2008 Proceedings General Sessions Climate Change Chad Kruger Food Safety TBD Ripple Effect from Alternative Fuels Chad Kruger Keynote Impact of urban sprawl on the largest ornamental production area in the country Jim A. Bethke, UCCE San Diego Breakout Sessions Bulb 1 Fusarium to Bud Necrosis - Practical Research from Cornell – Part I Bill Miller The Greening of the Internet – Using the Web to Market Horticultural Products Brian Clark & Andrew Mack Weed Management – Setting Research Priorities Tim Miller Bulb 2 Fusarium to Bud Necrosis - Practical Research from Cornell – Part II Bill Miller Basal Rot CSI – Development of DNA Molecular Assays Katie Coats Managing Diseases of Ornamental Bulb Crops – A Research Update Gary Chastagner Fresh Vegetable New Herbicide Testing in Cucumber and Green Peas Tim Miller Evaluation of Organic Seed and Drench Treatments for Control of Damping-Off Pathogens of Spinach Jaime Cummings Development of a Quantitative DNA – Based Assay for the Spinach Fursarium Wilt Pathogen Lindsey du Toit Small Fruit 1 Small Fruit Pest Management Dr. Lynell Tanigoshi Weed Management for Small Fruits Tim Miller Grafting Blueberries for Rootrot Control Dr. Wei Yang Small Fruit 2 “Partly to Mostly” – Why Weather Forecasting is such a Challenge in the PNW Rufus LaLone IPM for Blueberries Colleen Burrows Cultural Control of Root Rot by Irrigation Management Tom Walters Soils The Reaction of Lime on Soil Acidity Dr. Dan Nelson Enhancing ISR with PGPRs Dr. Michael Holmes Surface Water Monitoring for Pesticides in Salmon-Bearing Waters in Western Washington Dr. Jim Cowles Vegetable Seed Weed Control in Spinach, Beets and Cabbage Tim Miller Limestone Amendments for Control of Fusarium Wilt in Spinach Seed Crops: 2007 Research Report Lindsey du Toit Cucumber Mosaic Virus in Spinach Seed Crops in the PNW Lindsey du Toit Viticulture 1 Establishing a New Vineyard Mike Lempriere Soils: Types, Testing, Amendments Art Chippendale Making Sparkling Wines from Puget Sound Grapes Ron Irvine Viticulture 2 WSU Mount Vernon Report Gary Moulton Pinot Noir Clone Tasting Gary Moulton Puget Sound Climate and Grape Growing Steve Snyder & Greg Jones Viticulture 3 Organic Viticulture Brent Charnley Producing Local Cider Ron Irvine Pinot Noir Winemaking & Tasting Panel Discussion Lead by Ken Winchester