2025 Annual Meeting

Please join us for our 4th Annual Meeting!

We will gather in Hendersonville, North Carolina on September 11th and 12th, to connect and share updates. The focus of day 1 will be Economics and Plant Physiology. We will hear from growers, tour the Nourse and TriHishtil facilities, and visit a winery. On Day 2, we will discuss phenotyping, genetics and genome database. Check out the tentative schedule below.

RSVP before July 1st, 2025 and book your hotel ASAP!

Check back for frequent updates. More information coming soon!

Day 1 – Thursday, September 11th

• Welcome
• Introductions
• Grower Panel
• Field Trial Presentations
• Student Updates
• Economic Group Presentations
• Extension Bulletin Discussion
• Lunch
• Tour of Nourse and TriHishtil
• Dinner at Sierra Nevada Taproom & Restaurant

Day 2 – Friday, September 12th

• Genomic Database Discussion
• Genetics Group Update
• Phenotyping Study Presentation
• Project’s Next Steps Discussion
• Lunch
• Tour of Ohalo OR the Biltmore Estate
• Wine Tasting at Marked Tree
• Dinner