FEBRUARY 12-14, 2019Indianapolis Marriott East

Indianapolis, IN

2019Indiana Horticultural

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General Informationu LocationThe Congress & Trade Show will be held at the Indianapolis Marriott East, 7202 E 21st Street Indianapolis, IN 46219

See www.inhortcongress.org for details or phone 317-352-1231, 1-800-991-3346.

u Hotel ReservationsSpecial rate at the Indianapolis Marriott East is $138 per night, and $128 at the Delta Indianapolis East for the event. To take advantage of this special rate please make your reservation by January 11, 2019. Book on-line or call 1-800-991-3346 and ask for the IHC room block rate. Reservations made after January 11th will be accepted based on availability and may be at a higher rate.

u Trade ShowTuesday, February 12, 12:00pm - 6:45pmWednesday, February 13, 9:00am - 6:30pmThursday, February 14, 8:00am - 12:00pm

u Registration DeskTuesday, February 12, 7:30am - 6:00pmWednesday, February 13, 7:00am - 5:00pmThursday, February 14, 8:00am - 12:00pm u Provisional Program Please check the website for the latest program information, updates and scheduled times.

Dear Congress Attendee, Our educational sessions are designed to meet the needs of growers with information on production practices, pest and disease control, processing, business marketing, greenhouse and high tunnel production, agritourism, food safety, farm management and legislative/regulatory concerns. The Congress also provides a wonderful opportunity to reacquaint with old friends and business contacts, as well as form new connections. We have several luncheons and banquets planned to encourage networking with specialists and other growers. We hope you’ll visit the trade show and make contact with vendors of equipment, seeds, plant protection products, processed foods, irrigation supplies, etc. that you need to make your business successful. Our trade show this year promises to be bigger and better than ever.

I encourage you to join the industry organizations most relevant to your operation. These organizations provide a valuable forum to address issues of collective concern to your industry and provide the opportunity to speak with a unified voice. I welcome any suggestions and feedback, and again I thank you for your support. Peter Hirst Chair, Indiana Horticultural Congress

2019Indiana Horticultural

Congress & Trade Show

www.inhortcongress.org

~Sponsorship OpportunitiesDon’t miss out on the opportunity to promote your business and increase publicity and brand awareness. Visit our website for details at www.inhortcongress.org

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RegistrationSilent AuctionA silent auction will be held to benefit the fruit and vegetable extension and research fund. In addition to raising funds to help support these programs, the silent auction is a great opportunity for attendees to pick up useful, interesting and sometimes unusual items. Silent bids will be taken in the trade show Tuesday through Wednesday evening. Winners may pick up their items on Thursday morning. If you would like to donate an item please contact: Tristand Tucker 812-201-8796 or ttucker@purdue.edu.

Cider ContestThe cider contest will judge the best cider produced by Indiana cider makers.

To enter, submit two 1-gallon jugs of cider to the registration desk personnel on Tuesday from 7:30am to 3:00pm. Please do not leave cider without signing it in at the registration desk.

Samples for judging will be available on Tuesday afternoon near the registration desk, 3-5pm. All attendees are invited to participate in judging the cider!

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REGISTRATION FORM

Name Company_________________________________________________

Address

City State Zip

Phone Fax Email

Registration Fees (per person, meals not included, kids <16 free) Total

Attendee- Before December 31st 3 day 1 day One day registrant please indicate day

First Attendee Name: $140 $110 T W TH

Additional Attendee Name: $115 $95 T W TH

Additional Attendee Name: $115 $95 T W TH

Additional Attendee Name: $115 $95 T W TH

Additional Attendee Name: $115 $95 T W TH

Additional Attendee Name: $115 $95 T W TH

Additional Attendee Name: $115 $95 T W TH

Attendee- After December 31st 3 day 1 day One day registrant please indicate day

First Attendee Name: $160 $130 T W TH

Additional Attendee Name: $135 $115 T W TH

Additional Attendee Name: $135 $115 T W TH

Additional Attendee Name: $135 $115 T W TH

Additional Attendee Name: $135 $115 T W TH

Additional Attendee Name: $135 $115 T W TH

Additional Attendee Name: $135 $115 T W TH

Luncheons Number attendingRaw Products Luncheon, WednesdayPartially sponsored by Tomato Industry Suppliers $16.50 x

Horticultural Congress Luncheon, Wednesday $30.00 x2019 Memberships Number of memberships

