This authorizes the annual meeting of the Multistate Research Project, NC140, "IMPROVING ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN TREE-FRUIT PRODUCTION THROUGH CHANGES IN ROOTSTOCK USE."
The meeting will be held on 2024-11-05- 2024-11-08 at New Mexico State University, Sustainable Agriculture Science Center, Alcalde, NM 87511.
Contact:
Shengrui Yao: yaos@nmsu.edu
Robert Heyduck: rheyduck@nmsu.edu
Admin Advisor(s): Troy Runge
Additional Info: NC140 Technical Committee Meeting
Double Tree by Hilton at Santa Fe, NM
Nov 5-8, 2024
2024 Chairs: Dr. Shengrui Yao, and Robert Heyduck, New Mexico State University, Sustainable Agriculture Science Center, Alcalde, NM 87511
2024 Recording Secretary: TBD
Tentative agenda
Tuesday, Nov 5: participants arrive at ABQ Sunport at Albuquerque, or SAF Santa Fe Regional Airport. Groome provides shuttle service from ABQ Sunport to Santa Fe ($50 one way) and the Double Tree Hilton has a free shuttle service to SAF Santa Fe Regional Airport.
Wed Nov. 6, 2024
8:30am-12:00pm
Welcome
Dr. Jay Lilllywhite/Lara Prihodko, Associate Dean and head of Agricultural Experiment Station at New Mexico State University
Dr. Anowar Islam, department head of Plant and Environmental Sciences at New Mexico State University
Administrative Business
• Approval of agenda.
• Approval of 2023 NC140 meeting minutes
• Approval of new members
• Approval of site for 2025 meeting
• Selection of site for the 2026 meeting
• Report from administrative adviser, Dr. Troy Runge of University of Wisconsin
Website Report - Jon Clements
Rootstock Trial Coordinator Reports (Needs to be confirmed)
• 2013 Pear training/spacing/rootstock trial - Todd Einhorn
• 2014 Honeycrisp Apple rootstock trial – John Cline
• 2015 Organic Apple rootstock trial – Terance Bradshaw
• 2017 Peach Rootstock trial – Ioannis Minas
• 2017 Tart Cherry rootstock trial – Greg Lang
• 2017 Sweet cherry systems X rootstock trial – Greg Lang
• 2019 Apple rootstock trial - Todd Einhorn
• 2022 Cider apple rootstock trial- Greg Peck
Future Trials
• Cherry rootstock trial, Kelsey Galimba
• Other future trials?
1:30pm-5:00pm
• State Reports
6:00pm 8:00pm
• Group dinner
Thursday Nov. 7, 2024
8:00am-11:30am
• State Reports
• Open Discussion
12:00pm – 6:00pm
• Lunch at Santa Fe Extension Office
• Tour the NC-140 organic Apple rootstock trial plot at Sustainable Agriculture Science Center at Alcalde, NM. Will also tour jujube cultivar trial and other research plots, plus fresh jujube/dry jujube and jujube processing product fun tasting.
• Commercial high tunnel stone fruit production, ‘Freshies’, Lyden, NM
• Wine Tasting at Black Mesa Winery at Velarde, NM
7:00-7:30: back to the hotel. Dinner on your own.
Friday Nov. 8, 2024: Participants take the shuttle and depart from ABQ/SAF airport.
Optional: NC140 “fishing” sub-working group (Sat or Sun departures). The Double Tree by Hilton Hotel does offer shoulder nights with the same rate which means participants can arrive 1-2 days early or leave 1-2 days late.
Meeting Registration link and fee: coming soon.