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2020 Conference

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2020 Annual Meeting and Conference
Feb 28-29, Mandan, North Dakota

Online Registration NOW CLOSED
Please download a registration from and present it at the door. 

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REGISTER BY FEBRUARY 23

NDGWA Members: $75
Non-Members $105
Banquet $30

AFTER FEBRUARY 23

register at the door
NDGWA Members: $95
Non-Members $125

HOTEL INFORMATION

Baymont Inn & Suites
2611 Old Red Trail
Mandan, ND 58554
1- (701) 663-7401

 

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

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Friday, February 28
12:00 – 1:00 pm Registration
1:00 – 1:05 pm Welcome
1:05 – 1:50 pm New Concepts for Training Grapes

Alan Verbitsky– Sawyer Crossing Vineyard and Winery

1:55 – 2:45 pm How To: pH, Brix, Turbitidy, Glow Germ, Water Infiltration, etc.
Growers and Winemakers – joint with NDFMGA
2:45 – 3:15 pm Terroir and the Future of AVA’s in North Dakota

Sean Ballinger – Bear Creek Winery

3:15 – 3:30 pm Break -Silent Auction
3:30 – 4:00 pm Doug Goering, ND Agricultural Commissioner
4:00 – 5:00 pm Grape Growing 101 – Viticulture Basics

Andrej Svyantek – Dept. of Plant Sciences, NDSU

6:30 – 9:30 pm Wine Competition and Social
Welcome public and NDFMGA Members
Saturday, February 2
7:30 – 8:25 am Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 8:25 am Registration
8:30 – 9:00 am NDGWA – Organization Updates, Rodney Hogen, NDGWA President
9:00 – 9:45 am Cold Genetics

Dr. Anne Fennell – Dept. of Agronomy, Horticulture & Plant Science, SDSU

9:45 – 10:30 am Break – Silent Auction
10:30 – 11:15 am NDSU RESEARCH Updates

Dr. Harlene Hatterman-Valenti – Dept. of Plant Sciences, NDSU

11:40 – 12:40 pm Lunch – Silent Auction
Joint with NDFMGA
12:45 – 1:50 3-minute Lighting Talks – Succeeding or Failing at Something New
Joint with NDFMGA

Breakout

ENOLOGY

VITICULTURE

1:50 – 2:35 pm Managing wine from crush to bottle

Bob Thaden – Tongue River Winery

Grape Propagation Techniques

Alan Verbitsky– Sawyer Crossing

2:35 – 3:20 pm Topics in Winemaking

Greg Cook – 4e Winery

Petiole Testing

Greg Krieger – Long Shadow Vineyards

3:20 – 3:45 pm Break – Silent Auction
3:45 – 4:30 pm Testing and Tasting ND Experimental Grapes

Bob Thaden – Tongue River Winery

4:30 – 5:30 pm NDGWA Annual Meeting
6:00 – 9:00 pm Banquet and Social
Welcome NDFMGA Members

 

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