IVGA Indiana Vegetable Growers Association $22 x

IVGA Indiana Vegetable Growers Association Corporate Member $88 x

IVGA members only- Please choose yes if you would like to receive free subscriptions to trade magazines offered to IVGAmembers & we will provide them with your address Yes

IVGA members only- The IVGA directory of wholesale Vegetable Producers is updated periodically, choose yes if you would like to be included in the directory Yes

IHS Indiana Horticultural Society $33 x

IHS Indiana Horticultural Society AssociateCommercial Member $55 x

IFMA Indiana Farm Market Association $27.50

~Membership prices include a 10% convenience fee

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Publications & Sponsorship

Fruit Publications Number Total

ID-465 Midwest Fruit Pest Management Guide $15

Facts for Fancy Fruit Newsletter (printed & mailed copy) $15

Vegetable Publications

Vegetable Crops Hotline Newsletter (printed & mailed copy) $15 x

ID-56Midwest Vegetable Production Guide for CommercialGrowers $15 x

Sponsorships

Luncheon Sponsor For details see the IHC sponsorship opportunities page $1000

Gold

Sponsor For details see the IHC sponsorship opportunities page $500

Silver Sponsor For details see the IHC sponsorship opportunities page $300

Bronze

Sponsor For details see the IHC sponsorship opportunities page $200

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**IMPORTANT**Please indicate your area(s) of interest below so that we may better serve you and allocate funds.Please check as many boxes as you would like.

☐Farm Marketing/Agritourism ☐Fruit Crops ☐Hydroponics/Greenhouse Production

☐Food Safety ☐Grape Growing/ ☐Organics Winemaking

☐Fresh Vegetables ☐High Tunnels ☐Processing Tomatoes/Raw Products

Send registration with check to: For program questions & more info:

Purdue University Email: ljollybr@purdue.edu110 Stewart Center, 128 Memorial Mall ttucker@purdue.eduWest Lafayette, IN 47907-2010 Phone: 765-494-12961-866-515-0023 Fax: 765-494-0391Checks payable to Purdue University inhortcongress.org

Indiana Pesticide Applicator Certification

u Private Applicator Recertification ProgramA Private Applicator Recertification Program (PARP) is being offered for those who currently have a private applicator’s license and need recertification. A person with a private applicator’s license must attend at least three recertification programs within five years to maintain certification. A maximum of two recertification programs per year can be credited toward recertification. You will need to attend 90 minutes of qualifying presentations during the program and then the PARP certification session on Wednesday or Thursday. At the conclusion of this session, see the Purdue Cooperative Extension Educator in charge of the session and make sure you sign the attendance sheet. Be sure to bring the following:• Cash or check for $10 fee• Private applicator license number

Association Meeting Schedule

Indiana Winery & Vineyard AssociationTuesday, 9:00am

Indiana Farm Market AssociationWednesday at noon

Indiana Vegetable Growers AssociationWednesday, 3:30pm

Indiana Horticultural SocietyThursday, 11:00am

Special Events

Trade Show SocialTuesday, February 12

Cider Contest Judging Tuesday, February 12

Hort Congress Social Hour Wednesday, February 13

Raw Products Luncheon Wednesday, February 13

IHC Luncheon Wednesday, February 13

Silent AuctionTuesday-Thursday, February 12-14

u Certified Crop Advisors We will again be offering CEU’s for Certified Crop Advisors (CCA), Certified Professional Agronomists (CPAg), Certified Professional Soil Scientists (CPSS), and Soil Classifiers.Check the website www.inhortcongress.org for updates on which sessions will have credits.

u Continuing Certification Hours (CCHs)We will also offer Continuing Certification Hours (CCHs) for licensed commercial applicators in category. Please ask at the registration desk for a complete list of sessions, their times and locations.

IHC Luncheon & Awards Program sponsored by:

We thank all our sponsors for making our show possible!

Raw Products Luncheon partially sponsored by suppliers from the processing tomato industry

Keynote speaker- Opioid Epidemic and the Effect on Rural Communities

Wednesday, February 13th Luncheons 12pm-2pm

Silver Sponsors (at time of printing)

We thank all our sponsors for making our show possible!

