ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst

Overview of Tobacco streak virus and Blueberry shock virus in cranberry

Lindsay Wells-Hansen, Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
Sara Thomas-Sharma, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Patricia McManus, University of Wisconsin - Madison

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

Cranberry field rot, storage rot, fresh fruit keeping quality and yield in Washington as a function of variety, type of fungicide(s) applied, and the number and timing of applications

Kim Patten, Washington State University
Chase Metzger, Washington State University
David Bellamy, Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

Effect of Nitrogen Fertilization on Cranberry Fresh Fruit Keeping Quality

Jean-Pierre Deland, Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.
Reza Jamaly, Universite Laval
Leon-Etienne Parent, Universite Laval
David Bellamy, Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Root Growth Patterns in Cranberries

Amaya Atucha, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Beth Ann Workmaster, University of Wisconsin-Madison

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

Spring Frost Prediction Models in Cranberry

Peter Jeranyama, University of Massachusetts Amherst Cranberry Station

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Cranberry bud formation and floral meristem development

Jenny Bolivar-Medina, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Juan Zalapa, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sara Patterson, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Camilo Villouta, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Beth Ann Workmaster, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Amaya Atucha, University of Wisconsin-Madison

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) foraging on Massachusetts cranberry

Martha Sylvia, UMass Cranberry Station
Noel Hahn, University of Massachusetts Amherst Cranberry Station
Anne Averill, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

The USDA Cranberry Entomology Lab: Highlights from 2011-2016

Shawn Steffan, USDA, Agricultural Research Service

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Cranberry Toad bugs: What are they?

Cesar Rodriguez-Saona, Rutgers P.E. Marucci Center
Vera Kyryczenko-Roth, Rutgers P.E. Marucci Center
Robert Holdcraft, Rutgers P.E. Marucci Center

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

New Brunswick Cranberry Industry Update

Gavin Graham, New Brunswick Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries (NBDAAF)

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Performance of Welker, Haines and other advanced selections in regional trials

Nicholi Vorsa, Rutgers University Marucci Center
Jennifer Johnson-Cicalese, Rutgers University
Kim Patten, Washington State University
Cassie Bouska, Oregon State University Extension
Robert Donaldson, Cranberry Grower

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Managing Surface Water Inputs to Reduce Phosphorus Losses from Cranberry Farms

Casey Kennedy, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Unit, East Wareham, MA
Peter Kleinman, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Unit, University Park, PA
Carolyn J. DeMoranville, UMass Amherst Cranberry Station
Kyle Elkin, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Unit, University Park, PA
Ray Bryant, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Unit, University Park, PA
Anthony Buda, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Unit, University Park, PA

8:00 AM - 8:15 AM

Nitrogen and Phosphorus Balances of Cranberry Bogs in Southeastern Massachusetts Coastal Watersheds

Christopher Neill, Woods Hole Research Center
Casey Kennedy
Carolyn J. DeMoranville, UMass Amherst
Rachel Jakuba, Buzzards Bay Coalition
Lindsay Scott, Woods Hole Research Center

Paper Presentations

8:15 AM - 8:30 AM

Armored scale (Diaspididae) outbreaks in Massachusetts cranberry

Anne Averill, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Martha Sylvia, UMass Cranberry Station

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

Progress in the mechanization of mating disruption deployment

Natalie Eisner, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Elissa Chasen, USDA ARS Madison Wisconsin
Brian Luck, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Shawn Steffan, USDA ARS Madison Wisconsin

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

Native nematodes as new bio-insecticides for cranberries

Shane Foye, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Shawn Steffan, USDA, Agricultural Research Service

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Predictive Models of Moth Development

Elissa Chasen, USDA ARS Madison Wisconsin
Shawn Steffan, USDA, Agricultural Research Service

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

Cranberry Institute Update

Terry Humfeld, Cranberry Institute

9:30 AM - 9:50 AM

Spatiotemporal variability of soil hydraulic properties under drainage and recharge cycles

Silvio Jose Gumiere, Universite Laval
Yann Periard, Universite Laval
Alain Rousseau, Universite Laval
Jonathan Lafond, Universite Laval
Thiago Gumiere
Jacques Gallichand, Universite Laval

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Optimization of Water Management of Cranberry Fields under Current and Future Climate Conditions

Guillaume Letourneau, Universite Laval
Silvio Jose Gumiere, Universite Laval
Jonathan Lafond, Universite Laval
Jacques Gallichand, Universite Laval
Alain Rousseau, Universite Laval

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Moss as an emerging weed problem in cranberry

Katherine Ghantous, UMass Amherst - Cranberry Station
Hilary A. Sandler, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Biocontrol of Moss with Sodium Bicarbonate

Jocelyn Moreau, Fruit d'Or, Quebec CA

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Screening of POST herbicides for controlling Carolina redroot (Lachnanthes caroliana) in New Jersey cranberry beds

Thierry Besancon, P.E. Marucci Center, Rutgers University
Baylee Carr, P.E. Marucci Center, Rutgers University
Peter Oudemans, P.E. Marucci Center, Rutgers University

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Repeated applications of Callisto and Devrinol on newly planted cranberry vines

Hilary A. Sandler, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Katherine Ghantous, UMass Amherst - Cranberry Station
Krystal DeMoranville, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Big Data: Big Possibilities for the Cranberry Industry?

Jed Colquhoun, University of Wisconsin-Madison

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM