Agenda
8:00-9:00
PECWA Annual General Meeting (members only)
Members Only -- review and approve 2024 financials, elect new board member, discuss exciting updates
9:00-10:00
Registration and Trade Show Opens
9:30-10:30
Integrated Pest Management: Update and Question/Answer Session with Dr. Wendy McFadden Smith
Save money, time and perhaps your growing season. Learn about diseases and bugs that threaten your harvest, and what works and no longer works in the fight against them. Dr. Wendy McFadden-Smith has been the Tender Fruit and Grape IPM Specialist with OMAFA, Vineland since 2008. She is adjunct professor and sessional lecturer in the Department of Biological Sciences and a CCOVI Professional Affiliate at Brock University. She has worked on projects including modeling grape berry moth populations, etiology and management of sour rot of grape, biology and management of black knot and bacterial spot of stone fruit, fungicide resistance in brown rot of cherry, integrated management of fire blight and grapevine leafroll and red blotch viruses and their vectors.
10:30-11:00
Coffee Break & Trade Show
Coffee Sponsored by Farm Credit Canada
11:00-12:00
Ontario Grape & Wine Industry Update with Michelle Wasylyshen, President, Ontario Craft Wineries, Katherina Radcliffe, VQA and Robert Peck from Grape Growers Ontario
12:00-1:00
Lunch & Trade Show Break
Lunch Sponsored by Mar-Leigh Crop Protection
1:00- 2:00
Headline Session: Next Generation Wine Growing
Explore the future of Ontario's wine industry. What does the next generation think we need to get right? Themes of Sustainability and appealing to the next generation, subtheme of succession and farm transition, attracting next generation to work in the industry
Headline Session Sponsored By VineTech Canada
2:00-3:00
Technical Session - Research on Petiole Analysis for Ultra Premium Grapes
Dominique Fink, Présidente et co-fondatrice OENOSCIENCE
3:00-3:30
Coffee Break & Trade Show
Coffee Sponsored by Bayer Crop Science
3:30-4:30
Crafting Memorable Experiences and The New Tourism Mindshift
Discover how thoughtfully crafted experiences can elevate your winery’s success by engaging visitors on a deeper level. As travel has shifted toward a regenerative model, guests increasingly seek sustainable and meaningful connections with the places they visit. Learn simple yet impactful ways to align with these values, implement easy sustainability measures, and authentically share your unique story. This presentation will provide actionable insights to help you attract the right guests, enhance their experience, and build long-term brand loyalty.