George F. Ackerman Company, Inc.Todd Atkins300 Mill St.Curtice, OH 43412 419-836-7735

Great Fermentations Bryan Johnson5127 E. 65th St.Indianapolis, IN 46220 317-986-2612

Putnam Plastics/Farm ProductsCheri Miller255 South Alex Rd.West Carrollton, OH 45449 937-866-6261

Bronze Sponsors (at time of printing)

Ecocert ICO Jessica Ervin201 W. Main St. Plainfield, IN 46168888-337-8246

Rockford Package & SupplyTommy Henry1080 Vitality Dr. NorthwestComstock Park, MI 49321800-444-7225

Gold Sponsors(at time of printing)

745 Agricultural Mall Drive West Lafayette, IN. 47907

www.safeprodueIN.com. 765-494-0512

We thank all our sponsors for making our show possible!

Sessions/Speakers Sponsors(at time of printing)

Indiana AgrAbilityStephen Swain225 S. University St.ABE Building West Lafayette, IN 47907765-494-5088

Indiana Farm Bureau, Inc.Chelsea PoePO Box 1290Indianapolis, IN 46206317-692-7874 Indiana Irrigation Co.Mark Torkelson12 Main St.Onward, IN 46967574-626-2378

MPI Label SystemsJohn Holley825 Central Ave.University Park, IL 60484708-534-5111

Putnam Plastics/Farm ProductsCheri Millar255 South Alex RoadWest Carrollton, OH 45449937-866-6261

Rimol Greenhouse SystemsMatthew Connell40 Londonderry TurnpikeHooksett, NH 03106 419-270-9944

Rockford Package and SupplyTommy Henry10421 Northland Dr.Rockford, MI 49341800-444-7225

Exhibitors (at time of printing)

Ag NutritionMike Vargo10388 Tremont Dr.Fishers, IN 46037317-507-0238

Applacres, Inc.Susan Jones9104 State Road 37Bedford, IN 47421812-279-9721

Ecocert ICOBrad Schnitz201 W Main StPlainfield, IN 46168888-337-8246

George F. Ackerman Co.Todd AtkinPO Box 157Curtice, OH 43412419-836-7735

Glacier Valley EnterpriseBrian Krusko600 South BlvdBaraboo, WI 53913608-356-2244

Great FermentationsBryan Johnson5127 E 65th StIndianapolis, IN 46220317-986-2612

Harris Moran Seed Co.Ryan Kingma88 W Clear Lake LnWestfield, IN 46074317-900-2955

Rupp Seeds Inc.Barry Rupp17919 County Road BWauseon, OH 43567419-337-1841 Siegers Seed CompanyJason Williamson13031 Reflections Dr Holland, MI 49424419-388-6731

Stokes SeedsKen Wagner13265 Howe RoadFishers, IN 46038317-409-3445

Westfall Company, Inc.Alan Westfall124 Workman CourtEureka, MT 63025 636-938-3113

Exhibitors (at time of printing)

Invited Speakers (partial listing at time of printing-subject to change)

Roy Ballard, Purdue University

Katie Barnett, Purdue Wine Grape Team Joanna Beck, ISDH

Janna Beckerman, Purdue University

Brad Bergefurd, Ohio State University

Jill Blume, Purdue Wine Grape Team Bruce Bordelon, Purdue Wine Grape Team Katie Boyer, Healthy Hoosier Oil

Christian Butzke, Purdue Wine Grape Team Jamie Campbell Petty, Midwest Hemp Council

Amanda Deering, Purdue University

Polly Dobbs, Dobbs Legal Group, LLC David Doud, Doud’s Countyline Orchard

Sean Ehlers, Purdue University

James Erwin, Indiana Berry & Plant Company

Brian Farkas, Purdue University Rick Foster, Purdue University Morgan Gadd, ISDA

Kay Grimm, Basic Roots Community Farm Morgan Grosso, Purdue University Wenjing Guan, Purdue University

Craig Haggard, Alpha Group

Beth Hall, Midwest Regional Climate Center

Megan Hall, University of Missouri

Joe Hannan, Iowa State University

Gregg Hinrichs, Red Gold, Inc.

Peter Hirst, Purdue University

Lori Hoagland, Purdue University Wes Holcomb, IFU Hemp Chapter

James Hung, Ohio State University Laura Ingwell, Purdue University Khalil Jahed, Purdue University

Kris Kane, 21 Brix Winery

Roman Keeney, Purdue University Patrick Kerrigan, Organic Consumers Association

Scott Kolbe, Craft Beverages

Petrus Langenhoven, Purdue University

Maria Marshall, Purdue University

Liz Maynard, Purdue University

Bill McNitt, McNitt Growers

Randy Merle, Red Gold, Inc.

