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JANUARY
January 5-6: Kentucky Fruit and
Vegetable Conference, Lexington,
Kentucky. Call John Strang at (859) 257-
5685, www.kyhort.org.
January 7-9: Illinois Specialty Crops,
Agritourism, and Organic Conference,
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at (309) 557-2107, or dhandley@ilfb.org.
January 8-9:Yakima Ag Expo, Yakima,
Washington, www.yakimaagexpo.com.
January 12-14: Northwest Food
Manufacturing and Packaging Expo,
Portland, Oregon. Call (503) 327-
2200 or e-mail expo
@nwfpa.org. More
information at www.nwfpa.org.
January 13-14: Northwest Michigan
Orchard and Vineyard Show, Acme,
Michigan. Call (231) 946-1510.
January 13-15: Western Colorado
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Junction, Colorado, www.coloradofruit.
org.
January 14-16: Orchard Pest & Disease
Management Conference, Portland,
Oregon. Call (509) 663-8181 or e-mail
wopdmc
@wsu.edu; www.tfrec.wsu.edu.
January 16: Cherry Institute, Yakima,
Washington. For details, call (509) 453-
4837 or go to www.wastatefruit.com.
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Day, Chelan, Washington, (509) 667-
6540, e-mail smithtj
@wsu.edu
January 19-21: Ohio Produce Growers
& Marketers Association Congress,
Sandusky, Ohio. www.opgma.org.
January 20: Stone Fruit Day,
Wenatchee, Washington, (509) 667-
6540, e-mail smithtj
@wsu.edu
January 20-22: Empire State Producers
Expo, Syracuse, New York. For
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January 21: Pear Day, Wenatchee
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Washington, (509) 667-6540, e-mail
smithtj
@wsu.edu
January 22: Apple Day, Wenatchee,
Washington, (509) 667-6540, e-mail
smithtj@wsu.edu
January 27-29: Northwest Ag Show,
Portland, Oregon. Call (503) 769-8940
or go to www.nwagshow.com.
January 27-29: Mid-Atlantic Fruit
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Washington. Contact Kathy Coffey at
kathy
@treefruitresearch.com, (509) 665-
8271, ext. 2.
January 28-30: Apple Crop Protection
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Contact Kathy Coffey at kathy@
treefruitresearch.com, (509) 665-8271,
ext. 2.
FEBRUARY
February 1-6: North American Farmers'
Direct Marketing Association's 30th
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February 5-7: Minnesota Grape
Growers Association Cold Climate
Grape & Wine Conference, Minneapolis,
Minnesota, www.mggapublishpath.com
February 10-12: World Ag Expo, Tu-
lare, California, www.worldagexpo.com
February 10-13: Washington
Association of Wine Grape Growers
Annual Meeting and Trade Show,
Kennewick, Washington, www.wawgg.org
February 12: Technology Research
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Washington. Contact Kathy Coffey at
kathy
@treefruitresearch.com, (509) 665-
8271, ext. 2.
February 18-19: Northwest Pear
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Contact Kathy Coffey at kathy@treefruit
research.com, (509) 665-8271, ext. 2.
February 19-20: USDA Agricultural
Outlook Forum, Arlington, Virginia,
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February 21: Women in Agriculture
Conference, multiple locations in Idaho,
Washington, Oregon and Alaska, www.
womeninag.wsu.edu. Contact Donna
Rolen at (509) 745-8531, donna.rolen
@
wsu.edu.
February 21-25: International Fruit Tree
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Scotia, Canada, www.ifruittree.org
