2015 Conference Midwest Aronia Association (MAA) Annual Conference - Agenda “Let’s Get Growing” March 19, 2015 @ 12:00 pm – March 21, 2015 @ 12:00 pm Stoney Creek Inn, 101 18th Street, Moline, IL 61265 (309) 743-0101 or (866) 460-7454 Call the hotel early to book your rooms Midwest Aronia Assoc block of rooms available for $94 per night. Advance registration discounts ends 3-1-2015, $160.00 per member, $235 per non member. Non membership fee includes one year MAA membership. Registration after 3-2-2015 is $180.00 per member or $255 per non member. Non membership fee includes one year MAA membership. Single day registration is $75 per member or $85 non member. Thursday March 19th 2015 10-12:30 Registration 12-1 Aronia themed food for recipe contest. - 1pm - 1:30 pm General session: Greetings, message from the MAA President Melissa Johnson & Co-chairs Tammy Melcher & Bob Pertzborn 1:30-2:00 break; visit with vendors 2-3 session 1 room 1:) Ground prep, Choosing site & Planting & (composting)-Andrew Ristvey/Vaughn Hammond-doing a tag team; combined; room 2: Harvesting Aronia-Dr Lester Wilson-ISU (Optimal timing, Proper Handling, Post Harvest Options)- 3 - 3:30 Vendor time/break-Aronia snacks 330 - 430 session room 1 Soil Nutrition- Paul Wenztlaff-Mission Hill Yankton,SD & Andrew Sparda room 2 Cultural Management - Q & A including fertilization options and weed control, pest management, composting, pruning)-Andrew Ristvey/Vaughn Hammond//Charlie Caldwell. 5:30-6:15 session 3-Create chapters “Growers Support Group” general session Go to your color code via the signs & name tags in geographical areas for seating. Chapter development. small groups geographically centered. monthly meetings, targeting seminars for the needs of that group. 6:15-7:15 Hors d’oeurves, Cash bar Networking -Try to keep small groups together March 20th -Friday- Hot continental breakfast provided at hotel with an overnight stay 8-9 coffee & juice/vendor time 9-10 session 4 Room 1-Organic Certifier Speaker-Maury Wills Room 2- Labeling-Dr. Lester Wilson-Iowa State Univ- Current & New Labeling Proposals 10-10:30 break, muffins etc/visit vendors 10:30-11:30 session 5: room 1: Storm and Pest Damage Mitigation--James Theuri- U of IL room 2: Kevin McClure-Presenting about insurance 11:30-1 LUNCH 1 - 2 pm session 7 room 1-Destemming,Cleaning, Processing-Tony Heisterkamp/Charlie Caldwell room 2. Victoria Volkis, PhD UMD Assistant Professor of Chemistry Department of Natural Sciences School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences Aronia uses other than food products- She has been doing research 2-2:30 break-Aronia cookies/vendor time 2:30-3:30: Marketing 101- Maury Wills-Iowa Dept Of Agriculture-Confirmed-Specialty Crop Grant Program Info as well 3:30-3:45 break 3:45-5:30: General/ Election of new board members/Business Mtg Iowa State Fair Volunteers recognition-Peggy & Erlene Aronia Recipe Award-Roberta 5:45-6:30: Dinner followed by Keynote Speaker Dr Terry Wahls!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dr. Wahls research focus is on nutrition in the study of traumatic brain injury and research interest for Multiple Sclerosis. Nutrition, Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) and Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (SPMS) Dr. Wahls’ current study will use multimodal therapeutic lifestyle intervention consisting of a study diet, stressing more vegetables and fruit, elimination of foods at greatest risk for food allergy, meditation, self massage, progressive exercise and neuromuscular electrical stimulation for rehabilitation of gait and fatigue disability in the setting of secondary progressive multiple sclerosis with gait disability. Please google Dr Wahls. She is impressive! March 21st Saturday-Hot Continental Breakfast provided by hotel with an overnight stay 8:00-9: Visit with Vendors 9-10: Aronia from a Dieticians View Kathy Pertzborn RD, LD, CNSC 10-10:30 Vendor break 11- noon: Irrigation Management -Wireless Sensor Networks-Using moisture probes to determine irrigation scheduling for Aronia; Andrew Ristvey Noon Adjourn Please contact Tammy Melcher 402-750-2941 or Bob Pertzborn 515-778-4262 with any questions.
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