North American Strawberry Growers Association
Conference Proceedings, January 2009

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Title of Project: Louisiana Strawberry Industry (Click here to read report)

Presenter: James E. Boudreaux, Professor
LSU School of Plant, Environmental and Soil Science
Baton Rouge, LA

Title of Project: Australian Production & Marketing (Click here to read report)

Presenter: Ray Daniels, Sunray Strawberries
www.sunraystrawberries.com.au

Title of Project: Methyl Bromide Replacements for Strawberries (Click here to read report)

Presenter: Rob Welker, Methyl Bromide Alternative Project Coordinator
 Frank Louws, Associate Professor of Plant Pathology and Extension Specialist, North Carolina State University

Title of Project: MIDAS®, A New Soil Fumigant for Strawberries (Click here to read report)

Presenter: Robert Kreger
Sales & Technical Service
Fumigants & Specialty Products
Arysta LifeScience North America Corporation

Title of Project: Integrated Food Safety Management Practices for Strawberries
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Presenter: Dr. David Picha
Professor of Horticulture, Louisiana State University

Title of Project: Fresh Produce Audit Verification Program (Click here to read report)

Presenter: Ken Petersen
Audit Program Coordinator
USDA AMS Fruit & Vegetable Programs, Fresh Products Branch

Title of Project: Fresh Produce Traceability Systems (Click here to read report)

Presenter: Andy Kennedy
President, FoodLogiQ
Durham, North Carolina

Title of Project: Antioxidant Capacity and Anticancer Properties of Wild versus Cultivated Strawberries (Click here to read report)

Presenter: Kim Lewers
USDA, ARS
Beltsville, MD

Title of Project: Strawberry Cultivar Performance and Breeding for the Upper Midwest
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Presenter: Brian R. Smith, State Extension Fruit Specialist,
Dept. of Plant & Earth Science, University of Wisconsin-River Falls

Title of Project: 2008 Junebearing Strawberry Cultivar Trial (Click here to read report)

Presenter: Brian R. Smith, State Extension Fruit Specialist,
Dept. of Plant & Earth Science, University of Wisconsin-River Falls

Title of Project:Overview of Production Areas and Varieties in Europe
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Presenter: Philip Lieten, Fragaria Holland
www.fragariaholland.nl

Title of Project: Sonata, a Junebearer from the Netherlands (Click here to read report)

Presenter: Philip Lieten, Fragaria Holland
www.fragariaholland.nl

Title of Project: Soil Revitalization for Improved Strawberry Production
Using Fungal Dominant Compost and Compost Tea (Click here to read report)

Presenter: John C. Lewis, M.Sc., P.Ag
P.D. Hildebrand, Ph.D.,
Av Singh, Ph.D., P.Ag. and
Richard Delbridge, P.Ag.

Title of Project: Disease Models for Timing Fungicide Applications to Control Anthracnose and Botrytis Fruit Rots (Click here to read report)

Presenter: Natalia A. Peres, University of Florida, Gulf Coast Research Center
Steven J. Mackenzie, Clyde W. Fraisse, & Willingthon Pavan

Title of Project: Strawberry Anthracnose:  Cultural Control Options
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Presenter: Barbara J. Smith, Research Plant Pathologist
United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service
Thad Cochran Southern Horticultural Laboratory

Title of Project: Plant Nutrition/Organics and Pesticide Free Ideas
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Presenter: DELL CHRISTIANSON
Horticultural Management Consultant
Agro K

Title of Project: Fertilization and Irrigation of Strawberries in Florida
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Presenter: Bielinski M. Santos
Gulf Coast Research and Education Center
IFAS, University of Florida

Title of Project: Experiences with Substrates in Europe (Click here to read report)

Presenter: Philip Lieten
Fragaria Holland
www.fragariaholland.nl

Title of Project: Production Systems in Europe (Click here to read report)

Presenter: Philip Lieten
Fragaria Holland
www.fragariaholland.nl

Title of Project: Strawberry Runner Management Update 2007-2008
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Presenter: David T. Handley, and Renae Moran
University of Maine Cooperative Extension