You are invited to attend the Fifteenth Annual NCCBRGA meeting. It is a one day educational event filled with the latest information on caneberry production. The meeting agenda (see below) reflects growers needs covering topics such as caneberry breeding, pest management, and food safety. There is a $20 lunch ticket per person required for the meeting. Pesticide credits will be available for attendees in the following categories: D, N, O, and X.

2022 NCCBRGA Annual Membership Dues are $50 and will be collected now when you register or on the day of the event at the registration desk. These monies are vital to the continued success of the association and its members. Your membership dues allow us to have an annual production meeting in addition to field days. The monies also support various research and academic projects.

Sponsors and vendors from agricultural companies that support the blackberry and raspberry industry will also be present at the meeting with vendor displays showing their latest services, equipment, and products.

Meeting Agenda:

8:30 – 9:00AM Registration, Coffee and Pastries, and Exhibitors

9:00 – 9:05AM Welcome and Opening Remarks-Dalton Rhodes, President, NCCBRGA

9:05 – 9:35AM Partnering with Private Industry to Develop Better Raspberries, Black Raspberries, and Blackberries-Dr. Gina Fernandez, Distinguished Professor Horticulture, NCSU

9:35 -10:00AM Overview of Proposed Water Rule by FDA-Elena Rogers, Food Safety Specialist, NCSU

10:00 -10:10AM BREAK

10:10 – 10:40AM The State of Resistance: Best Management Practices for Botrytis Management-Dr. Sara Villani, Assistant Professor, NCSU

10:40 – 11:10AM New Products in our Caneberry Management ToolBox-Alan O’neal, Manager, Coastal AgroBusiness

11:10 -11:20AM BREAK

11:20 -11:50AM NCCBRGA Business Meeting

11:50 –1:00PM LUNCH and Visit Vendors

1:00 -1:30PM Fusarium Wilt: A Growing Concern for NC-Bill Cline, Extension Specialist, NCSU

1:30 – 2:00PM Spring Caneberry Weed Management-Wayne Mitchem, Extension Specialist, NCSU

2:00 – 2:30PM Top Grower Concerns: Panel Discussion

2:30PM Adjourn

*Board meeting to follow annual meeting

Thank you to our sponsors, Coastal Agrobusiness, INC. and PhyllaTech