Invited Speakers (partial listing at time of printing-subject to change)

Krishna Nemali, Purdue University

Austin Pearson, Purdue University

Jacob Pecenka, Purdue University

Jeff Pierce, Stuckey Farm Austin Rhodus, Dreem Nutrition

Ruth Ann Roney, Tuttle Orchards

Thomas Roney, Tuttle Orchards Matthew Ruark, University of Wisconsin Sponsored by: Valent

Hans Schmitz, Purdue University

Justin Schneider, Indiana Farm Bureau

Steve Smith, Red Gold, Inc.

Kyle Spencer, Spencer Farm

Sue Spicer, Basic Roots Community Farm Don Stoeckel, Produce Safety Alliance

Chris Sullivan, Indiana Farmers Union Regenerative Farming Chapter Mike Templeton, Michael T STC LLC

John Ternest, Purdue University

Dennis Todey, USDA Midwest Climate Hub

Ariana Torres, Purdue University Ron Turco, Purdue University

Julia Valliant, Indiana University Robert Waltz, IN Seed Commissioner

Rick Weinzierl, University of Illinois Hazel Wetzstein, Purdue University

Fred Whitford, Purdue University

Tom Wood, Michigan State University Annette Wszelaki, University of Tennessee

Jay Yang, Purdue University

Roy Ballard,Purdue UniversityRoy Ballard has been the Purdue Extension Educator for Agriculture and Natural Resources for Hancock County for the past 8 years. Roy is dedicated to assisting small farm owners who desire to diversify their existing operations with new enterprises and new marketing systems and with beginning farmers seeking ways to keep their acreage productive, profitable and personally rewarding. His extension career has made many contributions across Indiana and he is currently evaluating community needs for a Food Hub to serve farmers and consumers in Hancock and adjacent counties. Roy is a strong proponent of the concept of extension and the continued need to provide timely, unbiased information based in research to farmers and others to allow them to make the very best deci-sions for their farm and their community. Katie Barnett, Purdue UniversityKatie Barnett is the Purdue Wine and Grape Marketing Extension Specialist. As the Marketing Extension Specialist, Katie is responsible for the overall promotion of the Indiana wine and grape industry. She manages all social media accounts, develops new marketing tactics, hosts educational wine tastings and talks, and helps new wineries cultivate marketing, business and financial plans. In addition, Katie is the project leader for the Vintage Indiana Wine Festival held each June in downtown Indianapolis.

Janna Beckerman, Purdue University Janna Beckerman is an associate professor of Plant Pathology at Purdue University. Her extension and research activities are related to disease management of landscape ornamentals, nursery and greenhouse crops, and fruit crops. Jill Blume, Purdue University Jill Blume is the enology specialist in the Department of Food Science at Purdue University. She is responsible for enhancing the quality of Indiana wines through workshops, sensory evaluations and laboratory analyses. Jill is executive director of the Indy International Wine Competition and assistant instructor for FS591 Commercial Grape & Wine Production and FS470 Wine Appreciation, voted Best Class at Purdue. She manages the enology laboratory and pilot winery and is a wine judge at several competitions each year. Bruce Bordelon, Purdue University Bruce Bordelon is a Professor in the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at Purdue University. He is the State Extension Specialist for grapes and small fruit. He co-teaches two courses; Field Production of Horticultural Crops and Commercial Grape and Wine Production. He also delivers guest lectures in several other courses. His applied research program addresses concerns of the state and region with emphasis on cultivar selection and vineyard management practices to improve sustainability and fruit quality. Cissy Bowman, Center Valley Organic Farm Cissy Bowman is a semi-retired organic farmer who owns Center Valley Organic Farm, on 6 acres in Hendricks County, IN. Using organic methods, she started one of the first CSA’s in Indiana over 20 years ago and operated it until 2002 when she became a full-time USDA Accredited Organic Certifying Agent. She now works as a consultant in organic certification and uses the farm to do research and as a teaching tool to help others.

Speaker Bio’s(partial listing at time of printing-subject to change)

Christian Butzke, Purdue University Dr. Butzke is a Professor of Enology and Food Science. Dr. Butzke was a commercial winemaker, past president of the American Society for Vinology and Viticulture and Chairman of one of the largest wine competitions in the United States. He is the author of two books and dozens of scientific and popular publications on wine. His applied research program addresses fine wine quality from fermentation problems to bottle closure issues, from global wine transport condi-tions to wine aging kinetics. His Extension responsibilities include the planning, coordination and teaching of a wide variety of professional education programs in enology. A former faculty member of the UC Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology, he is the co-founder of the Joint Burgundy-California-Oregon Winemaking Symposia, served on the managing committee for the wine industry’s largest conference, the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium, and has been an award-win-ning commercial winemaker. He is co-founder and chief enologist of the Purdue-based start-up VinSense, a software company that provides vineyard management decision-support through real-time, high-resolution soil maps, modeling of soil and climate effects on fruit composition and quality, and powerful Big Data analytics and visualization tools. Julia DeBruicker Valliant, Indiana University Research associate at The Ostrom Workshop at Indiana University. Her session will present stories of specialty crop farms that are un-dertaking a transition to a non-family member. Hearing these stories will springboard a discussion among session participants. Session participants will go home knowing stories to inform their own process and to share with others.

