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March 10, 2023
Amanda Weigel, USDA – Changes to NAP, and Organic Insurance Programs

Randall Voss, Iowa State Ext. Small Fruit Specialist – Fruit Drop, etc.

Ryan Pottinger, Agrauxine by Lesaffre – Biologicals to Reduce Plant Stress & Increase Yield

Chris Patton, President, Midwest Elderberry Cooperative – The Elderberry Story

Changmou Xu, Ph.D, Food Processing Center, University of NE – A+ Berry Startup

Nick Christians, Iowa State Dept. of Horticulture – Corn Gluten Meal for Weed Control

John Wiskur – The Story of his Startup Company, Aruka Wellness

John Greaves, Ph.D, Kemin Industries –“ Developing and Scaling Plants as Sources of Bioactive Molecules “

Steffen Mirsky, Emerging Crops Outreach Specialist, UW – Madison, – Characteristics of Successful Specialty Crops & Market Development, via zoom

Keynote Speaker: Soumya Roy, Principal, B-Gyan LLC { Consulting Co. }

March 11, 2023
Dean DuVal, Ph. D, AABA Research Chairman – “ Digging Deeper…, What’s the data trying to tell us ? “

Caleb Fintel, Natures Formula – Organic Fertilizer & Biological control of Japanese Beetles

Blake Johnson, American Aronia Accelerator – Update on Company Projects

Pawel Eggert, Poland – What’s new in Poland concerning Aronia

Dean DuVal, Ph.D, AABA Research Chairman – “Aronia Patent Insights”

Chris Patton, President, Midwest Elderberry Cooperative & Dean Mangrich, Aronia Growers & Processors {AGP} – Overview of Joint Development of Aronia – Elderberry Products

Bobby Lafferty, Halcyon Technology Holdings/AGP & Souyma Roy, Principal, B-Gyan LLC – Update on Company Projects

AABA Annual Meeting & Election of New Board Members