh Market Vegetables & Farm Worker Housing, Inaba Farms, Wapato, WA. Participants will have the opportunity to see the farm’s model worker housing. The Inabas work to reduce weed seeds and build the soil through composting, just as Lon's grandfather did when he came from Japan in 1907. The Inabas recycle all of their packing plant vegetative waste, and accept thousands of tons of waste per year from the school district, local dairy farms and area mint growers. Visitors will see the large composting operation, including a turner and miles of windrows. As Lon says, this soil building helps them “grow a good crop and put a quality product in the box.” |
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| May 16–19 | 6th International Symposium on Edible Alliaceae Postponed, Acros Fukuoka, Fukuoka Japan. |
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| May 23 | WA Tilth Producers’ 2011 Early Season Farm Walk Series: Diverse Market Farm & Farm Partnerships, Red Dog Farm, Chimacum, WA. In addition to hearing about diverse marketing strategies and crops, participants will learn about partnerships with the Jefferson Land Trust, a WSU strawberry researcher, and the USDA’s Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP), a voluntary land retirement program designed to protect environmentally sensitive areas. |
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| May 25–27 | OSU Insect Identification Train-the-Trainer Short Course, Benton County WSU Extension Office, Kennewick, WA. The 20-hour short course is designed to train University Extension field faculty, Extension Master Gardeners, agency professionals, and crop consultants on identification of insects – both beneficial and pesky bugs. The training will include many hands-on aspects, such as collecting, mounting, and identifying insects, using a stereo microscope and insect key. Training will also include insect management and creation of an educational display. Class enrollment is limited to 20 individuals.
There is no charge for the course and applicants will be screened to insure that the course is a good match for their skills and interests, plus their ability to do the community service project (10 hours minimum) as a payback for the training. All handouts, materials, equipment and supplies will be furnished. |
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| Jun 6 | WA Tilth Producers’ 2011 Early Season Farm Walk Series: Integrating Animal and Vegetable Systems & Horse Power, Welcome Table Farm, Walla Walla, WA. Come visit a scrappy, thriving young farm that is striving to integrate its animal and vegetable systems, as well as the generations. |
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| Jun 13 | WA Tilth Producers’ 2011 Early Season Farm Walk Series: Current Research in Organic Farming, WSU Mount Vernon 1–3:30pm; Optional Tour of Viva Farm Incubator, Mount Vernon, 3:30–4:30pm. Alternatives to black plastic mulch for organic vegetable production are being evaluated by a national team of plant, soil, and material scientists at WSU Mt. Vernon. See biodegradable mulches and learn which head lettuce, tomato and strawberry varieties are suited to organic production under high tunnels. Discuss opportunities for incorporating grains into western Washington farms and barley varieties under organic production for their suitability for food, malt, and feed and the effects of top-dressing winter wheat with organic fertilizers. Grafting is an innovative disease management strategy for Verticillium Wilt in tomato, eggplant and watermelon; observe how grafted heirloom tomato performs in a high tunnel and open field and attend a grafting demonstration. Take an optional tour to nearby farm incubator Viva Farms, a joint venture of WSU Extension and GrowFood.org which provides land and support for beginning and Latino farmers. |
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| Jun 22 8–12 pm |
OSU Potato Field Day, Hermiston Agricultural Research & Extension Center, Hermiston, OR. Lunch will be provided courtesy of Syngenta Crop Protection. |
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| Jun 23 | WSU Potato Field Day, WSU Othello Research Unit, Othello, WA. |
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| Jun 27 | WA Tilth Producers’ 2011 Early Season Farm Walk Series: Small Scale Poultry & Marketing Operation, Templeton Farm, Chewelah, WA. Steve and Sheryl Templeton will showcase their small commercial poultry operation near Chewelah, Washington. The Templetons rent the Stevens County mobile poultry processing unit to harvest their brood, and during this farm walk, visitors will have an opportunity to see the poultry raising setup, discuss feed and licensing, see the processing unit in operation and talk about other issues related to running a small scale commercial poultry operation. Steve and Sheryl market to restaurants and are investigating selling to the local public school system. |
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| Jul 11 | WA Tilth Producers’ 2011 Early Season Farm Walk Series: Diverse Organic Vegetable Operation Meets Community & Biodiversity, Cloudview EcoFarms, Royal City, WA. Participants will learn about soil-building, seed production, growing forage, cut flower gardening and integrating chickens, pigs, meat and milking goats. Visitors will hear about plans to develop an insectary program and see an organic Gala block, organic alfalfa circle, and plantings of hard fescue and clover. An optional dinner buffet and tour of a second location will follow the Farm Walk. |
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| Jul 13 8:30 am– 1pm |
Summer Farm Festival and Annual Field Day, Malheur Experiment Station, Ontario, OR. Presented by the OSU Malheur Experiment Station, Ontario Chamber of Commerce, KSRV and others. They will also feature:
Agricultural Trade Show Booths, Many Different Events and Contests with Prizes. Complimentary lunch will be served |
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| Jul 14 | WSU Mount Vernon NWREC / NARF Annual Field Day, Mount Vernon, WA. |
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| Jul 17–21 | Society of Nematologists 50th Annual Meeting, Corvallis, OR |