Amanda Deering, Purdue University Amanda Deering is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Depart-ment of Food Science at Purdue University. She earned her bachelor’s degree in biology and master’s degree in plant biology from Central Michigan University. She completed her doctorate at Purdue University in food microbiology and food safety specializing in fresh produce food safety. Her research focuses on examining the internalization of human pathogenic bacteria in plants, as well as routes of contamination that can contribute to plants harboring pathogenic bacteria. Amanda also works closely with industry to develop and test novel sanitization treatments that can be used for fresh produce. As part of her Extension program, she works directly with fruit and vegetable growers to address food safety issues on the farm, in particular postharvest processing of fruit and vege-tables and good agricultural practices. Polly Dobbs, Dobbs Legal Group, LLC Her passion lies with helping family-owned farms and closely held businesses achieve a smooth succession. A farm girl herself, she has extensive experience in farm succession planning, and is knowledge-able in the complexities and tax implications of estate planning for those with closely held farm businesses and high net worth estates.

Rick Foster, Purdue University Rick Foster is an Extension Entomologist and Professor in the Department of Entomology. Dr. Foster has responsibilities for extension and applied research related to arthropod pests of fruits and vegetables. He is the author of numerous research and extension publications related to managing pests of fruits and vegetables and is co-editor of the book, Vegetable Insect Management. Dr. Foster served as the Indiana Sustainable Agriculture coordinator from 2003-2007 and currently serves as Purdue University Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Coordinator.

Morgan Grosso, Purdue UniversitySocial media specialist with Purdue University’s College of Agri-culture. Her focus is to increase the college’s digital footprint by developing, curating, and sharing strategic content through social media channels. Morgan received a B.A. in Mass Communication and M.S. in Communication from Purdue University’s Brian Lamb School of Communication. Wenjing Guan, Purdue University Wenjing Guan is a horticultural specialist in the Dept. of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at Purdue. She is located at the Southwest Purdue Ag Center in Vincennes, IN. Wenjing works with commercial vegetable growers. Her area of expertise is in watermelon and cantaloupe production, season extension, and vegetable grafting. Wenjing serves as the editor of Purdue Extension newsletter Vegetable Crops Hotline. Beth Hall, Midwestern Regional Climate Center Dr. Beth Hall, has over two decades of experience in applied climate services. Moreover, she has been the Director of the Midwestern Regional Climate Center (MRCC) since 2012. Formed in the early 1980s, this program has been receiving support from a NOAA contract to provide climate information to the 9-state Midwest region (WI, MN, MO, IA, IL, IN, KY, MI, OH). Its mission includes: (1) Providing high-quality climate data, derived information, and data summaries for the Midwest; (2) Monitoring and assessing regional climate conditions and their impacts; (3) Preparing specialized historical climate data sets: (4) Coordinating and conducting applied research on climate-related issues and problems. Dr. Hall’s expertise is in applied climate research, decision support tool design and development, and stakeholder engagement regarding the application of and need for decision-support climate information. Megan Hall, University of Missouri Dr. Megan Hall is an Assistant Research Professor of Viticulture at the University of Missouri, located within the Department of Plant Sciences. She earned a Ph.D. from Cornell University in 2018, working on the grape disease complex sour rot. She determined the etiology of sour rot, developed management strategies, characterized the microbiota of both sour rot-infected grapes and healthy grapes, and discovered the presence of fungal endophytes within the grape berry pulp. At MU, Dr. Hall is continuing her research on sour rot, exploring the role of Drosophila in the disease complex. In addition, she is working on a project focused on the role of the micronutrient Molybdenum in grapevine nutrition and is continuing her research on the endophytic microbiota of grapes, exploring both the source of endophytes and the effects of those endophytes on grape physiology and disease susceptibility. Peter Hirst, Purdue University Peter Hirst is a professor in the Dept. of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at Purdue. As the state tree fruit specialist, Peter has interests in a broad spectrum of areas related to tree fruit research and extension. His research focus is on fruit development, from flower bud initiation through to final fruit size. He also has interests in robotics and crop simulation modeling, and international horticulture. Khalil Jahed, Purdue University Khalil Jahed is a PhD student at Purdue University working with Peter Hirst. His research focuses on understanding the genetic and genomic regulation of apple fruit size. Khalil completed his masters degree at Purdue in 2015 which examined the process of pollination and pollen tube growth rate in apple. He is from Kabul, Afghanistan and will return to a university position in Kabul University upon his degree completion.

