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["Ed Fackler" <efackler@woh.rr.com>]

 Greetings, Fellow NAFEXers:

     The motel rooms at Holiday INN North are getting near full.  At the end of this message please see alternate lodging possibilities.  All motels listed except the Super 8 on Newtown Ct are within 1/4th mile from the Holiday Inn.  Super 8 is around 1 mile south.

 

     As you can see by the following line up of speakers, it will be an excellent program.  I strongly all who want to attend to registar quickly.

 

    The reg. form can be found in the most recent issue of Pomona or on NAFEX website www.nafex.org and to go "annual meeting".

 

    I hope to see you there.

 

ed

Blue Grass Fruit Showcase

 

 2006 NAFEX - SFF (joint) ANNUAL MEETING

  

Headquarters:

Holiday Inn North

1950 Newtown Pike

Lexington, Kentucky 40511

(859) 233-0512

FAX (859) 253-1505

                                                                                                           

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2006

 

ALL TIMES EDT

3:00 - 6:30 p.m.            Registration table open in front of meeting rooms

7:00 p.m.                     NAFEX Board Meeting, Henry Clay Room

 

                                    Fruit and Literature Displays, Pre-Function Area

 

5:30 - 8:00 p.m.            Auction Item Display, Lexington Room

 

WELCOME RECEPTION, SOCIAL, SHOW AND TELL

5:30 to 8:00 p.m. Belmont Room

Moderator - Jerry Lehman, NAFEX President

 

                        Welcome - Dewayne Ingram

                         Kentucky Wine Tasting by Tom Cottrell

                                                                                               

THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 2006

Registration – 7-8:00 a.m.

                                                            JOINT SESSION

8:00 a.m. Belmont Room

Jerry Lehman, Presiding

 

7:50 a.m.            Opening Remarks - Jerry Lehman, NAFEX President

8:00 a.m.            Why is The Bluegrass The Horse Capital of the World?- *Horst Schach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Concurrent Sessions will enable participants to attend topics of interest in different sessions.

 

FRUIT VARIETIES

8:30 a.m. Belmont Room

Jerry Lehman, Presiding

 

8:30 a.m.            Blueberry and Blackberry Variety Trials – John Strang

9:00 a.m.            Pawpaw, Currant and Gooseberry - Kirk Pomper

9:30 a.m.            Apricots, A Wider Geographical Possibility - Bob Purvis

10:00 a.m.            Break- Pre-Function Area

                        (Coffee, Kevan Evans apple cider and Horticultural Research Farm melons)

10:30 a.m.            Primocane Fruiting Blackberries: Origin and Potential - John Clark

11:00 a.m.            Novel Varieties for Back Yard and Retail Growers - Charlotte Shelton

11:30 a.m.            Small Fruits for the Home Orchard - Richard Moyer

12:00 p.m.            Lunch                                                                       

 

FRUIT CULTURE BASICS

8:30 a.m. Preakness Room

Al Cosnow - Presiding

 

8:30 a.m.            Fruit Tree Rootstocks for the Deep South - Ethan Natelson

9:00 a.m.            Persimmon Culture Basics - Jerry Lehman

9:30 a.m.            Bagging Fruit for Pest Control - John Hartman and Ric Bessin

10:00 a.m.            Break - Pre-Function Area

10:30 a.m.            Formulating Pesticide Applications for Small (hand-held) Sprayers - Joe Masabni

11:00 a.m.            The Great Benefits of Annual Fruit Thinning - John Strang

11:30 a.m.            Growing Fruit in Small Spaces - Al Cosnow and Gene Yale

12:00 p.m.            Lunch           

                       

FRUIT BREEDING AND PROPAGATION

1:00 p.m.  Belmont Room

Ethan Natelson - Presiding

 

1:00 p.m.            Genetic Modification: An Aid for Hybridization – Anton Callaway

1:30 p.m.            Breeding Pears for Psylla and Fire Blight Resistance - Richard Bell

2:00 p.m.            Black Raspberry Hybridization - Pete Tallman

2:30 p.m.            Fruit Breeding for the Amateur - Felix Cooper

3:00 p.m.            Break - Pre-Function Area

3:30 p.m.            Novel (wild) Apples from Tien Shan, Central Asia - Diane Miller

4:00 p.m.         Propagating the Tough Stuff (Nuts, Pawpaws and Persimmons) - John Brittain

4:30 p.m.            Sure-Fire Techniques for Budding Peach – Ray Armstrong           

           

 

                       

NOVEL FRUIT CULTURE, HISTORY AND PROCESSING.

1:00 p.m. Preakness Room

*Ed Fackler, Presiding

 

1:00 p.m.            Maximizing Grape Quality through Pruning and Canopy Management - Kaan Kurtural

1:30 p.m.            Exploring the Caucasus Mountains for Wild Fruits and Nuts - Joseph Postman

2:00 p.m.            110 Years of Doud Fruit Production – Dave Doud

2:30 p.m.            Winemaking for the Amateur - Tom Cottrell

3:00 p.m.            Break - Pre-Function Area

3:30 p.m.            Strip Mine Reclamation - Horticulture from Hades - Terry Jones

4:00 p.m.            NAFEX: A Personal Adventure - Bob Purvis           

4:30 p.m.         Ribes Diseases and Management – Janna Beckerman

           

6:00 p.m.            Buffet Banquet, Derby Room

                        (Prepaid Tickets Required)

                        MC: Ed Fackler

 

                        Speaker: - Dr. John Clark

 

                        Lecture:  Pouring Cold Molasses or New Variety Introduction: Which Moves Quicker?

 

8:00 p.m.            NAFEX Business Meeting - Jerry Lehman

 

8:30 p.m.            Live Auction

 

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2006

 

FIELD TOURS

 

8:00 a.m.            Board busses for tour (back parking lot)

 

9:00 a.m.            Tour University of Kentucky Horticultural Research Farm, Lexington

                        (blackberry, grape, blueberry, matted row strawberry, apple, vegetables, woody ornamentals and flowers)

 

11:00 a.m.            Tour Boyd Orchards, Versailles, KY

 

12:00 p.m.            Lunch Boyd Orchards

 

1:00 p.m.            Leave for Frankfort

 

2:00 p.m.            Tour Kentucky State University Research Farm, Frankfort

                        Pawpaw, Gooseberry, Currant and Primo-Cane Blackberry

 

4:30 p.m.            Board busses for hotel

 

5:00 p.m.            Arrive Holiday Inn North

 

Additional lodging near the Holiday Inn North.

Residence Inn

1800 Newtown Pike

Lexington, KY  40511

phone:  859-231-1500

$199.00/night plus tax

 

Embassy Suites

1801 Newtown, Pike

Lexington, KY  40511

phone:  859-455-5000

$189.00/night plus tax

Includes breakfast and reception the night of arrival

 

Quality Inn Northwest

750 Newtown Ct.
Lexington, KY 40511

Ph. 859-233-0561
Nightly Rates: ($59.95 - $69.95)
1 mile south Exit 115 (I-64) just off Newtown Pike.

Four Points by Sheraton

1938 Stanton Way

Lexington, KY  40511

Phone:  859-259-1311

$109.00/night plus tax