Berry Industry Calendar

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Updated January 11, 2012

January 12 —North Willamette Hort Society Berry Day ~ Clackamas County Fairgrounds, Canby, OR. Click here for the agenda.

January 16-18 —North American Raspberry & Blackberry Conference~ Kalahari Resort, Sandusky, OH. Educational sessions and two workshops. Held in conjunction with the Ohio Produce Growers & Marketers Congress, with a large trade show and multiple tracks of educational sessions.  For more information, visit www.raspberryblackberry.com, or email Debby Wechsler.

January — 18 Oregon Strawberry Commission meeting ~ Noon, Roth's West. 1130 Wallace Rd NW, Salem OR. Click here for the agenda. For more information, call 541-758-4043 or email Philip Gutt.

January 24 — Oregon Raspberry & Blackberry Commission meeting ~ 10 AM, Langdon Farms Golf Club Restaurant, Aurora. Call 541-758-4043 or email Philip Gutt for more information.

January 24 —Oregon Horticulture Society Blueberry Seminar~at the Portland Expo Center (held in conjunction with the Northwest Ag Show). Agenda.

January 25 —Oregon Horticulture Society Raspberry & Blackberry Seminar ~at the Portland Expo Center (held in conjunction with the Northwest Ag Show). Agenda For more information call 503-289-7287 or email Tom Peerbolt.

January 26 - 28—Pacific Agriculture Show & Horticulture Growers' Short Course ~ at the Tradex Exhibition Center (Abbotsford Airport), Abbotsford, BC. To register and view the program click here.

February 18-22 — International Strawberry Symposium ~ Beijing, China. These International Society for Horticultural Science crop specific meetings are held every 3-5 years. Click here for details.

February 27 - March 2 — North American Blueberry Council & US Highbush Blueberry Council Spring Meetings ~ Sheraton Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco, CA. February 27 NABC Napap Valley Wine Tour. February 28 USHBC Strategic Planning Meeting. February 29 USHBC and NABC meetings. March 1 & 2 USHC meetings. Click here for the schedule and registration information. For more information contact Mary Nezbeth 916-983-2279.

March 6— Oregon Blueberry Commission meeting ~ 8am- research updates, 10:30am- committee meetings, 12pm- Commission meeting, location TBA. Call (503) 364-2944 for more information or email Brian Ostlund.

March 7 — ORBC Pre-Season Raspberry & Blackberry Workshop ~ 8:30-3:30, Wellspring Medical Center, Woodburn, OR. For more information, contact Tom Peerbolt by email or phone 503-289-7287.

March — 13 Oregon Strawberry Commission meeting ~ Noon, Roth's West. 1130 Wallace Rd NW, Salem OR. For more information, call 541-758-4043 or email Philip Gutt.

April 24— Oregon Blueberry Commission meeting ~ 8am- research updates, 10:30am- committee meetings, 12pm- Commission meeting, location TBA. Call (503) 364-2944 for more information or email Brian Ostlund.

June 3-7 — International Raspberry Organization Conference ~ Abbotsford, BC. Plans are being made for the one day 8th IRO conference and for raspberry tours in the Fraser Valley and in NW Washington.