Roman Keeney, Purdue University Associate professor at the Department of Agricultural Economic at Purdue University. Dr. Keeney’s research program explores how farm households and rural residents respond to and are impacted by changes to farm and farm related policies. Roman has worked extensively on the interaction between U.S. domestic farm programs and international trade barriers, focusing in particular on the distribution of gains and losses across the population of U.S. farmers. Petrus Langenhoven, Purdue University Petrus Langenhoven is located at Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN where he has been a Horticulture and Hydroponics Crops Specialist since March 2015. Prior to this, he has dedicated his career to the development of Sub-Saharan Africa’s specialty crops sector. Langenhoven has core expertise in agronomic research and development of agricultural production related technologies such as water management, soil fertility, plant nutrition, crop scheduling, and greenhouse production. He has extensive expertise in applied on-farm research and development, outreach and extension, agribusiness development and the implementation of sustainable farming models. Presently he is addressing the growing needs of field and greenhouse vegetables, and mint producers in Indiana. Langenhoven is developing an innovative research and extension program that will have a demonstrated impact on commercial vegetable and mint crop production. Maria Marshall, Purdue UniversityProfessor in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Purdue University. Dr. Marshall conducts an applied research, teaching, and Extension program in small and family business management, food marketing, and entrepreneurship. Dr. Marshall is the Director of the Purdue Initiative for Family Firms. Liz Maynard, Purdue University Liz Maynard serves as an Extension Specialist for Commercial Vegetable Crops in the Dept. of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture at Purdue. Liz spends most of her time developing educational programs and conducting applied research in vegetable production. Her office is located in Valparaiso, IN. Randy Merle, Director of IT for Red Gold Randy’s team continuously works on improving Red Gold’s network to protect our customers, partners and employees data and make it hard for the bad guys to attack. Randy has provided regular emails to all Red Gold employees educating them on real threats that we are seeing, showing them how to spot and react to phishing emails. Red Gold uses a service to provide regular cybersecurity training to all employees and to send fake phishing emails to test our employees abilities to identify and delete them. Krishna Nemali, Purdue University Krishna Nemali has responsibility for extension and research activities related to controlled environment agriculture which includes ornamentals and vegetables grown under protected culture. He also teaches courses related to controlled environment agriculture production and technology. He has a B.S. in Agriculture from the Andhra Pradesh Agriculture University, India. His M.S. and Ph.D. programs at the University of Georgia focused on development of plant-uptake based automated irrigation technique using sensors and understanding the physiological responses of greenhouse crops to varying input (light, water and nutrients) levels during production. As a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, Davis he studied physiological mechanisms that render tolerance to drought in Arabidopsis ecotypes. Prior to