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| Jul 18 | WA Tilth Producers’ 2011 Early Season Farm Walk Series: Organic Apples, Cherries and Blueberries & Value-Added Products, Middleton Organic Orchard, Eltopia, WA. Middleton Organic Orchard located near Eltopia grows apples, cherries, and blueberries. Gary, Lori and family have been farming for 36 years, the last twelve as certified organic. Gary will discuss the benefits and challenges of raising fruit in an arid environment, and the family’s value-added “Savoring the Harvest” product line, featuring a collection of organic apple butters, including apple citrus, apple blueberry and the unique apple cherry. These products are processed in a rented commercial kitchen. The Middletons also dehydrate organic apple tidbits and dried cherries, which they package in recycled glass jars. See how an orchard can diversify its end products. |
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| Jul 20–23 | National Onion Association Summer Convention, Reno, Nevada |
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| Aug 6–10 | 2011 American Phytopathological Society (APS)–International Plant Protection Congress (IPPC) Joint Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii. |
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| Aug 14–18 | 95th Annual Meeting of the Potato Association of America, Wilmington, NC |
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| Aug 26 9am–1pm |
2011 WSU Onion Field Day, near Potholes State Park, WA. This year’s trial includes 53 onion cultivars and lines from 9 different seed companies to compare and contrast under local growing conditions. The Field Day will begin with a short overview of the crop. Participants will then have an opportunity to examine the entries in the trial. WSU, OSU and USDA Onion Researchers will be on hand to discuss their research with those interested. A BBQ luncheon will be held just up the road from the trial at a location overlooking the Potholes Reservoir. |
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| Aug 30 8am–12pm |
Corn Field Day, Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Hermiston, OR. The Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center address is 2121 South 1st Street, Hermiston, Oregon 97838. |
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| Aug 30 9am–1pm |
Onion Variety Day, Malheur Experiment Station, Ontario, Oregon. Complimentary lunch will be served. Please reserve lunch by calling Janet Jones at 541-889-2174. The Malheur Experiment Station address is 595 Onion Ave., Ontario, OR, 97914. |
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| Sep 7–8 | Potato Europe, Tournai (Kain), Belgium. This international exhibition for the potato industry with trial fields, machine demonstrations. PotatoEurope brings the complete value chain together at one venue. It is annually organised by the following organizers in four European countries (DLG BENELUX, Netherlands; DLG, Germany; Fedagrim Belgium, Arvalis Institut de Vegetal, France). |
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| Sep 25–28 | American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS) Annual Conference, Hilton Waikola Village, Hawaii. The Call for Papers will be open February 1 – March 15, 2011 |
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| Oct 19 10am–3pm |
On-farm Seed Saving Workshop, Greenbank Training Center, Widbey Island, WA. Learn the basic skills to start growing seed on your farm or garden including crop selection, horticultural requirements, harvest techniques, and seed cleaning skills. Course will be taught by OSA Director of Research and Education, Micaela Colley, and Greenbank Farm Manager, Sebastian Aguilar and combine classroom lecture with hands on learning opportunities. |
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| Oct 20 10am–3pm |
NOVIC Farmer Field Day, Nash’s Organic Produce, Sequim, WA. Join Organic Seed Alliance and local farmers to learn about the Northern Organic Vegetable Improvement Collaborative (NOVIC) variety trials and breeding projects. We’ll be taking a look at carrot, dry bean, and winter squash trials out in the field. Bring your tasting skills for flavor evaluations and come prepared with boots and raincoats for being outside on the farm in October. |
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| Nov 1 11am pacific time |
Root Media and Fertility Management for Organic Transplants, Webinar, by John Biernbaum, Michigan State. In this webinar, John will focus on helping farmers understand simplified root media and fertility management options for high quality transplants. Topics covered include: 1) growing container options, 2) selecting and blending root media components and amendments, 3) water soluble and mid-crop nutrient sources, 4) compost as a primary, on-farm or locally available root media and nutrient management tool, and 5) how irrigation methods impact root media and nutrient management. |
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| Nov 3 |
Focus on Farming VIII: Harvesting Oppportunity, Comcast Arena, Everett, WA. World-class speakers will highlight food protection, product advocacy and good cooking, along with 24 great workshop classes with six industry tracks, all designed to improve your bottom line. |
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| Nov 13–16 | Entomology 2011: Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Reno, Nevada. There will be an Onion Thrips Workshop on Sunday, November 13 from 2:30 p.m. to 5:40 p.m. |
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| Nov 16–17 | The 7th UK Onion & Carrot Conference and Exhibition, KingsGate Conference Centre, Peterborough, PE1 4YT |
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| Nov 16–17 | 2011 Pacific Northwest Vegetable Association Conference & Trade Show, Three Rivers Convention Center, Kennewick, WA |
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| Nov 29–Dec 2 | National Onion Association Annual Convention, Marco Island, Florida. |
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| Nov 30–Dec 2 | 35th International Carrot Conference, Misty Hills, Muldersdrift, Johannesburg, South Africa |
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| Nov 30–Dec 2 | 38th Annual Hermiston Farm Fair and Trade Show, Hermiston Conference Center, 415 S. Hwy 395, Hermiston, OR, Agriculture-related businesses will be displaying their wares and services, both inside and outside the Conference Center. Agriculture-related seminars will be offered all three days. |
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