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Call for specific grafting information. Cornell captures knowledge of six top scientists T he Cornell University Fruit Team will hold an in-depth school for tree fruit grow- ers, extension educators, and crop consultants on March 25 at the Ramada Inn in Geneva, New York. The school will focus on fruit crop physiology and the application of physiological principles in the orchard. The meeting will feature—and pay tribute to—six scientists who have been leaders in fruit physiology for the last 35 to 40 years and who are all retiring. The six, and the topics of their presentations, are: — Ted DeJong, University of California-Davis, peach physiology — James Flore, Michigan State University, cherry physiology — Duane Greene, University of Massachusetts, plant growth regulation — Alan Lakso, Cornell University, photosynthe- sis, fruit growth and development — John Palmer, Plant and Food Research, New Zealand, physiology of light interception, orchard design, and fruit quality — James Syvertsen, University of Florida, water relations and irrigation Attendance will be limited to 200 people. The meeting is being promoted to tree fruit grow- ers in the eastern United States. The fee for the course is $100. Details and registration information are avail- able at the Web site http://events.cals.cornell.edu/ indepthschool2014. For more information, call Gemma Osborne at (315) 787-2248, or e-mail her at gro2@cornell.edu. Attendees can opt in to an evening dinner ($50) with 120 scientists who will be attending the two-day scientific symposium on fruit crop physiology that begins the next day. That sym- posium, March 26-28, is being convened by Cornell's Dr. Terence Robinson and Dr. Lailiang Cheng on behalf of the International Society for Horticultural Sciences. International stone fruit conference T he Bodensee Fruit Research Center in Bavendorf, Germany, is organizing the first International Stone Fruit Conference in Berg, May 23-24 this year. International experts will present practical information to fruit growers about the latest research findings and developments. Speakers will include German researcher Dr. Martin Balmer, who will speak about cherry root- stocks; Matt Foster with Westgrowers Limited, who will talk about stone fruit marketing in the United Kingdom; Dutch consultant Jan Peeters, who will speak about producing cherries in less favorable climates; and Dr. Terence Robinson from New York, who will talk about advances in producing sweet cherries in a humid climate. The conference language is English. An optional half-day guided bus tour to several orchards in the Lake Constance area is offered. For more information, check the Web site www.stonefruitexperts.com/english. FEBRUARY February 18-19 Northwest Pear Research Review, Red Lion Yakima Center, Yakima, Washington. For information, contact Kathy Coffey at (509) 665-8271, ext. 2, or e-mail kathy@ treefruitresearch.com. February 20–22 Minnesota Grape Growers Association Cold Climate Grape and Wine Conference, Crowne Plaza St. Paul Riverfront, St. Paul, Minnesota. For information, go to www.mngrapegrow- ers.com. February 22 Grape Expectations, a Viticultural and Enological Symposium, Forsgate Country Club, Monroe Township, New Jersey. Contact Dr. Gary Pavlis, (609) 625-0056 or e-mail pavlis@aesop.rutgers.edu. February 22—March 1 International Fruit Tree Association annual conference, intensive workshop, and field tours, Delta Grand Okanagan Resort, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. For information, go to www.iffruittree.org. MARCH March 4 Ohio Commercial Berry Production School, WSU South Centers, Piketon, Ohio. Contact Charissa McGlothin, (740) 289-2071, ext. 132, or e-mail mcglothin.4@osu.edu. March 9–11 California Small Farm Conference, DoubleTree Sonoma Wine Country, Rohnert Park, California. For information, visit www.californiafarmconference.com. March 13 2014 Technology Research Review, Washington Cattlemen's Association, Ellensburg, Washington. For information, con- tact Kathy Coffey at (509) 665-8271, ext. 2, or e-mail kathy@ treefruitresearch.com. March 15 Women in Agriculture Conference, held simultaneously in multiple locations in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Contact Donna Rolen, (509) 745-8531, e-mail donna. rolen@wsu.edu, or visit the Web site www.womeninag. wsu.edu. March 18-19 Cider Apples: The Future is Now! Workshop, Big Bend Community College, Moses Lake, Washington. Contact Karen Mauden at Northwest Agriculture Business Center, (425) 466-8722 or e-mail karen@agbizcenter.org. Register online at www.agbizcenter.org. March 20 Columbia Gorge Invasive Species and Exotic Pest Workshop, Rock Creek Hegewald Center Auditorium, Stevenson, Washington. Contact Emily Stevenson, (509) 427-3941; e-mail estevenson@co.skamania.wa.us, or check the Web site www.skamaniacounty.org/noxious-weeds/. March 20 Western Washington Wine and Grapes Workshop, South Seattle Community College, 6000 16th Avenue Southwest, Seattle, Washington. Contact Michelle Moyer, (509) 786- 9234, e-mail michelle.moyer@wsu.edu, or register online at https://ocrs.wsu.edu/signup/?eventid=937. John Palmer Duane Greene James Flore Ted DeJong Alan Lakso