joining Purdue, he worked at Monsanto company, USA for nearly 9 years as a controlled environment crop physiologist. His research at Monsanto significantly contributed to the commercialization of the first biotechnology-derived drought tolerant maize. A primary goal of his program at Purdue is to develop new and affordable technologies that improve sustainability (i.e., reduce input waste, minimize environmental impact, and increase profits) in controlled environment agriculture and make them easily available to growers. He aims to train students with sustainable production practices that are complemented with state-of-the-art technologies in controlled environments to become next generation growers and researchers. He plans to actively engage and contribute to the existing diversity programs at Purdue. Austin Pearson, Purdue Extension, Field Extension Educator Austin Pearson has been a county-based Purdue Extension Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator. He specializes in climatology and it’s application to midwestern agriculture. Prior to joining Extension, he obtained a M.S. & B.S. in Agricultural Meteorology/Climatology from Purdue University. Pearson worked for the Indiana State Climate Office during the drought of 2012 where he provided many insights and tools for producers statewide. Jeff Pierce, Stuckey Farm Jeff Pierce is a graduate of Indiana University. Born and raised in Greencastle, IN. He and wife Shannon have 2 boys, Jordan and James and reside in Zionsville Indiana. They are current owners of Stuckey Farm Orchard and Cider Mill located in Sheridan Indiana. Ruth Ann Roney Tuttle Orchards Ruth Ann Roney is currently the retail manager at Tuttle Orchards, a 4th generation family owned and operated farm located near Indianapolis. She currently manages the HR & scheduling for Tuttle’s 100+ seasonal employees and will share her experience with different scheduling tools and apps of what’s worked and not worked for use with their seasonal workforce. Matt Ruark, University of Wisconsin Associate Professor in the Department of Soil Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an Extension Specialist at the University of Wisconsin Extension. His Nutrient Cycling and Agroecosystems Laboratory works to improve our knowledge of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus cycling in grain, dairy, and vegetable cropping systems. He serves as Faculty Advisor to the UW-Discovery Farms program and the Wisconsin Agri-Business Association, and serves on the Executive Committee of the Midwest Cover Crops Council. Hans Schmitz, Purdue Extension, Posey County Hans Schmitz has been a county-based Extension Educator for Purdue over the last ten years. He has previously been involved in the Corn Systems Coordinated Agricultural Project and Useful to Usable initiative. Currently, he serves as co-chair of the 12-state North Central Climate Collaborative, tasked with building climate education capacity within the Extension service in the North Central Region. Schmitz also serves as a delegate with the Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN).

Justin Schneider, Indiana Farm Bureau Serves as Director of State Government Relations for Indiana Farm Bureau, Inc. focusing on environmental, natural resource, water, energy and transportation issues. He is responsible for the interaction of legal and public policy issues, and implements strategies to achieve Farm Bureau grassroots policy objectives. Justin frequently presents legal education programs and provides updates on public policy issues to numerous audiences. Topics include nutrient management, drainage, and environmental regulations. He also has coordinated and presented at numerous con-tinuing legal education programs. He routinely works with outside counsel in providing insight into re-solving issues for their clients with state and federal agencies, as well as developing strategy for litigation. Justin currently serves as immediate past-president of the American Agricultural Law Association. He was honored by the AALA in 2015 with its Excellence in Agricultural Law Award in a non-governmental organization. He is a past chair of the Agricultural Law Section of the Indiana State Bar Association. Justin grew up on a grain and livestock farm which now focuses on corn, soybean and hay production. Steve Smith, Director of Agriculture for Red GoldRed Gold is the world’s largest privately held tomato canner. In his capacity he directs all the agricultural activities from variety development through harvesting. In addition to his production responsibilities, he is involved in the company’s agricultural public policy endeavors, such as participation in Farm Bill development, Indiana Agricultural Advisory Board, current Chairman of FieldWatch, Inc. and Chairman of Save Our Crops Coalition. He is also active in other industry endeavors such as the American Fruit and Vegetable Processors Coalition, Mid America Food Processors, the Sysco Corporation National Sustainability Advisory Board, the USDA Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee and past member of the Dean’s Advisory Council at Purdue University. Steve earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture, with Distinction, from Purdue University where he was honored with the Distinguished Agriculture Alumni Award in 2009. He was named the H.D. Brown Person of the Year in 2015 by the Mid America Food Processors Association. Steve is married and the father three children and nine grandchildren, a private pilot, enjoys travel, likes operating his small farm and is active in his local church. Michael A Templeton, STC, LLC Married to wife Fran 51+ years, two adult sons. Grew up in west central Indiana (Hillsboro, Fountain County). Residence for the past 43 years: Clayton, Indiana (south central Hendricks county). Army National Guard (6 years). Retired Trooper (Indiana State Police) after 34 years of service. 27 years of ISP, dedicated to truck/ commercial motor vehicle enforcement (focused on State laws, Federal Safety & Hazardous Materials regulations (including special training in Carrier compliance), (Former) Master Instructor certificate from ILETB.10-year affiliation with the Federal Transportation Safety Institute in Oklahoma City, and the National Training Center, now located in Virginia. Into my 11th year as a private consultant to the surface transportation industry, currently serving the industry in twenty-two (22) states. My purpose is to provide clarification to transportation issues, On site carrier evaluation (auditing), Training, Crash evaluation, Records maintenance, Plan and policy development & research and preparation for Court defense. Current affiliations: Purdue University Pesticide programs (listed as co-author in several university transportation publications), Cooperative Agricultural Risk Management Group, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance; and most recently, The Policy Advisory Group for Indiana Farm Bureau.

