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Commodity Days: Cherry Day #1
2025 Commodity Days: Cherry Day #1
The commodity day series is a joint AAFC-UBC initiative to address the three major commodities in the Okanagan – cherries, apples, and grapes – and give a platform for growers and stakeholders to engage directly with researchers, have brief updates on what’s currently happening in their research, and have some interactive session that include meeting the new upcoming cherry and apple cultivars. It will be hosted bi-annually, with the 2025 cherry and apple days at Summerland Research and Development Centre, and the 2025 grape day hosted at UBC-Okanagan (more details to come on those).
Welcome to the Commodity Days: Cherry Day I event! Join us for the first of two cherry days this summer. From 12pm-430pm, this day will include:
- Dr. Chandra Moffat: biological control of spotted wing drosophila
- Nicholas Hivon: spotted wing phenological models
- Dr. Mehdi Sharifi: Fast, Field-Ready Cherry Leaf Nutrient Testing Using XRF Tools
- Shawn Kuchta: Overview of how we manage irrigation and monitor soil moisture in our research blocks
- Dr. Kirsten Hannam: Irrigation scheduling project
- Dr. Kirsten Hannam & Shawn Kuchta: Discussion about grower irrigation scheduling practices
- Dr. Amritpal Singh: Breeding modernization, taste early cultivars, including SPC470
Learn about the latest cherry research, become familiar with some of the new and exciting cherry varieites in the pipeline from the SuRDC breeding program, and engage directly with the researchers. A second even will happen on August 19th, with different researchers, topics, and later season varieties from the breeding program.
Please note: Non-Canadians must provide citizenship details (Name, Date of birth, Passport #, Place of birth) no later than Sunday, June 29th for security purposes. All others must provide name and address by July 7th.