Dennis Todey, Director, USDA Midwest Climate Hub Dennis Todey is the Director of the Midwest Climate Hub in Ames. He is a native Iowan with his BS and PhD from Iowa State in Meteorology and Agricultural Meteorology. He has spent two stints in South Dakota, first completing his MS at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and most recently as Associate Professor and State Climatologist for South Dakota at South Dakota State University. He is well known regionally as a speaker and media source on various climate issues and is the former president of the American Association of State Climatologists. Ariana Torres, Purdue University Assistant professor with a joint appointment at the departments of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture and Agricultural Economics at Purdue University. Her extension program, Horticulture Business, provides decision-making tools for specialty crop and ornamental growers, as well as training to stakeholders. Hazel Wetzstein, Purdue University Hazel Wetzstein is professor and head of the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture (HLA) at Purdue University, a position she has held since August 2014. The HLA Department includes programs that address discovery, learning and outreach for intensively cultivated specialty crops used for food, medicine, and ornamental purposes. The department’s Landscape Architecture program combines art, science and technology to modify the built environment. Majors offered in the program include Horticulture, Sustainable Food and Farming Systems, Turf Management and Science, and an accredited professional degree program in Landscape Architecture ranked 7th in the nation. Dr. Wetzstein received her Ph.D. in Botany from the University of California, Davis. Before coming to Purdue, she was at the University of Georgia where she held a research and teaching position with strong industry ties. Her research emphasis is in plant growth and development where she has conducted studies on plant reproductive biology including flower development, pollination, and fruit/seed development. She has worked in conservation of rare and endangered plants, and has extensive expertise in plant propagation and tissue culture. She has strong industry partnerships and has worked with a number of crops including ornamental species, almond, apple, pecan, peanut, herbs, and more recently pomegranate. Frederick “Fred” Whitford, Purdue University Clinical Engagement Professor, Botany and Plant Pathology and Director of Purdue Pesticide Programs. Fred received his bachelor’s degree in wildlife management from Louisiana Tech. He has expertise in pesticide safety education, pesticide registration, regulations, insurance, and environmental and safety audits. He received his master’s and doctorate degrees in entomology from Iowa State University. He has served as the Coordinator of the Purdue Pesticide Program since 1991. Fred is the author of The Grand Old Man of Purdue University and Indiana Agriculture: A Biography of William Carroll Latta, The Queen of American Agriculture: A Biography of Virginia Claypool Meredith, and For The Good of the Farmer: A Biography of John Harrison Skinner, Dean of Purdue Agriculture, Enriching the Hoosier Farm Family: A Photo History of Indiana’s Early County Extension Agents, Scattering the Seeds of Knowledge: The Words and Works of Indiana’s Pioneer County Extension Agents as well as two other books on pesticide management. He has authored more than 300 publications and become a popular speaker with more than 5,500 presentations given throughout Indiana and the United States. In recognition of his significant contributions to Extension outreach efforts, he has received numerous awards, including the Frederick L. Hovde Award of Excellence in Educational Service to Rural People of Indiana, the Outstanding Extension Faculty/Specialist Award from Purdue Extension, and an Excellence in Extension Award from the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. In addition, Fred was recently named an Honorary Master Farmer by Indiana Prairie Farmer and the Purdue University College of Agriculture.

Memberships

We encourage you to consider membership in the industry organizations. These organizations provide opportunities for networking among growers and enable growers to speak with a collective voice.

Sponsoring Associations

Indiana Horticultural Society Indiana Winery and Vineyard Association

Indiana Vegetable Growers Association

Raw Products Conference

Agritourism Conference

Indiana Farm Marketing Association

Hoosier Organic Marketing Education Illiana Watermelon Association

Indiana Hydroponics Growers Association

Safe Produce IN, Purdue Extension

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IHC Luncheon Sponsor

*Full page advertisement in the on-site program *Recognition of your sponsorship from the podium during the conference & 5-10 minutes to address the group*Free booth in the trade show*Signs with company name & logo in trade show and registration desk*Social hour drink tickets

Gold Sponsor

*Business card sized ad in the program*Sign with company name & logo in the trade show & throughout the Congress*Recognition from the podium during Social Hour *20 Social hour drink tickets

Silver Sponsor

*Sign with company name & logo in the trade show & throughout the Congress*Recognition from the podium during Social Hour *10 Social hour drink tickets Bronze Sponsor

*Sign with company name & logo in the trade show & throughout the Congress*Recognition from the podium during Social Hour *5 Social hour drink tickets